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DIR. LANDIS'S
PATENT DOILRI u SPRING TRIISS

PATENT DOUBLE SPRiN U TRUSS,
aNOR THE EFFECTUAL CURE OF
Il HERNIA. From the invarable success winch
has attended the use of nr. LANDiS'S PATENT
TRUSS II is with the utmost confidence that it is of
ielcd 10 the use at the afflicted portion OF The comma
uiLy. The PatCuteC states, without doubt, that
when properly applied il will fully answer the de
sired purpose aud produce radical cure, on persons
under 10 years of arc, and with confidence VIII qua
TantCe cure all such cases, by personal applcn
ton al his office, at the risk OF charge. The following
testimonials from the most distinguished surgeons OF
the day, are respectfully submitted
Lancaster, Pa, Nov nth, lS43.
Edmund Lands, Nj D.--Dear Sn: / have, on Sc
ycral previous OCcasuns given my name IN favor OF
your Truss out, have frequently been called Vpon
late, for the same purpose, have thought proper to
address you, and give you my views, respecting your
patent Truss, in detail. have been extensively en-
gagged in the application fcyCry description OF Truss
es for the last ten years. | have professionally ap
Piled in every varcty OF cases, The Yarlous TtuSscs
eXtan such as llul's, knights, ChaSc's SisbyS, the
bellows. ivory. wooden and cushion Pad; and after
fair trial of them all, have found none toequa yours
IN palliative well as curative principles. Your
Truss, am happy to say, sir, combIncs all that other
Itusses possess besides lis own improvement. Hernia
II much more freQuentn the community than is gen
orally supposed. 1t is an mrny that is at best
Of trouble and anxiety one that may terminate
pid fatality il neglected, and one in which want of
proper surgical udgme nj III The application of npro-
per may cost the Wearer their lives. The
of your Truss, if applied as you direct, will GU
in une out of ten. The pivot and independent
spling has been desideratum which your ingenuity
has happily sdpplied, nasnuch as, no matter what the
labor OF contorton of the body may he, the Pad is
kept neatly adapted to the part from which the
tom or intestine may escape. Again, it can be worn
with more ease than any other kind. have used il
in infantlle with the most complete success,
where every other kind have failed have known
adults to abandon Chasc's Hu's, knights s. Others
and rejoice in The benefits derived from "Landis's
Truss" SO that from actual observation, and
anatomical and pathological principles, Il cannotavod
coOy and deliberately giving my medical opinion and
nan all who desire it,. Invaluable n
instrument as DR., Landis' Patent Truss for Hernia.
am, dear sir, truly yours,
GEORGE b. KERFOOT, NJ. D.
Prof Mcclellan, the most distinguished Surgeon of
Philadelphia, writes thus: Dr. Lands, dear sir, |
have taken opportunity of examining your II uss;
it appears to me exceedingly well adapted to the
ten,on and cure Of Hernia. have every confidence
in the opinions expressed in the high testimonials of
the distinguished Surgeons who have usedit.
GEO. MCCLELLAN, NJ. D.,
Former Prof ofSurgery and Anatomy in the Jefer-
son and Penn'a. Med. College, PhiIad,
Philadelphia, Nov. 2Sth, 1913.
Baltimore, JAM Sd, 1874.
DR.. Lands has submitted to me Truss, invented
by him for The radical cure of that very common, al
ways serious, and often fatal disease, Hernia. 1t at
ords me pleasure to state that consider the Truss of
Dr. Lands possessed ofcertan important advantages,
which have been very fully indicated by the disn-
anished surgeons and physicians who have already
given their testimonials in its favor. concur with
them in opinion, and recommend it TO the examina
ion and patronage of the profession.
J, R. w. DUNBAR, NJ. D.,
Late Prof. of Sur, Wash. College, BALTIC.
Baltimore, Dec. 3lst, lS43.
Having witnessed the application of Dr.. Landis'
improved Trusses in several cases. do not hesitate
pronounce them superior to any thing hitherto ap
piled for the relief and cure of Hernia.
F. E. b. HINTZE, NJ. ID.
Carlisle, Pa, December 18th, lS43.
Or. f. Lands-Dear Sir: | have examined your
Truss and am decidedly Of the opinion that it is well
adapted to the retention and cure of Hernia and do
not hesitate to say that ii is the only that will
answer good purpose thai have seen in upwards of
forty three years experienced in the profession
GEO. d. FOULKE, NJ. ID.
For sale at T. KINGS Drug Store, No. South
Calvert street, near Baltimore.
{67- The Patentee, Or. h. may he consulted al his
office, No. 80 COUGH STREET, near the Point
Spring a29 2awly