Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1856-11-24
From the Troy New Gorkl Daily Budget
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| All know that one Of The most terrible diseases
| 10 which humanity il subject, is the Cancer. be
! cnuac il j. one of the most ncnrabe Of ma aides
| II is far beyond the reach Of ordinary professions
| a skil, nnd annually carries off hundreds and
/ Jethnps thousands whose physical condition in
ihor respects Is favorable 10 longevity. w are
formed by recent publication on the subject
| hat the name of the disease is derived from it's
aaying lhrpe blue veins claws resembling
! those ui a crah The ancient Romans called it
lupus, or wolf, because II eats away the flesh
like that animal. So completely impossible il n
cure 10y the surgeons knife, that one of the
tblcst of the profession says: :" When you hear
Il man spenk Of the advantages Of an emily opera
ton, you may fuirIy accuse him of ignorance of
the nature 81 the discn-e. or n deere to obtain
heavy fee from hi- patient An operation with
the knife for the eradication of cancer i one Of
the most painful operations in surgery. Though
enncrr may misc on any part nt the body, II il
most usunlly seated IN one of the eand-; and
This makes surgical operation painful and
dangerous. In females the breast is commonly
the sent Of eAneer, aud almost every attempt Of
the surgeon Ia nmputate the brcnst for the cure
OF cancer ha- been followed by n rcnppearance Of
the di-case Tie records of surgicnl practice
show fearful numhrr If deaths resulting from
amputHtion Of this organ aud whca the result is
.ot fatal, nftcr hri"l period the cHncerous ulcer
shows it.elf again in all its fearful rnnlgnancy.
Thus, from time inmemornl. until very re
eent day the trghtfuI malady continued its raw
hges-uu milton. however eminent it, ply scians,
could hoast 81 having given birth to an indiyi du-
Al who could cure cancer.
Happily, IL mny now be sad with truth, can.
GERS can be red-thc man now lives within five
hours ride 81 oar city who "ean extract the tooth
oi this onnlfelons mousterby pulung plaster
on his hcad -
\ do1on yrar- ago there led down Soeth in
III" S,Ate of Tennessee, n physician of excellent
personal reputation, who WINS known rs DIR. sam
ael Clhcrt. lie discovered that he had can
err growing upon him, and he was thus compel
FL t. seek n remedy for II disease that his pro.
IT, uunI brethren pronounced il curahr. His
6rs' oNneer patient WIS himself, nrd the result
II hlr investigation aud treatment was the dis
#H,ty Il a tufe for canccr= complete md per
maarul The nct h,eame known and he was
regarded by his prof, ->jon1 brethrcn IN the State
a. lcnl henefact"r Of TIM human race. llnying
performed numerous cures nj Memphis. where he
ir-lJrI, ~ removed to New Orltnus 10 enlarge
In r'H"' e.. aud subsequently Ia New York city,
Nh,rr ut 40 broadway he now continues the
practice in connection with his son, Dr. Silas +.
bl'h.ri, aud DIR. Kennedy. htth graduates If tho
lell. r~uu Melicul College, al Philadelphia.
If .uman testimony of the hughes: character
ean be relied upon, thi, man is 10 cmpific- his
discovery is ono of the noblest achievements IN
medical science. The most perfect confidence
III h,~ remedies for all generous affections
without the nsr If the knifa-appcnrs 10 be es-
tnbIlShcd IN the minds of the most eminent ply
sleinns and they. with distinguished clergy
mn, the lending journals, both secular and re
Observation-Disclosures and officers If tie army. aud
hundreds Of patients. and others who have seen
tho effects 81 the treatment, testify to its success.