The independent. (Harrisonburg, La.) 1853-18??, 1857-10-07
! V7sp1ece0entS0 SNcoeSS Which has q
ID of treating diseases of the Lungs

$3.50 lHuucoN Us W 0epaFt from our Usual coEEAEx&I
avail ourselves of the Press, in order to bring Y
the knowledge of such as may be laboring under, O
predisposed to such affections.
! The dawn of brighter day has at length arrive
for the Consumptiye. The doctrine of the incura
bility of Consumption has at length passed away. w
have indubitable proofs in our possession, that Con
sumption in all its stages be cured in the first
by tubereular absorption; in the second by thu
ansormation Of tubeele into chalky and calcerou
csncretion in the third by cicatvces Thos
welded to the past, may assert, that even now Con
sumption is incurabie such are behind the age TX
all this this great truth must be apparent, viz: tina
! medicine inhaled in the form of Vapor or Powder
directly into the Lungs, must be much more e1ectua
than that taken into the Stomach where the disease
| does not exist.
| The Advantage Of Inhalation in Consumption anC
Throat diseases is that medicines in The form O
Vapor are applied directly to the Lungs where the
disease exists the stomach is thus left free to aid
in restoring health, by administering to it healthy
ife-giving food.
THERE is NO CASE so HOPELESS,
that Inhalation will not reach! The means, too are
brought within the reach of all, the administering
the Vapors being so simple that the invalid is
required to leave home, where the hand of friend.
ship and affection tends so much to aid the phys
clans efforts.
The Inhaing method is soothing, safe and speedy,
ana CONSISTS III the administration OF medicine IN
such manner that they conveyed into the Lungs
in the form Of rapoy, and produce their action at the
seat Of the disease. Its practical success is destined
to revolutionze the opinions of the medical world,
and establish the entire durability of consumption
l earnestly appeal to the common sense of all
afflicted with Lung diseases to embrace at once the
advantages ot Inhalation and longer apply nedi-
cine to the unoffending stomach claim for Inha-
lation place amongst the priceless gifts that nature
dsad art hath given U.s. that "our days may be long
in the land" and as the oniy
ARK OF REFUGE FOR THE CONSERVATIVE ;
method not only rational but SIMPLE safe and ef-
cacious
. Such of the profession that have adopted Iniala-
ton, have found it efcaeios IN the higltH deqrcs,
oryesting the progress OF tie disease, and ao|&ing
uonders in many e!ssprate cases in verify, triumph
of our Art over this fell destroyer of our species
NorR-Physicians wishing to make themselves
acquainted with this practice are informed that cur
dients used to such letters that contain fee The
fee in all places of Pulmonary affections viii be $40,
on the receipt of which the Necessary medicines and
instrument will be forwarded. The fee in other
cases will be from IS to SO.
Applicants will state age, sex, occupation, married
single, how long affected, if any hereditary dis
ease exists in the family, and symptoms generally.
Let the name town and State be plainly written.
Postage for return answers must be enclosed. Let
tiers when registered by the postmaster at our
risk. All letters must be addressed
WALLACE MERTOUN NJ. D.,
S. u. Institute, New York city.
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