The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1857-06-10
INE AL A TJON


CONSUMPTION; BRONCHITIS. Larry NIGHTS,
IAnd other Diseases of the Chest and Throat sue
cessfullv treated by the Inhalation of Moderated a
pors and Powders, by absorption and constitutional
treatment, practiced at the StuyVesant Medical
Institute, New ork City.
The unprecedented success which has attended
this method of treating diseases OF the Lungs and
Throat, has induced to depart from our usual
course, and avail ourselves OF the columns OF the
press in order to bring it to the knowledge OF such
as may be aboring under, predsposed to such al
fectIonS.
The dawn of brighter day has at length arrived
for the Cosumptive the doctrine OF the ncurabllty
of Consumption having at length passed away. We
have indubitable proofs in possession THAT Con
SUMPTION IN ALL ITS STAGES CURED! IN the hrst
by tubercular absorption-n the second by the trans
formation tubercule into chay and caIcdreouS con
cretioas-in the third, by cicatrces or sacfS those
welded to the opinions of the past may assert, that
even now, Consumption is incurable, such are be-
hind the age To all this great truth must be appa-
rent, viz that the medicines inhaled Ill the torn OF
Vapor or Powder DIRECTLY into the Lungs, must be
much effective than that taken into the stomach
where the disease does not exist. The advantage OF
inhalation in Consumption and Throat Diseases Is,
that medicines i'll the form OF vapor are aPpiieo dl'
recty the lungs where the disease exists; the sto-
mach is thus left free to aid in restoring health by
administering to it healthy, egivlng food There
is NO CASE so HOPELESS that inhalation Will not reach
The means, too brought within the reach OF all
the of the vapors being SO sim
pie, that the invalid Is never required To leave nome
where the hand of friendship and affection tends SO
much to aid the physicians efforts.
The inhaling method is soothing, safe and speedy,
and consists in the administration ofmedcine III such
a manner that they are conveyed into the lungs in
the form of vapor and produce their action at the
seat of the disease. Its practical success is destined
revolutionise the opinions of the medical world
and establish the entire durability Of Consumption.
earnestly appeal to the common sense OF all at
ced with lung diseases to embrace at once the adj
vantages of inhalation, and no longer apply medi-
cine to the unofending stomach. claim for inhala-
ton place amongst the priceless gifts that nature
and art hath given us, that our days may be long in
the land" and as the only REFUGE for the con-
sumption method not on rational, but simple and
effcaclous
Such of the profession that have adopted Inhala-
ton have found it ecacous in the highest degree, ar
resting the progress of the disease, and corng aoonders
in many desperate cases; in verify, signal triumph
of our art over this fell destroyer of species
Note-Physicians wishing to make themselves ac-
quainted with this practice are informed, that our
time being valuable, we can only reply, as to lngre-
dients used, to such letters that contain fee
The fee III all Of pulmonary affections will be
ten dollars, receipt of which, the necessary medI-
cines and instruments will be forwarded The fee
in other cases will be from SIS to $40. Applicants
will state age sex, married single, how long at
fected if any hereditary disease exists in the family
and symptoms generally. Let the name, town and
State be plainly written. Postage for return answers
must be enclosed Letters when registered by the
will be at risk. All letters must be
to WALLACE MERTON, MD,
aD2a VIZ s M Tnstitute New York City