Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1858-12-24

We do not often meddle with with profes-
sional matters, but the subjoined from venerable
and eminent man, is at once so rational and in
structive that we give it for the general benefit;
thinking the inventor may discover in it key
to the prevention, production and relief of many
chronic ills.
DR. E. P. BANNING-Dear Sir l have now
been engaged in an extensive practice of medi-
cine for nearly thirty years, and during that
time, as a matter of course, have had much to
do with chronic weaknesses particularly those
to which the female system is liable. In COM
mon with my medical brethren have seen the
utter failure of medicine to benefit great ma
jority of those cases, OF as a general thing, even
to reach them at all-the relaxation of the mus
cular fibre being such as to require mechanical
remedies and mechanical support And here
again, l may say we have been disappointed,
for nearly all the Trusses, Pessaries, Suppor-
ters, Braces, DC, have failed TO answer the pur-
poses intended, and given at best but partial
relief
Four years ago, during visit to Milwaukee,
friend put into my hands your treatise enti-
tied, Common Sense on Chronic Diseases -
From hastily glancing at its pages, l suspected
that your rational view of the mechanical
cause of most chronic affections of the Tun-
cal organs of both male and feInaIe systems"
unfolded the root of the difficulty and pointed
out the true remedy-I purchased the work and
my convictions were fully confirmed.
Your Brace is the only one l have seen that
acts upon the true principle of lifting up, with
out at the same time, resting for its support or
tutcrum upon some parts that themselves need
ed supporting.
relaxation of the abdominal muscles and
consequent falling of the abdominal viscera,
pull after them, as matter of course, the Wis
cera resting upon them above, the liver,
stomach, spleen, dc, and the diaphragm itself
The heart and lungs resting in some measure
upon the diaphragm consequently settle with it,
and any one but slightly acquainted with llthese
organs, their relative position and use must see
that the result is to the patient, like the open
ing of Pandoras Box OF ills and suffering, for
there is hardly an i'll OF suffering that does not
follow upon a misplaced position and derange
ment of these organs. will allude to some of
the most prominent-if the lungs and heart are
thus elongated and drawn down, difficulty of
breathing, loss of voice, cough, asthma, bleed
ing at the lungs, palpitation, &C., are likely to
follow, ending in nsumption-misplacem
of the stomach and pressure upon it will cause
Indigestion and dyspepsia and the numerous
evils that follow in their train. A general
pressure of all the organs above, upon the vis-
cera, nerves and blood vessels of the pclvis,
causes an obstructed circulation of blood and
the nervous fluid to the lower extremities, and |
the consequence is, they become cold, numb, |
covered with varioise veins and liable to gan
grenous affections. Constipation and piles fol- |
low; the first as consequence of pressure upon |
the smaller intestnes, and the latter, from pres
sure upon the blood vessel of the rectum. A
difficulty and a frequent inclination to void |
the urine is caused by pressure upon the blad-
der, and the sutferings consequent upon pro-
llpsus or falling of the womb, attending all such
cases in the female. together with tue whole at
tending train of suffering, usually termed ncr-
DOHs or Rcuralgic, are entirely beyond the power
of my pen to describe.
That your Body Brace furnishes as nearly
perfect remedy for all these difficulties as can
be found, verilv believe. Its benefits are by
no means confined to the female system
Though SO peculiarly adapted to relieve her
peculiar weakness, it will give no less certain
and valuable relief in all those cases in which
The male and female systems suffer in common,
as above enumerated; but in all cases depending
lpOn euryatures and weakness of the spine.
l would that every physician in the land
would study your "Common Sense, and throw
ng his prejudices, if he bas any, ''to the moles
md the bats, " test the correctness of your the
Try of the nature, cause and cure of chronic
lffeetion-I wish so, not that you may receive
clat for your discoveries, though acknowledge
he principle of 'ihunor to whom honor is DUE
n your case as well as others, but that they
nay be the better able to relieve the suffering,
f those laboring under this class of diseases.
Yours, truly, 81. JOSLYN, NJ. D.
Waukegan, ILL.,, July, Is49.
See DIR. BIS. Card in another column.