The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1862-06-19
MEDICAL NOTICE.
N. 8. DODGE,

IN - ID u ID " Els
FORMERLY of Buffalo, N Y. now, of Chicago,
Il in order to accommodate his patients in this
visiting
NILES, DOWAGIAC, DECATUR,
PAW PAW,
and vicinity, and therefore would say to the citizens
of those places, that he is 4ly aware that there
are many medical gentlemen visiting different
parts of the country who Judging from their sue
cess in the treatment of disease) have but little
claim to professional knowledge yet, nevertheless,
claiming for himself first, thorough medical
education, second, considerable practical knowl-
edge of the treatment of disease and also OF having
great In years past Ia the treatment OF dis
ease. He is confident of success in all durable
cases that may be presented, (tor his improved
method of treatment) in this vicinity.
1t is known to be true by persons of extended
observation, that the medical world, as well as
every other department of knowledge, is and has
been in years past, subjected to many and varied
changes and 1t would seem strange indeed IT those
changes had no tendency upward or onward, keep
ing pace with other arts and sciences.
The DIR. is fully aware that the medical world is
far behind many OF the arts and Sciences yet at the
same time there are many minds of great goodness
of heart who have spent nights and days of untir-
ing toll in order to add to the grand stock of med
ical knowledge. With these facts before US, every
medical gentleman should try to keep pace with all
improvements in the medical world.
Some minds will be led to enquire what particu-
lar diseases does the Dr. pay most attention to- and
what is his particular mode of practice? The Doc
tor would say that he has not adopted speciality
in the treatment of disease, the choice of
dies he has however TURNED bis attention more
particularly to the treatment of LUNG AND FE-
MALE DISEASES; and the present condition of
race physically, would seem to urge every med
icai gentleman to turn his attention in this direc
tion from the fact that small contracted weak lungs
are among the commodities of the present time
also among the female there is a universal ten
dency to scorfula, effemiancy, internal weakness
and debility therefore to restore the small fiat
weak lungs, to full, round, erect size and shape,
making the short breath long the weak voice
strong, and entirely removing the internal weak
ness, debility, all gone feeling at the stomach, pain
in the back soreness across the small of the back
and bowels, together with cold feet, dizziness,
blindness on STOPPING, together with many other
symptoms which prevail among the female sex,
which often arise from a scori,lous dathesis.
1t is the Drs purpose to treat chronic diseases
generally, and hope to give satisfaction.
With regard to treatment the DIR. styles his prac-
tice ANALYTIC CHEMISTRY, as he dscards the
mineral poison and analyses all vegetable sub
stances which he uses The Dr. has discovered
many remedies in his travels which he finds of
great utility in the of disease which in
general use especially those discovered while
among the native Indians well as those growing
among the continual summer of Mexc Especial
" would call the attention to that class of
edes which by recent chemical developments he
uses tor general weakness and debility in which
he used in case in st. Joseph Co., Ind. where for
two years the person was confined to the room and
couch but on application of his treatment, per-
manent cure followed. And also in various cases
OF debility, his patients constantly gain strength,
while his medicines aid the recuperative process Of
nature. The INr. believes his treatment of disease
to be fully up with the times and will take pleasure
in explaining his method of treatment by letter
or otherwise to any person who desires to consult
him. The DR.. will also be pleased to undertake to
satisfy any skeptical mind with regard to his medi
cal knowledge success in treating the most diff
cult forms of disease. (of the Head Ears, Throat,
Heart, Lungs, Liver, Spine Kidneys, &C., &c }
by referring to parties in this vicinity and in other
parts of the country who have carfuliy watched
his treatment of disease for months and in some
cases for much longer time; also he would refer
to any person privately to numbers of individual
cases carefully treated and cured of various forms
of disease, since the introduction of his practice
in the West. The DIR. especially invites persons
suffering with weakness general debility, actual
disease, to give him call, and perhaps by con-
sultation or thorough examination of the person,
may receive satisfaction is his or her case. The
DIR. will make no charges for consultation or
animation. On account Of the great variety of
charges for medical service, some would inquire
what the habit of DR.. d., is in this respect. The
DR.. would say that on account of the financial
condition of the country, he has reduced his fees
for medical service.
His charges for prescriptions and medicines in
ordinary cases, is three dollars per month"; and as
he expects to make monthly visits to the above
places, affords excellent opportunity for those
who desire his counsel or advice. AS there may
be some in this vicinity who desire to counsel
with the DIR. and are not able to visit him, he has
subjoined list of questions which NAV be answered
by the patient, and sent by friend TO the DR.. or
forwarded to him at Chicago, and by previous
notice and arrangement he may be able to paw
them visit. The following list of questions is
not designed to meet every case, but to give the
patient idea by which he may be guided in the
description of the case. All other information
possible should also be given. in order that the Dr.
may be able to Judge correctly.
Questions to the Invalid.
What is your name, name of post office, county
and State? so that a letter may reach you.
Were your parents healthy or diseased. If
diseased, what kind of disease, and at what age
did they die?
Give description and history of your own
health during life
Were you ever subject to scrofula, or any erup-
ton on the surface? What do you for it? Did it
strike back into the system? How did you feel
after this?
Ever had the measles? How did they affect
you?
Color of hair, eyes and complexion9 Subject
to catarrh or deafness, sore throat hoarseness,
or headache or dizziness or blindness on stopping?
Are you erect or STOPPING figure? Are you
round and full, or fiat chested? Have you strong
or weak lungs, weak voice? Inclined to take
cold easy, to cough most at night or day?
Ever bleed at the lungs or raise matter? What
kind, and how much? Have pain in the lungs.
sharp dull, in the right or left lung, how long?
Do YOU have chills, hectic fever, night sweats,
trembling palpitation of the heart. smOthering
or suffocaton, soreness of the lungs, weakness or
all gone feeling at the stomach soreness or tender
ness at the pit of the stomach rest we'll at night,
or subject to nervousness, inclined to pain or
lameuess across the small of the back or lower
part of the bowels, or costive, or feel internal
weakness, an indiscribable sense of exhaustion,
gOneness, prostration or the reverse! Are YOU
inclined to cold feet, hands, chills, lameness
on taking cold. you short of breath on ascending
fight of stairs hurredly the reverse? Are
You inclined to depression of spirits? feshy or
lean, inclined to be active slow? Are you, or
have you been subject to any other disease, or
symptom of disease? Give a very minute des-
cription of such symptom disease, and address
N s. d Old q e.
Boo 1915, Chicago.
Enclose return stamp and by return mail as soon
as may be, in the absence of the DIR. the answer
may be expected, with opinion of the case, ana
probable cost of treatment, if durable.
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