The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-01-10
MEDICAL,
MEDICAL ELEOTRIOITY
WONDERFUL SCIENTIFIC DISCO VERY
DIR. s. w. .BECKwITH's
ELECTRICAL INSTITUTE
No. 1920 WALNUT Street

N o. lSScSO w A1LN ~ IL Street
For the Treatment OF FAcute and Chronic
Diseases
Electrical investigation mas proved that the bupon
body acts on the principle OF the galvanic battery
The brain, mucous ana serous membranes the akin
TISSUES, ana fluids constitute the negative and pos-
tive iorces Every acuOn, whether mental or pbvsi,
cal, Is the result Of these antagonistc forces Dgea
ton respiration, CIRCULATION secretion, and excrc
ton due solely 10 Electrical influence There rs
polar action established throughout the nervous
sy stem which connects with every part OF the body
electrical element, which constitutes health, and a
disturbance of which causes disease There are
strictly but two conditions OF dlsease-one OF lnham.
nation, or positive; the Other weak, debllitated
negatives and as Electricity contains these two con.
dilons In the action OF the positive and negative
currents all we have to do to neutIaize the ds.
ease AH1 restore proper hea thy action
We 90 not wish 10 convey the impression that we
cure ali diseases in all conditions. We cannot cure
consumption atter the lungs al destIOyed; vet
we 90 assert and are prepared to pract oallY demon
sae, that hundreds OF cases of almost every form of
chronic diseases, pronounced incurab le, by The be
medical practitioners OF the country haVO been rad-
cally CURED, some of them IN incredibly short
ume, DY our Electrical treatment. Its great supe
norltY over other Practice The cure OF dsense il
aso atested in the fact that, within the past five
years, over fourteen thousand patients have been
treated at this office, suffering from almost every
form and condition of disease common TO humanity
ana IN nearly al cases benefit or perfect has
been ehected Palsy, deafness, blln0ness, rheuma.
tsm dYsI epsia cancer, and ali the old knotty dis
eases that are physicians curse, as il proves bis
inability to eradicate are by our scientific method
comparatively easy OF cuIe. Specimens of tumors OF
large growth extracted by means of Eleetricitv
alone, without pain, without the use of the knIfe
hgatures, or any other means, may be seen at our
Office by those interested. Therefore, with these
FACTS to prove our theory and treatment of disease
we are Willing 10 undertake any of the folio wing
diseh=eS, with every hope and prospect of success
with y~sy many Others not here enumerated: 3
Epilepsy, Cborea or 81. Yitus' Dance Paralysis
lHemipleglak NeuralPia Hysteria, Nerv BUSINESS
Papiation of the Heart, LOckiaw etc.
2. Organs and Tissues connected lCith the Di0es.
tue system Sore Throat, Dyspepsia, Diarrhea
DysenteTy, Obstinate ConsipatiOn, Hemorrhoides
or Piles, Bilious Flatulent, and Painters COlic and
all affections OF the Liver and Spleen.
3. Respiratory Organs -Catarrh, Cough, Infu
enza, Asthma Ewhen not caused by organic disease
Rheumatism OF the Chest, Consumption in the early
stages.
4. Fibrous and Muscular System Rheumatism
Gout, Lumbago, Stiff Neck, Spinal Curvature, Hip
Diseases, Cancers, Iumors.
b. Urinary and Genital OTgonS.-GIaVel, Diabetes
and Kidney Complaints. Impotence and Seminal
Weakness The latter complaints never fail t. yield
rapidly 90 this treatment
6. Diseases Peculiar to Femdles.-Uterus Com
painus involving mal-positiOn, Prolapsus, An.
troversion Retroverslon, Inflammation, liberation
and various other affections OF the Womb and 0va-
nes, Painful, suppressed Scanty, or Proiuse Men.
situation, LeucOrrhea
TO LADIES we can recommend this treatment as
one of UNMARRIED SUCCESS. Almost immune
rable cases have come under treatment at our Office
VINO can testify to thls lact Mrs. BECKWlrH has
delicacy will be used towards those who entrust
themselves to her care In female diseases mem
u,
she has had large experience, and can confidently
promise the most gratifying results.
TOTHEAFFL1CTl ID The treatment is mild and
gentle, producing no shock unp easant sensation
whatever. Our professional intercourse with the
afflicted will be characterized by perfect candor
and honesty, and those whose complaints are ncura.
bic, or do not admit OF ameloIatoD, will be frankly
told So and not accepted for treatment 1t matters
not what may be your compliant, how long you
may have suffered, OF how much or what couise Of
treatment you may have been subjected to, or what
disappolntments you may have experienced, If the
system is not worn Out-l sufficient vitality remains
for reachon-there is far prospect OF recovery.
REFERENCES.-lhe diseased and all interested
are referred to the following named gentlemen, who
have been treated and witnessed our treatment on
others at No. 1920 WALNUT Street,
Spruce street; Pleasonion, Brigadler Genoral ST..
LOUIS, Missouri JAG Vandegrift, Odessa, Della
Mount Holly, New Jersey; W. B. Smith, IRON
founder, No. 1922 Hanover street, Philadelphia /;
George Douglass Local Express COMPANY, fhila-
delphia; j. w Bradley, publisher, No. sc N Fourth
street; Robert Work No 81 n Third street; Colonel
L. N. Sweeney, assessor Second District of Phila-
delphia, alnut and Eighth streets; George Evans
Fifth; William Pelouse, type founder Third and
Chestnut streets; Ed. McLane, manufacturer OF cot
ton goods, with very many others.
PhyMciGns or studen desiring to have instruction
in the correct application of Electricity for the
of disease. can apply at the Office
Consultation free. Descriptive circulars OF cures
effected with numerous references, can be had by
application at the Office.
All letters addressed 10
DIR. S. w. BECKWITH,
1smw No. 1870 WALNUT Street Phia.