The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1872-05-23

crease. Some have claimed that cancer
is hereditary, but this is not fully es-
tablished. The ancestors of some who
have the disease were troubled with
cancer; others who have it, never had
anything of the kind in the family.
The children of many parents who had
cancer have not inherited the malady.
1t will perhaps be safe to assume that
1T is hereditary in some cases. Persons
afflicted with the disease often get tho
notion that it is not cancer. because
none of their ancestors have had it.
This class fail to consider that every
thing must have beginning, and that
cancer is as likely to start in them from
the same cause which produced it in the
first ease.
1t would seem that the disorder is not
contagious, for women tell us of having
taken close care of their husbands who
have been afflicted with the most viru-
lent type of cancer, and have not taken
it, and Uice cerSd. They have occupied
the same sleeping apartments together
for years, but the disease has not proved
contagious. There appear to be different
results of cancer. Some persons have
been known to keep up under the dis
ease, in its slow progress, for fifteen and
twenty years others have died of it, in
its rapid progress, in few months.
Our readers may be interested in
report of the condition of few of the
cases we saw at the hospital.
Mr.. R. s. Erskine, of Kane City,
Pennsylvania, aged 40 years, came here
October 9th, with cancer of the under
lip of two years standing. He had it
operated upon six months ago, and sup
posed it was removed, but it came in
again. One weeks treatment by DR..
Kingsley had nearly brought it out.
His grandfather had a cancer.
Mr.. M. n. Clark, of Brattleboro, VT,
a man of 46 years, also had a cancer of
the lower lip, of five years standing.
He had been under treatment sight
days, and his had just come out, leaving
what appeared simple sore, which we
were told would soon heal. A very
slight scar on his cheek showed where
one had been taken out n few days
previous, and was nearly healed. His
father died of cancer of the lip.
Mrs. John Gray, of East Hardwick,
Vt, was the oldest patient we saw, she
having arrived at three score and ten.
She came here September 10th, with a
dangerous rose cancer on the right cheek,
under the eye, having suffered eight
years. 1t stood out two inches, like a
large tomato upon the face, and covered
the eye. Under the doctors treatment
the cancer came out October lst. The
wound was healing up nicely on the
10Th, the eye was good and the face but
little disfigured. Mrs. Gray started for
home yesterday, rejoiced and cured.
Mrs. VIM. Cogswell, of Marion, n. Y,
lady of 60 years, had cancer of the
left breast, extending to the aXiliary
glands under the left arm and affecting
them. Her ailment began two years
ago, and the disease extended over a
surface as large as two hands. She was
in pitiable condition when she came,
September 18th. The cancer had all
come out on Thursday last, and nothing
remained but healthy sore, which was
healing and filing up. Mrs. Cogswell
was attended by her daughter, married
lady. Ut should be stated that there
are regular attendants at the hospital,
but no objection is made to patients
bringing attendants with them if they
choose.)
A whole family of cancers was pos
land, Ohio, when he came month ago.
There were ten in all on his cheek, lip
and forehead. He is aged 81 years, and
is brother of DIR. Palmer, Of Stanhope,
Nj. One of the cancers on his cheek
was very large and had eaten down to
the bone another had taken nearly the
whole of the upper lip. He had been
afflicted for tWenty gears, and had been
treated by physicians far and near. Lat
terly the disease had rapidly grown
worse. AS a last resort he went to Mis-
sisquoi Springs, VT, and was there at
the time he heard of DR.. Kingsley
through Mr.. S. Jones, of Dansville, \
Y, whom the doctor had cured of can
GER. A treatment of four weeks by DIR
X. has broken up the whole family OF
cancers and killed them all. All are
out, some are healed up, others are heal
ing. The face will not be much disfg,
ured.
The most fearful looking case we saw
was that of Mrs. James Ball, of North
Hector, n. Y, aged 90 years, who had
arrived but day or two previous
She has rose cancer on the un-
der side of the right arm above the
elbow. 1t began fifteen years ago, about
the size of pea, and continued to grow
slowly, until, week ago, it had reached
the size of large cluster of tomatoes
and had to be supported by wax cloth
Four months ago it was comparativel,
small. She has had previous treat
ment to no use. Her grandmother haC
cancer. Mrs. B. had to leave babe
ten weeks old, at home. Her husband i
with her.
Miss Sarah Jane Spencer, of Tull,
Valley, N. Y, had just come to be curet
of frightful rose cancer of the lef
breast, of fifteen years standing, With
in the last five or six months it hat
grown most ofits size.
We might enumerate many NOR
J cases, but these will suffice to give tn
reader an idea of what is being done b.
, DR.. Kingsley to relieve suffering human
ity. 1t need no longer be said tina
, cancer is incurable, for We know tina
DIR. X. is curing hundreds of cases ever
| year.
1t is amusing to hear what pains som
patients take to ascertain whether tn
. doctor is really successful in his practic
r or not. They have perhaps often bee
4 tampered with and humbugged by pre-
2 fessed cancer doctors, and are conse
quently suspicious. One man, Martil
= Robbins, of Newington, Conn.,, too
pains to write to nine persons, whoI
l DIR. Kingsley had treated, and receive
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