Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-02-22

/ so arranged Chat patients never hear a..
| see each other hecollect the only cn
/ trance to his office il No. p, having no cull
nectiOn with his residences, consequently
no family Interruptions, 50 that on no &c.
count can any person hesitate applying al
his Office.
DIR. DIX
boldly asserts, and it cannot be contradict
ed, except by quackS, who Will say OF do
anything, even periure themselves. to i'm
pose upon patients, that he
Is THE ONLY REGULAR GRADUATE PLY g
ICIAN ADVERTISING n boston.
TWENTY YEARS
engaged III treatment OF Special Diseases.
a fact so well known to many citizens, pub
fishers, merchants. hotel proDucturs &c,
that he is much rccOmmended. and partic-
ularly to
STRANGERS 4 u TRAVELLERS.
To avoid aud escape imposition OF for
eisu and native quacks. more numerous in
Boston than other large cities.
DIR DIN
proudly refers to professors and rt.-Decta-
Bile physicians many OF whom consult
kim In critical cases. because OF his &C
knOwlcdged skill and reputation. attained
through long experience, practice and Oh
AFFLICTED AND UNFORTUNATE
be not robbed. and add to your sufferings
iR being deceived by the lying boasts. mis-
representations, false promises and pre-
tensions of
FOREIGN AND NATIVE QUACKs.
"hO know little OF the nature and chartc-
cure. Some exhibit forged diplomas OF
institutions or colleges which never existed
in any part OF the world: others exhibit
diplomas of the dead. how Obtuinvd un-
known: not only assuming and advertising
In names Of those inserted in the diplomas,
but to further their imposition assume
names Of other celebrated physicians long
since dead. Neither be deceived By
QUACk NOSTRU M-MAkERS,
through false certificates aud references.
and Recommendations OF tIpir medicine
IquI hfA q 70 f-sf-
dict them; oil who, besides. to further their
impOsitiOns, copy from medical books much
that Is written OF the qualities uhd effects
of different herbs and plants, and d=cIiDe
all the same to their pills, extracts, SpcCi-
lies, &c, most OF which, If not all. contain
mercury, because of the ancient belief of its
curing everything but now known to
skill more than is cured" and those not
killed, constitutionaIly injured for life.
IGNORANCE OF. QIACk DOCTORS AND
NOSTRCM -MAKERS.
Through the ignorance Of the Quack
Doctor, knowing no other remedy, lie re
lies upon Mercury and gives. it to all his
patients in pills, drops, &c, 50 the nostrun-
maker, equally ignorant, adds to his So
called cXtracts, specific, antidote, &c, both
relying upon its effect IN curing Il few in a
hundred, 1t Is trumpeted in various ways
throughout the land but, alas! nothing is
said of the balance, some Of whom die.
others grow worse, and are left to linger OF
suffer for months or years, until relieved or
cured, If possible, b. competent physicians.
.
Notwithstanding the foregoing facts are
known to some quack doctors and nostrum-
makers, yet. regardless of the life and
health of others, there are those among
them who Will even peijure themselves,
contTadicting giving mercury to their patti
ents, or that il is contained in their nos
trums, so that the usual fee may be OBJ
tanned for professedly curing, or ''the dol
lar" or Traction of it." may be obtained
for the nostrum, 1T is thus that many are
deceived, also, and uselessly spend large
amounts for experiments with quackcry.
DIR. l.. DIA'S
charges are very moderate. Communica-
tions sacredly confidential, and all may rely
on him with the strictest secrecy and con-
fidence, whatever may be the disease, con-
dition or situation of any one, married or
single.
Medicine sent by mail or express TO all
parts of the United States.
All letters requiring advice must contain
one dollar to Insure an answer.
Address DIR. L. Dix, No. 81 EnEcott St.,
Boston, Mass.
Boston, 1872. deod&w1y