, 1874-06-07
PROFESSIONAL,
DIR. r. HUNTER,
ON TIE
DURABILITY OF CONSUMPTION,

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In this letter propoeo discuss tho Durability of on
sumption. Many people thiuk this disease cannot be
cured al bec1usa their family phJsicians hare no
been able It. They hare, perhaps, seen frend
and relatives die undoE the Of physicians IN vho1,
they had confidence. and cannot rcobos ono Who us,
ever cured By them What uAtusa1 to doubt undo,
such crcums:nucca?
But what does this It merely that thcl,
PHYSICIANS did not understand the disease and there
fore, that their treatment worthless And what W.
that Ioancut! Dosing tbs stomach to ea! the lung.
Filling the system with drugs which could not roach tho
disease except In roundabout and uncertain man
DrcnchIng tho POOR stomach with cod liver oil which
is only much foodand very pleasant food at that
and with o2atcs which paral5ze the heang powers
tho systo and prevent curc And because this will net
heal the lunGanaztng logic ney beleEo the disease
to bo incu1ahe. and that treatment could spcceed
is no t1eatnent ioF tho Lungs That eonsumption Is
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eins.rho hnse carefully studied tho the
iate d. Srett Physts;an to te X. York General
eIne University ot Now York. speaking on ths sub
sass4o9 presents ,s
III j; aeo9sd il ss;h I sSs tayxa 5 M assiSss -
who finally recovered. and ~ in tlo enjoyment of
s?Ss z ID i orn. to
The 0arsn q i:nxfand. says on this point:
s{ L4snno0 and 0tlor Odsn psthoo
cut he admits that 1t cannot bo cured through the
tai al OF a means hitherto adopted for
s easa % shf %
u to fur soma oher method OF 1cmed5inx the ss
GGisel' tho ahle Professor CT Pathology IN the
~. tSss:s
4e i hsi 5i '0n'n1npo <c'elooeda OF
And tie Great Lacnnoc. the inventor Of tho atetho
uiy uY
Hrne cure Of Consumption. whcr tbs lunsa not
s % es q d.
the affected The destruction Of part Of
fsa fss axc Lungs 0' no means necessarily
oa 81 Sa Il sha e f d 81 Rs s1s
Is w1er teacher OF medicine Of any repnte who
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treat successfully cannot it by taw simple ned
The cuFahiiity d.saso and tho treanou. Of that
s Ss e. a
to Do It. In this al cducated physicians know
M ss'
e. ss 3 % ao bsoe had
besh aud found hsssd dfieenp tabcreies
!ss: paEs s as
fesers curablo. whom tAkca In Time and properly
tho dangerous nut dl.easo with
yes patient may perfectly we'll havo saved so
many Of such tnat havo to regard consup
tioa only curabe. but easy anA9cd when Judi
ciuusy treated by inhalatons. Cu1o tAkca place
wa5s. fir BY assumption that Is say, the tubercles
taken by tue absorbent vessels and expelled WITH
breakng Injury to tho tissue Of the lungs Yuu
understand what mean by absorption when tell you
ta1. Whenever have hard swelling ia any part
disappear without bseaking whom fades Gzad-
pcar coming head have cure b. ab
sgptiuo Under proper treatment ubctcl absorbed
and carried iu the leaving tho lungs
perfectly FREQ from di.case.
disease oitea far advanced that liberation
has actually bckon The lung partially broken down.
Hero VIZ cannot hopo to cnuse absorption. but
still 1ouk lor II tho patient " placed under
and proper medicines used the tubercl.s
will be expelled matter pus, And the cavity will
heals tho surface Of the body In these cases. by
soothing tho inalnod lungs. and promoting cicatrzation
the cavity will heal. AID tho curo become complete.
What can sly this point to instruct your
have shown by tho testimony OF the tcachcs Of
medicine that consumption Is cu1able and explained
why IL generally cured b3 observation-disclosures
no treatment ky tho stomach succeed. If you will
neither believe the evidence OF other physicians
WIN havo made these diseases special study then human
evidence is r,ueross But it is still duty It thu
duty nf every honest physician. to warn the afflicted Of
tkr danger cheer and them lonk Upon
TLo c?e1JthnG "se aa nothing gaia By giving
themselves to tho ignorant aad gloomy celuson TINT
o'''''>i0' '''"D = HUBERT HUNTER, II. D.,
Physician for Diseases at the Chest, ETC., Othce 2s5
NabEel-av.