, 1875-05-15
unRxn,s D1spENsARY..

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pon{ involving n yai,,ab.c consideration, mist
be submitted 10 tho scrutiny md Judgment
of individual rsason; for every person has
tho right to form i1is own conoinsionR, mil
Justify them by experience. Those clafnH
wAcl, arc only supported by empty assersio1,
nre very doubtful Misty theories vap!sl, be-
fore the sun Of truth. lfo who rc',tlets pro-
feysionnt services cannot hc successful unless
1,o l,o sustained hy real mcrat.
TREAr1sa rAr1rSrs WHO RESIDE AT DISTANCE
VIC cnn trent most chronic diseases ~ sue
ccssfullY without ~ With poreonnl CONSUL
tation, az our vast experience enables ua to
correctly determine The 1nn1ady from which
tho patient is suhcring-by history Of tho
found in tho concluding pagca Of '':lhe peo~
miss Medical Adviser" We l,avo mover seen
ono person in hvo hundred w1lo1n VIC have |
cured.
Soma n1ay suppose that physician ca1- |
not obtain, through correspondence, SUI !
acientty nccurato itlca Of tho condition OF a |
patient, to annblo him to trent the cnso B,'c-
cessfully. But n large experience IN this
practice has proved tho contrary to ba tr1lo,
bcon effected through tho medium Of corrc-
sront1once. In most 1ong-continued cases,
the patient hns thought over his symptoms
hundreds Of times. tho location Of axery
pain, vhothcr ncuta or mild, constant or oc-
cnsional, and Tho CIRCUMSTANCES under which
it occurs, hnre been carefully noted. 14e has
observed whether he Ind o rush of blood to
tile hcad, was forerisl, or chilly. whether
troubled With cold hands and feet, whether
full OF blood, or pnle aud bloodless; anil lo
states these matters with accuracy and com-
mon sense when writing to mo, for he Inns a
very gool If not professional knowledge Of
tho relative importance of thoso symptoms.
So In regard to digestion, ho states wllnt kinds
OF food ngreo with him, Or whether hc Is
troubled with excessive aci11ty OF ilatalcnt
condition Of tile stomach. He also informs
rs whether llts tongue is coated, Or clean nnd
| healthy, and gives us n,nny other pnrtic,iinrs
too lengthy to onumorate, by which NO aro
| ennblod to gain O perfect understanding OF
tho caso. If his description DO not sufficiently
| complete to enable US to obtain M unmss-
| taxable understanding OF tho cnso, lo is ro-
| auested to answor List Of important lues-
! tons which are sent him. Tho people a1o
far moro Intelligent in these matters than
phyaicans aro generally willing 10 admit.
patient is often confused whilo being person.
| ally examined BY physician, and gives in,-
perfect or incorrect answers. After he has
left tho presence Of tho physician, ho finds
that he has failed TO enumeratc many OF tho
most important symptoms. In consulting by
letter, tie patient In not embarrassed, states
tho oxact symptoms and carefully roadE over
the letter, 10 sec it 1t Is complete md &C.
curato description OF his sufIcrings. III this
way he conveys much better iden Of tho
case than IT present in person and subjected
to the most thorough questioning md 'crosH-
examination" The timid lady and norvons
young nan writo Just as they feel; and ono
Important reason why wo hayo had such sr-
perior SUCCESS In treating intricate and deli
cnta diseases, is because wo have obtained
such truo and nntural statements of the cases
from these lottora, many Of which nro perfect
pen-piotues Of disease. As banle tollcrs and
cashiers, who daily handle largo quantities Of
currency, can uniniatakably dotort spurious
money, by glnnco at the engraving ora touch
by ha grcat familiarity with disaase, becomes
equally skilled in detecting tho nature and
extent Of n chronic nalatly from writton
description Of its symptoms.
A careful microscopical examination AMI
chemical analysis OF tho urino III valuable
mid in determining tho nature Of many chronic
diseaseg, particularly thoso Of tho nervous
systom, blood, liver, kidneys, b1adder, pros
trate gland and generatye orgnna. This i'm.
portant fact is not overlooked at tho Worlds
Disrcnsary, whore an experienced chemist il
employed to mako such examinations and re.
port the result to tho attendant physicians
Medical authors, professors, and practitfon,
| .~., Iii nv,,, ,r,,
cIH o. as Schools Mnls anu eYen lnaiss upgl u
tno mhortaneo o. sIen eaahalons
nae.aosng oso.nas' naany pi?sts !a.,a!,ts n;S ~
!us: 70 .nna Aa,tase U. 's h. y !ha o,.aa, @
wnao .nany osne1s 'oas 'ns Il .nSy M1asl
mnsh ;M lmp9t1ueo % sum o1n'la..ons M !. .ne,
WI Do ranked WIN nl1seohan a. o. OF waie a,ai.1
uoc.oes, "a G.ass u onsnussn ata WV e.'sa W
20 corIeeuy uinsaoso every alseas' ny ~ ~
o. .na tno; lssaohs cot's',tt5 s,, NJ
: yantauos afforded by these examinations, ca,
send small via!a OF thoir urine by mail or OK
, press. Tho yials should ba carefully packes
, in saw~dnst or paper, and inclosea in lieh
! wooden box. Az charges for transrortatlo1
: must ba prepaid, and complotp history o
0 tho case, including tho ago aud sox Of tho pa
= tiont accompanying each package, or it vii
: receive no attention. This saves valuabl
;, t!mo by directing tho examination into Il,
i channels indicated, and thus avoiding
lengthy series of experiments. As Wo at
Y daily receiving numerous yials Of urine, t
u prevent confusion, every sample should b
y labeled with tho nano OF the patient VII
y sonds it.
Il nE11AnIa MEnlc1NEs.