Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-06-24
DR. WILLIAM HALL.

Since Wichita has become well known as
great railroad and commercial centre, the
attention of medical men, who have made a
name in special departments of medical
science, in the north, east and south, has
been attracted 10 her as being favorable
point to establish medical and surgical in
Primaries. Prominent among the great special
lists who have located here in the last year,
is DIR. VIM. Hall, a graduate of two WELL
known medical colleges Of the east and
south, and who has had extensive and varied
practice in hospitals and infirmaries in some
of leading cities, including st. Louis and
Nashville, Tenn. DR.. Hall came to this city
last January and rented eight rooms in
Woodman's block, Main street His special
ties are chronic, and skin and blood dis
eases Of all kinds and all those diseases
known as female complaints. So great has
been his success in this department Of medical
science that he found it necessary to enlarge
his accommodations for the reception and
care OF patients. Besides his fine reception
room, parlor, library and laboratory or OPP
erating room, he has sixteen large, airy and
well furnished sleeping rooms for his pa
tients, Of whom he has a large number at
present, from various parts of Kansas, Mis-
souri, and other states, besides great many
city patients. The reception room is a COM
modious one, richly carpeted and furnished
with three fine sofas and upholstered chairs.
The bedrooms are furnished as well as those
Of our best hotels, in word, everything is
first-clsss. The doctor has splendid set of
instruments, into the merits of which our
limited surgical skill will not allow us 10
dive. While on visit TO the institution
yesterday our reporter was shown ample
evidence of the doctors skill, but with due
respect for his patients, it is rule with
him never TO make advertising capital of
the names Of his patients. al stick strictly
to my specialties," said the doctor, "and
never dabblein the general practice
al came to your city because | was i'm
pressed with its growing importance. II Is
the center of vast area Of the most fertile
land in the United States and its railroad
facilities are such as 10 make it easily aces
sible from all quarters. In consequence of
these characteristics saw that it WAS pecu-
liarly well adapted as the seat of an inlirrn-
ary or medical and surgical institute. It
would surprise you," said the doctor, "to
know how common scrofula, chronic and
blood and skin diseases are in this country, |
but female ailments are still more common. |
have given more study and attention to |
this class Of diseases than any other, and |
have, | am happy to state, been eminently |
DO you intend TO locate here perma-
lently, DOCTOR
'Well, yes. Heretofore il has been my |
practice to remain a year or two in one section |
If the country, and then move to another.
n order to become familiar with different |
orms of disease among the people of the
eversl sections of the country. You see,
n different climates and under different con-
litions there is great diversity in the form
md progress of the disease. Now, have
,een pretty well around the world, and |
latter myself that know my business pref
y thoroughly, and think Wichita offers as
favorable location as any city in the Unit
d States, therefore intend TO remain with
'ou."
DIR. Hall is certainly kept very busy, and
number Of patients testify to beneficial re-
ults from his treatment