New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-05-07
Anthony CpnylO|k.
His Latest Attempt to Suppress
DR.. j. A. Sherman's Bnnk

Mr. Anthony Comstock, the agent for the
Oh wee ma, recently taken the trouble Ia
make trip TO Philadelphia for the purpose az ~
Dr. shermans agent whom he alleges has been aSnsn
the Doctors Illustrated Pamphlet through the mails fr
that city This book contains illustrations of some re-
markabe cases. before and after cnre which have been
successfully treated and cureaby The DOCTOR and IN "a
cal value every one who IS afflicted With rupture
MANY years ago Mr. Comstock made great ostcry
about tbs same book here IN SewYok and had the doe
tor arrested. The case up before Commits cner
Osborn who. after hearing all the evidence Comstoct
could oncr promptly dsmissed the Later on In ia
some neddler In Boston made complaint against the
doctor IN Boston about this ,k The tried il
zeal profession as well as among those afflicted with
fhe following extract from The Boston 1duserinf of
Dec II, 1873. tells how this case ended. r. -
The case was on for trial before Judge Putnam of ths
Superior Court, Wednesday and Thursday. The only
witnesses the State ha rely on were Wilson ana two
detectives District Attorney stevens for the stats
number OF respectable witnesses court ready 20
testify OF whom volunteered 10 come and did come
named A. F. Dyer, Of C6arestown a Railway empIoye
now being rapidly cured by the doctors process Alvin
ing OF the above books the doctors ofce In
New York, and is now completely cured Other w.t.
are now un der most promising treatment Besides Dr.
Sherman himself and his colOred man were farherob-
Pollock, Dr. Ia Grange, army surgeon, ' and Dr. Il.
Chase The latter gentleman testified most emphatcay
that so far from being improper the photographs ex
hibts In question quite the reverse that hernia
could not be nteligently described properly shown
possible FORM OF indeed, De sue
cessfuy treated without making ard using such repre-
sensations were here made OF and shown; that In
fact there surgical necessity Judge Putnam, In
his charge to the jury showed clearly that under tho
statutes. no offence whatever had been committed Tho
Jury agreed with him and returned verdict OF not guilty
The verdict received in the crowded courtroom
with evident satisfaction, the audience making such
demonstrations OF applause to render necessary oy
the officers TO interfere to preserve order"
Dr. Sherman finds IL absolutely necessary, as an aid to
successful treatment 20 anatomical representations
OF Of the different classes OF that he treats.
With his treatise Hernia he las supplement
tanning Photographic lkenesses OF large number Of
very severe but actual he has treated and cured
showing the ament IL Was, then as t appeared and
improved uneer his treatment, and lastly showing
pete curethe object OF these being the benefit Of the
afflicted OF course That these pictures gotten up
for any other purpose except necessarily useful and
emnently legitimate one Is emphaticaly denied.
This celebrated book Ia mailed to those afflicted with
rupture receipt of 10 cents
DR.. Shermsn's IN the treatment and Of
rupture unparalleled. He has been prominently be-
fore the public for than thirty years, during which
time he has ny his logical and common treatment
saved thousands OF human lives Like all other great
he has enemies who jealous of his and
fame
DIR. Sherman may be consulted at his Offices, 251
Broadway, daily until further notice.