The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-11-07
ro the Citizens Of Seattle and vicinity, In.


To the Citizens of Seattle and vicinity, In.
valids especially.
We cone to Won not entirely strangers,
bu; for the first time, end beg leave there
fore 90 inform in as brief a manner as pos
sibie. those not acquainted with us or our
institute who we are. where we come from
and what we are doing.
DIR. kergan and the surgeons comprising
his staff, better known In the United states
and Canada rs his International Medical
Council, engaged with him IN conducting
the British American Medical and surgical
Institute, have for years been regarded as
| the most reliable, most skiliful and most
successful specialists in the treatment of
all chronic diseases. deformites and dis
eases peculiar TO men and women. in
America.
| In 1873 our present institution was
| founded hy Dr. kcrran in Detroit, and has
| from year to year grown In such rapid pro-
| portions that at present s;a1 OF = medi-
cal ana surgical experts ia required 10 at
tend the home aud foreign patients. This
staff comprises men of age, education, ex.
| tended experience and superior ability, all
| being graduates of leading English. Scotch.
/ French. Irish. German, Canadian ana
| American universities and admitted 20 be-
| come members of DIR. kergan's Medical
| Council only after they have proved in q
| satisfactory manner that they have de-
/ voted themselves TO the study and Ieat'
| mcnt of some particular disease or De
| formity. and obtained positive aud sa-
/ perior knowledge and success in diagnos-
| ing and treating that disease or deformtty.
| Thousands of rare and obscure cases are
| yearly treated by us. therefore, by the ex-
pefienee received from treating 80 many
| vases, aided by all that medical science oil
today afiorcs, II can readily be seen why
| i; Is that taey are SO successful in the cur
ing of ali private and chronic diseases.
| PRIVATE DISEASES.
| II j. the duty Of every honorable physi
elan 10 ae all he can To relieve huinsn SAT
fcfing, and while sach diseases exist We
deem IL cur duty TO minister to their ale
| Walton aud cure without questioning tht
degree of depravity which brought on ths
trouble. Many men and women OF pafs
| minds who have never departed from the
paths 81 virtue, have unconsciousiy con
tSacfed diseases which. sooneror lister, VII
sap the springs OF life OF lay the founda
ton Of miserable old age, unless checked
aed cured Having had large experiene'
IN this class of diseases we can IN all sin
cerity assure the afflicted that under on
treatment rapid cures are effected In tbs
| worst e4aerit able cascs in aShort time ailt
Al reasonable cost. kemember tina; III
Oaiy danger comes from neglect or Al
tempting Ia cure yourself with preseriE
items that have proved successful in cur
ing oar friends ! q not, tFe7sfOre- vast
time and cumplicate the diiiiculty. aud u
nut let false mUs&sssiy deter you from a
0ncs applying 10 ~. either in person 90 b.
| letter -trict con fiacuce viii ts observed
| aad psssarr viii never come al our hsiift.
| Syphilis. cafarra. asthma consumption
heart diseSszs. dysp-p s4s- kidney, liver AIS
bowel sit~ 1-eS pilss. rheumatism and caE
| eer, tufa8r. farsc.sss veins, ulcefs, deasaess
ssFe and weak eyes, clossd and skin ds'
essss ITS. female complaints. D-fvois'
ness. sfamFaertHa. hashtniDess, general ds
| tifsfy. aud ali diseases af the nervous -,
tern. ase ssnsHg fhesr principal spccisafit'
Il II uashle to eail uTrl the surgeons wiz
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