The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1888-12-27
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At the last term Of the Circuit Court
for Augusta county. Judge Mclaughlin
granted q charter to T. " Shelton, ". Z
CRAIG. S. N. Vest, 4. j. Arthur. and
Heller Ker, under the corporate naFae of
The Valley medical and Chemical instl-
tute Of Virginia for the purpose Of con
Quoting ard ope'atinga Medical Institute,
Hospital. IDGrmary ana Sanitarna, ana
tie treatment Of diseases 81 all kinds. and
also the manufacture ard sale OF nedi-
cinss ana drugs in their various forms,
including I'll chemical nrepar@tions. Tie
amount Of real estate to te' held by the
company, % 000 acres: minimum capital
stock $500. csc, in shares Of slo0. Princi-
pal Office in The City Of stanton.
The ircoIporators met on. Saturday
night, December IS, and organized the
company by1Ae, election Of the following
officers: Dr. 7. " Shelton president, DIR.
a. B. Arthur. vice presidsnt: and He6er
Ker, secretary. A resolution was adopted
Increasing the Beard to nine members.
Prof. r n. Pool and Hon. J, \ ost were
chosen to fill two OF The positions, and the
latter was elected treasurer.
The company has leased the 2nd floor,
embracing u rooms, of the Bagby build
ing. on the corner of Augusta and Fred
erick Streets, and are making preparations
for active operations a5 an early day.
These rooms win he appropriated Tor the
medical departments and operating Offices.
Ii is the purpose TO introduce all modern
appliances for the treatment Of diseases,
including cancer, tuners, paralysis, and
all forms eff chronic affections. One of
The great specalties will be the treatment
OF all forms of spinal disease, lung dis
ease, &c.
The company will also manufacture a
perfect antiseptic which has recently been
discovered, and has been subjected within
the last few years, TO the severest test
with wonderful success; in arresting
tuberculosis Of The lungs. in absorbing
tumors. restoring gangrene lin bs, from the
effects Of diabetes, and ether kindred a1Tec-
tions. ard possessing the power, within IS
hours, Of restoring circulation to para
lyzel limb. &c. lis peculiar power is not
only to intercept diseases. but TO generate
and restore lie to lhc diseased parts Of
the body. and give them their normal con
di.lon, 50 thas the lung tissues. as deYel-
oped 10y this application, will resume their
natural functions. as though they had
never been affected by the disease, thus
eradica.ed.
The manufactured article viii be given
TO he medical profession with The for
null ca each package,
0Ee CT tha especial objects Of this com-
p&0y in The establishment Of The Santa
rum in Stanton. in The treatment ofdis-
eases, win he 10 furnish to the medical
profession clinical reports Of all cases
treated by them.
Tie Institution viii BE- open to the pro
fession for consultation in all eases com
ing n1er lis treatment, or TO witness The
application OF the ntiseptic in AL its vSri-
GUS forms.
The government IS now investigating
this new a8ti3eptjc, with I view to
applying it in tie Marine Hospital, the
Navy and The Army.
It is tie intention OF The company 20
a Sanitarium. in some part Of
tie country. with q capacity for the ao
commodaiion Of nj east 800 persons. Tn
iii its arrangements can he effected to ae-
compllsil this object. the patients who
may apply for treatment will be assigned
to the various hotels and boarding houses
in the city.
When it is remembered that there is no
similar institution south Of @the Potomac
aad but one in tie North tie Importance
Of this enterprise cannot be oYerastiinated
The whole malariaI districts of Line South
val be Tributary to 1t, as it win tie located
~ tie mountains at az altitude where the
malasiat germs cannot exist, and conse-
Quently rapid ard effective cures can be
effected in all forms OF malarial affection
We anticipate FOR the SAniJarium
speedy success. IS il viii be 40 effective
agency for the relief Of suffering hu-
marty.
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