The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1889-02-21
Z wei Appointed Medical 1nstltute.


| & Well Appointed Medical Institute
! The Augusta Chemical and Medical institute
! Company, which was lately chartered. has al
ready fitted up an Institute. visit to which
Will give those of our citizens who viii take
the trouble to go there, genuine surprise
The fittings are handsome, expensive and com.
piete A representative OF the Vindicdto,
wa ged through it on Wednesday and was as
tonished AT its completeness. 1t Is located on
the corner of Frederick aud Augusta street
The frst room enter ed is the Gentlemen's Re
ception Room, neatly arranged. The second Is
the Ladies' Reception Room. spacious. well
lighted room, furnished in the handsomest
style TIE third IS the Laboratory. in which
on many yards of shelves are the Jars being
filed with the Antiseptlc and TONES manufac-
tured by the company, and in which they have
placed all the modern Pharmaceutical appli-
auces. In rear of that is the Preparation Room
with its large cauldron for boiling medicinal
Ingredients. Across the hall is the Electric
room handsomely fitted up, in which there is
the most modern electric machine. carrying
thirty-six cups. just received from Chicago,
and Which seems a marvel OF completeness.
Adjoining that is the Gymnasium Room, fitted
up with a gymnastic machine which develops
every muscle OF the body, and by which one
can lake all the motions, even that of boat
rowing. Last comes the Operating Room.
which is worth a study. 1t has all the april
ances, operating table, flexible chairs. micro
SCOPE machine, nickel plated air-cyltnder for
treating oatarrh from, perforated metal splints,
portable electric search lights for examining
throat and other diseases, and too many things
to be remembered. This operating room and
all its appliances are placed at the free use of
the medical faculty of the city, county and
elsewhere, whenever they have an operation
to perform examination to make. In the
Operating Room is valuable Medical Library.
The reception room when our representative
called was full of visitors. but he was kindly
taken around and shown the Institute by Prof.
X. N. Pool, the head of 1t. 1t Is well worth ex :
aiming for the profession and for the laymen,
tor we are pretty sure few people have any
Idea of the extent to which the Company has
gone III it's arrangement duplicate of which
cannot be found in any Institute south of the
Potomac - Findicct0r.
This highly creditable Institute has
been established in Staunton without one
in twenty Of our citizens knowing any
thing about it. 1t is joint stock COM
pany, but not a dollar of the stock has
been placed lpun the market and no 9TH
ers than the directors own a share of it..
1t was novel enterprise for this Sec
ton, and it was deemed best to first place
the Institute in condition to show what
1t Is and what it can do, before calling
attention TO its complete and highly
scientific arrangements. A large number
OF patients have been treated, although
the lnsti ute has not yet been formal
ly opened, and some stubborn chrome
cases successfully operated oa by Prof.
Pool. Persons afflicted with lung trouble
have been greatly benefited; epilepsy has
been arrested: eczema practically eradi-
C .ted from the system: burns almost in.
stantiy relieved, and the affected parts
healed, without leaving scar or trace of
the burn: one little girl about II years of
age, was placed under treatment for lung
and spinal troubles. Her pale little face.
tired lock. and einaciated form, indicated
that disease would soon do its fatal work.
Within two weeks after the application
of thu remedies used by Prof. Pool, her
condition has been radically changed.
Her cheeks are rosy. flesh has been ac-
quired, strength restored, so that she can
exercise IN the gymnasium for half
an hour at time; and she is as bright
and happy as bird just escaped from its
cage. A little year old boy from Har-
risGnbuTg, with the bones of both legs
below the knees seriously affected, has
experienced great relief from two dress
ings with the antiseptc, and taking a
tonic prepared for such cases. The indi-
catiens were that both limbs would have
become useless, but now it is believed the
child will be restored to full health and
vigor, One paralytic. who had not walked
| for years, and was as helpless as child,
| is now going about on his farm with the
| assistance Of small cane. A case of
palsy is now under treatment with daily
| evidence OF improvement. And numer-
Gus other cases have been under treat
! ment. and in every case relief, if not cure,
eff eoted.
The tonic and Alternative manufactured
| at the Institute. are becoming very popu.
lar, as their use has had beneficial
effect upon all who have tried them. 1t
| is expected that a large business will be
done in this line, as there is no doubt
ABOUT the virtue and efficacy of the for
mulas.
The utim ate purpose of the manage
ment of the Institute is to establish a
sanltarium, with accommodations for three
or four hundred patients. The location for
this VIII be somewhere outside of the lin
its of the town where ample room can be
found for walks, drives. and all kinds of
exercise suitable to the condition of the
patient, But this Will take considera.
bic amount of money, and will not be I'M
dertaken until the Institute is fully estab.
.ished On good paying basis.
There is no similar Institute South of
the Potomac, and to successfully estah
fish the principal Office in StauntOn and
the Sanitarium in Augusta co. would be an
achievement that would give the town a
name that no other enterprise could. Pa
tients from all parts of the country would
find jast the Institute and the treatment
they want and would come here to avail of
the modern appliances which have been
introduced into the establishment.
We predict for the Institute great sue
cess. as it's objects are in the interest OF
afflicted humanity, and~t the preparations
to subserve them are as complete as mod.
ern science and Invention can make
them.
Death of Mrs Margaret g.. Tippeft.
The Baltimore american of the 10th,
announces the death of the venerable Mrs.