The morning call., 1891-12-13
4 SUICIDE CLUB.
Popular Method Of Self
Execution.
Applicab to Those Lacking Ordinary
Manly COuragr-An Interview
With D0ctOr.

The principal suicide club in this country came
into existence in Connecticut but California has its
suicides, many or whom lack the courage to blow
their brains out in the good odfashioned way. A
talk with weli-informed gentleman the physician
iu-chief of the Cosmopolitan DispenSary, corner of
stockton, Ellis and Market streets, shows that sui
cides frequently cause by catarrh. He was en-
gagged In opening his mail yesterday when reporter
interrupted him.
81 was assigned the task of putting you through
an interview" the latter explained seating him
self in the char the doctor motione him to. " In
first place do you treat many OF Bronchial
Catarrh ~
"les: have specialist who deyOtes his time
to catarrh exclusively"
Is II such serious disease 90
bronchial catarrh is much more serious than
many imagine. When catarrh has existed In the
upper part of the throat for any length of
time it extends Slowly down the windpipe and thus
INTO the bronchial tubes II may be years and il
mag only be weeks before It reaches the uIgs Its
work OF extension is gradual and is not necessarily
attended by fever. The swelling and accumulated
mucous in the bronchial tubes produce an annoy
ing cough. The latter is not bad in
weather. With every change in the atmosphere
the cough becomes more aggravated and distress
ing and causes pronounced difficulty in breathing,
which assumes n wLeezing tone. as II 1t were i'm
possible nil the lungs VITA y first there
raised little biuish, tough. tenacious mucus which
gradually increases in quantity and assumes
yeIiowish color, with such violent cough to
frequently cause vomiting. The mucus raised con-
tains small particles Of yeiIOwish matter, some
times of a cheesy consistency. VIII ch when pressed
between the fingers, emtts a bad Odor. With this
condition there may be pam but If there is II is
of duh character felt in the front OF the chest in
the back under shoulder blade. When this dis
is controlled cured by scientific treat
ment the luug substance itself undergoes changes,
and We have developed that worst of all diseases
consumption"
reportoral visit to the Cosmopolitan Dispen-
sary always brings out something of general Inter
est. The thousands who daily pass the large build
ing at the junction of Stockton. Ellis and Market
streets have but faint conception OF the magni-
tude of the institution. The large receipt on-rooms
operatiug-roons, consultation-rooms, electrical
rooms and the department devoted exclusively to
the Hydropathic treatment have deep interest for
those who like to keep up to the times in the march
OF progress in the healing art The Chicago Herald
is authority for the statement that the Cosmopoii
tan Dispensary is only exceeded by the huge dis
pensares of Berlin and London, and as to the bene
fetal results OF their method OF treatment the
patients themselves are the best authoritles
The first was Mr. A. NJ. Martin, who is
coppersmth In the employ of Sprsckels Brothers at
the Potrero. with whom he has been for the past
fifteen years.
Yes. sir, am patient at the Cosmopolitan
Dispsnsary,' he said, land they have done me
more good than all the physicians have ever been