The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-12-02
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EDITOR: VIII you please decide a bet by stating
what muscular rheumatism Is. and II many people
IN this part OF the country are affected:
On receipt OF the above communication n re-
porter detailed to interview physician who
understood the disease thoroughly 1t shown
by Investigation that more sufferers from rheuma
tsm WAS treated at the Cosmopolitan Dispensary,
Market, Stockton and Ellis streets. than by one
tenth of the entire medical profession OF San Fran
cisco. There were a number of patients sitting in
the large receptionroom when the reporter reached
there, but an usher showed him into the Office of
the ply sicianinchief without delay. The latter is
man who bears the proud distinction of gradual
ing in London and afterward graduating Belle
view, New York City.
IL want to learn something about rheumatism,
doctor" exclaimed the reporter.
The doctor leaned back In his chair and twrled a
pen carelessly in his fingers and spoke in that
quiet sincere manner that denotes man thor
ough knowledge OF his subject.
Rheumatism is liable TO affiict the apparently
most healthy OF people," he said. land more
especially muscular rheumatism. II is supposed to
be frequently II not generally, caused by suppress
sion OF the skin and attributed mainly to the atmos-
pherlc actions upon the surface of the body. 1t
does not arily follow that is the result
cold. In many the disease is Of a hereditary
character In which its is more Tiff cult
than under ordinary circumstances 1t has been
known to attack children. but such Instances are
very In the majority OF the sufferer ex-
perie his frst attack between the ages of Is
and 30 years. AS general rule IL attacks men
mostly, ana II the average man reaches the age of
30 years without having experienced its tortures
his chance for getting it Is smaller External inflJ-
ences go a great way 10 causing rheumatism. As a
rule 1t prevails greatly in chaDgeable climates"
"what are the first symptoms OF muscular rheu-
matism?"
"A heavy, dun pain is first felt in certain muscles
which increases and finally becomes more OF less
severe. When the muscles at rest the pain ia
comparatively slight In movements which in
yoiye contraction of the affected muscles the pain
is severe, and sometimes SO excruciatiug that the
patient viii cry aloud. Voluntary movements
which occasion the pains. are avoided as
much as possible but as 1t is absolutely impossible
to maintain rigidiy fixed positions oil the body a.
whole or of Its different parts tho affected muscles
are at times thrown into painful contraction how
ever much the patient may desire &c avoid them.
Movements occurring during sleep occasion the at
tacks or pain which awaken the patient brief in
tervals.'
"Do you treat many cases OF rheumatism
"Yes, sir; great many. We have a specialist
who devotes his time exclusively to that disease
Speaking on this subject. here is letter from Mr.
Q. i. Eckhart OF Giiroy. Cal. which he states we
read: "Gentiemen-I feel grateful for the help L
have received at your hands Every DAY friends
remark to me that look better. when only short
time ago they expected to hear of my death. feel
that an institution that has snatched me from the
grave as you have deserves the warmest encourage
ment Behave me, gratefully yours Signed)-U
+. Eckhart."
400 Twenty eighth street. MIR. Woods was not at
home. but the people at the house stated that Mr.
Woods gave the Cosmopolitan Dispensary the credit
OF having saved his life The testimonial he voun-
tarily gave In his own handwriting reads: II was
i'll for weeks with rheumatism and bronchitis. A
friend advised me 10 go under treatment at the
COSMOPOLITAN Dispensary, which did, and they
made me what am to-day. perfectly we'll man.
(Signedt-Henry Woods"
Another remarkable cure was effected in the case
OF Mrs Rose Brown of San Mateo County, a lady
who is very well known here She writes: "For
two years have suffered from chronic rheumatism
went to many doctors. but received no permanent
benefit from them. Reading OF the cures elected
by the Cosmopolitan Dispensary, 1 took treatment
from them and a result am now completely
cured. shall be only too glad to corroborate this
to any ons calling or who writes to me- give this
testimonial unsolicited Rose Brown, Halfmoon
Bay, San Mateo County"
A. Astorg of Marin Comfy brought to the
Dispensary on crutches and after few weeks
treatment was able to walk without them. r A
Anderson of 1S00Is stockton st. thought he was
going to die, but they cured him. There are many
reasons why the Cosmopolitan Dispensary effects
cures when many other physicians fail In the first
place. they have large Ctaf of physicians and sur
gecns who are graduates from the best colleges
and the diploma of each hangs the wall of their
individual consuitationroom. Then they use the
hydropathc treatment and have the very est in
ventons ana apparatus. In addition to these feat
ures, they compound their own drugs which in
the patient fresh and pure medicines n2g ct