St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-02-21
DIR. EAWRENCE's DEAL.

His Medical Institute Is Now IN
Position to Command Atten-
ton.
oDr. w. d. Lawrence, the head of tie
Minneapolis Medical and Surgical in
sttute, has made another deal which
places his in stitution at the head of
medical Institutes of the country. He
has just purchased the Russell sanitar-
ium property at Thirty-first street
and Hennepin boulevard and will,
as soon as the necessary arrangements
can be made, remove his institute to the
new location. This last move is in
every way desirable. The buildings at
Thirty-frst street and Hennepin ave-
nue. were erected for the express pur-
them. The location is all that could be
asked. 1t is close to the lake, easy of
access, and in the quietest part
of the city. Patients there will
have all the advantages of living
in a pure atmos phere. surrounded by
the best class of people in the city, and
removed from the saloons of the center
of the tow I. The new location is
esDe" ally adapted to the treatment OF
pat spts for the liquor and narcotic
hi,.its, waieS Will be feature of the
work of the institute, since DIR. Law
renee has acquired the proprietorship
of the remedies of the LIE Due institute
at st. Anthony Park. The work is done
by corps of the rIost eminent special
lists in the North Eest.
Few Minneapolis people realize the
Importance of the Minneapolis Medical
and Surgical institute from a purely
business standpoint. Columns have
been written about the coming of new
manufacturing industries to the city,
but very little about this institution
which does as much to advertise the
city and which brings as much money to
the city as any enterprise within its
limits. DR.. Lawrence has thousands of
dollars invested in appliances for the
treatment of everything that comes in
the way of the medical or surgical prac-
titloner. His institute is known ali over
this country, from Maine to California.
His books will show that he has received
many patient frOmthe Pacific coast.
There are medical institutes and sani-
tariumS in other parts of the country
that cut more of figure, when viewed
from the street, because they are
run in connection with big hotels for
the accommodation of patients but
there is not, an institute or sanitariuln
in the country that stands so high in the
has provided for the treatment of the.
ills of men. DR.. Lawrence says on this
point: .N
when I decided ito establish me d.
ical institute in Minneapolis, [. did not
waste a moment over thinking of build
ing hotel for the patients. L set out
to establish an institute that should
have the most scientific ecu ipment of
any similar institution in . the
country: l believe that l :, have
succeeded. Another thing; I do
patients under one roof. 1t is not.
good practice from a medical standpoint
1t is unsanitary. More than that, the
sight of number of patients collected
in one place would be annoying to some
that might come-those who are affiict-
ed with nervous d isorders, for instance,
and might interfere with the treat
ment Of them" :.
And therein lies one great difference
between the Minneap oils institution
and many others. This one here is not
a hospital. 1t is scien tific institute
for the treatment of disease in scien-
communication with Kelley, of Dwight,
at one time, with reference to estab-
fishing branch of the Dwight jag de-
pository in Minneapolis-Or rather, to
secure the right TO use the Kelley rem
edies in Minneapolis. But the deal fell
through.
"Keeley wanted $4,000 for the right
to use his remedies" says DIR. Law
renee. I'm addition to that, he de-
manded that l purchase $500 worth of
remedies in advance, and never less
than that much. He also wanted Ger
tain percentage for every patient
treated. He also insisted that the Min
neapOlis branch be carried on as a
branch of his institute. was deter
mined that if established anything of
that sort in Minneapolis 1t should be a
Minneapolis institution. l have now
made arrangements to do so. I will not
pay tribute to any one. ! want 10 own
the right 10 the name and heremedies
myself"