The Washington times. (Washington, D.C.) 1894-1895, 1894-09-25
TINE TO CALL A HALT.
Breakers Ahead for the American Man
of Affairs.
Startling Estimates and Observations Made
by Distinguished Euro
pean Scholar.

solidly-built man, pleasant Of speech and
courteous OF manner, with an appearance OF
such perfect health and contentment that one
must regard him as living testimonial OF the
correctness of his own theory of therapeutics
such is DR. r. A. Walker, the noted special
ist in the treatment OF diseases OF the brain
and nervous system.
DR.. Walker was found in his office at No.
1411 Pennsylvania avenue, adjoining Willard s
Hotel, yesterday, and upon being Intercepted
regarding The alleged increase of nervous dis
eases in the United States said:
sit is quite true that such diseases are in
creasing at an alarming rate. There is no
question that neurasthenia. or nervous ex-
haustion, is the growing malady OF the day,
the physiological feature Of the age. 1t is in
tnitely worse in America than elsewhere. Inc
examining process practiced in the schools,
the exciting pleasure of social life, the shocks
| and anxieties OF business, the competitive
zeal that enters even into the practice OF
science art, literature, and other professions
these are among the causes.
'Seven out of every ten people in the
United States" continued the doctor, i'm
| pressively, ''are sufferers from affections of
the nervous system. The ma ority OF these
doubtless think there Is nothing serious the
matter with them. They feel languid and
dull, probably have headache and are wake
| ful at night, rising with a sense of fatigue In
| they viii soon be all right again. As mat
ter of fact, they are surely drifting toward
| the dreadful tortures incident to the many
| diseases and symptoms arising from an i'm
paired nervous system dyspepsia, insomnia,
melancholia. neuralgia spinal affections, IN
flammation OF the brain, paralysis, paresls,
| locomotor ataxia, and so on. Indirectly, this
condition may induce rheumatism, catarrh,
| consumption, and many other diseases.
SIS your treatment different from that OF
the regular schools of incidence"
Essentially so. 1t is in advance OF any of
| the methods now taught and practiced.
| While a student became convinced that the
| great majority of diseases common to human
| ity had their origin primarily in disturbed
conditions OF the nervous system. l de-
! veloped theories of my own and proceeded
| to demonstrate their practicab1lity and value.
! For the past twenty years have given my
entire attention to diseases of the brain and
nervous system, pursuing my Investigations
in all the leading hospitals of Europe and
America. AS you are probably aware, the
uniform success of my method has excited
| considerable wonder and comment. by it
many people have been cured who were
| thought to be incurable, and thousands Of
! despairing sufferers have been restored to
health, happiness. and lives OF usefulness
after they had failed 10 get relief from any
! other source"
ments at l411 Pennsylvania avenue. consist
ing of reception rooms, private offices, and
labratory. His Office hours are from 10 a. m. to
p. m, and yet be finds time to make special
! appointments with parties who ind those
| hours inconvenient. He also personally con-
ducts an extensive correspondence with pa
tients outside of the city as he makes a
| speciality of treatment by mail Many men
are sufferers from nervous exhaustion, nerv-
Gus debility, impaired memory, low spirits,
irritable tempers. and the thousand and one
! arrangements OF mind and body that result
from unnatural and pernicious habits con-
tracted in youth through ignorance. or later
! excuses, resulting in loss of manly power,
wrecked constitutions, and not infrequently
in softening of the brain, epilepsy, paralysis,
and even dread insanity. To reach and re-
claim such cases is one of DIR. Walkers aims,
and he has been the means of restoring hun
dreds OF such unfortunates TO health and
happiness. The doctor appears TO take a
genuine interest in the good work he is do
ing, and bestows equal care and attention on
all cases that are submitted TO him.