Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1895-04-27
YIN Dictated.
The Posts Claims for DR..
Amick's Discovery.
An Undoubted and Permanent
Cure for Pulmonary
Diseases.
Physicians Throughout the Land
lndorse the Treatment.


Physicians Throughout the Land
lndorse the Treatment.
About three years ago the Post
brought to the notice of the world the
fact that Dr. W. r. Amick, Cincin-
natl physician of high standing ard
repute, claimed that he had discover
ed cure for consumption and kindred
diseases. Today it finds itself vim
Dictated in all that it then said and did
and justified in announcing that an
absolute cure for consumption has
been found.
DR.. Amick at the time was already
known to The Post through his long
years of connection with the Cincin-
natl College of Medicine and Surgery.
the Cincinnati Hospital and other
leading medical institutions. and as
lecturer in the Women's Medical Col
lege. For seventeen years he had
been connected with the Cincinnati
College of Medicine and Surgery as a
professor and as Secretary of the Col
lege Faculty.
For these reasons. not content with
the bare announcement of the Cincin-
natl physician claim. The Post al
ways ready to enlist itselfin any cause
looking to the alienation of human
suffering, at once proceeded on its own
account, and at its own expense, to
investigate DR.. Amick's claims, his
theory Of the causes of consumption
his method of treatment and the re-
suits obtained.
One of the brightest young men on
the reportorial staff of The Post was
sent to interview DIR. Amick and Sc
cure full expression of his views and
claims. The interviewer found a mod
est, retiring gentleman, anxious to
avoid all notoriety, but firm in his
convictions as to the merits OF the dis
covery which had crowned his years
of persistent study and investigation.
The interview resulted in the publ
cation of an article, in which DR..
Amick took the following decided
stand in contradiction to the Koch
germ theory.
THE bacillus tuberculosis, he
said, sis said to be the cause of all
cases of consumption or tuberculosis.
The bacillus tuberculosis is not the
cause of consumption, but simply one
of the products Of the disease.
(At the time these words were spok-
en- the bacillus theory of Koch was al
most universally accepted; today three
years later, the majority of the medi-
cal profession are unit in agreeing
with the theory of DIR. Amick).
DIR. Amick then explained at length
his own theory of the causes Of the
disease and his system Of treatment
He stated that consumption, asthma,
and such diseases were due to lack
of oxidation in the system, anG his
line of reasoning was so logical and
rational that it at once received yer,
general credence among the learned
physicians Of the country.
Thoroughly convinced of DIR
Amick's ability and honesty OF pur
pose, and with its full knowledge o
his lorg years Of faithful study ant
practice in this particular line. Tn,
Post was not satisfied with the bar
announcement of his claims and the
DRY, but decided to go on and in th,
behalf Of suffering humanity put III,
Doctors claim to series OF most rig
id tests. so that his claims. if proved
would receive the widest publicity.
| Test cases, including desperate cas-.
es of consumption and asthma, wer,
selected by this newspaper for public
tests of the treatment. These test,
were instituted voluntarily on on
part. Without exception, these pub
lie tests resulted in cures and the alb
solute vindication of DR.. Amick'
claims.
Selected at random from among
these test cases. two are given as rep
resentatives Of the many: Anon,
the applicants for places as Post ties
patients was Mrs. Emma F. Hayes
Of Cleves, o. Her case was typica
one Of hereditary consumption in il
last stages-an early demise appar
, emily inevitable. In order that tn
medical aspect of this case may b
| thoroughly understood by all physi
clans. the following symptoms, pres
ent at time of beginning the treat
, ment, are noted: Moist rales on in
/ spiration throughout the right lung
! sibilant and subcrepitant rales throug
upper half Of left lung and lower ba
consolidated; lung trouble began i
1886, splitting blood all during 90 an
: 81; had been having night sweat
|, for six months; coughing almost cor
/ stantly: shortness Of breath decided o
a slight exertion; her normal weight wa
' 1904 pounds; weight when beginnin
, treatment 90 pounds in winter clotf
r ing, including a cloak; commence
: treatment March II, 1892; the in
provement was so rapid that on Ma
6 5. 1892. the husband declared that b
/. thought one more months treatmer
E would effect complete cure; she wa
discharged by Dr. Amick July II
1892, as cured. She has rtgained BIZ
i normal weight and vitality, and no
!, withstanding two severe attacks OF
grippe and several severe cold
is at this writing doing the work Il
e family of eight persons.
el Another test case vas that Of Mr.
o S. o. Madison. Of this city. asthma
!, II va~ do,,hfiezc fhe worst GAGE ,