West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1895-04-04
INDICATED.
The Posts Claims for DR..
knick's Discovery.
Al UndoaDted and Permanent Cure
Tor Pulmonary Diseases.
Physicians Throughout the Land
lndorse the Treasment.
From Tho cineInna,I Pos, .


fact that Or. w. X. Amicls. Cincinnati
physi, ian Of high standing and retute.
CLAIMED that he had discovered cure
Tor consumption and kindred diseases
To-day AZ tnds itself vindicatel in all
that N then said and did, ami lust fed
IN announcing that an absolute cur.
for consumption has been found.
Or Annex at the time was already
Known 10 The Post through his long
wears of connection with the Cincinnati
Colleges Of Medicine and Surgery. the
Cincinnati Hospital AMI other lea linz
medical institutions and rs lecturer in
the NonFnns Medical College. For
seventeen years he had been connected
with the ncinnati College II Medicine
and Surgery - professor and as Seq
rotary OF the College Faculty
For these reasons. not content with
the bare announcement OF the Cincin
natl physicians claim. The Post ALWAYS
ready TO enlist itself in any cause look
ing 10 the alienation of human suffer.
ing, mt once proceeded on it's own ac-
count, and at its own expense. To- inves-
tigate DR.. Amicks claims. IA $ theory of
the causes OF consumption. his method
OF treatment and The results obtaiucd.
one al the brightest young men on
the reportorial staff of The Post was
sent 10 interview DR. Anit X and SECURE
full expression OF his views ami claims
Inc interviewer found modest. rct;r-
ing gentleman, anxious TO avoid all
notoriety, but firm in his convictions
MS 10 the IN r.ts OF the discovery which
had crowned his years of persistent
study and investigation. The Interview
resulted in the publication of an article
I'm which Dr. AmicS took the following
decided stand in contradiction to the
Keen germ theory.
The bacillus tuberculosis" he said
IS said To Toe the cause of all cases OF
consumption or tuberculosis The
bacillus tuberculosis is not the cause of
con umption, but simply one of the
products OF the disease"
(At the time these words wer, snolx,.n
the bacillus theory OF kocn was almost
universally accepted; to-day, three
years later. the ma iority of the medical
profession are unit in agreeing with
the theory of DR.. Amick.
l'r. AmicS then explained at length
ms own theory OF the causes OF the dis
ease ana 5 system of treatment. He
stated that consumption, asthma and
sucn diseases were due TO a lack of OK
idization in the system. and his line of
reasoning was so logical and rational
that u at once received very general
credence among the learned physicians
OF the country.
Thoroughly convince | of DR.. Amicll's
alility and honesty OF purpose. and
with its full knowledge of his long
years Of faithful study and practice in
this particular line. The Post was not
satisfied with the bare announcement
OF his Claims and tn ,ory. but decided to
go on and in the behalf of suffering
humanity put the doctors claim TO n
series of most rigid tests, so that his
claims il proved, wouli receive the
widest publicity.
Test ces.s. including desperate cases
OF consumption and asthma, wer. So
lected by this newspaper for pubIic
tests OF the treatment These tests
were Instituted voluntarily on our part
Without exception. these public tests
resulted IN cures and the absolute vim
dication OF DR.. Amick's claims
Selected at random from amonr these
test cases, two are given as represent
ative OF the many Among the an.
piicants for plac IS as Post test pa tient.
was Mrs. Emma H. Hayes. of C.eyss. q
Her case was "a typical one OF hereditary
consumption in its last stagss-ap a,,,.ly,
demise apparently inevitable. In order
that the medical aspect of this 50 may
be thoroughly understood by ali phvs-
lei ms the following symptoms, pres
ent at time OF be ginning the Treatment
~ m
throughout the right lang: sibijant
and suOcrepitant rdles through uoner
half OF left lung aud lower half consoI-
ldated; lung trouble began in 1856. spit-
ing blood and during 90 aud 'g1: had
been having night sweats for sis,
months; coughing almost constantlv.
shortness Of breath decided on sli0bt
exertlon; her normal weight was lO4
pounds; weight when beginning treat
ment ~ pounds in winter clothing. in
Guiding Cloak; commenced trcatnnn4
March u, 1892; the Improvement -
sorapid that on May 5. 1892, the Inns
band declared that he thought one
more months treatment would effect "a
complete cure; she was DISCHARGED ~,
DR.. Amick July Is, 1892. as cured She
mas regalnet her normal Wci.rht and
vitality. and Notwithstanding, tvyc
severe attacks OF In griDpt and scver i
severe colds. she has had no trouble
with her lungs and is at this writing
"o'hR tine work Tor family OF eight
persons.
Another test cas-. was Tint % Me- G
o Madison, OF this city. asthma /,
was doubtless the worst case Of asthma
IN the country. being Of thirtv-sever
years standing. with both lungs hail,
involved and - stubl Orn bronchitis a. :
complication. The case had aI,aost /.
national reputation. having at different
times been 5n the bands Of differs -,
physiciant ana specialists in these AZ
eases. IL was apparently and "A lsofntc
~ hopeless case. At the time of r.
ginning treatment in March. fso3 eb,
bad been confined 20 her bed H.,
months, the asthmatic attacks bain,
almost constant during This time. 81,
could obtain but few minutes sIccr, -
time AMI bad not for seven ,ycot-
slept to other than "a sittiny no -.
nc result Of the treatment was rnaoi
cal On the fourth night she silent II,
hours: after the hrst week .te sleu
soundly all night; The second ,vsil
found her improved i'm every uarfi,,,i.,
the third week found her M and ,t.,.,,
the bouse. and the asthma all conc a.,
the iOrty-secJnd dag she declared I,.r
sell as feeling cured. but IA 49,,
took no chances AMI kent her NJ,
Treatment until she had taken the -,
RENE Tor seventy days aud then dis
chafRe1 her as cured. She IS nov -
lhlh writing, robust woman ~ a.
tul enjoyment VI health. pot,,itb
stand NJ the fact thar size has recs,tt,
passed through severe attach =.
pneumonia TINS is probably ~. -
Amiek iu this city. D"
lnnUmerabic eases both 81 ce,osuo,,
ton and asthma. which were 80
ana cured immediately after Tie 30,
hrst announcement ~ tn, disoovcr,.
nave been looked up and rs-exaroircl i
RS in the above two instances ~, IN