The herald., 1896-10-25
CONSUMPTION
The Possibility oflts Cure Being
Constantly Demonstrated
At the Koch Medical Institute, Where All
May Be Convinced-More Trustwor-
thy Testimony From Noted Clergy
man.

That consumption can be cured Is no
longer doubted by those who have hon.
estly investigated the work being done
by the expert physicians at the Koch
Medical Institute.
so much has been said of late about
tuberculosis, it's prevalence and possible
prevention, that the press everywhere is
constantly agitating the subject of the
spread Of the disease and its incurabil-
ity, and the desirability therefore to
limit 1t by all possible means. Profess
sional men, too, everywhere are study
ing the disease and therapeutic meas
ures for its treatment. This agitation of
the subject by the press. the profession
and the laity Is responsible for the ap-
parently we'll founded popular belief
that consumption Is an incurable dis
ease, and this popular belief is intensi-
neo by the assertions generally made by
the physicians to their patients when
they declare that it is incurable and that
all they can do is to make them comfort
able and to let the disease take it's
course.
As matter of fact, 1t is true that un-
der the treatment generally employed
by physicians there are no cures. But it
Is also a fact that cures are made. En-
inent medical authors constantly claim
that there are cures made, and numer-
Gus postmortem proofs of cures are
found in patients who have died of other
diseases. Nearly all the medical text
books claim it is durable under certain
conditions and give proofs of its cura-
bility by citing cases. Hospital records
everywhere go to prove that it can be
cured.
The Herald not long ago, in attempt
ing to investigate the subject, interview
ed the physicians of Los Angeles
through reporter, and as a result said:
They Ghe physicians) are unanimous
in expressing themselves that consump-
tion cannot be cured" But on continuing
its Investigations, and after interview
ing the expert physicians Of the Koch
Medical Institute, who claimed to be
able to cure the disease, and seeing some
of their cured patients, the paper said:
There are remedies and treatments ad-
ministered in this city by which the first
and second stages of tuberculosis have
been cured, according to the testimony
of great many patients who have TAX
en- the treatment, and given testimony
as to its real merits and results"
Thus, here in our midst, it is possible
to demonstrate that physicians regular
also that expert physicians are curing it.
But to know that a disease is durable
is entirely different from knowing how
to cure it, and it is in this essential par
ticular that the expert physicians of the
Koch Medical Institute outrank all the
rest Of the profession. Many physicians
have already recognized their superior
facilities and experience, and the un-
success of their trea tment and
remedy, and are recommending their
patients to take the improved tuber-
culin'' treatment.
Drs. Ballard & Whitman are curing
at the Koch Medical Insti-
tute and wish to demonstrate to all who
may be interested the success they have
had and are continuing to have. Con-
sultation free. The Koch Medical Insti-
tute, No. 529 South Broadway, Los An
geles. Office hours, 10 a. m. to p. m.
Branch office, rooms and 8. Masonic
temple. Pasadena. Office hours, to II
a. m.
Following is a testimonial from the
we'll known Rev. W. r. Goodwin, late of
and more recently pastor of the
California street Methodist church of
San Francisco, now of Rialto, San Ber-
nardino county, which, being from such
a trustworthy source, will convince
many who are interested of the correct
ness of the claims made by the koch
Medical Institute.
RIALTO, San Bernardino county,
October 21, 1896.
Drs. Ballard & Whitman: Dear Sirs-
had of late ample opportunity
to investigate the results of your i'm
proved tuberculin" treatment, and being
abundantly satisfied with the correct
ness of the results of my observations,
1 write this letter of endorsement with
the earnest hope that some one who may
know of me and who may be victim of
that terrible and so generally fatal dis
ease, consumption, may be convinced
of the merits Of your treatment and seek
your assistance and give your treatment
a trial.
l have seen enough of your cures and
of patients improving under your treat
ment to convince me of the real merits
of the treatment which does actually
accomplish what nearly all others fail
to do, namely, the cure of consumption.
1 heartily endorse such meritorious
which can be estimated by
it's results, and believe it to be of ines
timable value to mankind and recon-
mend it as beneficial to all sufferers from
Yours truly
w r. GOODWIN