The herald., 1897-12-26

Of art. among others being five paintings
by the old masters, one of these--a Mag
dalena-being 400 years old.
Cosy lounging chairs are scattered
about the heavily carpeted room, and
the latest magazines close at hand af-
ford waiting patient opportunity to
pass the time pleasantly until the lady
attendant intimates that the specialist
desired to be consulted is at leisure.
With feeling closely akin to wonder
visitor may wander through the con-
sultation rooms. the X-ray room or the
laboratory. The multifarious appl-
ances Of strange names and shape, and
| the cleaning Instruments arranged in
orderly array seem in such sharp con-
trast with the almost luxurious appoint
ment of the rooms. One apartment Is set
apart for treating patients suffering
from catarrh bronchial and lung
trouble, and here a patient may lie back
at ease in an operating chair while ex-
animation, is being made, and examine
the ornate decorations of the ceiling.
Throughout the rooms the ceilings are
decorated in alto relieve with floral de-
signs and in one or two of the rooms this
oiHdileutdllOH Is eHHaHCeu ny SCeIllC el-
fects painted in at each corner.
The consultation room Of DR.. Bryan
Is the same and yet different to that al
ready described. The same inasmuch
as to general decoration and comfort
and as to the number of mechanical and
| surgical appliances, but different mas
much as new instruments of formidable
| appearance but Of beneficent purpose
meet the gaze. In DR.. Hopkins room
| may he seen an electrical device by the
utilizing Of which :. PERSONS interior
anatomy may be Illuminated. A tiny
| little electric light can be introduced in
to the stomach CT the bladder and by re-
| Election In mirror, the affected part re-
vealed to the keen eye of the examining
| surgeon. In an adjacent dark room the
wonders of the Xray are revealed. Here
| the body of patient can be rendered so
| transparent that a broken bone or the
| lodgment of foreign body can be accu-
| rately diagnosed.
| The consultation rooms Of DR.. Meyers
and DR.. Palmer present the same COM
| Portable appearance as the others. A
writer has dilated upon the luxury of
Woe" and IL illness or indispostion of
any kind may be accepted as a synonym
| for woe, then the writer with prophetic
vision saw the extensive apartments of
the English and German Specialists. All
that human thought can do has appar-
emily been done in providing for the COM
| fort as we'll as the special skill needed
to deal with individual cases.
| To the lay visitor, the laboratory is by
no means the least interesting depart
ment. Surrounding the room, shelf after
shelf is lined with the preparations
needed in the treatment of all forms of
disease. In the center are marble slabs,
upon which the various preparations are
compounded. All fluid extracts are here
obtained by saturation, and the posi-
bility of the specialists having to contend
against the evil wrought on patients by
impure drugs is altogether done away
with.
| The other rooms upon the fourth floor
are given up to purposes in connection
| with the extensive and constantly in
creaSing business of the English and
German Specialists And over this sci
entific institute, for that is what it really
| is, DR.. p. Janss, president of the organi-
Zation, maintains a close and personal
| supervision. His private Office is, per-
| haps. the most congenial to the visitor,
| who Is perfectly sound in wind and limb,
Of all those that have been mentioned.
In this heavily carpeted room, with
| leather-covered furniture that invites to
repose, with a few well-executed pic
| lures on the walls to delight the eye, the
| physical needs are well supplied. A
bookcase filled with scientific and medi-
cal works does not offer much intellectu-
al refreshment to the unenlightened
Philistine from the outside. but mag
nficent Ross binocular microscope af-
fords opportunity for investigation that
any one can appreciate. A huge roll-top
desk, at which the affairs of the organ
ization are administered, and a CENTER
table complete the appointments of the
apartment, which, in common with all
the others, is splendidly lighted by two
large windows. While DR.. Janss is pres
ident of the incorporation, he is also an
author of some repute. He has written
quite an exhaustive medical cyclopedia,
which deals with the anatomy, physiolo
gy etc, of the human body in simple
language, the colored illustrations be-
ing both numerous and instructive. An
other volume, "Janss' Private Counsel
lor," has had quite an extensive circula-
ton, and is an authoritative work on
certain affections of men and women.
Assisting him in the conduct of the or
ganization is DR.. T. J. P. O'Brien, who is
vice president; DR.. c. N Hopkins, treas
urer, and Drs. Palmer and Meyer, who
complete the medical staff. All of these
gentlemen are graduates of leading med
ical colleges in this country, and have
pursued their studies in both American
and European hospitals. Two have filled
professorshps in eastern medical COL
leges, and each member of the staff is