The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-04-26
HARMFUL EVASION
Medical men who state that cntarrh
cannot be cured are either behind
the times vi1lfulIy mtsiend
their patients. Professional teai-
ousy the cause of much needless
suffering.

In these United States there is no class OF men
who stand higher than the general practitioner oil
medicine. While he is public servant, he Is also
precious friend and enters into closer relation
ship with men, women and families than any
other person His advice is sought, not only from
a medicinal standpoint, but as the family physl-
clan of many years standing he IS often mace
the recipient of MANY purely personal matters.
You never hear OF doctor betraying the secrets
Of his patrons; on the contrary, he often refuses
&c disclose his knowledge, even in court OF
justice.
Is it any wonder then that when he tells a
patient that catarrhal diseases are incurable
they believe him? Not at all. II is perfectly nat
ural. Right here is where he makes mistake.
lie don't treat these diseases and fears the result
of advising patients to go elsewhere for relief.
Professional jealousy is the bane OF medicine.
The fear of losing family's patronage has often
led physician to tell patients that the treatment
Of catarrh is a waste Of time and money.
Ii is always best 10 be perfectly candid ana
frank, for eventually patients are bound TO go TO
a specialist for relief and find TO their pleasure
that their malady is cured. This result reflects
badly on their physician and perhaps loses him
the confidence OF their former faithful follower.
All this simply eXempli6es the old adage that
honesty is the best policy.
What the facts in the case? Simply these:
Catarrh and Catarrhal complications can not only
he relieved. but in the great majority OF eases
can be cured. Hundreds of the brightest medical
men in the world. men who have become justly
famous. men belonging to the highest medical SO
cieties in the country, men who have become eel
ebrated both in this land and abroad. men VINO
professors in the best medical tolleges-all
these, and more, are deyoting their entire time
and energy TO the study and treatment of catarrh
and its complications II il were indeed true that
these diseases incurable the mortality list
death rate) would be multiplied many times
There is no disease which is so common No age,
condition Of life is exempt. Ii weakens
the whole system by impoverishng the blood, irri-
tating the nerves, interfering with Digestion
etc etc.
Why let such diseases run on from year to yearf
Why neglect them until they become really dan
gerous? In spite of the fact that the general
practitioners does not treat these troubles nor en-
courage his patients TO have them treated, they
can be cured and the health restored.
The treatment of this disease has kept apsee
with the times, and the modern scientific methods
employed at the present day great i'm
provement OF those employed even five years ago.
Harsh methods and remedies have given way to
mild, soothing, antiseptic applications. The gen
era condition of health is carefully looked after.
None need be discouraged because former efforts
10 regain health have failed There Is yet hope.
They have only TO try the improved ideas to see
the difference from former crude methods. Read
Dr. Cowden's offer below TO all who are afflicted.