Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-12-15

years, in fact. for more than n quarter OF
a century Write to him because you'll get
the best advice and no string tied 20 II,
50 to speak"
But" queried Mrs. Lovcgood. do you
think even though DR.. Pierce is a qualified
physician. and ranks so high as a special
list. he can treat disease by correspon-
dence""
Il don't see why not" answered Mr..
Lovegood. Medical science is wheeling
into line with everything else, and drop
ping tho hocus pocus OF the middle ages.
The divinity that hcdGed in the priest and
, physician is thing of the past. A man
is taken for what ne is and what he can
do. OF course the members OF the profess
sion who are not specialists would
naturally fight an innovation which took
| away their patients and their profits. But
when a new idea makes for public .ood
1t can't be destroyed. They used to say
no steamer could be built to cross the
Atlantic. Sho couldn't carry coal enough.
one prominent Enelishman, then leader
In the House of Commons. in the heat of
a debate declared. that IL ever any
steamer crossed the Atlantic he'd eat II
machinery and all l take it that the OBJ
jections to treatment by correspondence
have as little foundation in fact as the
| objections to the possibility OF steamships
crossing the Atlantic.
ut reminds me of that story about the
: man who had been arrested for some Of
} Tense. He sent for n lawyer. who, when
. he had heard the story said: why man
: alive, they can't arrest you for that"
| But" said the prisoner they've done
| It."
1T does not seem any use to argue
about the possibility of being treated sue
ccssfully by correspondence with DIR.
| Pierce when there are thousands of peo-
] N a tn Sta md md n lax hoo on
successfully treated. We have been entire
ly cured by Or. u. V. Pierce and his stan
| Of specialists"
! Then" said his wife. 'it doesn't follow
that any and everybody could treat sue
cessfully by correspondence. II IL Il move
ment in advance OF ordinary practice, by
! those specially qualified who have given
special study and special effort to some
branch of medicine, Is that your idea?"
! Precisely, my dear" Mr.. Lovegood
answered, preparing to continue his read
ing. You have got the whole thing now.
IL isn't because some one advertses 10
give medical advice by correspondence
/ that you can necessarily assume the ad-
! vice will be valuable or helpful. Anybody
! can make such an offer. II Is wise to 60
: behind the promises and the claims made
! and see II they bear investigation. In
( Doctor PierCe's case the closer the eS-
animation OF his claims and record the
! greater the confidence which ne vii. in
| Spirc. DR.. Il. V. Pierce Is at the head oi
! the lnvalds' Hotel and Surgical Institute
/ At Burtalo, y. y, u medical and surgical
! institution, which in Its scientific equip,
i ment, its laboratory, its STAN Of nearly
y 4 score OF experienced physicians and
surgeons and its variety Of daily practice
Is on footing with any medical and sur
gical institute in the country"
And Just here the infant heir OF the
,, house of l.ovegood. voiced a message Ia
/ "a woman" who was In every way quail.
He'd TO give him the desired attention
!. which she promptly did.