Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-11-20
To Whom 1t May Concern.

1t has been my custom for number
| or years from time to time to announce
to the people OF Barber county my meth
Cd of treating lung diseases in general
and consumption IN particular. It is
hardly necessary for me to dwell upon
the ravages that this scourge perpe
trates upon the human race There is
scarcely community In any section of
the country that does not pay to this
lmplacable enemy its yearly 1.-THE in
the shape OF a dear one out of family.
Now these facts may not interest every.
body who will read these lines. It is
not expected that they would. There
are, however. such who should submit
these lines to a serious consideration.
They should read it, and heed it. It is
Dy no means an easy matter to point
out all the individuals who will in the
course of time develop consumption.
However, general outline of the
symptoms, or the conditions most like
ly to lead into consumption upon a
slight provOcation will put on their
guard all such who may LOOK out for
the trouble.
For instance: Such that inherited
constitutional weakness referable to
the lungs. Such that had member of
their family die OF consumption. Such
that were born of scrOfulous parents.
Such that from childhood have had
time feel sore spot IN either lung.
Such in whom sitting in a recumbent
posture any length Of time will cause
soreness in the chest. Such who have
a persistent soreness referable to the
walls OF the chest imperceptibIe at
eimes,out always aggravated by damp,
cold atmosphere. Such that can't walk
fast any long distance without getting
out OF breath. Such that begin to no.
tlce lack of usual physical strength
upon All ordinary exertion. Such that
without any accountable cause notice
the loss of flesh despite of good appe.
lite and plenty to eat. Such that are
very susceptible to the catarrhal troub.
les of respiratory organs. Such in
whom it takes long time to get over
an ordinary cold in The chest.
All such cases are not only benefited
but permanently cured by a timely
treatment with Oxygen gas. There are
many persons in Barber county, now
living in the prime of youth. and enioy
Ing good health, who were snatched
from tie jaws of death by Oxygen and
other suitable constitutional remedies
There are undoubtedly some, who. dis.
couraged by frlghtful mortality from
consumption, lose all hope of recovery
and faith in doctors, advertisements.
medicines, and everything else. Hence
the popular belief that consumption is
incnrable. Now we, of the medical pro.
fesslon, know different from that. Dur.
ing the postmortem examinations. or in
the disSecting room of medical collepes
scars are found in lungs of dead per.
sons, indicating the previous exis tence
OF ulcerous cavities which have beAled
and left scars to tell the tale that the
lungs are as amenable to treatment
as other tissues of the body.
While the Oxygen treatment offers
all the possible chances Of recovery to
those who haveSthe misfortune to be af.
hicted with consumption, L want this
to be distinctly understood, that I do
not promise cure If you come to me
too late. "A stitch in time saves nine"
has nowhere better application than
in such cases.
Now. kind reader, if you suspect any
serious lung trouble, do not POSTPONE
coming to me until another day or an.
mother week. You may be too late then.
The sooner you commence to fight your
enemy, the surer will be the victory. If
you come too late will not undertake
the treatment.
Some persons skeptical Of all adyer
Using VIII inquire about the efficacy of
oxygen treatment of their medical ad
vlsers, who, not having personal exper.
fence with tie remedy, are not capable
or correct judgment and therefore prone
uncoEsciously to undervalue its merits.
In conclusion 1 will advise those who
desire information about Oxygen to go
and see those who have used it themsely-
es aud can give correct opinion of it.