The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-04-20

This doctrine l have practiced for 25 years. as we'll as
preached. | believe that the physician whose practice is
divided among The various branches of his profession
will find his usefulness impaired proportiGnateiy to the
scope of service he is required TO perform. An extract. To
be potent. must be boiled down and refined. y physi-
clan. to be thorough, must concentrate his thoughts and
experiences on a single line of diseases or lie becomes a
jack of all trades and master Of none.
The opinions and experiences of the most learned pny-
sicians have received careful attention at my hands for
more than n quarter of a century, and the wide expert
ence i have enjoyed has enabled me TO boil down re-
suits and to discard the inferior and make use Of the
superior. My wen-known success as a specialist in pi-
vate diseases of men has served as valuable advice and
encoura enc and has shown that the measure Of a
mans power to help his fellow-man is sincerity of heart
and honesty of purpose
The trickster specialist never stays long In one place:
he blossoms out like a mushroom, with gaudy display
and a blow of trumpets; be offers free coupons and trial
treatments because he finds this necessary to get peo-
pie in contact with him; he claims to be the longest es-
tablished specialist in his city, wherever it may be. but
regular readers of the papers wonder why they never
saw his advertisements prior to a few months. He talks
about being the head physician, when he is the only 2x4
there. he looks as wise as a wooden owl and claims
diplomas from many prominent schools, though never
displays them.
The successful doctor never offers free coupons or trial
treatments, because he does not find it necessary and be
cause it is unbusinesslike. Trial treatments are simply
a bait under which the hook is concealed. II these pois-
onous stimulants do not fool you into accepting treat
ment they Ut least obtain your name and address. which
they afterwards peddle out To INSCRIPTIONS sharks who
flood you with Matchmaking literature and al.uring prop
ositlons until yHu regret that you were ever so foolish.
When a man offers to give you something for nothing
nowadays the traditional %gold-brick scheme is some
where close at hand.
My system has served the people with unfaiing sue
cess for many years, and thousands of letters yearly pro-
claim me the benefactor of men who had despaired Of
ever being cured. A practice that started years ago with
nothing but hard study. honest purposes and faithful eff
forts to-day extends over the greater part OF the United
States. bringing health and happiness to discouraged peo-
pie. l cannot afford to accept a doubtful case for treat
menr, for the reason that a failure would do me more
harm than to let 1t alone. l therefore offer free of
charge a thorough examination and consultation, and IL
a case is not durable l will frankly say so. My meth
DDS are open TO all and a contract to cure X the case Is
accepted for treatment is backed by unlimited means. l
do not lure people to my oi-ces by free treatment cou-
pOns' that are not free at all, and in the place of electric
medical combinations, electric belts and trial treatments
l furnish the product of hard study and experience. A
doctor. therefore, who has stood the test for years Is GER
tainly not to be classed as a competitor Of the upstart
concerns that dot the city in most every quarter.
l do not ask or want something for nothing. A per-
sonal call at the various Institutions Of this city will con-
vince you of my superior advantages in equipment and
ability. and you will not be treating yourself fairly il
you blindly accept treatment from any one without in
vestigating.
The man who has been positively cured Of a malig-
w. q. COOK.