The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-02-21
From Yesterdays Daily Ledger.

paying a visit yesterday to the Medico-
Surgical and ro-Therapeutic Institute
of Doctors Dozier & Co.. and after be-
ing shown through the various very ex-
tensive departments he was treated to
delightful electric shower bath, took
turn In the electric light cabinet, viewed
the wonderful x-Ray apparatus, was
shown the electric massage and galvano-
feradic appliances and had the same ex-
planned to him. He also took look
through Drs. Dozier's surgical department
and medical dispensary, and was surprised
at the wonderful magnitude and COM
pleteness of this celebrated medical in
stitute.
Birmingham Is indeed to be congratu-
lated on having this most worthy in
stiution, undoubtedly the best in its ev-
cry detail to be found in the southern
states, and that 1t is duly appreciated by
our people and by many citizens through
out the state is attested by the throngs
of patrons to be seen there every hour
in the day in quest of health and re-
lief from their many afflictions and ills.
casual conversation with several
whom we met in their waiting rooms
revealed the fact that they all seemed to
be pleased with the results of the various
treatments they were taking, and were
unstinted in their euloges and praise of
the Drs. Dozier in their behalf
These doctors are unquestionaby doing
a great and glorious work In curing the
many stubborn and intractable diseases
with which they are confronted and with
which they have to deal.
Dr. Dozier on being asked as to the
success of their business said:
I'VE are having almost all the work
to do that we can attend to. Our practice
has more than doubled during the last
twelve months. We are having patients
come to us from all parts of this state
and many from other states. Mississippi.
Georgia Florida and Texas being repre-
sented in our roster OF patients at the
present time"
Are you meeting with general sue
cess?" twas asked.
Yes, indeed. We have in the past
twelve months treated several hundred
patients suffering with almost every con-
ceivable form of cronic disease, including
cancer, consumption, rheumatism, scia-
tica and every form of genito-urinary
trouble, and have been able to effect COM
plete cures in more than 80 per cent of
all the cases we have treated"
Doctor, do you mean to say that you
can cure consumption and cancer? We
had thought that such diseases were in
durable"
yes, we know that these diseases have
usually been considered incurable, but
you must remember that within the past
few years great strides have been made
IN the domain of science. The advent Of
the x-ray, the Finsen ray, the dry hot
air, massage, vibration and many
other medico- therapeutic inventions and
discoveries have been added to the arma-
mentarium of the modern and progressive
class of physicians, and we are, through
their medium, together with the best of
chemical and medical therapeutics, en-
abled to accomplish cures which would
have been considered miraculous or i'm
possible by the physicians of few years
ago"
well, doctor, we note that you have
much to say of your multiplex mode of
dealing with patients Please explain Just
what the term implies"
To our question the doctor replied:
''Why. simply this: Take, for instance,
a case OF tuberculosis or consumption
Ordinarily he would go to a physician
who would prescribe cod liver oil, creo-
sote, whisky, pepsin, raw beef. raw eggs,
etc But suppose that patient should
come to us. We would, in the main. fol-
low something of the same line of treat
ment, but with our multitudinous thera-
pcutic agencies we would also give the
patient the benefit to be derived from the
Finsen violet light treatment. x-ray ef-
fects, the electric massage. the electric
ozone inhalations the medicated nebuli-
cations and indicated vapors and sub
cutaneous injections of anti-tubercular
serum. Thus we give the patient. you
see, a multiple number Of treatments, in
creasing by seven-fold his chances of be-
ing cured that he would not obtain II he
were treated by the ordinary physician,
who was not equipped as we are with the
necessary apparatus and materials for
giving these extra, modern means of res
toration. Thus you see, we possess ad-
vantages which every patient suffering
with malignant, deep-seated and chronic
affections can obtain at our hands, and
there is hardly a form Of chronic disease
lie rheumatism, Bright's disease. ca
tarrh, arthritis or skin disease that can
not better be treated here than by the
ordinary practicing physician, because he
can here obtain the benefit Of the vari-
Gus and multiple devices which science
has made possible for the cure of these
diseases. but which the common, every
day doctor does not possess"