The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1906-02-08
Not that Every Physician Can
be a Specialist, Nor Would it be
Unsuitable in Every Doctor
Becoming One But There are
Advantages Which Can be
Derived Only by Special Prac-
tice.

The physician that treats both
chronic and acute diseases, making no
special study of one kind of ailments
more than another cannot be as sue
cessful as the doctor who makes a
speciality Of a certain line of diseases,
and devotes his whole time and atten-
ton to the study and practice of that
specially. The practice of medicine
general %practice) is too broad a field
for one to be proficient.
Medical science has advanced
wonderfully in the last fifteen years
as you all know, which is largely due
to centralizing its study.
The specialists are the physicians
that we must give credit for enlight-
ening the medical world. We cite,
for instance, that of DR.. Charest, a
specialist of Fargo, N. D., for the
last five years where he has made
many cures and has succeeded in
building up a reputation and practice
among those whom he has cured that
would be hard to get away from him
DR.. Charest is a gentleman from the
new school. His experience and train
ing has been that of many years.
practice and vast experience. He
confines himself to the treatment of
chronic, lingering and deep seated
ailments. He pretends to cure only
such diseases as he has had sufficient
experience in handling, and does not
go into that class of incurable dis
eases which, in many instances, are
useless to bother with. DR.. Charest
is thoroly familiar with his specialties.
In the treatment of cancer, consump-
ton, heart disease, nervousness and
female diseases. there are very few
specialists better qualified to treat
them than DR.. Charest. The doctor
does not treat typhoid fever, whoop-
ing cough, measles, and these acute
diseases for which the local home
physician is called upon to treat. 1t
is not his desire to antagonize, nor to
take from, the local physician that
part of the business which really be-
longs to him. Many times DR.. Char
est is called in consultation with home
physicians, and the kindliest of feeling
should exist.
DR.. Charest is charitable. In many
instances in which people are devoid
of funds to pay for his services, he
has charged in such cases for the
medicine only; and no person, no
matter how humble, has he ever
turned awayswithout seeking to give
them relief.
By permission, we are pleased to
publish a few CT some Of the cures he
has made throughout the state OF
North Dakota and Minnesota. These
are only a few, as time and space will
not permit US to publish more:
Mary Johnson, Grand Forks, had
severe pains in the stomach and bow
els; was told by several good physi-
clans that nothing but an operation
could save her life; she took DR..
Charest's treatment, and now is per-
~fectly'weil. Mrs. Thompson, Hills
boro, cured of female weakness Of
long standing; was also advised ar
operation was necessary and was
cured without by DR.. Charest. Chas,
Brindemule, cured of cancer of eigh.
teen years. standing. Hans Herlck
son, Fargo, suffered for a long time
with a pain in the pit of the stomach
and abdomen; so severely at time
that he had to have recourse to by
perdermic injections of morphine t.
, allay his torture; consulted fourteen
doctors; visited hospitals, sanitari
ums, the hot springs, all to no avail
growing worse all the time, when, per
chance, he met a friend, who had bee
cured of a similar trouble by DR.
Charest; he went to see him, took hi
treatment and now is the picture {
health. Andrew Anderson, Fargo
I had a very bad case of bladder trout
lie; his condition was SO serious &
times that he passed only blood wit
the greatest agony; he was put undo
DR.. Charest's care and is now pei
fectly we'll. Frank Juneau, Gran
q Forks, had kidney and bladde
e trouble; vas given up by his physi'
J. ians and friends beyond recovery, /
. took DR.. Charest's treatment, and
now, altho seventy-five years old, q
. lively as a cricket. Mrs. Spaul
e cured of female trouble, had bee
81 operated upon without benefit; 81
took DR.. Charest's treatment, and
, entirely we'll. Mrs. Colbensol
: White Earth, cured of heart troubl
she could not walk from one room
e the next without falling from extren
!. weakness; her friends took her to D
Charest who cured her completed
s Mrs. A. Andrews, Moorhead, suffere
for many years from neurastheni
she took gallons of medicines of a
kinds till she had lost all belief
= drugs; she had constant headach
b. backache, could not sleep; she fear'
she would go insane; some friend pc
suaded her to go and see DR.. Chares
who said he could cure her and he di