Semi-weekly herald. [volume] (Durango, Colo.) 1907-1917, 1910-07-07
An Endless Chain
of Sickness.

There are upwards OF one million deaths
each year In the United States. In 800
OF cases the people who die are less than
sixty-iivc years old. The evils that are
due to disease can be escaped Just In pro-
portion as the conditions and habits that
bring ON disease become more widely
understood.
Then too Il chronic disease which may
battle the skill OF the general practitioner
may yet be permanently cured. by the
Physician who has made one line OF dis
ease "a speciality.
1t would be Just as absurd for the Pro-
lessor In medical college presnmlng to
lecture on all subjects as for the one Ply
stefan to presume to understand the nat
IRE and cure OF every disease.
That is why DIR. X. V. Pierce established
the Invalids' Hotel and Surgical Institute
many years ago-witll full staff Of Ply
scians and Surgeons-who though edu-
Gated TO practice In all departments Of
medicine are here assigned to u special
department only-to which each special
list dcvotes his entire time, study and
attention.
The sick who have been treated at DIR.
Pierces Inyalids' Hotel, Buffalo, N. Y,
have much 10 say In regard To this won
derfully equipped Sanitarium, where all
electrical apparatus, as well as electric
water baths, Turkish baths, static cleo
tric machines, high frequency current,
and other most modern and up-to-date
apparatus are used for the cure OF chronic
diseases. The treatment OF chronic dis
eases that are peculiar TO women have for
many years been factor In the cures
affected at the Invalids' Hotel and Sur
gical Institute
Tie physicians and surgeons employed
are among the most experienced and skill
ful In the country, men who have made
these diseases their life study, and whose
highest ambition Is to excel In their
treatment.
How well they have succeeded may be
judged from the fact that their practice
embraces cases from every State and Ter
ritofy OF the Union as well as from foreign
lands. Many thousands are annually
treated, either through correspondence
or at DR.. Pierce's Institution. 1t Is an
old adage that, Experience makes per-
feet" and the skilled specialists In this
field OF practice euro thousands OF eases
which have been abandoned as lncurable
by general practitioners.
One OF the most wonderful electrical
appliances Is the X-ray used at the Inst-
tute which may be used both In the treat
ment OF various diseases and In the dag
nosis OF many obscure conditions. With
Its aid the interior OF the human body Il
no longer the sealed book IL has been here
tOfore. Abnormal states of the bones,
gall stones. stone In the BLADDER or in the
kidneys, are shown plainly by what are
known as X-ray photographs. Internal
tumOrs, and the enlargement OF the deep
seated organs, are also discovered by this
means and Ia the diagnosis Of tuberculosis
OF the lungs this agent has proven a most
valuable aid. When applied 10 some OF
the less fatal chronic ailments OF germ
origin 1t has proven very effective as a
curative agent
Another interesting proceeding Is the
vlolet-ray treatment produced by concen-
trating the violet or chemical rays from
an arc light with q specially prepared
carbon upon any portion OF the body that
may be the seat of pain. Sufferers from
neuralgia, sclatlca, rheumatism, strains
spralns. also from those Obscure exhaust
ing pains (the origin of which cannot at
times be accurately deternlned1 frequent
ly find Immediate relief from q single
treatment and usually with little per-
sistence In the use OF this aid, comfortable
health or perfect recovery * obtained
The ineandescent light bath, consisting
OF cabinet In which the patient Is
bathed In the com bined rays OF many
electric light globes, has produced really
wonderful results In diabetes, sciatica,
rheumatism. obesity, anemia, and some
forfas Of kidney and heart trouble. 1t
has also proven valuable In chronic bron-
chltis. bronchial asthma and various skin
diseases. As q general hygienic measure
It's efficiency can scarcely be overesti-
mated.
Hundreds are brought to this Institu-
ton from far distant states and they go
home In u few weeks well and strong
Quite AS marvellous ars the thousands Of
cures annually accomplished through COR
espondence. while the patient remains
quietly ut home. Others consult in per-
son, and after being examined are pro
vided with especially prepared medicines
and return home To carry out the treat
ment
Everyone who consults the specialists.
whethcr by letter or In person receives the
most careful and considerable attention.
Great care Is exercised not to over en-
courage those who consult the specialists