Semi-weekly herald. [volume] (Durango, Colo.) 1907-1917, 1910-06-20
New Rays of Light

One OF the most wonderful electrician
appliances Is the y ray which may bo
used both In the treatment of various dis
eases and In the diagnosis OF many OBJ
scurc conditions. With It's aid the In
terror of the human body is no longer the
sealed book it has been heretofore Alb
normal 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 or
gans, are also discovered by this means
and In the diagnosis OF tuberculosis OF
the lungs this agent has proven most
valuable aid. When applied To some OF
the less fatal chronic ailments Of germ
| origin IL has proven very effective as
curative agent
Another interesting proceeding Is the
violet-ray treatment produced by concen-
trating the violet or chemical rays from
an arc light with specially prepared
carbon upon any portion a the body that
may be the seat OF pain. Sufferers from
neuralgia, sciatica, rheumatism. strains,
spralns, also from those obscure exhaust
Ing pains lthe origin OF which cannot ut
times be accurately dctermlnedj frequent
ly find immediate relief from single
treatment and usually with little per-
sistence in the use Of this aid comfortable
health or perfect recovery Is obtained.
The incnndesccnt light bath, consisting
OF a cabinet in which the patient Il
bathcd IN the combined rays OF many
electric light globes. has produced really
wonderful results in diabetes, sciatlca,
rheumatism, obesity, anninia, and some
forms OF kidney and heart trouble. II
has also proven valuable In chronic brOn-
chitls, bronchial asthma and various skin
diseases. As n general hygenic measure
It's efficiency can scarcely be over.estl-
mated
Those who have been patients at DIR.
l'ierce's Inyalids' Hotel, In Buffalo. n. ",
highly commend this wonderfully equip
ped Santarunl, where the above mem
toned electric machines, igh-freqnency
current, and other most modern and up
to-date apparatus are used for the cure
OF chronic diseases. The treatment OF
the chronic diseases that are peculiar to
women have for many years been n large
factor IN the cures affected ut the In
yallds' Hotel and Surgical Institute.
In erecting the Invalids' Hotel. DIR. X.
V. Piercc's dee was TO make 1t genuine
home, not u hospital. Such cases as rup-
ture. hydrocele and vnricocele are usually
cured In ten days and the patient Is able
to return home. The terms are moderate
and the rates at the Invalids' Hotel COM
paratively low. In the examination and
treatment OF patients the practice *
divided into specialtics. Each member OF
the Faculty, although educated 10 prac-
tice in all departments OF medicine and
surgery. IL here assigned to q special de-
partment only, to which he devotes his
entire time, study and attention. Not
only Is superior skill thus attained, but
also rapidly and accuracy In the diagno-
sls OF disease.
Specialists connected with this Insti-
tute Mt Buffalo. are enabled To accurately
determine the nature OF many chronic
diseases without seeing and personally
examining their patients. This method
Of treating patients at distance, by mail,
has been so successful that there Il
scarcely a city or village In the United
states that Is not represented by one or
more cases upon the records OF practice
at the Invalids' Hotel and Surgical In
stitute. Such rare cases as cannot be
treated in this way, which require surgl-
cal operations or careful aftcr-treatment,
or electrical therapeutics. receive the ser
vices OF the most sklllful specialists at
the Institution.
In medicine there has been rapid pro-
gress during recent years, DIR. Pierce has
kept up with the times 10y continually Inn
proving his laboratory by skilled chemists,
and exercising care that the ingredients
entering into his well-known medicines
Or. Pierce's Fayorite Prescription as well
"a the Golden Medical Discovery are ex-
tracted from the best variety OF native
medicinal roots These are gathered with
great care and at the proper season OF tho
year. 50 that their medicinal properties
may he most reliable.
These extracts are then made soluble
In pure pie refined glycerine and bottled
In hyRicnc and scientific manner Thus
the Worlds Dispensary ns established by
apparatus and means OF cure, for Its aim
Is 10 avoid surgical Operations whenever
possible.
Great care Is exercised not to over en-
courage those who consult the specialists
OF this institution that no false hopes
may he raised.
Many thousands are annually treated
both through correspondence and At this