Semi-weekly herald. [volume] (Durango, Colo.) 1907-1917, 1910-06-16
New Rays of Light

One OF the most wonderful electrical
appliances Is the X-ray which may he
used both In the treatment OF varIoils dis
eases and in the diagnosis of many oh
scurc conditions. With It's aid the. in
terror Of the human body Is no longer tho
sealed book 1t has been heretofore. Abb
normal states Of the bones, gall stones,
stone in the bladder or In the kidneys, ara
shown plainly by what are known as X
ray photographs. Internal tumors, and
the enlargement of the dcep-seated or
gans, are also discovered 10y 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 1t has proven very effective as Il
curative agent.
Another interesting proceeding Is tho
vl0iet-ray treatment produced by concern
trating the violet or chemical rays from
an are light with specially prepared
carbon upon any portion Of the body that
may be the seat OF pain. Sufferers from
neuralgia, sclntica, rheumatism, strains,
sprains, also from those obscure exhaust
Ing pains tthc origin of which cannot at
times he accurately determined frequent
~ lind Immediate relief from single
treatment and usually with little per-
slstence in the nse of this aid, comfortable
health or perfect recovery IL obtained
The lncandesccnt light bath, consisting
OF cabinet In which the patient Ii
bathed in the combined rays Of many
electric light globes, has produced really
wonderful results In diabetes. sciaticn.
rheumatism, obesity, anmmla, and some
forms OF kidney aud heart trouble. 1t
has also proven valuable IN chronic bron-
chltls, bronchial asthma and various skin
Diseases As . general hyglenic measure
us efficiency can scarcely be oyer-csti-
mated
Those who have been patients at DIR.
Plcrce's Invalids' Hotel. in Buffalo. N. ",
highly commend this wonderfully equip
ped Sanitarinm, where the above mem
toned electric machines high frequency
current, and other most modern and up
to-date apparatus are used for the euro
OF chronic diseases. The treatment of
the chronic diseases that are peculiar TO
women have for many years been largo
factor In the cures affected at the In
yalids' Hotel aud Surgical Institute.
In erecting the Invalids' Hotel. DIR. X.
V. Pierce's idea was To make II genuine
home, not hospital. Such cases as rup-
turc, hydrocele aud varicocele are usually
cured In ten days. and the patient Is able
TO return home. Tho terms are moderate
and the rates mt the lnvalids' Hotel com
paratlvcy low. In the examination and
treatment OF patients tue practice Is
divided into spccalties. Each member Of
the Faculty, although educated TO prac-
tice In all departments OF medicine and
surgery, Is here assigned to n special de-
partment only, 10 which he devotes his
entire time. study and attention. Not
only Is superior Skin thus attained, but
also rapdIty and accuracy In the diagno-
sis OF disease
Specialists connected with this Instl-
tnte at 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 Is
scarcely u 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 DO
treated in this way, which require surgi-
cal operations or careful after-treatmcnt,
or electrical therapeutics. receive the SER
Vices of the most skillIul specialists at
the Institution.
In medicine there has been rapid pro-
gress during recent years, Dr. Pierce has
kept mp with the times by continually Inn
proving his laboratory by skilled chemists,
and exercising care that the ingredients
entering into his we'll known medicines
DR.. pierce's Favorite Prescription as well
a. the Golden Medical Discovery are ex-
tractcd from the best variety OF native
medicinal roots. These are gathered with
great care and at the proper season. Of the
year. 50 that their medicinal properties
may be most reliable.
These extracts are then made soluble
In pure triple refined glycerinc and bottled
In u iygienic and scientific manner Thus
the Worlds Dlspensary rs established BY
DIR. Pierce Is supplied with every known
apparatus and means OF cnre, for It's 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 be raised.
MANY thausanda ara annuoItv trnntnd