The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-12-18
AnEndless Chain
Of Sickness.

There are upwards Of one million deaths
each year In the United States. in HlIf
OF cases the people who die are less than
Slxty-lye years old. The evils that arc
due 10 disease can be escaped Just In pro.
portion as the conditions and habits that
bring on disease become more widely
understood. ARD
Then too . chronic disease which may
baffie tie skill OF tie general practitioner
may yet be permanently cured by the
Physician who has made one line Of dis.
I ease specially. .J..,,J -
II would he Just as absurd for the Pro.
lessor in u medical college preSuming 10
lecture on all subjects as for the one Ply
,siclan 70 presume 10 understand the nat.
ure and cure OF every disease.
That iswhy DIR. R.V. Pierce established
2 the Inyalids' Hotel and Surgical Institute
many years ago-wltll full staff OF Ply
slcIans and SnrgeOns-whO though edit
Gated 10 practice In all departments Of
medicine are here assigned 10 n special
department ony-to which each special
( list deyotes his entlte time, study and
The sick who have beeA treated at Ir.
P!erce's Invallds' HotH, Buffalo. n. Y,
have much 10 say In rfgard 70 u lis wen.
erinllySequipped SAM tarinm, where all
ssfIli Sat apPTfr arRh & s IA Ssee ers
trio machines, high freAu ency current.
aud other most modern Iand up-to.date
apparatus are used for tle cure OF chronic
diseases. The treatmeYt OF chronic dis
eases that are peculiar 10 women have for
mnny years been fattor In the cures
affected at the lnvalidS Hotel and Sur
gleal Institute.
The physicians and SURGEONS employed
are among the most experienced and skill
NfNI Ia I'm tFu NM al I'm
these diseases, theif NE study and whose
highest ambition IS TO excel in theif
How well they have succS eded may be
Judged from the fact thaythelr practice
embraces cases from everyStnte and Ter
ritutyof the Union as wen as from fofcigr
lands.tj Many thousands are annually
treated, either through CORRESPONDENCE
or ut Dr. Plerce's lnsl Intuition. II Is an
4 iect,y and tile skilled SPECIALISTS IN this
J field OF practice cure thohSands OF cases
which, have been abaudoned as incnrable
by general practitioners!
One Of the most wonderful electrical
appliances Is the X-ray used dt the lnsti.
tite which may be used both IN the treat
ment OF various Diseases and nm the dag
nosIs of many obscure eondlt Ions. Viii
It's aid the interior Of the HUMAN body !.
tofore. Abnormal statcS/of the bones
gall stones, st0ne'ln the Bladder or In tho
Kidneys, are shown plainly by what ART
known as X-ray photographs. 1nterna
tumofs, and the enlargement OF the deep
seated organs, are also discovered by TIL!
means and In the diagnosis OF tuberculosis
of the lungs this agenk has proven n mos
valuable aid. When applied to some o
the less fatal chr0nit ailments Of germ
origin 1t has proven very effective as :
curative agent.
Another interesting proceeding Is TIL
violet-rny treatment produced by cOnceri
tratIng tho violet or chemical rays from
an arc light with specially prepare'
carbon upon any portibn OF the body tina
may he the seat OF pap. Sufferers iron
neuralgia, sclatlca, rheumatism. stratus
/ SgpraIns, also from those obscure exhaust
Ing pains tthe origin OF which cannot a
times be accurately ctermlned) frequent
& ~ find Immediate relief from singl
Treatment aud usually with little pei
slstence In tue use OF this aid. comtortabl
4 health or perfect recovery Is obtained.
q The incindescent light BATH c0nslstin
Of % cabInet In which the patient i
batlled In the com blned rays OF man
electric light globes. has produced reall
wonderful results In diabetes, Sclatict
rheumatism. obesity, antemia. and som
=
has alsOprOven valuable In chronic br0r
chitiS. bronchial asthma and various SKI
diseases. As q general hygIenIc measmr
It's efficiency can scarcely be oyer.esti
mated. &u-
Hundreds are brought to this InStltu
ton from far distant states und they y
home In n few weeks well and stroni
Quite as marvellous are the thousands {
cures annually accomplished through CO
espondence. while the patient remain
QtiIetly ut home. Others consult In pei
son, and after being examined are pr
.ylded with especially prepared medicine
aud return home To carry out the trea
ment. 'I.
Everyone who cOnsults the specialist
whether by letter or In person receives I'll
most careful and considerable attention
Great care Is exercised not 10 over eI
courage those who consult the specialist
OF THIS Institution that no false hOpt
maybe raised.
Consultation by letter or In person
absolutely iree-no charge whatever-s
that the public when afflicted are invite
X to.wrlte DIR. Pierce ut the lnvallds' Hot
and Surgical Institute, Buffalo, N. Y.