The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-10-18
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SCIENTIFIC FRIES

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by tho electro magnetic telegraph IN
operator can exactly locate d fracture III
asubinarine cable nearly 5000 miles long.
few fossils sent to an peri geo ogIst
enable! him TO accurately de- ttiilinc ilie
| rock lorna ton from Which they ire
| taken. This he can describe as perfectly
us II the rocky formation was before lii,n
on tho table. ~ ~ -. ~ q
So, also, In medical science Disease
has certain unmistakablu. signs or synip-
toms. BY reason Of this fact the physl-
clans and specialists connected with Dr,
Plerre's Invalids' Hotel and Surgical In.
lstitute mt Buffalo, arc enabled TO acc,i.
rately. determine the nature OF maiiy
chronic diseases without seeing and per-
sonally examining their patients. In rct-
ognizing disease without q personal exam
lnation Of the patient, they do nut claim
TO possess miraculous powers. They OBJ
tain their knowledge OF the patients DIS
ease by practical aud wcll.cstablislcd
principles iOf modern science. Certain
diseases display certain peculiar traits.
\ Subjected to scientific analysis they fur
nish abundant data to guide the indgr
ment Of the skillful practitioner. This
method OF treating patients alta distance,
by mail, has been so successful that there
Is scarcely city or asvilliage In tho
United States that Is notrepresentcd by
one or more. cases upon, the records Of
practice q the Inralldsr Hotel and Sur
gical Institute. Such rare cases US cam
mot DO treated IN this way, which REQUIRE
surgical operations or careful ai teri treat
mcnt, or electrical therapeutics, receive
tho services OF the most skillful specialists
at the Institution. Sit''iy. 10.
DIR. X. V. Pierce long ago, cs.n blishcl
this Invalids' Hotel and Surgical lnsti.
! tute with full staff OF Physicians who
were expert In their 'spccialticS. These
physicians may he consulted, by letter,
free and without charge whatever, II you
/ wish a specialists advice upon any
rspcclalItes rIIs observed as in tiio depart:
ments OF q medical college. Tho professor
who would assume TO lecture inail depart
mcnts with equal case and proficiency
would be Severely sridiculed BY. his cot.
leagues, and 1t Is inst as Assured to sup;
| pose that tho general ppractttloncr can
Keep hinself Informed on the Lninny new
methods Of treatment TINT lrc being con.
stantly devised and adopted tn tile several
departments OF Medicine and Surgery. )
People who have been patients at Dr.
PiercSs Invallds' Hotel, buffalo. N. X,
desfully equipped Sanftirium, where all
the latest electrical apparatus, as well as
electric water baths. Turkish baths, static
electric machines, high.frcquency cur
rent, and other most mOdcrn7 md up.to-
date apparatus are used forfthe cure OF
chronic diseases. The treatment OF the
chronic. diseases that are peculiar to
women have for many years been large
factor In the cures effected at the Inva.
lids Hotel and Surgical Institute. o
The yiolct-ray treatment, which Is
tat to.
out by concentrating. the light, rich In
tho violet or chemical rays, from an arc
light with specially prepared carbon,
upon any portion of the body that may DO
the scat OF pain. Sufferers from neural.
gla, sciatlcn, rheumatism. strains. spraIns,
also from those obscure eXhausting pains
tho origin Of which cannot at times be
accurately. dGtcrmincd) frequently find
immediate relief from a singlcitreatmcnt
and usually with little persistence In
tho llse Of this aid, comfortable health or
perfect recovery Is Obtained. q %
| Then, there Is tho incandcScent light
| patient Is bathcd In, the combined rays
Of many electric lights. 1t has pros
duccd really wonderful results IN diabetes,
sclatica, rheumatism, obesity, annmiai
and Some forms iuf fkidncyFand heart
trouble. Itilias also proved valuable in
chronic bronchitis. bronchial asthma and
the variopS skin diseas0s.,. As general
Ehygicnic mthsnrc rs efficiency Gun scarce
ly DO Ovcr-Gstimatcd. Us
\ In medicine there has been rapid and
real progress during recent years. and Dr.,
Pierce has kept up with the times In that
he las had tho manufacture and ingrcdI-
ents In his wcll-known remedies improved
In modern laboratory by skilled chem.
Fists, the greatest care being exercised to
esee that tic Ingredients entering into his
Swcll-known medicines DR.. Pierce's Fa.
ivorlte Prescription ~ veil as ther elden
Medical Discovcrt.n nre extracted from
the best variety OF native medicinal roots,
gathered with great care and ut the proper,
season OF tho year, %, that their medlci.
nal properties may BE- most felIabie.s -,
Great care Is exercised not to over en-.
courage those who consult tho Specialists
of.tthis institution that mo false hopes
may be raised. ! \ \ ~ NJ \ Il
DIR. Plcrce's C9mmon2 Sense. Medical
Adviser Is sent free on receipt OF stamps
to pay expense OF mailing only. Send 5lI
One-cent stamps for. tie clOth.bound., -
Write the Invallds' Hotel and Surgical
Institute: Dr.: II. Y. Pierce, President, ut
Buffalo, N. Y. ~ nv 81.
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