The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-10-23
An Endless Chain
of Sickness.

i. There. arc upwards Of one million deaths
each year In the United States. In 80 q
OF cases the people who die are less thdn
slXty-iiye years old. The evils that are
due, TO disease caII be escaped Just In pro
portion as tho conditions and habits that
bring on disease become more widely
understood.
Then too a. chronic disease which may
baille the skill bf the general practitioner
may yct DO, permanently cured by tho
Physician who has made one line OF dis
ease q speciality -
1t would be Just rs absurd for the Pro.
lessor In q medical college IprcsumIng to
lecture on all subjects as for the one Ply
Stefan TO presume to,lndcrstand, the, nat
ure and cure Of every disease. r y ~
te InvailSs and Snases ff1 1hs.tn.e
many years agos17With n full staff Of Ply,
esicIans !upds; shrg ns.-who though ,edii:
Gated To practicaSin NIL departments Of
medicine IRE heres assigned4to a special
department only--tO which each special
LIST deyotes Ills entire time, study and
attention. u s va, : Is tf sE lfs "
The sick who have been treated Mt Dr..
'icrce's sInvalils' Hotel, Buffalo. N. Y,
have much &c. say In regard,to This won.
derinlly equipped Sanitarlnm, where all
electrical apparatus, as well us electric
water baths, Turkish baths. static cleo
trio machines: high frequency current,
and other most modern and np-to-Gatc
apparatus ARE used forthe cure Of chronic
Diseases. The treatment of chronic dis
eases that arc peculiar to women have for
many years been 10 factor In the cures
affected ut the Inyalids' Hotel and Sur
glcal Institute. 'Ff5
-Thephysicianssand surgeons employed
are among the most experienced and skill
lul In the country men who have made
these diseases ,thGir life study, and whose
highest ambition Is to excel In their
treatment. III
How we'll they have succeeded may be
Judged from tho fact TINT their practice
embraces cases from every State arid Ter
ritory OF the Union as well as from foreign
lands. Many thousands are annually
treated, either through correspondence
or at DR.. Picrce's. Institution. 1t IL an
feet" and tho skilled specialists IN this
field OF practice euro thousands OF cases
which have been abandoned as lncurable
by general practitioners.
One OF tho most wonderful electrical
appliances Is tho X-ray used at the Insti-
tute which may be used both in the treat.
ment OF various diseases md In the dag.
nosls Of many obscure conditions. With
It's aid tho interior oil. the human body Is
no longer the sealed book 1t hns been here.
toiore. Abnormal states of the bones,
gall stones, stone In the bladder or In tic
kidneys, IRE shown plainly by what arc
known as N-ray. pho tographs. Internal
tumors, and the enlargement OF the deep
means and In the diagnosis OF tuberculosis
Of the lungs this agent hns proven n most
valuable aid. Wien applied to some oil
tho less fatal chronic ailments OF germ
origin II; has proven very effective us o
curative agent. > "a 49,
Another interesting proceeding lis the
lviolet.ray treatment produced byronccn
tratlng tho violet or chemical rays from
an arc light with n specially prepared
carbon upon any portion OF the body that
may be tho seat OF pain. Sufferers from
neuralgia, scatica, rheumatism, strains
sprains, also from those obscure exhaust.
Ing pains tho origin OF which cannot HI
times DO accurately dGtcrmined) frequent
y lind immediate relief from q single
treatment and usually with little per
sistence In the use OF this aid comfortable
health or perfect recovery Is obtained. III
Tho incandcscent light bath, consisting
OF q cabinet In which the patient e
bathed In the scom bIned rays Of many
electric light globes, has produced really
wonderful results linz diabetes, tsciatIra
rheumatism. obesity, annmIa, and somt
forms of kidney and heart trouble. l,
has also proven Valliab bic In chronic bron
chitls, bronchial asthma md various skir
diseases. Assa.gencral hyglenic measure
It's efficiency can scarcely be over.esti.
mated 4. b +
Hundreds are brought to this Institll.
ton from far distant states and they &c
home In u few weeks well and strong
Quito MS marvellous ARE the thousands! d
cures annually accomplished through cor
espondehce, whilG tic patient remain.
quietly ut home. Others consult In per.
son, and after bcliIs Examined are pro
vlded .wlttl.espGclally PROCURED medicine.
and return home 10 carry out the treat
nient. II 4 5t4 n iyli
Everyone who consult the specialists
whether by letter or In person receives Tho
most careful and sc0nsIderAte attention
Great care Is exercised not To over on.
courage those who consult the Specialist
OF this Institution that no false hope.
may; DO raised. * x y
CoIsnltati0n$ BY, letter or In person Il
l,absolntely fteez.i, charge Swha tayRr-- 81
lthatthe public when IA tllicted .nre Invited
TO write DIR. Pierce ut tile 1nyslI Ids Hote
and Surgical Institute, Rnffalo, N. tY.99s8
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