The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-11-06
A'niE!rldle SIS Chain
ofSickness.

Of Sickness.
There are upwards OF one million deaths
each year In the United Sta ties. In ggg
OF cases the people who die arc less than
sixty five years old. The evils that are
due to disease can 10 escaped Just In pro
portion Us tho conditions and habits that
bring on disease become more widely
understood. Il z. ~
Then too a chronic disease whlchjmay
battle tho skill Of tho general practitioner
may yet be permanently cured by the
IPhyslciannvllo has made ono line Tof dis
Itwoaid DO Just as absurd for tho Pro.
fessor In medical college prcsumIngfto
lecture on all SUBJ us forthe one Ply
slcian 70 presume to understand the nat.
ure and cure OF every disease, -
That iswliy DR.. 4. ". Pierce established
the Invallds' Hotel md Surgical Institute
many years ngo-witli % full staff of Ply.
sicians and Surgeons1who though edu-
Gated to practice In all departments OF
medicine are here assigned to q special
department nly-tO which each special
ist .deyotcs his entire time, study. and
attention. r. Z = y,
Tho sick who have been treated Mt DIR.
P:erce's: InvalIds' Hotel, Buffalo, N. X,
derflilly equipped Sanitarlum, where oil
electrical APPARATUS, US we'll as. electric
water; baths, Turkish blths, static 5elec.
trio machines, high frequency current.
and other most modern and np.to.Gate
apparatus are used for the OF chronic
diseases. The treatment. OF chronic dis.
cases that are peculiar TO women have for
many. years been factor In the cures
affected at tho 1nvallds' Hotel and Sur.
glcal Institute. 81 5 2}5i
The physicians. and surgeons employed
arc among the most experienced and skill
tnl in the country, men who have. made
these diseases their; life study, and whose
highest ambition is to excel in their
treatment. q n
How we'll thoy have succeeded may be
Judged. from the; fact that their practice
embraces cases from every, State and Ter
ritory OF tho Unionas well as from foreign
lands. Many thousands are annually
treated, either through correspondence
or at DR.. picrce's Institution. 1t is an
old adago that, Experience makes per-
feet and the skilled specialists In this
field Of practice cure thousands Of cases
which lave. been abandoned as incurable
BY general practitioners.
One OF the most wonderful electrical
appliances Is the X-ray used at the InstI-
ment OF various diseases md In the dag.
nosis Of many obscure conditions. With
Its. aid tho interior OF the human body Is
no longer tho sealed book II has been here
tofore. Abnormal states OF the bones,
gall stones, stone In the bladder or In tho
bkldneys, are shown plainly by what are
known4as X.ray photographs. Internal
tumors, and the enlargement OF the deep
seated organs, are also discovered by this
means and In the diagnosis OF tuberculosis
OF the lungs this agent has proven most
Valuable ald; when applied to; some OF
the less fatal chronic ailments of germ
origin 1t has proven very effective us q
curative agent. t'Ss
Another interesting proceeding Is the
vlolet-ray treatment produced by concern
trating tho violet or chemical rays from
hn arc light with speciality prepared
carbon upon any portion Of the body that
may be the seat of pain. Sufferers from
neuralgia, sclGtlca, rheumatism, strains,
sprains,i also from those obscure exhaust.
Ing? pains tthe orlginsof which cannot at
times BIO accurately dctermined) frequent
ly find Immediate relief from single
treatment. andiusually with. a little per.
sistence In the use of thisaid, comfortable
hsnish VI liCllcGb lcCuNGIN is OUlulutu. d
The lncandescent light bath, consisting
OF o cabinet In which tho patient IS
bathed In the com blned rays OF many
electric light globes. has produced really
wonderful results In diabetes, sciatIca.
rheumatism. obesity. anGmia, and sone
forms OF kidney and heart trouble. 1t
has also proven valuable In chronic bron.
chitis, bronchial asthma and various skin
diseases. Asa general hygIenic measure
Its efficiency can scarcely be oyer-esti-
mated, al IL
Hundreds are brought to this Institu.
tlon from far distant states and they 90
home In few weeks well and strong,
Quite as marvellous are the thousands OF
cures annually accompli shed through cor.
espondence, while the patient. remains
quietly ut home. Others consult In per-
sons and after being examined are pro
videdwith especially prepared medicines
and return homo TO carry out the treat.
ment. b
{ Everyone who conslilts the specialists.
whether by letter or in person receives the
most careful and considerable attention.
Great care Is exercised MOTTO over en-.
courage those who consult tho specialists
of. this Institution tlrat no false hopes
may. be raised. ?
I Consultation by letter or In person Is
absolutely free-no charge whatevcr-so
that the public when afflicted are invited
to write. DR.. Pierce at the .Invalids, Hotel
and Surgical Institute, buffalo, MY.