Semi-weekly herald., 1912-11-07
An Endless Chain
of Sickness.

There are upwards of one million deaths
each year in the United States. In g9G
sixty five years old. The evils that arc
due to disease can be escaped just in pro
portion as the conditions and habits that
bring on disease become more widely
understood.
Then too a chronic disease which may
Oaille the skill Of the general practitioner
may yet be permanently cured by the
Physician who has made one line OF dis
ease Il speciality.
1t would be Just as absurd for the Pro
fessor in a medical college presuming to
lecture on all subjects as for the one Ply
sician to presume to understand the nat
ure and cure of every disease.
That Is why DR.. R.N Pierce established
the Invalids' Hotel and Surgical Institute
many years ago-with full staff OF Ply
sicians and SurgeonS-whO though edu-
Gated to practice in all departments OF
medicine are here assigned to a special
department only-to which each special
ist devotes his entire time, study and
attention.
The sick who have been treated at DIR.
Pierce's lnvallds' Hotel. Buffalo, N. Y,
have much tC say in regard to this won
derfully equiI ped Sanitarium, where ali
electrical apparatus. us we'll as electric
water baths, Turkish baths, static elec-
tric machines, high frequency current,
and other most modern and up-to-date
Diseases. The treatment OF chronic dis
eases that are peculiar TO women have for
many years been factor in the cures
gical Institute.
The physicians and surgeons employed
are among the most experienced and skill
ful in the country. men who have made
these diseases tnuir llie study, and whose
highest ambition is to excel in their
treatment.
How well they nave succeeded may be
Judged from the feet that their practice
embraces eases from every State and Ter
ritOry Of the Union as well as from foreign
lands. Many thousands are annually
treated. either through correspondence
or at DR. P,eree's Institution. 1t is an
old adage that. Experience makes per-
fcct,r and the skilled specialists in this
field Of practice cure thousands of cases
which have been abandoned as incurable
by general practitioners.
One OF the most wonderful electrical
appliances is the N-ray used at the lnsti-
tute which may be used both in the treat
ment OF various diseases and in the dag
nosls OF many obscure conditions. With
its aid the interior of the human body Is
n0longer the sealed book il has been here
tofore. Abnormal states Of the bones,
gall stones, stone in the hlad er or in the
kidneys, are shown plainly by what are
known as May photographs. Internal
tumors, and the enlargement of the deep
sfiIu pTLhll~r ilit ulNo ulNttNfTfu DN lillr
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 ii has proven very effective as a
curative agent
Another interesting proceeding is the
violet-ray treatment produced by concen-
trating the violet or chemical rays from
an arc light with n specially prepared
carbon upon any portion OF the body that
may be the seat of pain. Sufferers from
neuralgia, sciatica, rhcumat tiSm, strains,
sprains, also from those obscure exhaust
ing pains (the origin OF which cannot AT
times be accurately deteiminedl frequent
ly find Immediate relief from Il single
treatment and usually with little per
sistence in the use Of this aid. comfortable
health or perfect recovery is obtained.
The incandescent light bath, consisting
OF cabinet in which the patient Is
bathed in the com bined rays OF many
electric light globes, has produced really
wonderful results in diabetes, sciatica
rheumatism, obesity, an9mia, and some
forms OF kidney and heart trouble. Ii
has also proven valuable in chronic bron.
chitis, bronchial asthma and various skin
diseases. AS n general hygienic measure
Its efficiency can scarcely be oyer-esti-
mated.
Hundreds are brought to this Institu.
ton from far distant states and they &c
home in few weeks well and strong
Quite as marvellous are the thousands oi
cures annually accomplished through cor
espOndence, while the patient remain.
quietly at home. Others consult in per.
son, and after being examined are pro
vlded with especially prepared medicine.
and return home TO carry out the treat
ment.
Everyone who consults the specialists
whether by letter or in person receives the
most careful and considerate attention
Great care Is exercised not to over en-.
courage those who consult the specialist
OF this institution that no false hope,
may be raised.
Consultation by letter or in person I,
absolutely free-no charge whatever-s(
that the public when afflicted are invited
to write DIR. Pierce at the Invalids' Hote
and Surgical Institute. buffalo. N. Y.