Semi-weekly herald., 1913-01-23
New Rays of Light

One OF the most wonderful electrical
appliances Is the X-ray which may be
used both In the treatment of various dis
eases and in the diagnosis OF many OBJ
scure conditions. With It's aid the In
terror OF the human body is no longer the
sealed book 1t has been heretofore. Alb
normal states Of the homes, gall stones,
stono in the bladder or In the kidneys, ara
shown plainly by what are known as X.
ray photographs. Internal tumors, and
the enlargement of the decp-seated or
/ gans, are also discovered by this means
and In the diagnosis OF tuberculosis OF
| the lungs this agent has proven u most
valuable aid. When applied to some OF
the less fatal chronic ailments OF germ
origin 1t has proven very effective as a
curative agent.
Another interesting proceeding Is tho
violet-ray treatment Produced by concen-
tratlng the violet or chemical rays from
an arc light with specially prepared
carbon upon any portion OF the body that
may be the seat OF pain. Sufferers from
neuralgia, sciatica, rheumatism, strains,
sprains, also from those obscure exhaust
ing pains (the origin OF which cannot at
| times be accurately dctcrmincd) frequent
ly find Immediate relief from a single
tfeatmen. and usually with little per-
sistence in the use OF this aid, comfortable
| The incandescent light bath, consisting
Of cabinet In which the patient il
| bathed in the combined rays of many
electric light globes, has produced really
wonderful results in diabetes, sciatica,
rheumatism obesity, an,emin, and some
forms OF kidney and heart trouble. 1t
has also proven valuable In chronic bron-
| chitls, bronchial asthma and various skin
diseases. As n general hygienic measure
its efficiency can scarcely be over-esti-
mated.
Those who have been patients at Ur.
| Picrce's Invali,ls' Hotel, In Buffalo, n. Y,
| highly commend this wonderfully equip.
ped Sanitarlum, whore the above men.
| toned electric machines, high frequency
| current, and other most modern and up.
to-date apparatus are used for tho cure
| " chronic diseases. The treatment OF
| ie chronic diseases that are peculiar to
omen have for many years been large
actor in the cures affected at the In
aids Hotel and Surgical Institute
In erecting the lnvalds' Hotel, DIR. r.
| V. Pierce's idea was to make IL a genuine
home, not hospital. Such cases as rup.
tlrc, hydrocele and varicoccle are usually
cured in ten days, and the patient is able
| 20 return home The terms are moderate
and the rates ut the lnvallds' Hotel com
paratively low. In the examination ant
| treatment of patients the practice s.
| divided into specialtics. Each member OF
the Faculty. although educated TO prac.
| lict Ill III III Hltultlllt HllI
| surgery. Is here assigned to special de-
partment only. to which he devotes his
entire time, study and attention. Not
only is superior skill thus attained, but
| ilso rapidity and accuracy IN the diagno-
| Sis of disease.
| Specialists connected with this Insti-
tnte at Buffalo, are enabled to accurately
| determine the nature of many chronic
diseases without seeing and personally
examining their patients. This method
pf treating patients mt a distance by mail,
| has been so successful that there l.
scarcely II city or n village In the United
states that is not represented by one or
more cases upon the records Of practice
at the Invalids' Hotel and Surgical In
| stltute. such rare cases as cannot be
treated Iii this way. which require surgl-
| al operations or careful after-tredtment,
or electrical therapeutics, receive the SER
| vices OF the most skillful specialists Mt
the Institution.
In medicine there has been rapid pro-
| -ress during recent years DIR, Pierce has
sept up with the times by continually i'm
| royng his laborator by skilled chemists,
md exercising care that the ingredients
| ,ntering into his wcll-known medicines
| DR.. Pierce : Favorite Prescription as well
| - thc"liJldcn Medical Discovery" are ex-
| tracted IRON the hest variety OF native
| medicinal roots. These are gathered with
great care and at the proper season VI the
year, 50 that their medicinal properties
| may be most reliable.
These extracts are then made soluble
| In pnrc triple refined glycerine and bottled
| In hygienlc and scientific manner Thus
the Worlds Dspensary as established by
| DIR. Pierce Is supplied with every known
| apparatus and means Of cure, for its aim
Is to avoid surgical operations whenever
| possible.
Great care is exercised not so over en-
| courage those who consult the specialists
| Of this institution that no false hopes
may be raised.
Many thousands are annually treated
both through correspondence and at this
Institute. Every one consulting by letter
| or In person receives the most careful and
considcrate attention. All communica.
tlons are treated as strictly confidential.
No charge whatever is made for con.
| sultation.
Write the Invalds' Hotel and Surgical
Institute. DIR. X. Pierce, President, 1t
Buffalo. n. Y.