Semi-weekly herald., 1913-03-13
TheOpen Door
SCIENTIFIC NEW DISCOVERIES.

By the electro magnetic telegraph AZ
operator can exactly locate n fracture i1i
a submarine cable nearly 1900 miles long.
A few fossils sent TO AN expert geologisi
enable him 10 accurately determine tlt
rock formation from which they are
taken. This he can describe us perfectly
as il the rocky formation was before him
on the table.
So, also, in medical science. Disease
has certain unmistakaflr signs or symp-
toms. BY reason Of this fact the physi-
clans and specialists connected with DR.
Plerce's Inyalids Hotel and Surgical In
stltute at Buffalo, are enabled to accu-
rately determine the nature of many
chronic diseases without seeing and per
sonally examining their patients. In rec.
ognizlng disease without personal exam
ination of the patient, they do not claim
to possess miraculous powers. They OBJ
tain their knowledge Of the patients dis
ease by practical and well-established
principles OF modern science. Certain
diseases display certain peculiar traits.
Subjected to scientific analysis they fur
nish abundant data to guide the judg-
mcnt of the sllillful practitioner. This
method of treating patients at distance,
by mail. has been so successful that there
is scarcely city or village In the
United States that is not represented by
one or more cases upon the records Of
practice at the lnvalids' Hotel and Sur
not be treated In this way, which require
surgical operations or careful after-treat-
ment, or electrical therapeutics, receive
the services of the most slllllful specialists
at the Institution.
DIR. X. V. Pierce long ago established
this Invalids' Hotel and Surgical Insti-
tute with full staff of Physicians who
were expert in their specialties. These
physicians may be consulted, by letter.
free and without charge whatever, II you
wish specialists advice upon any
chronic malady. The same system OF
'specalitcs Is observed as in the depart
ments OF a medical college. The professor
who would assume to lecture In all depart
ments with equal ease and proficiency
would be severely ridiculcd by his col
leagues, and IL is just as absurcd TO sup
pose that the general practitioner car
keep himself informed OF the many new
methods Of treatment that are being con
stantly devised and adopted In the several
departments Of Medicine and Surgery.
People who have been patients at DR.
Pierce's lnvallds' Hotel, Buffalo, n. Y.
have much 10 say in regard 10 this Won
derfully equipped Sauitarium, where al
the latest electrical apparatus, as well a.
electric water baths, Turkish baths, statif
electric machines. high-frequency eur
rent, and other most modern and up-to
date apparatus are used for the cure oi
chronic diseases. The treatment OF TIN
chronic diseases that are peculiar Il
women have Tor many years been largt
factor in the cures effected at the Inya.
lids Hotel and Surgical Institute.
The violet-ray treatment, which Il
another interesting proceeding, is carriet
out by concentrating the light, rich ~
the violet or chemical rays, from an arr
light with a specially prepared carbon
upon any portion of the body that may bt
the seat OF pain. Sufferers from neural
gla, sciatica, rheumatism. strains, sprains
also from those obscure eNhausting pain
the origin of which cannot at times be-
accurately determined) frequently find
Immediate relief from a single treatment
and usually with little persistence IN
the use OF this aid, comfortable health OF
perfect recovery is obtained.
Then, there Is the incandescent light
bath. consisting Of cabinet in which the
patient is bathed in the combined rays
of many electric lights. 1t has pro-
duced really wonderful results In diabetes
sciatica, rheumatism, obesity, an9mia.
and some forms of kidney and heart
trouble. II has also proven valuable in
chronic bronchitis. bronchial asthma and
the various skin diseases. As general
hygienic measure its efficiency can scarce
ly be over-estimated.
In medicine there has been rapid and
real progress during recent years, and DR.
Pierce has kept up with the times In thai
ne has had the manufacture and ingrcdl-
ents in his well-known remedies improved
in modern laboratory by skilled chem
lists, the greatest care being exercised to
see that the ingredients entering into hi
we'll known medicines DIR. Pierce's Fa
vorite Prescription as well as the Colder
Medical Discovery" are extracted from
the best variety Of native medicinal roots
gathered with great care and at the proper
season OF the year. so that their medici
nal properties may be most reliable.
Great care is exercised not to over en-
courage those who consult the specialists
OF this institution that no false hopes
may be raised.
DIR. Pierce's Common Sense Medical
Adviser is sent free on receipt OF stamps
to pay expense OF mailing only. Send 81
one-cent stamps for the cloth-bound.
Write the Invallds' Hotel and Surgical
Institute. DIR. K. V. Pierce, President, ct
Buffalo, n. Y.