Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-06-23
Anew Of Dr.. Trask's
Astonishing Cures
ADVERTISEMENT
Houston Chronicle, April "a. 1912

Restoring a broken neck, thereby saving the patients life, curing ap-
cases Of chronic blood poison, paralysis and fits during the past few
weeks is the phenomenal record Of the well known Houston surgeon, DIR.
markable record ever achieved in the South or n the United States. In
ported in this country, the other operations having been performed by the
celebrated Vienna surgeon, vino visited America TX years ago.
The strEae Use SO successfully handled by DIR. Trask unusual
spinal column fractured, had gone n swimming with a number of com
panions at La Porte. In attempting to dive he evidently struck IN
a unconscious and apparently dead. The operation which saved the
life Of Sterling and was the only means of readiusting the bones Of the
vertebrate is n of the most painful and delicate known to surgery. In
this cas- it a necessary to remove a small piece Of the vertebrate and
operations Of this kind re usually accompanied by total paralysis. result
ing in death.
at the same time does not suffer and j. able to go about his work
DR.. Trask assured the parents Of the boy that an operation "a the
putation that the boy would oon le well With the assistance Of DR..
Penn B. Thornton the fractured portion Of the vertebrae removed and
for several weeks. The injured vertebrae oon began to knit together and
period Of treatment and rest, Sterhrg says he feels 4 well ! he ever did,
that he suffers only a slight inconvenience, and says the operation a in
The Sterling ease is not only one of the most remarkable known to
surgery, but it i regarded by Dr. Task a : one of his greatest achieve
bly, resulted heretofore. This case has been widely discussed by medical
mel and the press and offers many advanced possibilities along the lines
of specialized surgery.
Another remarkable cur affected by DR. Trask WI that of a ease of
chronic blood poison. in which the patient, Oscar sather of Houston, had
been given up as hopeless. 1t is N of the few chronic cases of this kind
to Re permanently cured, the major symptoms disappearing after a period
phcation of the wonderful "6o6," pre- nounced by Thomas a. Edison to be
the greatest discovery of the last hundred years. The "606' treatment. as
= W." A""' '"htN IL uhme lTmt the itI idt Ae uNfoN'I- III IhNh VI
ferhn, made COG personal tests before he perfected his discovery SO
ar lew scientific men in this county have become sufficiently familiar
VIII ne w Treatment to apply it successfully, DIR. Irask being M Of
ue very lew III tn South, a well rs m o the first TO recognize ITS
merit. III \ claimed by scientists that the discovery of this wonderful
treatment Will do more 20 "a human life than any previous discovery. !
tn number Of deaths resulting from blood poisoning j. only equaled by that
of tuberculosis.
The other ease q that Of little Miss Jennie Ingrando, 14year-od
daughter Of T. Ingrando. 1902 Mckinney avenue, IIouston. who 4 pcrna-
nenly cured Of paralysis and fits. The unfortunate little Girl III X badly
paralyzed that she could hardly lift her arms and could walk only n times
with great difficulty. Her mind Z clouded. and. being subject to paralyhc
strokes, wa in constant danger This seemingly hopeless case was cured
by the application Of radium. discovered by the eminent French scientist,
Tr (mra and IL nn AZ thn mast umantar1 curp- effected nv IT.
Trask in his several years Of successful practice. Dr. Tra4k claims to ~
me of the few doctors in the South using the radium treatment. although IT
is in general use in Europe and the larger cities Of the North and East.
While gratifying 10 DR.. Trask, these remarkable cures are equally
gratifying to his many friends and patients, among whom ire some. OF
Iouston'S most exclusive people. DR. Trask, who at one time held a pro-
fessorship in ne of the big medical colleges of Chicago, has resided in
Houston for n number of years. lie is well known and universally pop
uar with all classes. AT one time lie a Il prominent automobile enthus-
last and baseball Can. but with the increase in his practice has had TO
abandon all these forms of recreation and sport.
DR.. TRASK IS NOW LOCATED At THE
BROWNSVILLE SANITARIUM