The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-01-26
A NEW DEAL FOR HERNIA SUFFERERS

physician in just as good standing profess sionaliy as any doctor who reads this writes:
 There more than million people in the United States suffering from hernia Chat ls rupture. or as some people call it, breach)
 to whom the doctors have nothing to offer K
 cept truss or cutting operation. Only that
 it would be useless burden your time I
 would like to have you read some of the many tales of woe these pitifu letters have been operated upon from to three times with recurrence of the hernia in every in The doctor who writes this letter gives ambu- lant treatment for herna-that is, a series of medicinal injections at intervals of a week, to bring about closure of the hernial open ing, and hence natural cure. This treatment de- tains the patient for only few minutes from his ordinary occupation. It is simple that any physician anywhere can give it successfully in his office. It is as inexpensive as similar series of ordinary hypodermic injections would be-. Sometimes it fails to cure-I gather there arc as many as 15 per cent of failures in the gen. eral run of cases. But if it fails, never mind No harm done Better luck next time. This is not quite the situation when the radical surgical method fails A second attempt with operation is generally less likely to succeed than the first. second course of medicinal injections for her. mia would be just as likely to be successful as the first.
 Ten years ago I would have condemned this injection treatment of hernia offhand. I was educated to condemn it. Most regular doctors would condemn it now, without hesitation. But if my readers have any confidence in my judg- ment l wish to them that if I were a hernia patient should pass by my friends the surgeons and go to the doctor who can and will
 
 whack at it. and if the treatment failed to cure the hernia I'd call the doctor a few hard names, take short rest and then go right back for another series of injections.
 I'd rather go to the hospital and have my ap- pendiX removed again than go to the dentist to have mean filling. 1 like operations myself, and I am quite fond of ether-.as long there is restriction of my air. But if had hernia | the method of choice for me would be the in jection method-provided 1 could have such treatment from good reputable man. No quacks for mine. When quack a doctor without good professional standing does any thing he hadn't ought to, you're sunk so far as getting satisfaction from him in court But when a doctor of good professional standing makes any mistake neglects you in any way, you get satisfaction from him in court. So why take any chances with the shysters? | mention this because many crooks in business and these irregular obscure practi- tioners are always eager to take advantage of any little suggestions like this. So my final word to the victim of hernia is have try at this | ambulant injection treatment, but beware of the charlatan who pretends to promise you a cure. A reliable. honest doctor only contracts to give you the best treatment he can--never promises cure, whether you have pneumonia, hernia flat feet Whenever anyone "guaran- tees'' cure a treatment remedy you may be sure you are dealing with a humbug.