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8 OMAHA'TATLY ) BEE : SATURDAY , ] \IAY \ 8 , 1886. OMAHA MEDICAL and SURGICAL INSTITUTE North-West Corner 13tli St , and Capitol Ave. , OMAHA , NEB. Established for the Treatment of all Chronic and Surgical Diseases. PUIVATK , SPKCt AL AND NERVOUS diseases of the urinnry and poxitnl organs caused by overwork or worry , tlio indis cretions of youth , or excesses of riper years , or whatever may tend to lower tlio tone of life's vital forces , causing nervous and phyMcni debllityor exhaustion , sem inal weakness or * incontinence , ( spernm- torrhu'a ) , and premature decay , followed by the long train of .symptoms which the suft'ercr knows hut too well , arc cured by our now restorative treatment , renewing vitality ami vigor , and restoring vital physical ami mental power. Tlio treatment of lliis class of diseases has until very recently been neglected by . fcclcntlllc , educated physicians , and has been In the hands of patent medicine .vendors and Ignorant men claiming to have one medicine that was a specific and would cure every case. We know t hat thousands suffering the ef fects of those vlees have been ( lisaopointcd so often that they are discouraged ami have almost given up hone of ever being cured. To all such we desire to say > that so long as they continue to experiment . . .with specific remedies or appliances rep- respited to cure such diseases , they nru likely to meet with nothing but disap pointment. No two eases arc exactly alike , and no remedy ever has been or ever can bo prepared to meet the require- I mcntsof all. we have made 11 careful 'study ' of these diseases in all their varl- I ous forms and complications , and with , the aid of an almost unlimited experience in adapting treatment to Individual cases ( wo are enabled to give relief after all other ? have utterly failed. 1 Wo were among the first to make a specialty and study ot this olass of dis eases , and to treat thorn upon scientific principles. Wo also treat strictures , I gleet and varicocole. All contagious and 'blood ' diseases from whatever , cause pro- dueed , successfully treated. All communications confidential. Call and consult us or send name and post- oHleo address , ( plainly written ) , and en- clo o stamp amivu will send you , in plain wrapnor , our 'private circular to men , or write a history of your case for an opinion. HOW TO REACH THE OMAHA MEDICAL AND SUUOICAL INSTITUTE. If you arrive by way of tlio Union Pa cific or H. & M. It.ailrontl. take tlio Tenth street ear to the corner ot Thirteenth and 1'arnam street1) ) , go north on Thirteenth ' INHALATION. The treatment of diseases of the air passages of the head and lungs , such as asthma , bronchitis , catarrh , tuberculosis , etc. , has undergone a great change since Prof. Yon XTei- ' " mcyer , of Germany , brought be- ' Our treatment'of fore the publio and medical dioonsofl of the nlr . l , ii i i pnisagen. for prOlCBSlOll the HOW method 01 tionu to n. . % ieaicfttion by inhalation. His invention is a simple apparatus containing certain chemicals , hy means of which any medicine may be converted into a vapor or eprny , inhaled through n tube , and thus be brought into direct contact with the membranes - branes or parts of the respiratory organs1 diseased , thereby cleneing , disinfecting , ncu- | tralizing , soothing and healing. It is a well- ' known physiological fact , that when we take medicines into the stomach , they have to bo1 absorbed into the blood , and through the cir culation , reach die parts affected ; but in tak- 'ing ' medicine into the system by inhalation , iwo not only bring it into immediate con tact with the diseased parts , but ns the blood in its passage through the lungs absorbs oxygen from the air wo breathe , it also takes tip the medicine contained in the vapor in haled into the lungs , and thus the vaporized or atomized medicine nets both locally and constitutionally. For the benefit of physi cians who , through ignorance , may pronounce the treatment ot diseases by inhalation un scientific , I quote from Flint's Practice of Medicine , n standard work on that subject ; pngo 215. lie says : "A late improvement in .inhalation consists in the pulverization or atomization of liquids by means of apparatus adopted for that purpose. Medicated liquids may thus bo employed much moro efficiently than by any other method in chronic inflammations - , mations of the nir passages. The objects to bo effected by the topical application of sprayer or atomized medicated liquids areas follows : j 1st To check proftico expectoration by an astringent ofl'ect , and so modify favorably the "inflamed condition of the membrane. 2d To promote mucous secretions and expectora tion. 8d To produce a sedative effect on the inflamed membrane. 4th As an anti septic nnd alterative. " Dr. Felix Von Neirnoyer , of Germany , in his work translated by Humphreys , of New York , says : "Tho introduction of the inhal ing apparatus mnrks n new era in the ther- npcutics of the treatment of diseases of the air passages. Inveterate bronchim , pharyngeal , laryngcnl nnd nasal catarrhs , which have re sisted all methods of treatment , are now readily cured. " ' Every physician should understand inhala tion ; it is a part of the medical profession , nnd in time will become as familiar to the profession and public as taking medicine into the stomach now is. The preparation of medicine for inhalation requires care , skill nhd study. Different diseases require differ ent remedies. It is not the vnpsr , but the medicine atomized and inhaled by means of the vapor , that cures. Wo hare all tin medicines used by inhalation , also the inhaler used in the principal cities of Europe and America , and have had a larger experience ia treating disensos by this method than au physician in the west. DISEASES OF THE EAR. Ttrtioa ) tecUtm ot the Mr ihoning ita Internal itrnctnr * . , Hearing is one of the most important oi our 6811803. Good hearing is requisite in every department of life lor the rapid inter change of our thoughts , ideas and wants , and its loss or impairment a misfortune , which makes itself felt at every stop , and seriously * * - ' U2 * 2' " 1ri : < ' ' 13th St. . tit-saSi , Cor. Capitol Ave. T b- interfcres with our usefulness and success ir all relations of lifo. The most common causes of loss of hearing or deafness , are cold draughts of air , bathing , especially if water is allowed to enter the ear , violence to the ear , loud reports , throat affec tions , ccarlct fever , influenza , catarrh , diph theria and diseases of the skin , brain diseases , fever , quinine , if used for n long time. The diseases most often met are inflammation of the auricle or external car , inflammation of the canal loading to thotympani , or ear drum , polypus , inaflmmatiou of the glands , harden ing ear wax , inflammation of the tympani or car drum , inflammation of eustachain tubes , arising from catarrh or throat affections , paralysis , or atrophy of the auditory nerves , ottorrhcea , or discharge from the oar " uar meuioa oi examining mo ear imn UIODCUPO. There are a large number of persons suffer ing to a greater or less extent from deafness , owing , in a great measure , to neglect in jacking competent medical advice and treat ment , upon the first appearance of disease of the organ , or to improper treatment. The majority of the diseases of the ear are chronic , commencing very insiduously , give scarcely any pain , and impair hearing so gradually that it is not detected urtil ia the second Btage. To treat deafness succciflfully , the treatment should bo directed to the cause which produces it , as deafness ia not a dis ease , but the effects of a diseased condition. The curability does not depend upon the ago' of the person affected , nor the degree of deaf. ness , but upon the source from which it' emanates. The new method of treatment consists of the introduction of gasses and warm vapors , impregnated with such medi-- jeinal substances as each particular case re quires , by means of appropriate apparatus , sounds , ear catheters and electricity , and is not attended with any pain or inconvenience. The pouring of powerful liquids , caustics , etc. , into the car Las been abandoned as not only painful and useless , but as positively dangerous , jI j I CATARRH. Cntarrh is a chronic in flammation of the mu cous mem ' brane lining 'the nir passages - sages oi the I Our Offloo Treatment of Catarrh. lieaUatr nCV ed by a profuse fetid discharge , which ia thrown off through the nose , or dropped into the throat , and then hawked up or swallowed into the stomach. This disease prevails extensively , and is frequently productive ofaorious consequences , pi ten loading to deafness , weak eyes , sore throat , bronchitis , lung diseases , headache , etc. The manner in which catarrh may pro duce these diseases may bo more readily ex- ph.ined when it is understood that the whole Anterior of the body is lined with one contin uous membrane , just as the skin covers the exterior. This-membrane commences at the edge of the lips and nostrili , proceeds through the nose and mouth , to the throat , from which it extends upward to line the Eustachian tubes ( the tubes leading to the ear ) , and proceeds - coeds downward to line the windpipe and bronchial tubes , to the air-cells of the lungs. l From the nose the membrane extends .through the tear-passoges , until , under the .name . of Conjunctiva , it spreads over the 'eyelid and front part of the eyeball. Inflam- of this niembrano produces at first a peculiar dryness and irritation , followed by a discharge of thick , viscid , opaque , stringy mucous. Taking into consideration that this membrane is continuous ; that , in fact , parts of the same membrane line all of those pass , ages , it will be readily comprehended how a disease oi one part can extend to or affect another , as Catarrh causes dcafticEB , or Diph- - - > - rt * M 1 i r * * v * - * The symptoms of Catarrh are too well known to make it necessary to enumerate them. The euro of this disease is much more easily accomplished than formerly. Yaporized medicines are , by means of inhalers , brought into immediate contact with the inflamed membrane , allaying the inflammation and healing the ulceration. I We use the celebrated Vaporizing Inhaler br Chemical Atomizer' for the euro of Catarrh in all its forms , Bronchitis , Asthma , chronic eoro throat ; etc. . etc. DISEASES PECULIAR TO FEMALES Diseases nnd derangements peculiar to fe males are very common , and few are aware of the alarming extent to which they prevail , owing in a great measure to delicacy on the part ot the suflerer in making her condition known. It is supposed that one-half of the women in this country enjoy Bound health. Uterine derangements are prevalent in al ] classes of society , and too often escape even the attention of the family ; physician , who frequently treats his patient for some ncuU symptom , while in reality she is suffering from some uterine disorder , whfch is un known , perhaps , even to herself. For instance , she consults the physician | for some acute pain in her back or side , which the doctor ex plains as perhaps neuralgia , some liver complaint - plaint or stomach disorder , because it is ac companied by indigestion , otp. The patient sometimes mentions , incidentally , as if of no particular consequencerthnt > she also has the "whites , " and the physician prencribcs an astringent injection , ' -remarking that it will soon bo all right , nnd neglects to inquire into the real cause of the leucorrhcea. In this way the real disorder ( probably some menstrual irregularity , displacement or dis ease of the womb , ) which produces the "whites , " is unnoticed , and left to become chroma. Thus female diseases , which were rarely heard of by our progenitors , are now more common than any other class of disor ders. In fact , so common have these dis tressing complaints become , that many , among them some physicians , have como to believe that the peculiar organization of wo men , her delicacy of structure , and her ppccial functions , are of such a character that health with her is the exception , and disease the general rule. That is not the case. Naturally women are not more subject to disease than men. The true reason for the frequency of diseases peculiar to females is the neglect of the patient to make her disease known , and ignorance of the proper treat ment by the physicians called upon. "We have treated many cases with perfect success after other physicians have pronounced them incurable. In no class of disease has thie treatment undergone so great a change in th last few years as in these distressing condi tions. The days of cumbersome instruments and appliances , caustics , etc. , have passed away. "We now use restorative medicines , subduing inflammation , allaying irritation , nnd healing , thereby restoring the parts to their natural condition , instead of destroy ing. ; Until within a few years , the subject was in profound darkness , and thousands of women - . men sank and died for the want of help , which a proper understanding of their cases would have given. Until the vaginal epec.ulum was invented , by means of which the female organs could bo thoroughly examined , ' very little was known oi the conditions existing in these troubles. The sufferer frotn'"Female Weak ness , " as it was called , was believed incurable , and after a fruitless attempt to build np the genera ) ; cUm with touic * , nervinei , etc. , they gradtally fad d and died without tho' true causa ever being known. Since , however - ' , ever , examinations have boon possible , this branch of study has developed into a science , ) with a field so broad that medical men have been obliged to become specialists in order to. apply all the knowledge ithat exists relative ] to these diseases. j Many diseases of females commence fromj cold , over-work , exposure , or any other causoj that produces congestion or irritation of the , membranes or appendages of the womb.1 This condition gradually leads to inflamma-j taon which develops into Leucorrhcea , and ifj S ng continued , causes weakness and debility Cn the parts. The ligaments holding the womb in its natural position become relaxed , ' elongated or stretched out , loose their con- ; street three blocks to the Institute. If .yon come by wny of the St. 1'nul Railroad take the Thirteenth street car , which passes our door , or tnko omnibus or car- lingo. TllK OMAHA MEDICAL AND SUR GICAL 1NST1TUTK is n permanent med ical institution , conducted by thoroughly cdneated physieians nnd surgeons of ac knowledged skill and experience. The Institute building situated on the northwest corner of Thirteenth street nnd Capitol avenue , IM n largo throe story building ] of over fifty rooms , containing our Medical , Surgical nnd Consultation Rooms , Labratory olllces , nnd the board ing department lor patients , ( The Insti tute Hotel ) , in charge of competent per sons , constituting the largest and most thoroughly equipped Medical nnd Surgi cal Kstablishmunt in the Western States. It is an acknowledged fact that while in every community nru found L'hy.iieians Skillful and experienced in the treatment of fevers and other acute disease" , the most intelligent nnd candid of them , us well ns their patrons , acknowledge a scarcity of doe- tors capable of treating intricate chronic ili.-en es. nnd many physicians will admit al thousands are sufl'ering from so- called incnrnblo diseases , solely from the want of scientific treatment nnd medical skill. It is nlso a fact that many of the newly discovered nnd most valuable rem edies nro totally unknown in many sec tions of the country. That while the public are In possession of the latest in ventions In mechanics and agriculture , nnd have discarded the old , cumbersome machinery of their ancestors , the most important of nil sciences. Medicine , is in ninny localities in the hands of men DO- hind the ago in which wo hvo. It is with n full appreciation of those facts that the Onianii Medical Institute ) Was established by skilled specialists and ' supplied with the latest nnd most vnlun-1 ble discoveries mid inventions in Mcdi-1 cine nnd Surgery , nnd that much-sought , after boon. Health , thus placed within the reach of all that can bo cured by science nnd skill. This paper contains short articles upon . some of HID diseases to which particular' ' attention Is paid at our Institute whuro wo have the facilities , apparatus ami remedies , for the successful treatment of every form of Chronlo Disease requiring either medical or surgical treatment for it-i cure , nnd invite nil persons in search of relief to como and investigate for' ' tractile power and allow the organ to drop down , become displaced. This condition is ( known as Prolapsus or falling of the womb- Torsion or retroversion , as the case may bo , ' the long continued inflammation , congestion , and displacement causing nlceration with all its attendant train of nervous symptoms ; in' ' the body of the womb , forming mctritis , or ; obstructive dysmenorrhcoa , or menorrhagia , , or in the ovary , causing neuralgia , dyamen- en-horn , ovaritis , hysteria , etc. These conditions - - ditions may thus all come from what was in ! the first place a simple congestion of the part affected , caused perhaps by exposure , catching- cold , or other causes. > By appropriate treatment used understnnd- ingly , this condition is readily overcome and the parts restored to their natural healthy condition. Nearly all cases are curable. Many sink into the grave for want of proper treatment. HEMORRHOIDS OR PILES. In announcing our ability to properly treat and. cure this painful disorder , it is only1 necessary to make a few remarks in regard to its origin and cause. i | The circulation of the blood requires two kinds of vesoels : Arteries , which are dense , strong , elastic tubes , to carry it out from the heart , to all parts of the body ; and veins , the walls of which are thin and easily compressed , to return it to the heart. These vessels permeate - ! meato every tissue in the body ; and anypres- ' sure exerted upon them will compress the , rein * most. Hence the blood can not return through the compressed veins as rapidly as it is thrown out through the arteries and capil laries , therefore accumulates or is dammed , up in the veins at nnd beyond the place of obstruction , thereby distending them , and thus piles are produced. The pressure or cause of distention may bo constipation , contraction of the upper fibres of the sphincter muscle , stricture otho rec tum , impediment of the portal circulation , ( or the passage of the blood through the liver ) inflammation of the mucous membrane , pro- lapsnB of the bowels , etc. The continuance of any of these causes may produce hard and painiul tumors. When the pressure is great , inflammation Eiay follow , or the tumor may burst nnd freely. Those are known aa bleeding piles. In some persons these tumors nit forced out at each operation of the bowels ; after the blood-vessels are once distended per manently , and kept BO by the constant power of the heart driving the blood into them , and though the cause may be removed , the tumor remains , are of constant occurrence , and de mand the attention of the specialist. Hemor rhoids ( or piles ) are a very common and troublesome complaint. Are situated either internal or external. Are hard , soft , sen sible or insensible. I Symptoms : Piles may bo indolent or in flamed. The location and character of the pains vary in different cases , being some times confined to the tumors themselves ; at others , extending upward into the intestines , or down the thighs. The pain may bo itch ing , aching , throbbing , unrting , shooting , constant or only when at stool or sitting. These symptoms are frequently complicated jwith irritation of the bladder , frequency of micturition , and pain in the back , and , in fe males , uterine irritation , with mucous dis charge. Fissure ol the anus , prolapsus ani and stricture of rectum are less common but juot less serious. Now , the only rational method of curing piles is to cause contrac tion or obliteration of the blood vessels , thus patting off the supply of blood from the pile tumors , they will rapidly atrophy , or dry up , ' the blood vessels being closed or grown to gether they will never again open , nnd a per manent cure is thus effected. This is done "by " injecting a certain remedy into each pile tumor by an instrument invented for that purpose , it is entirely free from danger , al most painless , nnd wo have never yet failed Jin effecting a permanent cure. J ! Bodenhamer , a celebrated author on jHemorrhoidal diseases ( Piles ) in his new ' work published 1884 , page 2-10 , says of this1 'method : "The profession in general are not , yet Bufliciontly acquainted with its modus Joperaudi to pronounce judgment as to its merits or demerits. From the great excite-J Iment lately manifested concerning this new" method , some are inclined to raise the cry Eureka I and to believe that it like Aaron'ij irod is destined to swallow up all othen methods. " themselves , or to correspond with ns. Long experience In treating cases by letter enables us to treat peisous sclcn- tllicnlly without seeing them. Kacli disease has certain unmistakable signs or HVmptoms which , when told to the scientihc phvslcian , polnt.s out to him tlio exact nature and location of the disease and enables him to choose the proper remedies to efleet n cure often without seeing the patient. When you make up your mind to visit us , make n memorandum of our exact address and thus save trouble or delay. If the patient i crippled or deformed wo should bo advised of his coining a day or two In advance so that our appar atus makers can have other work out of the way so ns not to detain you too long. Make all money orders , drafts , etc. , payable to Omaha Mud. ami Sure. Im > tl- tute. tute.All who desire any Information upon nny medical or surgical ca o can obtain It by writing us and enclosing stamp for reply. HO treat many chronic cases success fully without seeing the patient , when full description of symptoms nro sent us. TREATMENT BY CORRESPOND ENCE. This paper is likely to fall into the hands' Df many of our friends of other days , our patients whom we trcaU-d long ago , or those tvho have heard of us throngft other persons by us cured , who may wish to consult us. lo them , we need hardly say that every year of the many that arc m\v past , has added much to our experience , nnd something , doubtless , to our skill ; or , that our success \L \ is of late moro uniform than over before ; it is probably enough lor them to know how to reach us nnd lay their troubles before us. This cnu bo done snfely nnd satisfactorily by mail , and observing carefully the following directions : Write plainly at the top of your letter the name of your POST OWIOE , COUNTY ind STATE. Give your age , height , weight , sex , and state whether single or married. Describe your present symptoms plainly , in your own language. Ladies or gentlemen , whether married or single , should not heai- tate to write us full particulars conccRiing their condition , as no one sees patients' let ters but the doctor ; give full particulars aa to past and present condition of health , ap petite , stomach , bowels , whether loose of cos tive , and whether the feet hands or head are unusually cold or hot. If you have a cough say whether it is loose or tight , whether worse while lying down at night , or getting up in the morning or after meals. And if you have reason to believe you have rheu matism , kidney , bladder , or urinary disease , send us by express , ( charges prepaid ) , a small ( clean ) bottle of your urino. Most of the troubles described in this paper can bo treated by correspondence , as a long exper ience has taught us how to manage these things well by mail nnd express. In corresponding pending with patients , wo always use n plain envelope , and in sanding medicines by mnil or express , there is no mark on the box or n 01 package indicating who or whore it is from , or the nature of its contents. The directions we give are so plain that they cannot be misunderstood. On receipt of your letter ( with stamp enclosed to prepay - pay answer ) , wo will toll you candidly what can be done in your caso. Again let us urge the absolute necessity of writing your name , post office , county and state plainly. When ordering medicines by express , give the name of the express office when different from that of your post office oddr 8a DEFORMITIES.1 < < j" If you nave n child with n crooked foot , j\ \ leg , or back , it is evidently your duty ns a pnrcnt or guardian of such child 'to do all in your power to have the deformity corrected. The child is wholly dependent upon you , andean | oan do nothing without your consent and as- aiatanco ; while it is email it will bear the in- firraity without n murmur , but aa it grows to manhood or womanhood , it will feel very1 eenly your neglect , and will heap rcpronchcsi | upon your head during its life for allowing it' ' to grow up a maimed nnd holplesu creature jvrfien opportunities nro time nnd again ] presented for its relief. A few dollars cnn-i not bo weighed iu the balance against such n 'disability ' , and your plea that you had not [ means at your immediate command , will not , bo allowed by your child , as n sufficient ex cuse for your enlpublo neglect. The time to' 'correct ' deformities is when the patient is lyoung and growing , when the bones are corn- iparativcly soft and yielding Children are like twigs , if they nro crooked from nny cause they will grow and remain so. Then let us urge upon you the necessity of prompt action in so important a matter , time is everything ; do not idle it away in fooling and temporizing with this or that thius or rely upon the hopeless falacy that it will grow 1 Btrp.ight. By our new mode of treatment , cU.b , reel , or crooked feet , can bo made as perfect in ap. 'pearanco ' and use as though no deformity had 'ever existed. This may seem mysterious or [ doubtful to those unacquainted with the now [ discoveries in surgical work. Wo effect n cure in one-fourth 'the time i usually occupied in the treatment of such cases , with the best treatment the old method ever did or con afford. Wo do it with one-tenth the pain or suffer ing. Wo care not how careful the physician Imay be or how well padded the apparatus , for 'the ' old principle is radically wrong , und is a 'painful ' failure. The Council. Bluffs office of tlie Qmalia Medical and ital established for the benefit of our numerous patrons . * " - - * < - - - - - "flregs-all letters to Omaha Medical