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10 THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : SUNDAY , NOVEMBER C , 1887.SIXTEEN PAGES. ' i il
EYE AND EAR
Department of the
Omaha Medical
and
SDRGICALSTITDTE.
There is no branch of medicine or
Biirgery which requires n inure thor-
otigii fiolontilic knowledge of tlio subject
tluin diseases of the eye mid ear. The
ordinary physician will admit that he
knows little more of those diseases than
the patient ; to the specialist , therefore : ,
both physician and patient turn for re
lief and euro. The family physician
can often prescribe some remedy to
allay pain , but seldom attempts nioro.
We fully appreciate our responsible pos-
Itioifin'taldng charge of llieso Impor
tant organs , and have supplied our-
fcelvcs with every new instrument and
medicine known to be of any value , and
are from time to time lidding to our
faculty men skilled and experienced in
this branch of the profession , and do not
hesitate to claim superiority over any
oculist or aurlst in the we1 ? ! ; and the
thousands wo have cured after others
have failed , substantiate our claims. To
those alllicted with eye and ear dis
eases , wo Dimply say , call and consult
us , got a scientific opinion , then visit
whom you like , and iiyou are an intelli
gent pornon you will return to us for
treatment and euro.
Wo have , at considerable expense of
time and money , written papers upon
all disea-sos of the eye and car , describ
ing the eye and ear and their diseases ,
in plain language , with numerous illus
trations , are written for the benefit of
patients and physicians who write us in
regard to cases ; by reading them care
fully physician and patient will have a
clear understanding and ran describe
cases to us moro intelligently.
DISEASES OF FEMALES.
So prevalent have bccomo chronic dis
eases of fomalo.H mid so many have ap
plied to me in person and by letter , and
HO rapidly haw my practice in this
specialty increased ( owing , I am proud
to say , mainly to my success in effecting
euros , after others have failed ) , that I
have been obliged to write a book upon
these diseases in order to make known
my views and methods of treatment.
Moro especially to those who state their
eases to mo by letter and arc treated by
correspondence. The vast majority of
cases can bo properly treated without a
personal interview. Long experience
in treating cases by letter enables us to
treat persons scientifically without see
ing them. Each disease has certain un
mistakable signs or symptoms which ,
when told lo the scientific physician ,
point out to him the exact nature and
location of the disease and enables him
to choose the proper remedies to otTocta
euro often without seeing the patient.
Every case consulting me , whether by
letter or in person , is given the most
careful and considerate attention.
Wo ask you for your own benefit , if
you are in any way affected , to write to
us for this book , and read carefully as
far as concerns your disease and then
give us a history of your ease
in your own language. You can
write at your leisure better than you
can state to me if hero , or fill out n
question blank. Or if you find it con
venient to call , do : > o , and I will give
you a personal examination and explain
your disease to you by the aid of mani
kins , models , anatomical preparations
and charts so plainly that you will un
derstand your condition thoroughly. I
ean convince any intelligent person that
wo have the best facilities and most
complete medical and surgical institute
in the country , east or west. In every
case give ago , postofilco , county , state ,
express office , married or single , how
long out of health , what has been done
for you , as well as you know , and
tthothor you can visit mo if it would bo
necessary , in the course of treatment ,
and then describe symptoms in your
own plain language , reading all the
articles that have a bearing on your
ease ; and as you read , write your state
ment. Upon the receipt of the history
of your case wo will thoroughly iinuly/.o
your disease and give you a scientific
candid opinion of the disease and treat
ment required to olTcct a cure if it can
bo done by science and skill.
Book upon diseases of women with
blank list of questions for patient to an
swer free upon application.
BATTERIES , INHALERS , BRACES ,
TRUSSES
And all kinds of medical and surgical
appliances manufactured. The physi
cians and surgeons in charge of the 'dif
ferent departments are men of largo ex
perience , skilled in their specialties.
SURGICAL OPERATIONS
For the euro of hair lip , club feet.
tumors , cancers , fistula , cataract , slra-
bismua ( cross-eyes ) varicqcolo , inverted
nails , wens and deformities of the hu
man body , performed in the most scien
tific manner.
Wo treat chronio diseases of the
lungs , heart , head , blood , skin , scalp
stomach , liver , kidneys , bladder , nerves
bono.s , etc. , as paralysis , epilepsy ( fits )
scrofula , dropsy , Hright's disease , tnjio
worm , ulcers or fever sores , dyspopsit
or gastritis , baldness , eczema , curviv
turo of the spine , contracted limbs , anil
all deformities of the body.
HOW TO REACH THE INSTITUTE
If you arrive by way of the Union PJV
citio or , 11. & M. railroad take the stroo
car to the corner of Furimm and Tliir
tconth streets , and go two blocks north
If by the way of the St. Paul railroad
take the Thirteenth street car , whiel
passes our door , or tuko carriage or
omnibus to Thirteenth and lodg <
street , northwest corner.
SURGICAL APPLIANCES , INSTRU
MENTS , ETC. ,
Any moro than it does to schools , rail
roads , hotels , or any other legitimate
business or enterprise , provided it is
done in u sensible , truthful , professional
manner. The publishing of testimoni
als , oilers of largo sums of money for a
cuso that cannot bo cured , accounts of
miraculous euros , etc. , resorted to by
pretenders , is disgusting , and brands
them as impostors.
DR. J. W. MCMENAMY ,
In ehargo of this department of the
Omaha Medical Institute , has had
twenty years experience in his own and
other largo medical establishments. lie
is acknowledged as the leading special
ist of the west. The Commercial Rec
ord , Omaha , July l,18bO , frays : "Dr. Me-
Menamy , the proprietor of the Omaha
Medical institute , is , beyond a doubt ,
one of the most skillful specialists in the
western states , and is well titled by na
ture , education and experience to till
tlio resjxmsiblo position ho occupies as
the head of the largest medical and surgi
cal institute in the west. In tlio treatment
of diseases of women and diseases of the
urinary and sexual organs ( private dis
eases ) ho probably has no superior in
the United States. Wo personally know
him to bo reliable and responsible. "
He has exclusive charge of diseases of
the wjxual organs and nervous system.
All letters are rend and answered by
the doctor personally' .
Omaha Medical and Surgical Institute
N. W , Corner .isth and Dodge Streets , Omaha , Nebraska.
Tlie Omnhn Medical ami Surgical Institute Is a permanent
medical Institution , conducted by thoroughly educated phy
sicians and surgeons of acknowledged skill and experience *
The Medical Institute H a largo three-story 1 > rick Inilldlni. ,
centrally located , being neatly opposite the leading hotel of
the city ( the Mlllnrd ) , and contains our Medical , SurgUal
and Consultation Itoonis , J.nuiir.itory , Dun ? Store , durgUnl ,
Hi ace and Instrument Manufactory. Thu boarding ilcpail-
iiiout for patients mid
Fifty Elegantly Furnished , Well Ventilated Rooms
for the sick , supplied with all the modern coin enlenccx , con
stituting the LAIWI.ST AMI MOST COUI'M'.TB.MKIHCAL A > , U
SumilUALlNSTlTUTK If. TIIK Vr'lW.
It If au acknowledged fnctthat while In every community
are found phy.sicl.un skillful and experienced In the treat
ment of fevers and oilier imito disease , the most Intelligent
mid candlilof thvm , us neil as their patrons acknowledge a
Bcajcity of doctors capable of treating Intricate chronic dh-
eaS s or pel forming dllllcult surgical operations , and many
physicians will admit Unit thousands nrr suffering from so-
called Incurable. dheiiMH , solely fiom the want of sclentlllo
treatment and medluil and surgical nklll. It Is also a fuct
that many of tlio now ly-dlscovered iind most valuable reme
dies aio totally unknown in many sections of the country.
That while the public ale In po * < essloilof the latest linen-
tlons In moclnmUs and agrlcull tire , and have discarded the
old cumbersome muclilnriy of their ancestors , the most 1m-
poitant of all sciences , Medlc-Ino , is In many localities iu the
hands of men behind the ago lu w hlch w o 11e. .
For the Treatment of all Chronic and Surgical Diseases and Diseases of the Eye and Ear.
DR. Me MEN A MY , - - - Physician and Surgeon in Charge ,
Twenty Years Hospital and Private Practice. Assisted by a Number of Competent , Skillful and Experienced Physicians
and Surgeons.
Particular attention paid to Deformities , Diseases of Women , Diseases of the Urinary and Sexual Organs , Private Diseases , Diseases of the Nervous System
Lung and Throat Diseases , Surgical Operations , Epilepsy or Fits , Piles , Cancer , Tumors , Etc.
Address all Letters to DR. J. W. McMENAMY , or OMAHA MEDICAL AND SURGICAL INSTITUTE , Cor. 13th and Dodge Sts. , Omaha , Neb.
OUR MODEOFTREATING DEFORM
ITIES.
Wo treat nil pliynlcnl deformities by
means of our now und improved appli
ance nnd iippimitus , perfected after
many years of practical experience , en
tirely ignoring the old lorturoiib mode
of treatment and thereby dispensing
with all pin aud dimmer to the patient.
Upon all oases of deformities , burjjical
appliances and apparatus will bo lilted
und perfectly adjusted. The patient
can then return home and prosecute the
treatment to a uecebsful termination ,
under our directions. The surgical an-
plianccs can be. worn by the most deli
cate , without pain or inconvenience ,
and patients need not be confined to
their rooms.
HIP-JOINT DISEASE.
Inflammation and disease of thin , the
largest and most important joint of the
body , is fraught with danger und the
most BoriouB coiifccquenccs. It is the
joint to which moro force is applied
with moro varied and extensive move
ments , with a closer contact and larger
extent of friction surface when the parts
are inflamed , and surrounded by more
powerful , important and numerous mus
cles than any other join of the body.
The disease is more prevalent among
children and youths , yet adults are not
infrequently its victims. Its common
causes are external injuries , blows , fulls
or strains , yet occasionally arises with
out any apparent cause , induced , prob
ably , by a scrofulous or struinous dia
thesis. Inflammation of the synovial
membrane and articular cartilages of
the hip joint , commencing in the ubiml
bubacuto form , is so obscure in
the early period of the disease
that its true character is seldom ob
served , and properly uiidcrbtood by the
inexperienced surgeon. It would , how
ever , require several pnges of this
journal to give in detail the various
symptoms attending the dilTerent binges
of this disease. Wo can , therefore ,
only mention briefly the more promi
nent symptoms. It fu-bt manifests its
presence oy a feeling of uneasiness and
fatigue of the affected limb after oxor-
cibo , with moro or less pain in and
around the knco joint , especially at
night ; the cause of the pain being first
experienced so remote from the real
point of attack is that the hip joint is
deeply Boated , and the parts thus
far an'ccted sire destitute of the
nerves of sensation. As the dis
ease advances au apparent elongation
of the limb is often , if not always , ob
served , caused by the inflamed and
thickened condition of the synovinl
membrane lining the socket and head
of the thigh bone. The disease in its
inflammatory state , insidiously pro
gresses until the entire structure of the
joint is involved , the deep-seated nerves
f of sensation are encroached upon and
the pain shifts to tlio hip joint , becom
ing severe , nnd at times intense ; a dis
tinct limp is now observed , the slightest
motion or weight berne upon the limb
increases buttering , and the joint be
comes tender to pressure and often
swollen. In its fearful ravages destruct
ive itlcoratioii invades the synovinl
membranes , cartilages and ligaments ,
in and around the joint ; mat lor forms ,
and in many eases seeks ogress through
the abscesses or openings formed on the
exterior , while in other cases the mailer
is absorbed and no abscesses make llioir
appearance. Caries or disease of the
bone now supervenes , pausing softening
and gradual decomposition and wasting
away of the head of the thigh bone ,
which , in many cases , becomes shorter ,
and sometimes almost obliterated , the
powerful muscles of the hip are wasted
away , bccomo atrophied and rigidly
contracted , drawing the limb up and
hip out of position , presenting au ap
parent dislocation , and the fearful de
struction is complete , and the | x > or , un-
forlunalo victims , if they have survived
the shock to their systems from the
long-continued sufferings , are loft at
death's door , pale , haggard , and emaci
ated , with the leg drawn up , hh > forced
back and upward , muscles and flesh ol
limb wasted a\\ayloaving it a deformed ,
uselois and cumbersome appendage.
Nor is the piuturo overdrawn , as tliou-
oands throughout our laud annually fall
victims to this terrible disease and are
left in this sad condition , and none but
they can ever know Ihe intense agonj
of the pain and sulToring Ihoy endure.
WE CAN FURNISH ANY REMEDY ,
Appliance , instrument or apparatus
known , at a fair reasonable price , lllcc-
triu batteries for homo UKO nt lowest pri
ced. Our remedies are prepared in oui
own laboratory , and are the best and
purest. Our prices are as low as can by
made and do our patients justice. C'l/ifJ /
tiaitally Idler nctivethe kuwecaie und
consideration as ( Aowtut ( / vtVit w.
CAUTION. Designing persons , taking advantage of our reputation , arc con
stantly starting bogus Medical Establishments to deceive strangers visiting the
city. These pretenders usually disappear in a few weeks. Beware of them , or
their runners or agents. Tlio Omaha Medical and Surgical Institute is the only
established Medical Institute in Omaha. Ur. McMenamy , Prop. When you
make up your mind to visit us , make a memorandum of our exact address and
thus save trouble , delay or mistake.
RUPTURE.
To Chose who are suffering from tie Tarioua
forms of Hernia ( Hupturoj , we would pay
that our long experience in the treatment
of this disability , which fills so many Hres
with Buffering and misery , enables us to
afford you the greatest meuur * of relief
posiible.
PABALISIS.
What more pitiable eight eau be witnecscd
ban the poor paralytio child helpless ,
leformed , deprived of locomotion and self-
support , of the pleasures and enjoyments of
ifef Erery impulse or desire for usefulness
o himself or society ia aa abortion ; hopes
( lighted ; the future but a long weary life
n deformed humanity to b eaHe4 and
mown to others and himself , at a cripple
a maimed and useless creature ; and when he
contrasts hi lamentable faU with OIOM
ilessed with sound limbs and body , enjoying
ifo'g pleasures and usefulness , the society of
'riends , the business and social circles free
o move , think and act how his Tery soul
must recoil , and how sad bis heart must be ,
as he feels 'twere better had ho neier been
} orn.
CAUSES.
Exhausted vitality of parent * , transmitting
i predisposition to the offspring , Tisiting the
uiquities upon their children ; the use of
stimulants , such as tobacco , alcohol , tea and
coffee ; excessive physical or mental exertion
and prostration ; syphilis and scrofula ; ner
vous irritability , etc. Acute diseases incident
Lo childhood , induce , or art the exciting
causes of this trouble , such as spinal or
cerebral meningitis , scarlet fever , measles ,
whooping cough , worms , colds , etc. Falls ,
blows , sprains , injuries from careless nursing
of infanta and children , often result in paral
ysis , though months may elapse before its
ippoarance.
Some retire at night well as usual ; the
morning finds them helpless. With some , a
slight 'ever precedes the malady. It may
fallow teething , spasms , attacks of severe
Illness , etc. Sometimes a slight difference ia
noticed in the usefulness or control of the
hand or foot. This difference increases from
week to week , or month to month , until
paralysis is complete.
With adults the causes are wore apparent ,
as falls , injuries , private diseases , fevers ,
exposure , overwork mental or physical ,
etc. , etc.
Paralysis may be general or partial , affectIng -
Ing the whole or only a part of the system.
When partial paralysis affects one aide f
the body o ! y < " ' * called " Htmiplegia. "
And when It affiyts only the lower part , or
legs , ills called "Paraplegia. " Whoa only
one limb , hand , foot , one sldo of the face ,
etc. , it U then calUd Local 1'aralysii.
UEMIPLBGIA.
This is the most common form of paralysis
met with. It , in the majority of cases ,
affects the left side of the body. In a few
cases the left arm and right leg may be
affected , or via vena. The mind , in this
kind of paralysis often suffers , and the speech
may be impaired , but in young subjects the
mental functions and speech , if injured
usually recover. This , however , unfortu
nately.Is not so often true of adults , especially
If put the meridian of life.
Hemiplegia is generally the result of sera _
leilon ef the brain by the rupture of a blood
vessel , by softening of tlie brain , disease er
obstruction of the cerebral artery , by tumor ,
syphilitic germinations , or growths , by
abscess , injuries of the skull and brain ,
tc. , elo.
PARAPLEGIA ,
Or paralysis of the lowtrhalf of the body
from disease , injury or compression of the
spinal cord or Its membranes , or reflex irri-
UUon , U thj | fena of pajtaljnUi tlUi u h
the patient may be unable to move the limb ,
yet involuntary motion , with jerking and
trembling , is quite'oommon ' and even annoy
ing caused by continued congestion of the
"
cord. " \
In very old persons , complete recovery
scarcely ever occurs , and the chances usually
increase inversely with the age of the patient.
With children thooecurrence usually dates
back to eruptive 1 fevers , teething , spinal
meningitis , falls r accidents ; others to
colds , while in very many cases no assignable
cause ii apparent.
CURABILITY OF PARALYSIS.
This affection has , fron its earliest history ,
been deemed incurable. And while the pro
fession denounced many of the vagaries and
follus of the fathers of medicine , they have
clung with a pertinacity unprecedented to
their absurd practice * in the treatment of
paralysis. The treatment adopted hundreds
of yfars ago is still in _ vogue , and is handed
down through our medical colleges and books
M a sacred relic. Hence the use of the red-
hot iron along the spine , the moxa , the
blister , lotions , liniments , strychnine and
chance , are the agents relied upon by most
Physicians for the relief of paralysis all of
which do but little except to render the
sufferir more miserable.
KEMABKS ON TREATMENT.
Every intelligent mind at "once eompre-
bends the superiority and adaptation of our
treatment , and that it ia philosophical ind
reliable.
Ia most cases the immediate causes which
bare operated to product the paralysis have
subsided , and we have only to deal with the
veiulti.
Now , if a muscle has be n paralyzed , it of
course ceasea to contract , and several yery
tnportant changea Uke place aa a ooase-
uence :
First , the muscle * are in a great measure
eprived of their doe supply * f blood , from
which they derive ( heir nutrition , and hence
bey wither away , aa a starved child would
ecome emaciated and feeble.
Secondly , the little membranes investinf
he muscles haying ceased to glide over each
ithir , become agglutinated or stuck together.
Thirdly , the blood vessel * themselves dl-
minlah in aite and often some ef them be-
COB * almost impervious.
Fourthly , the oarbonaceoua matters are
not well eliminated , hence the tendency to
'ally degeneration.
It not unfrequently bappens , that while a
laralyied limb retails Its plumpness aud
normal site , yet upon close iaTeetigation it
will be found to b mainly due to a dcposl-
'ion of fat in and between the muscular cells ,
hereby dutroying the contractility of th <
muscle , and impeding locomotion. When
ever the flow of blood to a limb or organ ia
mpeded frem any cause , the blood vessels
diminish ia slie and the limb or organ in *
clines to atrophy fornaut of proper nutri
tion.
ITeace it will be seen thai Inssmucb aa
muscular action Is Indispensable in facili
tating the circuhtion , anything Interfering
with It must necessarily bring about the
several conditions already spoken ef.
These facta being true , and the above
named cenditiona being present , we are
naturally led to the following reasons why
we cure paralysis : " * "
1st. We Inertue the she of the dimin
ished blood vessels In the limb , and force an
abundmce of blood through them , increasing
nutrition.
2d. We maintain a higher temperature
In the limb.
H Is \ \ 1th n full appreciation of tliexc fncts that tlie Onmli *
Meillcnl Institute u us ustnulUuod by skilled spcchillsts RHI
auppllert with the Intcst nml most valuable discoveries ami
Inventions lu Medicine mul Surgery , nn l th t nuch > souiht-
after boon , Health , thus placed ulthlu the reach o nil Unit
cnn be cm oil by science mid skill.
\\'o hnvo the facilities apparatus anil remedies for the
successful ticutiuent of ox cry form of Chronic Disease re
quiring clthur inedlciil or Btirntcul tieiitiueut for Its curo.nml
Invltu nil persons In si-arch of relief to cOiuc nml estlgato
for Uii.-m L > l\os , or to coirospond with us. I.OUK experience
In treatltij ; cases by letter enables IH to treat persons selen-
tIdeally without seeing them. Iluch ilUcaio lias certain un-
Jiilstnkublo slgua or symptoms which , when told to the sot-
entitle pliyMclun , point out to him tlio exact nature nml lo
cation of thu dl ea o ami emUiliKS lilin to choo u tlio proper
remedies to effect n cuio of ten \ \ tthout seeing the patient.
At nil times , under nil circumstances , and In nil vocation * ,
merit commands honor , worthiness commands ro poatnml
nblllty commands stuiess ; and the ( success which 1ms at
tended us In the past tu eliciting cures where ethers lin\o
fulled Is the best ovlilonco of our nklll and ability , and our
standing urn ! reputation luimng business muu Is the best u\l-
ilcncoof ourlnteffilty ami responsibility.
Wo Invltonll to coirespond with \lsltusbeforutnkItiK
treatmentelsewhero , belleAlng tlmtn\slt ! or consultation
w 111 convince imy intelligent perMm tbnt it Is to tliolr ndvan-
tngutoplaco themselves under our emu ; that wobu\o supe
rior advantages nnd facilities for titntliiK special diseases ,
which , combined with our acknowledged ability , experlonco
nnd reputation , should make our Institute the tli > t choice.
3d. By revulsion and massage wo ezpel
the fat cells deposited within the aggluti
nated muscles , promote molecular change ,
and separate the fibrillae under the influence
of artificial motion , galvanism , oxygen gas ,
regulation of the atmospheric pressure ,
powerful derivative treatment for the relief
of local affections of the nervous system ,
suitable mechanical support to prevent
fatigue and correct deformities , muscular
education , and cultivation of will power.
4th. In a word we surround the patient
with every means which science , trt , and
long experience have developed having no
hobbies , depending upon no nostrum , seek
ing only the restoration of the patient.
r
CLUB AND CROOKED FEET.
By our new mode of treatment , club , reel ,
r erooked feet , can be made as perfect in
appearance and use as though ne deformity
iad ever existed. This may seem mysterious
r doubtful to those unacquainted with the
ew discoveries in surgical art.
We effect a cure in one-fourth the time
sually occupied in the treatment of such
ases , with the best treatment the old method :
ver did or can afford.
We do it with one-tenth the pain and
uffering. We care not how careful the
ihysician may be or how well padded the
.pparatus . , for the old principle is radically
wrong , and is a painful failure.
In many cases no surgical operation is
equirid ; but should it b * necessary , it is so
imple as not to shed a drop of blood , nor
ause any swelling , pain or soreness after
ward.
The treatment never , In any way , inter-
ercs with health or causes the loss of a meal
r a nigbt'fl sleep the skin never becomes
ore from chafing or pressure by the appa
ratus.
The deformity will never return after the
reatmcnt is concluded. The motions of the
olnts are perfect , the gait natural , and all
lobbling removed.
VTe rnnke 6 If eciaHy of its treatment , and
by the use of appliances of our own manu
facture , meet with invariable success.
Most all patients are treated at home after
the apparatus are fitted , which will require
but one day usually.
THE KNEE-JOINT.
tike otier j oin ( , Ii Bubjeet to all forms of
Inflammation , abscess , tuberculosis , rheuma
tism and Injuries , and , btlng the largest
lolnt when affected , it is lubjtct to the most
violent consequences. '
Tuberculosis ( or While Swelling ) Is a ter
rible disease , dislroying the membranes and
artlculatioas , depositing matter in the cavity
of the joint , and is attended with contractor
of the limb , losi of motion , great pain , and
sometimes death.'r"1 *
Dropsical effusions frequently oecur M a
result of inflammation , whether produced by
Injuries , sprains , or other caasei. Uga
mcntuus adhesions and stiffening mult from
"
At first , weakness of the limb may be the
only complaint ; but pain , swelling , nnd loss
of motion coon follow , with prostration of
the system.
From any of the above diseases the cords
may become contracted , aud the limb crooked
and deformed. There are no cases requiring
more vigilant and correct treatment than
iiseasespf this joint , M with it great suffer
ing and life-long deformity may be prevented ;
while without it great suffering and life-long
deformity may result. The ankle , shoulder ,
elbow , and wrist , are subject to the same
forms of disease , and are followed by like
consequences.
No disease affecting these joints can DO
mccessfully treated without proper mechan
ical appliances.
DISEASED BONES.
Any of the bones of the body are liable to
: arics or necrosis from Scrofula , Injuries ,
inflammation , Syphilis , &c. , Ac. , and the portion
tion diseased and dying becomes a foreign
substance , often keeping up a discharge of
matter , irritation and drain upon the system ,
destroying health and making life miserable.
Such cases are easily cured , and often in a
short time. Hundreds of limbs are amputa
ted on account of such condition which conld
ust as well have been saved. There is cot
one case in a hundred which is incurable.
INDOLENT ULCERS.
Indolent Ulcers ( or fever eotes as they are
called , ) are loathsome and painful nfltctioni ,
.nd . , while they are often pronounced incur-
.ble , yet proper treatment will almost in vari
ably cure them in a very short time , No
class of cages yield more readily.
OUIl RESPONSIBILITY.
In regard to _ our responsibility , we
claim to bo btrniglrtforwunl , honorable
buHiiwbs mpn , treating our patients as
every physician bliould treat his patients
with candor and honesty , as well as
ability and skill ; furthermore wo are
fesfionsifilo financially which any ono
can determine for themscUes by imiui'r-
iiif ; of the commercial agencies , who
have agents iu every town , or the
Omaha banks or impord. Aa a ftuther
e\Ktlunco of our Btumlin you will notice
tlmt our advertisements appear iu nil
tlio ftrHt-clups ntiWHimpors , and in BO mo
as the only medical advertisement.
The reason of this is that these papers
only accept medical udveitisementu
from fin ub known to bo rebpoiibiblu uud
honorable.
It is to our interest to euro our patients -
tionts ; no phybician or medical cstab-
lislnnent can exist any length of time
unless patients are treated with skill ,
hone.sty und succchHj therefoio , our
anxiety to euro our patients and obtain
their friendship is not only a matter of
honesty , but of business ininciples , nud
our continued prosnenty is the bebt evidence -
donco of our success. "NV'o are regularly
educated physicians and have had years
of experience in this class of diseases ,
nnd 1110 wipiilcd with every remedy , np-
plianco or apparatus kno\ui to the pub
lic world for thu treatment aud cuio of-
diseases.
' 1'lioti 'h wo have thousands of letters
nnd testimonials from patients , wo do
not publish them iirst , because it is
considered unprofessional second , wo
never use the names of patients us ref
erence , either iu books , papeis , circu
lars or conversation. Wo do business
on our merits nnd skill , believing that
the magnitude of our business , our
superior advantages , lopntatiou and ex
perience , places us buyqud suspicion or
the ueccssitv of
Our Hook * and Circular *
are written for the purpose of im
parting correct ideas of disease to these
m search of relief in as few and plain
words us possible. After raiding thorn ,
patients will then be able to explain
their situation to us umlorstandiUKly
and w o can then advise them as to the
curability of the disease , ami whether
they can bo cured at homo or will Lave
to visit us. Many liberal ,
lluiie * ! l'liylcluu * Send Vn Cue *
that they lack experience or facilites to
treat , and thereby merit our thanks and
friendship and these of the patient.
Other half-educated , narrow-minded
doctors , itjnornut alike of
Our AdvuiilMC ' i llojiiHnlliin mid Skill ,
or their own petty insignificance , abuse
and blunder us. For this cliu > s of uicu
> ve feel only pity.
BOOK FREE
UPON
Private , Special and Nervous Dieases
OF THE
URINARY AND SEXUAL ORGANS ,
SKXT JH I'LAUt
JPJIKE TO Ax
Our object in writing these pages la
not to furnish reading matter to a class
of persons who road out of more idle cu
riosity , but for the benolit of the many
who are MilToring to a greater or less de
gree from disease' , , or the olleels of dis
eases or abuses , of the sexual or urinary
organs- . Not a day pusses but wo re
ceive calls or letters fn > ni personssulTor-
ing from this ehiss of diseases , or their
sequel. Many of them are ignorant of
the cause of the dillleulty that has
wrecked their constitutions , thrown a
cloud over their bright prospects and is
shortening their days.
Others are pain fully aware of their
condition , knowing that , though their
friends or family physician may lay their
tailing health and
impaired nervous en
ergies to the liver or lungs , it is an en
tirely different disease which has them
in its grasp , and that to their own ignor
ance or folly they owe their present
condition , and that , though they may
change their habits now , their constitu
tions are so undermined that , without
scientific medical aid , recovery of the
vital powers is impossible.
The only reliable Medical institute
making a specialty of
PRIVATE DISEASES OF THE URIN
ARY AND SEXUAL ORGANS ,
caused by overwork , or worry , the indis
cretions of youth , or excesses of riper
years , or whatever may tend to lower
the tone of life's vital forces , causing
nervous and physical debility oroxhaus-
tion , seminal weakness or incontinence
( spermatorrhoea ) , and premature decay ,
followed by the long train of symptoms
which the sufferer knows but too well ,
are cured by our now restorative treat
ment , renewing vitality and vigor , and
restoring vital , physical and mental
power.
The treatment of this class of discuses
has until very recently been neglected
by scientific educated physicians , and
has been in the hands of patent medi
cine vendors and ignorant men claiming
to have one medicine that was a speci
fic and would cure every case.
We know that thousands suffering
from the ellects of these \ ices have been
disappointed so often that they are dis
couraged and have almost given up
hope of over being cured. To all such
wo desire to say that so long as they
continue to experiment with specific
remedies or appliances represented to
cure such diseases , they are liuely to
meet with nothing but disappointment.
No two cases are exactly alike and no
remedy over has boon or over ean bo
prepared to meet the requirements of
all.Vo have niado a careful study of
these diseases in all their various forms
and complications , and with tlio aid of
almost unlimited experience in adapt
ing treatment to individual cases , wo
are enabled to cuio after others htivo ut
terly failed.
Wo wore among the iirst to make a-
specially and study of this class of dis
eases , and to treat them upon scientific
principles. Wo also treat strictures ,
gleet , and varicocolo. All contagious
and blood diseases , from whatever uauso
produced , successfully treated. Wo
can remove syphilitic poison from the
system without mercury , or injury to
tlio system.
All communications confidential. Call
and consult or send name and piislolllco
address plainly written and 'encloso
stamp , and wo will send you , in plain
wrapper ur Book to Monupon private ,
special and nervous diseases , seminal
weakness , si > ornmUorliiu ! , impotoney ,
syphilis , gonorrhiun , gleet , and all dis
eases of the genito-urinary organs , oi
send history of your case for an opinion.
Persons unable to visit us may bo
treated at their homes , by correspond
ence. Medicines and instruments sent
by mail or express , securely packed
from observation , no marks lo indicate
contents or sender. One pemmal inter
view preferred if convenient. Hoonisj
and board for the accommodation of pai
tients. Address all letters to
Omaha Medical and Surgical Institute ,
Cor. lUth and Dodge sts. , Omaha , Neb.
CASES TREATED BY CORRESPON
DENCE.
Cases treated by correspondence re
ceive his most careful attention. Each
case ia analyzed and examined by ques
tions. A record by number in kept lu
our private ollico of each case and the
remedy used. Prices are either w >
much for the full treatment , whether It
takes a longer or shorter time , payable
in advance , or so much n monthpayable
monthly in advance. It will bo under
stood that for a certain amount wo agree
to treat a case until cured , charging no
more if it takes a greater length of
time than wo had calculated upon. As
wo know from the average length of
time in thousands of cases treated by in
what wo can afford to do , wo take our
chance and run the risk , knowing that
if some cases require a long time to cure
others are easily curedaml if wo lose on
one wo make up on others , and so are
safe on the average ; while patient *
treated by the month pay HO much fop
each month's treatment and run all
risk's themselves of their ease being
slow to got well or of rapid recovery ,
and thus costing them more or less , in
cither way wo use the mime remedies ,
viz. : the best known toscionco. When ,
apparatus , instruments , etc. , are furiH
ishcd or surgical operations performed
wo make special prices , and our rates
are as low as can be mude and do our
patients justice.
Patients visiting the city for treat
ment ean obtain room and board in thq
Institute building.
To those who are unable to visit us ,
and are treated by letter , wo will nay
that a long experience in treating case *
by correspondence has enabled us to
treat cases sciontllicallv without peeing
them. Kill out question blank as far aa
your disease is concerned , then in your
own language tell us just whatyou would
say if you wore hero. ( K\erything ia
confidential ; you need not hesitate lu
toll us ovori thing. )
Wo send medicine to every part of thd
Union , botii by mail and express , with
such clear and explicit directions for
UMJ that no mistake can occur. While *
Ills always desirable to tee a patient ,
our thorough knowledge of the human
body and its ailments enable us to pro-
-cri'bu with certainly and success in
m.my rnsin , if u description of the casa
Is given. '