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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (March 9, 1890)
auiNJLJA * , MAKOH , JStJO.-TVVENTY-FOUR PAGES. MOVED One of the Greatest ill OMAHA KEEPS IT , It ELs No Superiors and But Few Equals , YEARS OF HARD WORK Turns Hie Cozzens House Into an Invalids' ' Hotel , IT COST $100,000 But It is the Finest and Largest Anywhere. OPEN DAY AND NIGHT. Jn Charge of a Skillful Staff of Physicians. A RELIABLE BUSINESS. Me Most Central Institute in the United States , TH.E .AIM OF A LIFETIME Realized In the Completion of , the Now Building. ALL MODERN CONVENIENCES Have Boon Placed in the Institute Building. EVERY ROOM HEATED Vapor , Electric and Other Baths Given. ONE HUNDRED & TWENTY-FIVE Is the Number of Rooms For Patients. LIGHT AND AIRY ROOMS Competent Nurses to Care for the ' . Sick. THE PRIDE OF ALL OMAHA 'J'hc Oinnha Medical and Surclcnl In- ntltiitn Throws All AVrstern ICatab- llRhmcntH In the Hlirule Loca tion , Otli and Hnrncj-.Uiuulia. A Mnitor of History. The purchase made recently by Dr. I J. W. McMcnamy , president , of the Bl Omaha Medical and Surical Institute , of the famous Cozzons hotel , of this city , brings to mind many interesting remin iscences both as to Cozzons , the Insti tute , and the old doctor himself. It was away back in the CO's , during the building of the Union Pacific rail road that tnitt world-ronownod.and ec centric character , George Francis Train , sat at lunch in what was then known as the Ilerndon house , but since transformed into the Union Pacific headquarters , when a breeze from an open window blow through George's whibkors , which caused him to take a very severe cold. Mr. Train swore to bo avontrod for this liberty of the July wind and UP mediately hired all the workmen ho could command , bought a half block of ground one block south of Farniun , and in sixty days ate his first meal in the Co/.zons. It was well built , with a high basement and three stories in height , ornamented with balconies , porticos , towers , oto. , which have stood the test of the elements up to the time it was purchased by Dr. McMonamy , who has added another tower and two balconies on the north side and made Improvements that run up into the thousands of dollars. Train's whim cost him & ! 0,000 , and the increase in the value of ( boground , improvements , etc. , will bring the cost to Dr. McMonamy to about 3100.009. Steam heat has been placed in every room , about 125 in nil , in the building ; also electric lighting apparatus. Then there are bath rooms innumerable , In which patients may enjoy the eleotrlo , vapor , steam , hot or cold baths to their heart's content , or as long as the attending physician will permit. The now Institute building is located on the corner of Ninth and Uavnoy streets , and is presided over by Dr. J. W. MoMonnmy , physician in charge , und IB assintod by Dr. W. H. Preston , Dr , J. P , Williams , Dr. Chas. F. Sin clair , Dr. Isaac Sinclair , Dr. F. Grung. and Dr. McLaughlin , who are rococ- ni/oil by moil leal authorities as buinir one of the most skilled medical staffs in the country. Including nursesphysl clans and other attendants , regularly employed there are forty-seven people in the Omaha Medical and Surgical Institute who care for the sick the year round. . Dr. J. W. MoMonamy , the president und founder of the Omaha Modlcal and Surgical Institute , first saw the light of. day in the year 1810 , and is consequently quently forty-four years old ; not a y > ' i very old man to bo sure ; in fact , ' a man just In the prime of life , but the greater share of that life has boon devoted - voted to the practice of his chosen pro fession , fiestas a practicing physician , nusworlug calls at all hours of the day from his own immediate neighborhood during his drat year or so , but gradu ally , stop by stop , ho made himaolf felt , until it was no unusual thing for him to bo called hundreds of miles to attend to some difficult surgical operation or some other ailment which wo humans fall heir to. But the life of 'a regular urac- titlonor is no bed of roses , and Dr. McMonamy soon began to look for flomo way of caring for the sick that would insure him a small amount of rest at least. A medical Institute then sug gested itself and after mature delibera tion ho began a tour of inspection through the leading cities of the west , north and south. Ho was so much pleased with the charming city of Omaha that ho at once decided to locate here , and accordingly the Omaha Modl cal and Surgical Institute catno into existence. At the corner of Twelfth and Howard streets this great institution first began its honorable career. The building was a small two-story brick and still elands , bu t th o quarters soon became so cramped with its modern appliances , the best of medical eldlt , the largo , bright and airy rooms and pleasant surroundings , Omaha anil Nebraska has an institution of which they are justly proud. The Omaha Medical and Surgical Institulo is a permanent medical institution , con ducted by thoroughly educated physi cians and surgeons of acknowledged skill and experience , and nil other med ical establishments in the west sink into insignificance when compared with this institution , which is one of the largest and most complete in the United State ? . These are plain lac s which are sus ceptible of proof. It is an acknowlogod fact that while in every community are found physi cians skillful and experienced in the treatment of favors and other acute dis eases , the most intelligent and candid of them , as well as their patrons , ac knowledge a scarcity of doctors capable of treating intricate chronic diseases or performing difficult surgical operations , und many physicians will admit that thousands are suffering from so-called for meals doljpqrod in rooms. This is not a hosplludhlt an invalidshotolsup- plied with every appliance , apparatus , instrument and" comfort known to the medical world for the relief and euro of disease and deformity * Those who are unable to visit the Institute , onqj treated by letter , their long experience in treating cases by correspondence has enabled them to treat cases scientifically without seeing them. Fill ouPquoatlon blanks ns far as your disease Wconcorncd , then in your own language toll just what you would say if you wore hero. ( Every thing is confidential ; you need not hes itate to toll them everything. ) They send medicine to every part of the Union both by mail and express , with such clear and explicit directions /or use that no mistake can occur. Their remedies are securely packed in a box with plain wrapper , and sent by express unless otherwise directed. They send medicines in liquid forms , which are compounded in their own drugstore from nod prosperity of the institute is the best evidence of its success. The physicians of the Omaha M odlcal Institulo are specialists of the advanced typo , fully up with the timeswhoso skill ability and success has placed them in the positions they now occupy at the head of their chosen profession. The skillful specialist boars the same relation to the common practitioner of medicine that the skilled mechanic docs to the common laborer the one by his superior knowledge in medicine nnd surgery , as the other in spmo of ' the trades , rises above hisfollows'by his genius nnd skill , and is therefore , from his acknowledged superiority , able to choose the branch of his profession or trade to winch ho feels himself best adapted and his tastes are inclined , nnd throw all his powers and energies in that direction , nnd being able to com mand a bettor price for his labor nnd skill , is therefore able to supply him self , the mechanic , with bettor tools and umchiDcrys-tho physician , with system or restore a deformed part , is when the Orst touch of the paralyzing , blighting hand of disease is felt , since health and life depend upon having our disease treated in Reason. Still the sick delay the treatment , not realizing that delays are always dangerous , and procrastination is not only the thief of time , but life. They heed not the timely warning of reason and friends , nor their pains , which are the voices of the sontnninls of life. Your case may bo curable this month not novl ; today not tomorrow. It matters not to the sick how beauti ful the world or enchanting its music , or how beloved by friends , they can neither appreciate nor enjoy them. Pain and disease are their companions all the live long day , while the grim vis- ngcof death haunts them in visions of tlw night , and morning returns but to renew their sufferings. Wo seldom think of the great event of death until the shadow tails across our own path , sweeping from our sight The New Omaha Medical and Surgical institule , Corner 9th and Hartley Streets , that the building once known as the Croighton hotel , at the corner of Thir teenth and Capitol avenue' was secured , nnd when the doctor ostabblishod his in stitute there ho congratulated himself that ho had enough room. Indeed , it is quite a large building , being 100 feet square , two stories and largo basement. But in a few years it became necessary to rent rooms in other localities to ac commodate the patients , und this being very unsatisfactory to both patient and physician , the largo throe-story brick building on the corner of Thirteenth and Dodge streets was leased. For a time there was room and to spare , but the business increased to such enor mous proportions that the doctor , who had by this time become tired of shift ing around from place to place , decided to cither buy or build an Institute build ing to which ho could erect additions as necessity required. The now building just completely overhauled answers the purpose as well as if it had been built for a medical itibtituto. Of course the' building has been changed a great deal and has en tailed the expenditure of a largo sum of money , bat it is absolutely the very best equipped building of the kind in the country. . The accompanying illus tration fairly represents it , though the east and south wings , which are equally as largo as the front , could not bo shown In one picture. The vacant lawn on the north side , facing Ilarnoy street , will soon bo adorned with mammoth flower beds and a largo and handsome fountain of the latest pattern. The institute faces Ninth street and corners on Ilar noy and can be poached by nearly every street car line in the city. The cable and horse cars from the Unioji Pacific , Chicago , Burlington & Qninoy ; Bur lington & Missouri River ; Kansas City , St. Joseph & Council BlulTs ; Chicago & Northwestern ; Chicago , Rook Island & Pacillc ; Omaha & St. Loliis ; Chicago , Milwaukee & St. Paul depots , all pass up Tenth street within a blouk. While tnoso wno come to tuo city on tuo uni- engo , St. Paul , Minneapolis & Omaha , Fremont , Elkhorn and Mlb&ouri Valley ; Sioux City & Puoli'o , or Missouri Paci- llo can easily roach the Institute build ing by taking the Sixteenth street oloe- trio motors , one block west of the Web ster street depot , anil asking the con ductors for a transfer chock to the DoJgo street cable , which runs down Tenth street ono block west of the In stitute. But it is not'ooen necessary to do all that if , when a patient hasdocided to come to the Omaha Medical and Sur gical Institute , ho will drop a postal card in the postolllco , addrosbcd prop erly , ututing the day ho will arrive and upon what railroad , there will bo no in convenience at all , for the Institute carriages meet every incoming train , day or night free of charge. Every care is taken to secure the comfort of the patients from the moment they come for treatment until they are dl&ohurgod as cured.- All may rest assured that it will bo done if science and skill can accom plish it The west has long needed an institute for the cure of the sick , and in the now Omaha Medical aud Surgical Institute incurable diseases , solely from the want of scientific treatment and medical and ' surgical skill. It is also a fact that ninny of the newly discovered aaid most valuable remedies are totally unknown in many sections of the country ; that while the public are in possession of the latest inventions in mechanics and agriculture , and have discarded the old cumbersome machinery of their ances tors , the most important of all sciences , Medicine , is , in many localities , in the hands of men bohiud the ago in which they live. It is with a full appreciation of these facts that the Omaha Medical and Sur gical Institute was established by skilled specialists und supplied with the latest and most valuable discoveries nnd in ventions in Medicine and Surgery , and that much-sought-after boon , Health , thus placed within the roach of all that can bo cured by science and skill. They have the facilities , apparatus and remedies for the successful treat ment of every form of dispense requiring either medical or surgical treatment for its cure , and invite all persons in search ot relief to come and investigate for themselves , or to correspond with them. .Long experience in treating cases by letter , enables them to treat persons scientifically without seeing them. Each disease has eerttiin unmis takable signs or symptoms which , when told to the scientific physician , point out to him the exact nature and location of the disease and enables him to choose the proper remedies to olTcotacuro often without seeing the patient. At all times , under all circumstances , and in all vocations , merit 'commands ' honor , worthiness commands respect , and ability co i mands success1 and tno success which has attended the Omaha Medical and Surgical Institute in the past in oU'octing euros whore others have failed , la the best evidence of their skill and ability , and their standing and reputation among business men is the best evidence t their intosrritv and ' responsibility. They invlto till to correspond with or visit them before taking treatment elsewhere - where , believing that a visit or consultation - tation will convince any Intelligent per son that it is to their ad vantage toplaco themselves under their care. Cases treated by correspondence re ceive the most careful attention. Eiich case lb analyzed and examined by ques tions. A record by number Is kept in the private ofllco of each case and the remedy used. While it is al ways desirable to goo a patient , their thorough knowledge of the human boJy nnd its ailments enables them to pro scribe with certainty and success in many diseases , if a description of the case is given. Thproaro , however , a class of diseases that cannot bo treated scientifically without personal consultation , such as Deformities , Piles , Cancers , Diseased of the Eye , and all cases requiring surgi cal operations or the use of instruments , electric baths , etc. Patients visiting the city for treat ment can obtain room aud board in the Institute building at $7 to $10 a week for-board and room. No extra charge I pure drugs , nnd certain in their action. They are concentrated extracts , thus being in small bulk , but can bo sent in the form of pills if preferred. In regard to their responsibility , they are straight forward , honorable business men , treating their patients as every physician should treat his pa tients with candor and honesty , as well as ability and skill ; furthermore , they are responsible'financially , which anyone can determine for themselves fby i inquiring of the commercial agencies , who have agents in every town , or the city banks , or the daily papers. Hundreds of persons living at a dis tance from largo cities are obliged to leave homo to nock scientific medical or surgical aid for special diseases , deformities mities , or surgical operations , and it is to meet the wants of such persons , as well as their own benefit , that the Omaha Medical and Surgical Institute advertises its advantages , location , etc. A judicious advertisement is a direc tory. There is n. certain prejudice against doctors who advertise ( in many cases well foundo.l ) . as it has boon re sorted to by many ignorant quacks nnd patent medicine vendors. But the prejudice dees not ex tend to medical colleges , in stitutes or manufacturers of surgical ap- plianoes , itstrumonts. etc. , any more than it does to schools , railroads , hotels , or any other legitimate business or enterprise , provided it is done in a sousiblo , truthful , professional manner. The publishing of testimonials , offers of largo sums of money for a cuso that cannot bo cured , accounts of miracu lous cures resorted to by pretenders , is disgusting nnd btand them as impos tors. tors.Tho The Omaha instltation's books nnd circulars are.written for the purpose of Imparting correbt ideas of disease to those in Bcarqli of relief in as few and pluiuiowords as nosslblo. After rcading-i them , patients will bo able1' to explain their situation undoriftflndingly , and the in- t btituto physiclaifftcan advibo them as to the curability o the disoiiso , or whether they can bo curcd'tit homo or will have to visit the institute. X I i Experience ia.uworth everything. Knowledge galnoti by consulting with , critically examining nnd successfully treating thousnuVljj of persons of every ago , sex , profosslgp and occupation , af fected with oveijy-urostontable form and stage of disease and deformity , enables them to assure those suffering with the mtvladys that they have succeeded In restoring health to a largo majority of cases treated , even after other skilled nnd energetic physicians have failed to effect any permanent change for the hotter. It is to their Interest to cure their pa tients ; no physician or medical estab lishment can exist any length of time unless patients tire treated with skill , honesty and success ; therefore their onoxity to euro their patients and ob tain their friendship and recommenda tion is not only a matter of Honesty but of business principals , and the contlnj j superior instruments , apparatus , books ; etc and so perfect themselves in their respective branches , while the common laborer , either in mechanics or medi cine , must turn his hand to anything that ollera in order to earn his daily broad , his services not being in de mand as he lacks superiority over the masses. The successful physician , me chanic and merchant alike , must ex pect the enmity of those whom they have outstripped in the race for supe riorly For "base envy withers at anotliers Joy And hates tlint excellence It cannot reach. " When you decide to bo treated place yourself under the care of the specialist In a reliable medical establishment , who makes the study and treatment of your class of diseases the business of his life ; pay him the regular reasonable fees ( never submit to extortion ) , follow his directions carefully , notify him of any chancre , report personally or by letter - tor frequently , and if your cuso is cur able , in all human probability you will bo cured. Though they have thousands of lot- tfcrs and testimonials from patients the Omaha Medical and Surgical Institute docs not publish them first , because it 1 id considered unprofessional ; second , they never use the names of patients as , reference , either in books , papers , cir culars 011 conversation , They do busl-j j ness on their merits and skill , believ ing that the magnitude of their busi ness , their superior ad vantages , reputa tion and experience , place them beyond suspicion or the necessity of publlHhincr testimonials. A love of Hfo , is Inherent in each in dividual of the race , add no other earthly object can over become more dear to the natural feelings of a sane mind , than the preservation of life. In consistency with this inborn desire to live , the preservation -health would Boom a proper object of cnround watch ful thought on the part of euoh Individ ual , and mi object , too , in regard to which each would always possess the deepest solicitude to bo fully and right fully informed. Strange us it may scorn , directly the opposite of what wo would naturally expect , is true. There is no subject that pertains to our welfare - faro , in reference to which wo act eo ignnrantly , or with so little apparent thought and care. Most men seem to live in utter disregard of the laws of health , us if rnckloss of its preserva tion. ludllToronco to health , and neg lect of proper moans to regain it whuu lost , is therefore the most prominent cause of premature death. They can not bo made to realize that debilitating habits can injure them and that when dispose has them in its grasp every hour is of importance. Delays are dan gerous. Neglect of the proper remedies may result in tv life time of suffering , deformity or death. The causes of dis ease may bo for a time latent , unseen or unfelt. Its seeds or germs are sown or deposited in the tissues and fluids of the body , and if not discharged , or nog- looted , may become Incurable , As time past never returns , so an organ of the body once destroyed Is never restored. TliQ time to eradicate disease from the forever those nearest and dearest. If f the graves that dot the prairies of the West could giyo up their secrets , many of us would bo astonished beyond mea sure to know how easily might have been cured the disease that capped the life-blood and caused to droop into that quiet grave the loved ones in the very prime of lifo. Would that the thous ands whoso very existence is made miser able , almost unendurable , from pain and disease , could be brought to realize that the human system is but a delicate piece of machinery , placed under their own supervision , to bo used by them us an earthly habitation , and when it is worn out , by their breaking the laws of health , by over-eating , by over-work | or exposure , or contracting disease or by accident , then the machinery will cease to work , the body will perish and death supervene. If invalids could bo , brought to a realization of these facts , , and that when ono part of the human I machii.ory becomes diseased or out of repair , the surrounding parts become I affected just na certainly ns running n 'wagon ' with the tire ell the wheel soon ' ' ruins the whole structure , and that the longer the repairing is put olT , the faster the body or machinery wears away , the more difllcult it is to thoroughly repair it ; when the people come to see that their bodies are under their care to preserve or keep in repair- and act accordingly , then will the task of the physician become lighter , and the man will cease to die before he has lived out half his days. The great cause of the failure of many persons suf fering from chrome diseases to got well , is that they or their physicians'do not realize or Understand , that many of their pains , aches and peculiar feelings are not sopurato diseases , but symptoms of disease , and that to cure such a cuso it is necessary to ascortal n to a certainty the organs affected arid the nature of the disease. I The science of nharmaoy and chem istry has advanced rapidly within the last ton years. Previous to that period , when a physician wished to administer any voerotablo. root , loaves , bark or j berry , ho was obliged to give the crude ( plant to bo made into a deuoction or tea , the powdered herb , or the strength 'extracted ] ' by alcohol , culled a tincture , j , Those mothops wore very uncertain in their notion , often disordering the stomach , and wore loathsome to the taste , ' ,0 sensitive to many invalids. But iho experiments of pharmaceutists and chemists have demonstrated that thn real medicinal strength of plants is not distributed throughout the whole herb , but Is located In certain parts , just as the strength of wheat or oats is contained in the seed or kernel. The , farmer does not grind up the straw , stock , root and kernel , but by machin ery removes the grain containing the strength and nutrition , and by grinding and sifting , obtains the purest of that , and so makes his bread of the real strength of the vegetable. Following this principle , the chemist removes the woody fibre , separates the true medici nal principles from the inert or useless parts , and obtains the active principle containing all the strength of the plant or herb in a very concentrated form. The real strength of orfo ounce of rooter or leaf may thus oxlst in from i to 1 grain ol the active principle. These active princlploiaro dissolved In elixirs und cordials , and they will be berne by the most sensitive stomachs and are pleasant to the taste , and more certain in their action than any other form of medicines ; can by hermetically sealed in bottles and exported from foreign countries without danger of Injury , and will keep for an indefinite time. The crude herb is always In danger of be coming injured from damp , heat , Im proper care , oto. These are not liomoe- , > . apaMno remedies , although many of * them are used by that school , and claimed as eucli. They are the standard ' medicines of the most scientific medical ; men of the world today. If your mur- chant or machinist should oflcryou ma chinery of half a century ago , you would bo disgusted with him ; yet you nro taking into'your stomachs from your doctors and druggists the same crude roots and preparations used by your v forefathers , aud , indeed , by the nbor- . - " i igincs of the country. The Omaha Modlcal anJ Surgical In stitute uses the concentrated extracts and active principles. Nearly nil their medicines are of purely vegetable ori gin. Tnoy use nothing that can possi bly injure the system. Their medicines are prepared under their own supervi sion by an experienced chemist , phar maceutist and botanist. They therefore run no riska from the ignorance or care lessness of druggists. They know that their remedies are properly com pounded , fresh and active. They keep a complete history of each case taken , the name , number , date , disease , contract , P. O. address , etc. Each preparation of medicine given is numbered , and the prescription put on record , so that no mistake can possibly occur. In the whole range of science , art or medicines , there has not been one-hun dredth part of the improvement that has taken place in the art of surgery in the past five years. To prove this , it is only necessary to refer to the statistics of the great hospitals and surgical in stitutes of the world , which show that the average number of deaths from sur gical operations was thirty-five per cent previous to the now methods of opera tion and treatment ( physicians will un derstand that reference is made to anti septic surgery ) , while now the average is reduced to loss than twelve pur cent. In order to understand the antiseptic methods it will bo necessary to explain that the great source of danger from surgical operation ? , and the great evil that former generations of surgeons feared but could not comqat , was pywmia ( blood poisoning ) , erysipelas and gan grene. These discuses , or the fear of suppuration ( the forming of nus or mat ter ) with its dreadful coiiboquencos , does not now stay the hand of the sur geon when an operation is necessary as in days of old , when it was a last resort and a forlorn hope. Now , if such a condition takes place , it is the fault of the surgeon , either in ignorance , care lessness , or a lack of proper means at his command , and in this ago no sur geon should run the risk of operating without proper arrangements. The antiseptic method is the discov ery of Gorman surgeons , and is based upon these well-understood facts. All the tissues and Quids of the dead ani mal body will become mitrid or decom posed , if kept warm and moist , or if living insects find their way into them. That the proper disinfecting or anti- scptik fluid is used is of the greatest im portance. The instruments used , the hands of the operator , and the part of the body to bo operated upon , should bo thoroughly washed with this fluid before the operation , and all the dressings sat urated with it. No surgeon should run the rislc of performing- important operation in a room not prepared ac cording to the rules laid down by au thorities upon antiseptic sugory. Oper ations performed in crowded charity hospitals are not usually successful from the fact that such measures are not and cannot bo carried out. It will bo seen that the most skillful surgeon cannot operate with the same chance of success at the home of a patient that ho can in a properly constructed medical estab- ment. The surgical department of the Omaha Medical and Surgical Institute Is supplied with all the apparatus and chemicals necessary in Antiseptic Sur- goryi Their operating room is con stantly fumigated , nnd the walls , floor and table washed with disinfecting fluid daily. Their instruments , noodles , su ture silk , drainage tubes , sponges , oto. . are kept in jars contu ning a solution , ready for instant uso. Their success has been most satisfactory in the thou sands of operations performed , such ns removal of tumors , dead bone , wens , polypus , stone in the bladdoroporations for hernia or rupture , cancer , variocolo , hydrouelo , amputations , operations for deformities , etc. , oto. They have not had a case of suppuration , blood poison ing , or erysipelas , and they are able now to perform with perfect success. operations which ton years ago would have been extremely dangerous and often fatal. There are never lens than six doctors in the building , with trained nursed , assistants , etc. Persons living In the country , miles away from physicians , will readily see Unit it is safer , surer and cheaper in thn long run to visit them for operations when necessary. Do not confound them with charity hospitals , which are usually crowded and in charge of young , inexperienced men , who work for 'nothing to got practice , and cannot afford to give you the time , attention and remedies necessary , and have not the fiklll and experience to pivo you. There is no surgical operation per formed upon the human body but they can perform with skill und BUCCUCIH , and they are supplied with the instrument ! * necessary , of the latest Invention , But The Omaha Modlcal and Surgi cal Institute is for the treatment of all chronic as well as surgical diseases and their manufutory of surgical braces and appliances of till kinds for the cure of deformities has given them a line repu tation. If you think of taking treat ment anywhere it will bo to your best interests to correspond with the Omaha Medical aud Surgical Institute ,