The People's Common Sense Medical Adviser in Plain English Part 157

AMUs.e.m.e.nTS.

While insisting upon strict observance of rules established for the good of the patient, they do not make their requirements so rigid as to interfere with the comfort and enjoyment of their patients, but, on the contrary, endeavor, in every manner possible, to provide innocent and entertaining amus.e.m.e.nts for all, recognizing the great importance of pleasant occupation of the mind, as an essential part of the treatment.

Hence the introduction of music, amusing games, light reading, and kindred agencies for pleasant entertainment, is not neglected.

UNPARALLELED SUCCESS.

[Ill.u.s.tration: One of the Private Consultation-rooms, Ladies'

Department.]

The founder of this inst.i.tution commenced, many years ago, with little capital, to build up a business in the treatment of chronic diseases and devoted himself diligently to that end. His reputation for skill in his chosen field of practice gradually extended until, to-day, his fame and that of the World's Dispensary and Invalids' Hotel and Surgical Inst.i.tute, are simply world-wide. As the business increased those eminent for skill have been induced to join the Faculty, until eighteen professional gentlemen, each devoting his attention to a special branch of practice, const.i.tute the Medical and Surgical Staff.

[Ill.u.s.tration: Soldiers' Monument.--Lafayette Park, Buffalo.]

One reason why we excel in the treatment of _chronic diseases_ is the fact that we are supplied with all the modern improvements in the way of instruments, appliances and remedial agents used in the healing art, the expense of which deters the local physician in general practice from procuring, for the treatment of the limited number of cases that come within the circuit of his practice. The treatment of such cases requires special attention and special study to be successful.

A COMMON SENSE VIEW.

It is a well-known fact, that appeals to the judgment of every thinking person, that a physician who devotes his whole time to the study and investigation of a certain cla.s.s of diseases, must become better qualified to treat them than he who attempts to treat every ill to which flesh is heir, without giving special attention to any particular cla.s.s of diseases. Men, in all ages of the world, who have _made their marks_, or who have become famous, have devoted their lives to some special branch of science, art or literature.

LIBERALITY.

We wage no war against any physician, no matter what school of medicine he may represent; but, on the other hand, we invite the co-operation of all regular physicians. We are always ready and willing to impart to them any information or render any a.s.sistance that will be of mutual benefit to them and their patients.

OUR PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS

do not travel to solicit practice, having all the business that they can attend to at our inst.i.tution, nor do we employ any agents to travel and peddle or otherwise sell our medicines. If any one engaged in such business, represents himself as in any way connected with our inst.i.tutions, he is a swindler and should be apprehended and prosecuted as such. And any one who will give us such information as will lead to the arrest and conviction of any person so misrepresenting will be liberally rewarded.

[Ill.u.s.tration: Undergoing Examination of the Lungs at the Invalids' Hotel and Surgical Inst.i.tute.]

While not permitting any member of our professional staff to travel and solicit practice, yet we are always willing to accommodate and send a specialist to visit important or critical cases in consultation, or otherwise, or to perform important surgical operations as explained on page 971 of this book.

Let none deceive you by representing that they have heretofore been connected with our inst.i.tution and have thereby learned our original and improved methods of treatment. We have a large and competent Staff of Specialists and while we have sometimes found it necessary to make changes, yet we always manage to retain the most expert and skillful, as we cannot afford to part with the services of those who excel.

[Ill.u.s.tration: Chemists' Department.--Invalids' Hotel and Surgical Inst.i.tute.]

By adopting similar names to those which have long designated our world-famed inst.i.tutions, some have endeavored to deceive and mislead invalids who were seeking relief. Others have named so-called "Electric"

Trusses, "Liver Pads," and other contrivances after our President, thereby expecting to reap benefits from Dr. Pierce's well-known professional standing. Neither the Doctor nor this a.s.sociation have any interest in any such articles.

NO BRANCHES.--Remember we have no branches except the one at No. 3 New Oxford Street, London, England.

Those desiring to consult us by letter, should address all communications plainly to

World's Dispensary Medical a.s.sociation, _No. 663 MAIN STREET,_ BUFFALO, N.Y.

WORLD'S DISPENSARY.

The immense building erected and occupied by the World's Dispensary Medical a.s.sociation as a Laboratory, wherein are manufactured our Dr.

Pierce's Standard Family Medicines, as well as all the various Tinctures, Fluid Extracts and other pharmaceutical preparations used by the Staff of Physicians and Surgeons of the Invalids' Hotel and Surgical Inst.i.tute in their practice, is not inappropriately called the _World's Dispensary_, for within its walls is prepared a series of remedies of such exceeding merit that they have acquired world-wide fame, and are sold in vast quant.i.ties in nearly every civilized country.

[Ill.u.s.tration: World's Dispensary.--New Laboratory Building.]

The structure, located at 660 to 670 Was.h.i.+ngton Street, immediately in the rear of the Invalids' Hotel and Surgical Inst.i.tute, is of brick, with sandstone tr.i.m.m.i.n.gs, six stories high, and 100 feet square. Its most striking architectural features exteriorly are ma.s.siveness, combined with grace and beauty of outline, and great strength.

THE BAs.e.m.e.nT.

The bas.e.m.e.nt or first story opens on a level with the Was.h.i.+ngton Street sidewalk, and is occupied by a plant of two large boilers, which supply the steam to run a huge American engine, of 100 horse-power, built by the American Engine Co., Bound Brook, N.J. It drives all the machinery of the establishment, including drug mills, pill machines, packing machinery, a large number of printing presses, folding machines, st.i.tching, tr.i.m.m.i.n.g, and many other machines, located on the different floors, and used in the manufacture of medicines, books, pamphlets, circulars, posters, and other printed matter. On this floor is located steam bottle-was.h.i.+ng machinery, and also the s.h.i.+pping department. Here may be seen huge piles of medicine, boxed, marked, and ready for s.h.i.+pment to all parts of the civilized world. A large steam freight elevator leads from this to the floors above.

MACHINERY.

[Ill.u.s.tration: Postal, Advertising, Wrapping and Mailing Departments.]

In addition to the power engine just mentioned is a 25 horse-power upright engine for running the dynamo for electric lighting, with a capacity of three hundred (300) lights. This engine and dynamo were also manufactured for us by the American Engine Company of Bound Brook, N.J.

There is a small dynamo with a capacity of one hundred (100) lights used during the day to light safes, vaults, dark closets and hallways. All the offices and rooms of patients are supplied with electric light, as well as illuminating gas. An automatic Worthington pump is also located in the bas.e.m.e.nt. This supplies the elevator and sprinkling system. The sprinklers come into play only in case of fire, when they are self-acting. This pump at its best is capable of forcing nearly two hundred gallons of water a minute. There is no place in which pure water is more desirable than in the manufacture of medicines. Our New York filter could, if such a large quant.i.ty were ever required, furnish the Dispensary with one hundred (100) barrels of pure water a day. Just beyond the south wall and buried several feet under ground is a boiler-shaped tank capable of storing ten thousand (10,000) gallons of medicine.

MAIN FLOOR.

The main or second floor of the Dispensary is entered from Main Street, through a hall leading from the Invalids' Hotel and Surgical Inst.i.tute.

On this floor are located business offices, counting-room, the advertising department and mailing rooms. Large, fire-proof vaults are provided for the safe keeping of books, papers, and valuables, whilst the counting-room and offices are elegantly finished in hard woods, and present a beautiful and grand appearance.

THIRD FLOOR.

On this floor are the a.s.sociation's extensive printing and binding works. Fourteen large presses, driven by power, with numerous folding machines, tr.i.m.m.i.n.g, cutting, and st.i.tching machinery, are constantly running in this department. Here is printed and bound Dr. Pierce's popular work of over a thousand pages, denominated "The People's Common Sense Medical Adviser," over 1,200,000 copies of which have been sold.

Millions of pocket memorandum books, pamphlets, circulars and cards are also issued from this department and scattered broadcast to every quarter of the globe.