ia on the right side, of twenty years'
standing--from childhood. I was then impressed with the feeling that it
was my last chance, and that it would be my last effort, and to be
candid I had very little hope that a cure would be effected. To me my
condition seemed appalling, as I dare not eat, drink, laugh, exercise or
perform any of the functions of life without having to reduce my
rupture, frequently as often as forty or fifty times _per diem_, while
on occasions the reduction would occupy hours of untold agony. No truss
or appliance that I could get would retain the rupture, and I had tried
all sorts as fast as they came to my knowledge. Marvelous as it may
appear to all sufferers from this distressing affliction, I was
discharged from your Institute in thirty days, a well and sound man, and
only from memory and the record do I know that I was ever ruptured. I
have at times since performed some of the hardest kinds of work for long
periods, but no sign of weakness has ever appeared. I do not consider
the necessary operation performed as attended with any danger; it is no
comparison to the chances a person takes who in the daily walks of life
is tortured with a rupture.

While an inmate of your Institution, I was accorded the kindest and most
considerate treatment from all members of your staff and employees with
whom I came in contact. I consider the appointments and cuisine of the
establishment as perfection. You are at liberty to make the fullest and
freest use of this testimonial you may see fit in your judgment, and I
will cheerfully answer any communication from any sufferer referred to
me for more explicit testimony.

I am, Sincerely yours, HENRY WOOD.
Mason Valley, Nev.

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CROUP, MEMBRANOUS AND SPASMODIC.

[Illustration: Fig. 1.
False Membrane in Croup. From a specimen
in Dr. Gross' cabinet.]

Every family should be made acquainted with the symptoms and treatment
of this disease. Especially is this true in the case of those living
remote from a physician. From the lack of this knowledge on the part of
parents, many a little one has perished before medical assistance could
be obtained. In some of its forms its progress is very rapid, and,
unless relief is obtained in a few moments, or hours at the most, death
ensues.

There are several quite distinct pathological conditions of the vocal
and respiratory organs which have, in popular parlance, be