f.

[Illustration: 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 class 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 class
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 assistance 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 institution, 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
institutions, 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.

[Illustration: Undergoing Examination of the Lungs
at the Invalids' Hotel and Surgical Institute.]

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