ions _alone_. We take a
conservative position and have no confidence in that class of ignorant
fanatics whose pet hobby is "uroscopy."

From every person who solicits our professional services, we require
explicit answers to numerous important questions, that we may know the
age, sex, vocation, etc., as well as the prominent symptoms manifested.

CONSULTATIONS BY LETTER.

Formerly, we published in this book a very extensive list of questions
to be answered by those consulting us, but a large experience has
convinced us that beyond requiring answers to a few leading questions,
which we still retain, it is better to let the patient describe the
malady in his or her own way and language. After receiving and
considering such a history, if we do not fully understand the patient's
malady, we will ask such further questions as may be necessary. The
patient should, however, in addition to writing name, post-office,
county, and state, _plainly_, state the name of the town containing the
nearest express office. Next give age, sex, whether married or single,
complexion, height, present and former weight, if known, and occupation.
State also if you have been a hard worker, and whether it is necessary
for you to labor hard now, how long you have been out of health, and
from what particular symptoms you suffer most. Follow this with a
history of your case in your own language. If you find in this volume an
accurate description of your disease, state the page and paragraph where
it occurs.

FREE CONSULTATION.

We now make no charge for consultation by letter, but, instead of the
one dollar formerly charged by us as a consultation fee, as we are
desirous of making our facilities for treatment known to invalids far
and near, we request that all persons writing to us for advice send us
the names of all those within the circle of their acquaintance who are
in any way in need of medical or surgical treatment for chronic
diseases. If convenient, send the list on a separate piece of paper.

CHARGES MUST BE PREPAID.

Should you send a vial of urine for analysis, about a cupful will do,
and _all express charges on it must be prepaid_. All liquids are
excluded from the mails, when discovered, and yet we have received
hundreds of samples through the mails safely when put in homoeopathic or
other _very small_ vials, well corked and carefully packed in a light
tin can or _wooden_ box, or in a light pine stick bored out hollow,