the
vial being carefully packed in sufficient saw-dust or blotting paper to
absorb all liquid should the vial get broken. Letter postage, that is,
two cents for each one ounce or fraction thereof, must be paid upon
these sealed packages. Send the first urine that is passed after rising
in the morning.

RELIABLE MEDICINES.

Next in importance to a correct understanding of the patient's disease,
is the possession of reliable remedies for its treatment. Many of the
medicines employed by physicians engaged in general practice are
prepared from old drugs that have lost all their medicinal virtues, and
hence are utterly useless and ineffectual. Many vegetable extracts are
inert, because the plants from which they are produced were not gathered
at the proper time. To give the reader an idea of the great care which
we exercise in the selection and preparation of our medicines, he is
requested to read under the head of "The Preparation of Medicines," in
"The People's Common Sense Medical Adviser."

OUR TERMS FOR TREATMENT

require the payment of monthly fees, in advance, which entitles the
patient to medicines specially prepared for and adapted to his or her
particular case, and to all necessary attention and advice. Our fees for
treatment are moderate, varying according to the nature and requirements
of each particular case, and will be made known at the time of
consultation.

WHY OUR FEES ARE REQUIRED IN ADVANCE.

We receive applications from strangers residing in all parts of America,
and even in foreign countries, and it is not reasonable to suppose that
credit could be dispensed so indiscriminately. It would not be a correct
business transaction for a merchant to send a barrel of sugar or a roll
of cloth to a stranger living hundreds of miles away, to be paid for
when used. Our knowledge and medicines constitute our capital in
business, and an order upon that capital should be accompanied with an
equivalent. Some applicants refer us to their neighbors for a
testimonial of their integrity. We cannot spare the time or employ
assistants to make such inquiries for the sake of trusting any one.
Should credit be thus indiscriminately given, there would necessarily be
losses, and, to compensate for these, and the extra expense incurred by
the employment of assistants, our fees would have to be much larger,
thereby imposing the burden upon those who _do_ pay. Instead of
following this method of procedure, we pla