on with Congressman Pettibone, of
this State, when the following conversation took place: "You say," said
the Major, "that you have visited Dr. Pierce's medical establishment in
Buffalo, New York?" "Yes, sir, I did." "You found everything as
represented?" "Yes, sir, as was represented, and which I assure you was
quite encouraging to a man who had traveled as far as I had to visit an
institution of that kind." "That man, Dr. Pierce," said the Major, "is
one of the best men of the times. While at Washington, during my first
term," he continued, "one day I was in President Garfield's room and a
fine-looking, broad-foreheaded gentleman came in, and President Garfield
arose and took him by the hand and said, 'Good morning, Doctor, I am so
glad to see you,' and then turned and introduced him to me as Dr.
Pierce, of Buffalo, New York. Knowing the Doctor by reputation, and
having seen his pictures, I at once recognized him. He, in a short time,
left the room, and Garfield said to me, 'Major, that is one of the best
men in the world, and he is at the head of one of the best medical
institutions in the world.'"

With this high endorsement, I have unbounded confidence in your
integrity and ability.

Very truly yours,
H.F. COLEMAN.

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OUR PROFESSIONAL STAFF.

The Buffalo _Evening News_ says: "Each and every member of the medical
and surgical staff of the Invalids' Hotel and Surgical Institute is a
graduate in medicine and surgery from one or more legally chartered
medical colleges, and several of the members have had many years of
experience as army surgeons, and in hospital and general as well as in
special practice. One is a licentiate of the Royal College of
Physicians, Edinburgh; licentiate of the Faculty of Physicians and
Surgeons, Glasgow; licentiate of midwifery, Glasgow; member of the Royal
College of Surgeons, London, England; extraordinary member of the Royal
Medical Society, Edinburgh, etc. Another is a graduate of the University
of Pennsylvania, at Philadelphia; another of the New York Medical
College; another of the Buffalo Medical College, and of the College of
Physicians and Surgeons, New York; another of Cincinnati Medical
College, and of the University of New York; another from Buffalo Medical
College, and diplomas from all these institutions, as well as from many
others equally noted,