“Well, Mr. Smith, as Dr. Jennings will tell you no reputable physician countenances the word ‘cure.’ I will say, however, that I have had many cases, some of them apparently even worse than yours, in which entirely satisfactory results have been obtained. Here are a couple of letters just received which I am requested by the writers to show. They will probably interest you.”
Saying this the specialist brings out a couple of letters written by patients who have been benefited. They are bona fide letters. It would be strange if out of the large number of people treated some cases did not yield satisfactory results. The letters read about as follows:
Pittsburgh, ——, 1910.
Dear Doctor Wilkinson: Replying to your enquiry of recent date regarding my condition I am most happy to be able to say that marked improvement continues. The pains have entirely disappeared, all the functions of the body are normal, and I walk long distances every day without cane or crutch. This result obtained in a little less than ten months of treatment is most pleasing considering that I was sorely afflicted for over ten years, and that my case was pronounced incurable by the best specialists both here and abroad. Dr. Kennedy, my family physician, says the change in my condition is miraculous.
Don’t hesitate to show this letter to those who may be similarly afflicted. It is a duty which I feel that I owe humanity to make known what has been done for me.
You will probably also hear from Dr. Kennedy within a few days. With sincere thanks, I am,
Most gratefully yours,
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Drowning men clutch at straws. Mr. Smith knows that he is afflicted with an ailment which other physicians have been unable to relieve. Here appears to be something effective. Hope dawns, and he enquires:
“What will it cost, doctor?”