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Heals Without Operation, Delay or Danger New Discovery Seals Rupture —Masters x* Human Scourge Which Defied Relief /(jijgi Ny for Ages. Thousands Tell of Complete \ Healing; Safety and Cleanliness Assured. /fL. \ "\ .* '* „ , . . . %.•* |>>.2?fr '- 1 _ Not Interfere With the Body Action.. R.p ure can be healed. ViA JHMi ■ -. • '.) ;>W People in AU Walk, of Life and of All - Wh “ <** of - *-•—* rentlveness has devised a method \W Relief Was Slight Until the Discovery of not worn 1 . "*?* ™ ia% ‘ example of the dangers of rupture, rhich actually heala rupture. For Thi. New Scientific Tre.tm.nt of Hernia, month. ITZJZ £JT*2S “™J“ I.'! iMa'‘known as been the aim of countless physi- May Now Look Forward to a Full The rupture has not troubled might have resulted In saving the dans and vas known and even then-priests In their zeal to prove the wonh y liberty i<< use the above statement lated hernia the day before it come, f that time were aimlessly trying of the new process, men and worn- e———————————————— mu —————— * n an - v wa >’ y Oll choose. We tried two years ago to get o effect a cure. Trusses, as the en of advanced yeare were selected I I 1 A brief period healed E. W. to or dor one of your appliances mplements which hold or retain and their experiences recorded. A v v Jl I v 1 II II Brown of Norwich, N. (Y. t who an( * cann °t help but feel that if he he rupture are called, were in use x probe showed that even in this ‘I XI / / / / X*l states: had done as we wanted him to —he it that period in history, but like class a great number of permanent f L / -S / Ij i II “I discontinued wearing my ap- would have been snared.’' he modern truss they held the rup- recoveries had resulted, where the lft|(tf| plianee about six weeks ago ind T . , ure but failed to assist nature in patient followed closely the instruc- Xiiy SBwKjj VI VI Vi VI am happy to say that my rupture is I housands Healed lealing the wound. tions of the experts. . • * The ancients’attempts at healing To really understand what this jgggjjy PIG. 2 FIG. 3 FIG. 4 my doctor and pronounced cured. pauy are thoUßan(lß letters tellvere mere gropings, as they knew great discovery and these years of \||<- WjSjE’ Considering my age. 61 years. inR: ° f healln S effected by this new lothing of the circulation of blood experimenting and testing mean to \think this is wonderful work. Invention and many of them full of ind its effect on body tissue and humanity, it is almost necesaMy The outl,ne drawing of a section of the abdominal wall shows the new and ’’Cannot express to you just how tliankfi an<l gratitude for the relief ody growth. The various phases that a full description of the nfw ° ld Way by whlch ru P ture wa treated. Until the present discovery, a heavvy grateful lam for up to the time i Whl ° h th6y always thou^ht lm if growth were mysteries which method be given. Like all inven- pad or knob was used. It forced Itself into the rupture opening, retaining the commenced wearing your appliance P ()8Rlbl e or too dangerous to at-

So Light, Small and Comfortable Is the New Rupture Appliance, It Can Not Be Noted Even When the Wearer Is Clad in Tights. Several Dancers, Sufferers From Rupture Due to the Unusual Exertion, Have Been Healed by New Discovery. Rupture can be healed. Medical science, endless investigation, combined with modern inventiveness has devised a method which actually heals rupture. For ages, the healing of rupture or hernia as it is known medically, has been the aim of countless physicians and surgeons. Investigations into the ills and body afflictions of ancients disclose that in days when history was noted on tablets of stone, rupture was known and even then -priests of that time were aimlessly trying to effect a cure. Trusses, as the Implements which hold or retain the rupture are called, were in use at that period in history, but like the modern truss they held the rupture but failed to assist nature in healing the wound. The ancients’ attempts at healing were mere gropings, as they knew nothing of the circulation of blood and its effect on body tissue and body growth. The various phases of growth were mysteries which they were unable to fathom. Since Sir William Harvey, an English scientist of the early seventeenth century, discovered that blood really circulated through the body, sending life-giving materials to all parts of the human system, the path of the rupture scientists has been more easy to follow. They attempted to find, if possible, some method of retaining the rupture safely, yet something which would allow free circulation of blood and not irritate the edges of the hernia or rupture and which would heal the tear. Assist Nature to Heal This has been done. Experiments carried on for more than 30 years have resulted in the perfection of an appliance, light, safe, comfortable and clean, which assists nature and really heals the rupture. An additional improvement has been made; the entire appliance, which weighs less than two ounces, can now be washed in water or antiseptics, eliminating all body odors, irritations and causes cf skin blistering. The announcement was withheld for some time so that thousands of experiments which had been carried on in all sections of America, Holland, England, Canada and Germany could be investigated and the condition of these observed at frequent intervals. These investigations have been made and it has been found that a great cumber of recoveries have been effected. That the healing has been permanent is attested by letters written by the people themselves and sent to the offices of those who perfected the new rupture appliance. These Included people in every walk of life, people who make their living by hard work, where strains, heavy lifting and constant muscular effort is necessary. Others include society women, working wpmen and women In moderate circumstances. The

cases have been general in all classes. Heals the Aged In their zeal to prove the worth of the new process, men and women of advanced years were selected and their experiences recorded. A probe showed that even in this class a great number of permanent recoveries had resulted, where the patient followed closely the instructions of the experts. To really understand what this great discovery and these years of experimenting and testing mean to humanity, it is almost necessary that a full description of the method be given. Like all inventions and discoveries of science, its method of healing is based on logic and upon a keen knowledge of the subject. A rupture or hernia, as it is known in medical science, is literally a tear or a separation of the muscle fibers in the walls of the abdomen. This separation is caused by a heavy strain, a violent jerking or unusual exertion. The fibers separate and allow a portion of the Intestine to protrude through the opening. This results in a small knot or knob on the wall of the abdomen. Before the Investigation, which resulted In the discovery of this new method of healing, there were but two courses open. A physician or surgeon could be called and an operation performed or the patient or sufferer could seek some sort of comfort from a truss, which pushed itself Into the rupture opening, keeping the protruding intestine inside the body. All the surgeon with his knife could promise to do was to bring the edges of the torn section together and sew It, then await the action of nature and allow growth to repew the torn sections. Truss Prevents Healing If the truss was called into service, the hard leather knob was forced Into the tear where constant Irritation wore thin the edges of the wound and the bard pressure prevented proper blood circulation. The sufferer was forced to resign himself to a lifetime of rupture suffering, never free from the harness of the truss. No hope was held out by scientists that his rupture would ever heal Itself, although many manufacturers of appliances contended that such a thing was possible; scientific Investigation showed that It was Impossible to heal the rupture as long as the heavy pad was being pushed into the rupture opening, separating the edges of the tear

Sir William Harvey, English Scientist, Whose Discovery of the Circulatory System Assisted So Greatly N in Perfection of New Medical Discovery Which Heals Rupture. and wearing thin the edges of the torn section. The heavy springs in the usual truss pressed into the body, jnany times injuring the kidneys and causing irreparable damage to the back where the heavy steel pressed Into the tender nerves, centered in the spinal column. Besides this, so cruel was the old-fashioned truss, it was impossible to sleep In the apparatus, with the result that in sleep many times the rupture “came out” and could not be replaced. When this happened an immediate operation was necessary if the life of the patient was to be saved. Peritonitis would result In 24 hours if the rupture strangulated or could not be replaced. The old truss was not washable; it causetT skin irritations and the dirt which accumulated caused a feverish condition which retarded healing. The great number of rupture cases among the younger generation made necessary some method which would eliminate forever the pushing pad, the dangerous operation and heavy steel encircling the body, injuring the delicate nerve centers. Experiments Bring Relief The experiments resulted in the discovery and perfection of the Brooks appliance. C. E. Brooks, a resident of Marshall, Michigan, was ruptured. He was not a doctor, but he was a well educated man. Rupture causes and mature cures became his hobby and after many years he developed the appliance which now bears his name.

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People in All Walks of Life and of All Ages, Rupture Sufferers, Whose Hope of Relief Was Slight Until the Discovery of This New Scientific Treatment of Hernia, Need No Longer Be Left Hopeless. They May Now Look Forward to a Full Life, Free of the Handicap of Truss or the Necessity of Dangerous and Costly Operation.

The outline drawing of a section of the abdominal wall shows the new and old way by which rupture was treated. Until the present discovery, a heavvy pad or knob was used. It forced Itself into the rupture opening, retaining the rupture, but making healing impossible. Figure 1 shows the rutpure before the truss has been applied, and Figure 2 shows the truss In plaoe. See how the edges of the wound in the abdonimal wall are prevented by the old method from comin<g together and how healing Is Impossible. Figure 3 shows the rupture before the new healing appliance is In place, and Figure 4 shows the new appliance In place. Note the manner in which the edges are drawn together in normal position by the new discovery, allowing the rupture to heal.

He soon found the deficiencies of the truss—the things it did to hinder and to retard healing. So he developed an appliance which did everything which the truss failed to do. With reverse logic he invented the rupture appliance which resulted in the many recoveries narrated. Can Be Washed Daily His appliance, built scientifically and recommended by physicians and doctors in all sections of the world, lays—not pushes—on the rupture. Small, light, clean, safe and comfortable, its soft velvet-like air cushion of hygienic rubber retains the rupture and at the same time tends .to bring the edges of the tear together. The action of the small oval Is to gently close the wound, and in this way allow growth. Nature, when assisted, soon repairs the damage \;i ought in the injured side and the result Is relief for the sufferer. The washable sanitary feature, so necessary if healing is expected and health assured, was incorporated into this new invention. He eliminated at once all metal springs and hard, unyielding pads. Soft, washable material encircles the body and acts as a support for the small oval. There are no features In the newly perfected appliance which do not work toward the healing of the patient. Every movement of the body results fti the edges of the wound being brought closer together, reversing the action of the old Btyle, which constantly forced the edges of the wound apart

It is so light, so comfortable that it can be worn even while asleep, so that night and day, asleep or at work, the rupture is being healed. Thousands Healed It is no wonder then that so many people have been healed by this now discovery. A volume of letters began to flow into the offices of the inventer as soon as recoveries were effected. People who thought they were destined to wear a truss all their lives reported healing in a few months. To ascertain the truth of the reports of permanent relief by the use of the new invention, a check was taken over a period of years and letters written to hundreds who had worn the new device. The answers were amazing. Hundreds, literally thousands, torn for years by rupture and weakened by its es- • sects, had gained freedom from all devices by the consistent use of the new invention. In a letter to the inventors, Mrs. Thomas Scott of 11637 126th Street, Edmondton, Alta., Canada, said: "One year ago I bought your rupture appliance for my daughter. During this year the rupture hasn’t bothered her since I put the appliance on. "I surely am very thankful to you and you may use this letter as it may help some other worried mother.” An amazing recovery was effected by C. H. Campbell, a carpenter, 75 years old, living at Freeport, N. 8., Canada, who had been ruptured many years. He said "1 am pleased to inform you that

Strains of Unusual Positions Mean Nothing to Rupture Sufferers Now, as Science Has Perfected an Appliance for Rupture Which Even During the Healing Stage Does No\ Interfere With the Body Actions.

I do not need anything in connection with the appliance, for I have not worn same for the last nine months and consider myself healed of rupture. “The rupture has not troubled me for the last four years—thanks to you and your invention. It was a godsend to me. Fam 75 years old and work every day at ray trade as a carpenter. You are at liberty to use the above statement in any way you choose.” A brief period healed E. W. Brown of Norwich, N. Y., who states: “I discontinued wearing my appliance about six weeks ago and am happy to say that my rupture is entirely healed. Was examined by my doctor and pronounced cured. Considering my age, 61 years, think this is wonderful work. “Cannot express to you just how grateful I am. for up to the time I commenced wearing your appliance was miserable every minute.” Steel Trusses Fail A proof that spring trusses failed to effect a cure while the more modem Brooks appliance made possible recovery which a doctor pronounced positive. The letter from Albert Foote, P. O. Box 177, Sterling .Mass., said: ‘'Gentlemen: I wore your grand rupture appliance for one year, day and night, after which I underwent a doctor's examination. He stated I was completely cured. This examination was made In December, 1921, and I haven’t worn the appliance since and have had no trouble. "I suffered from a double rupture and had used spring trusses for six years without help.” A further proof that recoveries are permanent ones is verified by John Clark, Roan Mountain, Tenn., R. F. D. No. 2, Box 84, who said: “Your rupture appliance has cured me—l have been well for two years. “You may use my name and this letter in any way you wish, for I feel very grateful.'' A sad case was disclosed when a man writing from Peoria, Illinois, gave the following statement. His name was withheld out of regard

FREE TRIAL OFFER Brooks Appliance Cos. 696 State St M Marshall, Mich. Please ssnd me by mall In plain wrapper, Inform*nSr tion about your Appliance for rutpure and your In/ IL*'* *|al lree trial offer. IK r haux Jgj M * •••ssaassaa Address F. D OUtSnmwf

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for his grief. It gives a striking example of the dangers of rupture, especially where the old-fashioned spring truss is used. The application of the new Brooks appliance might have resulted in saving the man’s life. The letter from his son follows: "Dear Mr. Brooks: lam returning the rupture appliance for refund, as father died from strangulated hernia the day before it came. “We tried two years ago to get him to order one of your appliances and cannot help but feel that if he had done as we wanted him to —he would have been spared.” Thousands Healed On file in the offices of the com pauy are thousands of letters telling of healing effected by this new invention and many of them full of thanks and gratitude for the relief which they had always thought Ira possible or too dangerous to attempt. j So convinced are the people who now make this new Invention that it will heal rupture and bring In stant relief they will allow a ten day free trial of the new appliance. In ten days, they believe any rupture sufferer can tell whether or not It is satisfactory in his or her particular case. If It fails to gtre the comfort that they feel it should it can be returned. Free Trial The financial standing of the people who make this newly perfected appliance Is above reproach. They give as references, hanks, ministers, physicians and express companies in their city or in prac tically any large city in the entire nation. “To gamble with rupture,” said r prominent scientist, “is to gamble with life itself. Trusses hamper the wearer, they many times ruin the health for life. To secure an appliance, which retains and at the same time assists healing is wonderful and means much to mankind." To obtain this appliance the readers of this paper can write to Brooks Appliance Cos., 696 State St., Marshall, Mich., and it will be sent for free test trial Fill out the coupon below and mail it todAy. To delay may mean permanent 111 health or even worse.