,transcriber's ,note3 ,illustrations without captions are described in the accompanying text4 ,illustration3 ,the ,five ,members of the ,cluthe ,rupture ,institute ,,chas4 ,,cluthe ,founder of the ,cluthe ,rupture ,institute #da ,years' ,experience ,,chas4 ,,cluthe1 ,jr4 #bc ,years' ,experience in the ,institute ,,fredk4 ,,wm4 ,,cluthe #ba ,years' ,experience in the ,institute ,,herman ,,cluthe #ai ,years' ,experience in the ,institute ,,alfred ,,cluthe #ag ,years' ,experience in the ,institute ,,cluthe',s ,,advice ,,to ,,the ,,ruptured ,,by ,chas4 ,cluthe ,sons ,,cluthe ,,rupture ,,institute ,bloomfield1 ,new ,jersey 7,a ,suburb of ,new ,york ,city7 ,,copyright #aiab ,,by ,,chas4 ,,cluthe ,,sons ,,table ,,of ,,contents ,page ,one of the ,world's ,most ,terrible ,burdens #e ,our ,forty ,years of ,experience #i ,rupture ,always ,brought ,on by ,weakness #ab ,how to ,overcome the ,weakness ,which ,causes ,rupture #af ,how ,your ,rupture is ,kept from ,coming ,out #bj ,the ,care and ,attention ,we ,give ,you #bc ,able to ,work ,while ,being ,cured #cj ,don't ,let ,yourself be ,scared into ,risking an ,operation #cb ,why ,ordinary ,trusses ,do ,more ,harm ,than ,good #cd ,law ,should ,stop the ,sale of ,drug-,store ,trusses #ch ,physicians ,advise ,cluthe ,truss ,instead of ,operation #dd ,ruptured ,people ,swindled ,out of ,thousands of ,dollars #df ,what ,we ,have ,done for ,over #bij1jjj ,others #ej ,costs ,more to ,do ,without it ,than to ,get it #eb ,the ,special ,advice ,you ,get in ,connection with the ,cluthe ,truss #eg ,forms and ,conditions of ,rupture #fj ,let ,us ,send ,you a ,cluthe ,truss on #fj ,days' ,trial #fe ,see ,how ,little it ,costs to ,get ,relief #fh ,don't ,let ,yourself ,keep on ,getting ,worse #gj ,one of the ,world's ,most ,terrible ,burdens ,why ,so ,few ,people ,know of ,anything ,that ,will ,do ,any ,good ,in a good many ways1 rupture is one of the world's most terrible burdens4 ,it is almost as common as poor eyesight4 ,and the cause of far more trouble1 far greater suffering and worry4 ,for1 while it's easy enough to get glasses that will improve the sight1 only a small proportion of the vast host of sufferers have ever been fortunate enough to find anything that would even keep rupture from growing worse4 ,and about all a doctor can do is to suggest an operation4 ,though there are plenty of good physicians1 plenty who can conquer other ailments1 there are mighty few who can do anything whatever for rupture4 ,but that is no fault of the physicians4 ,sidenote3 ,medical ,treatment is ,powerless ,this affliction1 like trouble with the eyes or teeth1 falls entirely outside the physician's province2 for medicines1 the physician's chief means of cure1 are utterly powerless either to relieve or overcome it4 ,and1 unfortunately1 scarcely one sufferer in a hundred knows of anyone else to turn to1 with the exception of the surgeon1 after finding that physicians can give no relief4 ,for the proper treatment of rupture has received little attention as a specialized profession4 ,scientific treatment of the eyes and of the teeth have both become special professions2 you'll find good oculists and good dentists in nearly every town4 ,but1 in all ,america1 the ,members of the ,cluthe ,rupture ,institute are probably the only men who have honestly and conscientiously taken up the scientific study and treatment of rupture as their exclusive profession4 ,there have always been plenty of places where a ruptured man could go for a truss2 surgical supply houses1 truss manufacturers1 truss dealers1 drug-stores1 etc4 ,but at these places1 though their intentions are good1 the men who undertake to fit you have made no special study of rupture1 and therefore can do little or nothing for you4 ,and the trusses they give you1 because not based on a scientific study of rupture1 don't make proper provision for your requirements4 ,then many sufferers1 in their search for relief1 have been handicapped by wrong ideas about rupture4 ,sidenote3 ,many ,wrong ,ideas ,about ,rupture ,there has grown up a general impression that rupture is something to be ashamed of4 ,but a badly mistaken impression4 ,for the plain fact is that rupture1 if you don't let it go till complications set in1 merely indicates a weakness of certain muscles1 and is no more to be ashamed of than a weak stomach or deafness1 or poor eye-sight4 ,such wrong ideas-- and the false modesty they have bred-- have made rupture a tabooed subject2 one to be talked about in whispers1 one to be discussed with blushes4 ,this lack of frank discussion-- lack of light on the subject-- has kept people in the dark4 ,so the majority of sufferers haven't known just what was needed2 in seeking relief they have had to trust largely to luck4 ,that is why rupture has heretofore been such a terrible handicap4 ,sidenote3 ,the ,misery ,it ,has ,caused ,it has ruined the health of hundreds of thousands1 simply because they couldn't find anything that would do any good4 ,kept them from getting much enjoyment out of life1 sapped their strength and vitality1 left them more or less helpless1 robbed them of the ability to provide for themselves and families4 ,it has probably kept more people from doing their best work than any other one affliction4 ,it has kept many from doing any kind of work whatever4 ,it has cheated ,american workingmen-- all those who have been its victims-- out of vast sums of wages4 ,for there's a big difference between what a badly ruptured man can do and earn1 and the earnings of one who is sound and strong4 ,some employers won't even hire a man if they know he is ruptured-- afraid he'll have to be so careful of himself that he can't do a good day's work4 ,rupture has kept lots of business and professional men down-- ,by robbing them of part of their efficiency1 it has robbed them of the chance to get farther along2 robbed them of money they might have made4 ,for no man can be at his best in any capacity if his rupture is bothering him-- the drain on the strength is too great4 ,it has interfered with the pleasures of thousands4 ,deprived them of recreation1 kept them from taking part in athletics1 kept them from getting proper exercise because they have known of no way to escape the danger that lies in sudden movements4 ,it has made the lives of many women a burden2 made it hard for them to do their work or to enjoy social affairs2 deprived many of them of the blessings of motherhood4 ,it has seized upon countless children2 filled their days with suffering1 robbed them of childhood's happiness4 ,sidenote3 ,not ,hard ,to ,get ,rid ,of ,but in spite of all that1 when taken in time1 rupture is no longer a hard thing to get rid of4 ,so easy to overcome that many ruptured people can now be cured while working4 ,and those who can't be cured1 can at least1 unless in the last stages1 keep their ruptures from giving any trouble4 ,the main point about rupture is that it requires very different treatment than any other ailment humanity is heir to4 ,medical treatment1 as everybody knows1 can accomplish nothing whatever4 ,surgical treatment or operation1 as later explained1 is usually dangerous4 ,there remains only one means of relief4 ,that is mechanical treatment4 ,now1 hundreds of methods of mechanical treatment-- trusses1 appliances1 etc4-- have at different times been devised4 ,but most of them absolutely worthless4 ,for to perfect a beneficial mechanical treatment requires1 in addition to considerable mechanical ability1 a thorough knowledge of rupture2 something few have ever taken the pains to acquire4 ,but here at the ,cluthe ,rupture ,institute we have had over forty years of day-after-day experience-- and successful experience-- in the study and treatment of nothing but rupture4 ,and this has given us a thorough knowledge of the needs of ruptured people4 ,as with all the great discoveries which have done so much for suffering mankind1 there were many weary years of disappointment before we finally perfected the simple mechanical treatment which has since brought complete recovery to thousands4 ,and1 as shown in the following chapters1 this simple1 inexpensive way to relieve and overcome rupture is within the reach of every sufferer4 ,moreover1 as explained on page #fe1 every sufferer can easily prove its merits by trying it sixty days at our risk4 ,our ,forty ,years of ,experience ,day ,after ,day ,we ,have ,dealt ,with ,every ,form and ,condition of ,rupture ,like his father and grandfather before him1 ,chas4 ,cluthe1 founder of the ,cluthe ,rupture ,institute1 made his start in life in the ,surgical ,instrument business4 ,learned his trade in the old country-- over in ,germany1 where the world's finest surgical instruments are made4 ,learned the business under the old-fashioned ,german apprentice system2 and got a mighty thorough training1 as most men do over there4 ,when still a young man he came to this country2 and in course of time1 he started up for himself4 ,now1 nearly all surgical instrument houses-- in those days same as now-- make or sell trusses4 ,and ,chas4 ,cluthe soon saw the utter worthlessness of all the trusses then in existence4 ,sidenote3 ,he ,saw ,the ,need ,for ,something ,better ,he saw what a multitude of people were ruptured4 ,saw the great need for something better than ordinary trusses or appliances1 something better than operation4 ,he decided that by supplying that need he could be far more useful than by manufacturing surgical instruments4 ,and from that day to this-- now over forty-two years-- the scientific study and relief of rupture have been the one aim of his life4 ,that led1 later on1 to the founding of the ,cluthe ,rupture ,institute4 ,and there are now five of us-- father and four sons4 ,for as we sons grew up1 we were trained in our father's work in the field of rupture2 and have become ,members of the ,institute4 ,we four sons have all had the benefit of our father's forty years of experience4 ,and the youngest of us has now had seventeen years of individual experience4 ,and here1 day-after-day1 we have dealt with rupture in all its forms and stages4 ,altogether1 at this writing1 we have treated1 by mail and in person1 over #bij1jjj cases4 ,all kinds1 from infants in their mothers' arms to men and women over sixty and seventy4 ,among them some of the worst cases on record4 ,we have made impartial1 fair-and-square tests of every known method of treatment4 ,we have had experience with all kinds of medical applications1 and all kinds of mechanical appliances4 ,we have fitted belt and spring trusses in all their variations4 ,we long ago found just why they all fail to hold or relieve rupture-- just why they usually cause the wearer untold torture4 ,we have had the co-operation of some of this country's most noted physicians and surgeons4 ,we have studied the effects and watched the results in hundreds of operations4 ,we have found just why operations are frequently fatal4 ,why they are nearly always dangerous4 ,and why the rupture frequently breaks out anew1 after the operation apparently heals4 ,every remedial means in existence for the relief of rupture has been tried4 ,sidenote3 ,the ,result ,of ,our ,study ,and the result of all this study and experimenting was the invention of the famous ,cluthe ,truss and ,automatic ,massager4 ,something so vastly different from everything else for rupture that it has received eighteen separate patents4 ,something far more than just a truss2 something far more than merely a device for holding the rupture in place4 ,yet the simplest truss ever invented4 99 99 99 99 99 ,the ,cluthe ,automatic ,massaging ,truss is so utterly unlike anything else for rupture-- so much more than just a truss-- that sometimes we feel we should have adopted some other name4 ,for the country is full of worthless trusses2 and so many people have tried truss after truss without being in any way benefited that they think that nothing called a truss can do any good4 ,although when people get an inferior article of some other kind-- like clothing or shoes-- they don't condemn everything similar4 ,this fear of anything called a truss has kept lots of people from answering our advertisements2 lots of people1 because of disappointing experience with other trusses1 won't even take the trouble to investigate2 give themselves no chance to find out about the merits of the ,cluthe ,truss4 ,we would like to have these people believe in us and have them believe in our truss2 but1 by being so suspicious1 they lose far more than we2 they lose the chance to get better1 and probably the chance to get well4 ,we sometimes speak of the ,cluthe ,truss as the ,cluthe ,automatic ,massager2 both names are necessary if we would do our truss full justice4 ,but we have decided never to give up the word truss2 in spite of the fact that its use makes it harder to get people to believe our advertisements4 ,we don't want to fly under false colors4 ,we don't want to do any of the things done by those who have worthless trusses to sell2 those who have cheap contraptions which they call appliances1 methods1 etc41 in order to deceive ruptured people4 ,if we were willing to call the ,cluthe ,truss by some other name1 we would probably disarm much of the suspicion many people have against the word truss4 ,but we don't want to adopt any subterfuges4 ,and there are now so many people wearing ,cluthe ,automatic ,massaging ,trusses1 or who have worn them until cured1 that simply by one man recommending the ,cluthe ,truss to another the prejudice against the word truss is bound to be overcome in time4 ,rupture ,always ,brought ,on ,by ,weakness ,the word ,rupture is wrong2 a relic of the days when no one understood the real nature of this affliction4 ,in its true definition1 the word means a break or tear4 ,and that is how this ailment got the name ,rupture-- people used to think the muscles had broken or torn in two4 ,but we have examined hundreds of ruptures under the searching ,x-rays4 ,and we long ago found that rupture is not a break or tear2 something all physicians and surgeons now concede4 ,the muscles at some point have simply lost their strength-- lost their elasticity-- like a piece of old rubber which has lost its stretch4 ,sidenote3 ,the ,cause ,of ,the ,weakness ,sometimes this weakening is due to general poor health2 sometimes to lack of exercise2 and sometimes the weakness is inherited4 ,now the bowels are always pushing or pressing more or less against the abdominal wall-- any one1 whether ruptured or not1 can plainly feel that pressure when coughing or sneezing2 while lifting or other exertion greatly increases the pressure or strain4 ,when in a healthy or sound condition1 the abdominal wall is elastic2 and when the bowels push against it1 the muscles which form it simply stretch until the strain on them is over4 ,just as when you pull at your cheek1 the flesh falls back in position the instant you let go4 ,sidenote3 ,why ,the ,muscles ,give ,way ,under ,strain ,but if the muscles of the abdomen are in a weak condition1 they can't stand much strain-- can no longer stretch-- any quick movement is often enough to cause them to spread apart1 forming an opening through which a part of the bowels pushes out or protrudes4 ,now there is only one way to overcome that weakened condition2 only one way to get rid of rupture without undergoing the dangers of operation4 ,as a first essential1 proper artificial support must be applied at the point of rupture4 ,comfortable mechanical support that can be depended upon to hold the bowels always in place4 ,just as a broken bone must be held in place1 while healing1 by a bandage or plaster cast4 ,dr4 ,birkett1 of the famous ,guy ,hospital of ,london1 and one of the world's most eminent medical and surgical authorities1 says this3 ,sidenote3 ,what ,dr4 ,birkett ,says ,the expediency of judiciously pursuing the mechanical treatment of every variety of hernia 7rupture7 cannot be too strongly urged upon the laity by the profession4 ,in both sexes it should be carefully conducted the moment that the slightest protrusion shows itself2 whether the hernia occurs in infancy1 youth1 middle age or at later periods of life1 if properly watched and judiciously supported1 it usually gives but little trouble2 in many cases it is even cured4 ,but on the contrary1 if it be neglected1 increase in bulk and1 sooner or later1 diseased states of the rupture1 often leading to the death of the individual1 will almost infallibly occur4 ,and there is only one thing in the world that can give the mechanical support which ,dr4 ,birkett and other famous physicians say is essential4 ,that is the right kind of truss4 ,any system of treatment 7except operation7 which claims to relieve or cure rupture without the use of a truss is simply a fraud4 ,sidenote3 ,why ,you ,need a ,truss ,the weak muscles at the rupture opening can't possibly get strong without the aid of a truss that will do what the muscles themselves are too weak to do2 a truss that will hold the bowels in place4 ,but trusses which will do that even half the time are mighty scarce4 ,thousands of sufferers have tried truss after truss in hopes they would finally get one that would do it2 and to this day haven't found such a truss4 ,all trusses and appliances claim to hold you together4 ,but ordinary trusses-- those with bands or belts or springs around the body1 those with leg-straps1 those sold by drug-stores and ,hernia ,specialists-- are absolutely wrong in principle1 construction and action4 ,they are like trousers worn without suspenders or belt-- continually slipping-- you've got to keep adjusting and hitching them up4 ,the harness shifts or pulls the holding pads away from the rupture opening4 ,thus your rupture is continually coming out-- ,nature never gets the ghost of a chance to start any healing process4 ,but even if such trusses did hold the rupture in place1 that alone could never result in cure2 couldn't even result in improvement4 ,because that alone does nothing whatever to strengthen the weakened muscles1 or to overcome the muscle lifelessness1 the conditions which cause rupture4 ,no man ever made his arm strong by not using it4 ,and if a truss does nothing more than hold the rupture in place1 the muscles at the rupture opening are never used1 get no exercise1 so they grow constantly weaker instead of stronger4 ,we have had cases here at the ,institute where1 for lack of activity1 the muscles around the rupture opening had withered almost completely away4 ,and usually1 in addition to lack of use1 the deadening1 benumbing pressure from a wrong truss was partly responsible for that withered or deadened condition of the muscles4 ,we can do nothing in cases like that4 ,neither can an operation or anything else4 ,it is entirely too late4 ,like a man whose arm has been broken4 ,while carried in a sling or plaster cast1 the arm tends to lose its strength-- loses it through lack of use4 ,and if1 after the bone has knit1 the arm is still carried in a sling1 never used1 its muscles would soon atrophy or become dead1 weaken and waste away until useless4 ,a doctor would insist that the arm be used or exercised as soon as the bone had knit1 thus gradually restoring it to strength4 ,same way with rupture4 ,it can be cured or made better only by strengthening the weakened muscles1 gently exercising them1 giving them support which takes the strain off them while helping them do their work until1 gradually1 they regain their full strength and need no help4 ,yet we of the ,cluthe ,rupture ,institute are the only people to-day who take that physiological fact into consideration4 ,how to apply our knowledge of that physiological fact1 how to exercise and thus strengthen the weak ruptured parts while at the same time supporting and holding them in place wasn't the easiest thing in the world to discover4 ,however1 the ,cluthe ,truss or ,cluthe ,automatic ,massager provides a way4 ,and is the only thing ever invented that can both hold the rupture and give ,nature the necessary assistance in the process of strengthening the weak parts4 ,just how it assists ,nature is explained in the next chapter4 ,how to ,overcome the ,weakness ,which ,causes ,rupture ,a ,new ,way1 ,but ,based on a ,principle as ,old as the ,hills-- ,a ,principle ,recognized by all ,doctors ,as everybody knows1 you can make most any part of the body strong simply by exercising it4 ,exercise is a wonderful thing4 ,keep a child cooped up-- give it no place to play-- and it will probably grow up puny and sickly4 ,while a boy on the farm-- with the big out-of-doors for a playground-- is usually a picture of health4 ,or take a blacksmith4 ,he is constantly using or exercising his arms4 ,so you'll find them as hard as nails4 ,while his legs-- because he doesn't use them so much-- aren't likely to be nearly so well developed4 ,a man in an office or store usually has soft1 flabby1 weak muscles4 ,but let that man take up some form of exercise1 like tennis or base ball1 and his muscles will soon be strong4 ,it is a law of ,nature that our minds and muscles grow by proper use1 building themselves up to meet any demands made on them4 ,that is why1 after any sickness which leaves the body weak1 doctors nearly always tell you to take plenty of exercise4 ,until recent years1 the only way to develop strength was by active exercise2 movement of the muscles by their own force1 as in walking1 chopping wood or playing some game4 ,but nowadays there is a substitute for exercise4 ,sidenote3 ,massage ,is a ,substitute ,for ,exercise ,called ,massage2 a sort of artificial exercise2 a way to strengthen muscles without using them4 ,in simple language1 massage consists in alternately expanding and contracting the muscles by applying a gentle force externally1 instead of moving them by voluntary and internal force4 ,now massage-- like ordinary exercise-- is so strengthening that it will overcome almost any kind of weakness4 ,so invigorating and beneficial that many well-known physicians say the day is coming when it will be an almost universal method of cure for every trouble in any way due to weakness4 ,at the ,vanderbilt ,clinic in ,new ,york1 many cases of weak ankles1 weak backs1 etc41 have been cured by massage4 ,now ,rupture1 as shown in the last chapter1 is also a weakness4 ,but massage1 as given at hospitals1 can't be used to advantage for rupture4 ,too expensive-- requires an expert4 ,and could be given only when you are lying flat on your back in bed2 therefore couldn't be given very often2 and it would take years for only occasional massaging to overcome rupture4 ,moreover1 hospital or hand massage could be used only in combination with a truss that would keep the rupture from coming out4 ,a protrusion every day or so1 as happens with most trusses1 would undo all the beneficial effects of the massage4 ,but the invention of the ,cluthe ,truss-- the only truss that can be depended on to prevent protrusion-- makes hand or hospital massage unnecessary2 it takes their place4 ,it massages the weak ruptured parts as well as a skilled hand-massager could1 as well as could be done at a hospital4 ,and charges nothing for giving the massage-- there is no expense beyond the price of the truss4 ,sidenote3 ,this ,strengthening ,massage ,given ,automatically ,it massages the weak ruptured parts entirely automatically or mechanically4 ,and does it in a wonderfully simple way2 the massaging device-- so small it would go in a watch case-- is so simple that you'll wonder when you see it how it can produce such a strengthening effect4 ,keeps massaging the weak ruptured parts all day long-- all without a moment's attention from you1 all without keeping you from your work1 all without in any way interfering with your pleasure4 ,and1 at the same time1 holds the rupture constantly and comfortably in place4 ,takes all strain off the ruptured parts1 rests the weakened muscles while the massage is strengthening them2 just as you must rest a strained ankle-- keep your weight off it-- while it is healing4 ,keeps you from even feeling a single one of the strains that are apt to do so much harm when other trusses are worn4 ,that is how this remarkable truss1 while overcoming your weakness1 rids work of all its dangers4 ,takes away all risk of further weakening yourself or of making the rupture worse4 ,sidenote3 ,rids ,work of ,all ,its ,dangers ,instead1 any work you do will actually help make your rupture better1 actually have a healing or curative effect4 ,every movement you make-- in working1 walking1 exercising1 even in breathing-- so acts on the ,cluthe ,truss as to help produce the strengthening massage4 ,this massage is wonderfully soothing1 like gently rubbing a bruised spot4 ,and is so remarkably beneficial that in about one hundred and ninety-nine cases out of every two hundred1 the rupture usually begins to get better almost the day a ,cluthe ,truss is put on4 ,so remarkably beneficial that the ,cluthe ,truss has cured some of the worst cases of rupture on record-- cured many of them even after everything else1 including operation1 had done no good whatever4 ,for this massage does for the weak ruptured parts exactly what exercise does for the arms or legs-- gradually gives new strength-- in most cases soon makes the ruptured parts as strong and sound as a dollar4 99 99 99 99 99 ,this massage1 in some ways1 is like ,osteopathic treatment4 ,which1 as a cure for certain ailments1 is fast taking the place of drugs and surgical operations4 ,most likely you've heard or read about some of the ,osteopathic cures4 ,nearly everybody1 nowadays1 has4 ,maybe you know of ,osteopathic cures right there in your own neighborhood4 ,some of the cures made in this way seem almost magical4 ,and it is largely because massage forms a big part of it that ,osteopathic treatment does so much good1 especially in many kinds of weakness4 ,sidenote3 ,something ,like ,osteopathic ,treatment ,like a weak back1 or weak kidneys1 or weak or worn out nerves1 etc4 ,and there's only one reason why ,osteopathic physicians can't cure rupture as easily as any other weakness4 ,like hospital massage1 it can be given only when you are flat on your back2 and1 unless a ,cluthe ,truss is worn-- which takes the place of ,osteopathic ,treatment and makes it unnecessary1 just as it does the hospital massage-- there would be no way of preventing protrusion between treatments4 ,moreover1 ,osteopathic treatment1 like hospital massage1 would be too expensive for most people4 ,even if given only occasionally4 ,for ,osteopathic physicians charge #c4jj to #e4jj a treatment4 ,but the ,cluthe ,truss keeps giving the massage part of ,osteopathic treatment-- the strengthening part of the treatment-- all day long2 and all without any expense1 except the small cost of the truss4 ,how ,your ,rupture is ,kept ,from ,coming ,out ,and ,how the ,cluthe ,truss is ,held in ,position by ,suction-- ,no ,belt1 ,leg-straps or ,springs ,around the ,body ,the ,cluthe ,truss is the only kind in existence which applies the support at the proper angle-- upwards against the rupture opening2 thus counteracting the internal downward pressure of the abdominal organs1 the natural tendency of the bowels to push out4 ,and1 unlike all others1 it is self-adjusting1 self-regulating4 ,automatically adjusts itself with every one of your movements when you in any way exert your strength4 ,sudden strains or movements1 like coughing or sneezing1 like in working or exercising-- strains which would cause other trusses to slip or shift out of position-- simply cause an instant1 automatic increase in the comfortable support a ,cluthe ,truss gives to your rupture4 ,sidenote3 ,holding ,power ,automatically ,increases ,to ,meet ,any ,strain ,every strain of any kind is instantly and automatically counteracted4 ,after fitting men here at the ,institute1 we have had them do everything we could think of1 but they couldn't throw the ,cluthe ,holding ,pads out of position1 couldn't force the rupture out4 ,the holding power of this truss instantly increased to meet every strain the men made4 ,the ,cluthe ,automatic ,holding ,pads-- the pads which hold the rupture in place-- are free acting-- work on a ball-bearing1 universal joint4 ,thus they are wonderfully sensitive to the slightest movement1 instantly respond to each movement4 ,no other truss in the world has this self-adjusting feature-- no other can hold a bad rupture1 no other can keep the rupture from getting worse4 ,just as no other can overcome the weakness which causes rupture-- no other can give the strengthening massage which the ,cluthe ,truss gives-- no other can make the rupture better4 ,we have so much confidence in the ,cluthe ,truss that we guarantee in writing-- as fully explained on page #ff-- that it will at all times prevent protrusion4 99 99 99 99 99 ,another thing about the ,cluthe ,truss4 ,in cases of ,double ,rupture1 this truss is of course equipped with ,automatic ,holding ,pads on both sides4 ,while in case of ,single ,rupture1 the side not ruptured is protected against strains by a free-acting ,protection ,pad2 this supports and strengthens the well side1 prevents all danger of double rupture4 ,every man who has a double rupture originally had only a single rupture4 ,most other trusses fail to provide any dependable protection for the well side in ,single ,rupture4 99 99 99 99 99 ,and now note that when you put on a ,cluthe ,truss1 there's no belt1 band or elastic around the waist1 no springs1 no legstraps1 nothing that can pinch1 squeeze or bind1 nothing that can cut1 chafe or in any way irritate the skin4 ,sidenote3 ,holds ,securely ,without ,unnecessary ,pressure ,it is the only truss without harness of any kind whatever4 ,it is held on the body by free-acting suction or vacuum ,pads4 ,these ,pads rest lightly and comfortably over the natural cushion of muscles forming the rump4 ,and hold the truss securely in position on the body in much the same way suction holds a properly fitting set of false teeth so comfortably in place that they seem like natural teeth4 ,because free from harness1 there is nothing about the ,cluthe ,truss that can bulge the clothing4 ,it can be worn under corsets2 or worn under tights without showing4 ,many acrobats wear ,cluthe ,trusses under their tights when performing4 ,yet the ,cluthe ,truss doesn't squeeze or hug1 doesn't bind against the body at any point save where the ,suction ,pads rest and where the ,holding ,pads support the rupture4 ,this makes it the most comfortable truss ever invented4 ,many people have written us that it is as comfortable as their clothing4 99 99 99 99 99 ,another feature4 ,every part of the ,cluthe ,truss is covered with vulcanized rubber or waterproof casing4 ,no leather or cloth or similar material to heat up the skin and make it tender4 ,nothing that can absorb perspiration2 nothing that can get sweaty1 sticky or foul-smelling4 ,and because waterproof1 it can easily be washed2 easily kept clean4 ,sidenote3 ,wear ,it ,when ,taking a ,bath or ,swim ,it is about the only truss that is all waterproof4 ,therefore about the only truss you can keep on while taking a bath or swim-- a time when you are in danger1 if you have no truss on1 of having the rupture thrown out by the bending and twisting you do4 ,other trusses which claim to be waterproof can't be depended upon to hold-- won't hold successfully when you are in the water or any other time4 ,it takes more than waterproof quality alone to keep rupture from coming out4 99 99 99 99 99 ,yet1 with all its exclusive superiorities1 the ,cluthe ,truss-- including the professional services of the members of the ,cluthe ,institute-- costs only a trifle more than the worthless trusses which do little or no good whatever4 ,the ,care ,and ,attention ,we ,give ,you ,all ,without ,taking ,you a ,single ,step ,from ,your ,home or a ,minute ,from ,work or ,business ,when you try a ,cluthe ,automatic ,massaging ,truss1 you will find that you get vastly different treatment-- vastly better care and attention-- than when you go to a drug store or local truss dealer4 ,for you will get from us-- in connection with the ,cluthe ,truss1 and without extra charge-- the skilled care and attention of five men 7the five members of the ,cluthe ,rupture ,institute7 who are pretty well known throughout ,america as being foremost in the field of rupture4 ,and you will get our care and attention-- and our special advice on your case-- without putting yourself to half as much trouble as when you go to a drug store-- ,you will get it merely by sending us-- as explained farther on-- a little simple information4 ,sidenote3 ,distance ,makes ,no ,difference ,we can study and understand your case as well with you five to five thousand or more miles away as we could with you right before us2 or just as well as the best physician could study and diagnose a case of typhoid or other sickness right at the bedside of the patient4 ,our system of attending to people by mail is so exact-- and our knowledge and skill so great-- that no matter how far away you are we can fit you correctly with a ,cluthe ,truss just as surely as a high class tailor could fit you with a suit of clothes after taking your measurements himself4 ,illustration3 ,,the ,,cluthe ,,rupture ,,institute ,here we have on file-- in writing-- complete particulars concerning each of the #bij1jjj cases we have attended to4 ,every case is carefully indexed and ready for instant reference4 ,nothing is left to memory or guesswork-- nothing can be overlooked1 nothing forgotten4 ,thus your case can be easily and accurately compared with hundreds of similar cases4 ,you see we have made mail order fitting and mail order care and attention a science4 ,that-- together with the superiority of the ,cluthe ,truss-- together with the knowledge and experience gained through attending to thousands of widely different cases-- gives us a tremendous advantage over your local druggist or any one else you could go to4 ,for years our ,institute was located in the heart of ,new ,york ,city-- within a short car ride of several million people4 ,sidenote3 ,our ,advantages ,over ,the ,drug ,store ,and there-- in the course of years-- among the thousands of people who came in person to be attended to at our ,institute1 we had in our care case after case of every kind and condition of rupture ever known4 ,and all this time we were also attending by mail to cases of all kinds in all parts of the civilized world4 ,no druggist-- no truss fitter in any drug store or surgical supply house-- no one else in all ,america-- ever had such a wonderful opportunity to learn all the peculiarities of rupture4 ,our experience has been so complete that in the last five years we haven't come across a single case-- either by mail or among those who came to the ,institute-- which presented any peculiarities that we were not already familiar with4 ,yet-- because he has never seen a case like it before-- a case that would seem simple to us often completely baffles the best of truss fitters in drug stores1 local truss concerns1 surgical supply houses1 etc4 ,now it is only in the largest drug stores1 local truss establishments and surgical instrument houses-- perhaps in only five or six places in a city like ,new ,york or ,chicago-- that a special or expert truss fitter of any kind is employed4 ,so if a comparatively simple case puzzles these expert fitters1 a man certainly can't expect much satisfaction at the small drug store1 where whichever clerk that isn't busy-- at best someone with little or no knowledge at all of rupture-- will undertake to wait on you4 ,during our long experience1 for every person who came to our ,institute we have probably attended to ten others by mail4 ,and we have proved over and over-- year after year-- that we can give relief by mail to the man five or five thousand miles away just as well as to the man who came to our ,institute4 ,sidenote3 ,give ,entire ,time ,to ,attending ,cases ,by ,mail ,so now we have moved our ,institute to ,bloomfield1 ,n4,j4-- only ten miles from ,new ,york ,city-- a quiet suburb where we can give our entire time to attending to cases by mail4 ,for we have found that the great majority of the victims of rupture can't afford to lay off from work or business long enough to undergo operation-- the only thing besides the ,cluthe ,truss which can be looked upon as a means of relief2 we have found that most ruptured people can't spare the money required for an operation2 and that many of them-- largely because they have been wearing1 for years1 perhaps1 trusses which have been letting them get worse all the time-- are so weakened and run down in health that they stand little chance of recovering from the shock of an operation4 ,these are the people who are most in need of our truss and most in need of our skilled care and attention4 ,and here in ,bloomfield we can do more good1 give relief to more people by mail1 than we could had we remained in ,new ,york4 ,and here1 day after day1 we are attending by mail to people in ,new ,york ,city-- only ten miles away-- just as we are to sufferers in ,maine1 ,georgia1 ,illinois1 ,kansas1 ,california1 etc4 ,sidenote3 ,well-,known ,business ,men ,order ,by ,mail ,big business men in ,new ,york-- bankers1 presidents of big corporations1 noted lawyers and others-- men perhaps living in the same block with some noted physician or surgeon-- men who could send for their autos and in fifteen to thirty minutes be in any one of ,new ,york's best hospitals-- men who can afford the best medical and surgical care in the world-- are among those who have ordered ,cluthe ,trusses from us here in ,bloomfield in exactly the same way-- by mail-- that a man out in ,ohio or ,oregon would4 ,now when men like these-- many of them acting on the advice of famous physicians-- are taking advantage of the care and attention we give by mail in connection with the ,cluthe ,truss1 it is mighty good proof of our ability to attend to any kind of case by mail4 ,sidenote3 ,how ,we ,study ,your ,case ,the first thing we do1 when a man writes for a ,cluthe ,truss1 is to make a careful1 scientific study of his case4 ,we must understand your case thoroughly-- know all its peculiarities4 ,and please bear in mind that your case will receive the personal attention of at least three members-- perhaps there will be a consultation of all five members-- of the ,cluthe ,rupture ,institute4 ,no order is ever put in the hands of a clerk or helper or other inexperienced person4 ,in each case we give our complete professional service4 ,each case is treated individually4 ,we take into consideration the kind of rupture-- the location of the rupture opening-- the size of the protrusion1 the length of time ruptured1 the cause of the rupture1 whether or not an operation has been performed1 etc41 etc4 ,you will find1 on our information blank 7one is enclosed with this book1 or see duplicate questions on page #gc7 some simple1 easily-answered questions concerning these points4 ,and your answers to these questions1 if your answers are correct1 furnish us all the guidance we need as to the special requirements of your case4 ,just as a physician in writing a prescription is guided by the answers to his simple questions4 ,that is how we determine the shape and size of the ,automatic ,holding ,pad 7in case of ,double ,rupture1 each rupture is individually treated1 usually a different kind of pad for each side1 for both sides are seldom the same74 ,and that is how we determine the adjustment of the pads and all parts1 the amount of support needed and the regulation of the holding pads to give the support1 etc41 etc4 ,then1 after deciding all these points1 we make for you a special ,cluthe ,truss-- one exactly adapted to your individual case-- every part of it exactly what your condition requires4 7,compare that with the way drug stores and local truss dealers try to fit you with a ready-made stock truss47 ,we next take this specially made truss to our ,gallery of ,statues-- which consists of life-size and life-like models or dummy figures4 ,sidenote3 ,our ,life-,like ,models ,and here1 no matter what your size or build1 we have a dummy model corresponding to your living self in shape-- a form your clothes would fit just as they fit on you4 ,when we see the measurements you give when ordering 7they are all provided for in a simple way on our ,information or ,question blank7 we know at once which one of our many models or forms to use4 ,and on this form-- duplicating your size and build-- we fit your truss1 as soon as it is made1 just as if you yourself were right here in front of us4 ,we can usually make up your truss1 fit it1 and have it ready to send within twenty-four to thirty-six hours after receiving your order4 ,every day we fit in this way scores of people we have never seen4 ,and it's only in about one case out of several hundred that we fail to give perfect fit4 ,while in such cases1 usually only some slight adjustment is needed to make the fit perfect-- some simple adjustment which the patient himself can easily make4 ,our common-sense instructions fully provide for proper adjustment if any is necessary4 ,our ability to meet the exact requirements of your case-- our expert skill and care in fitting-- are things no one else can give you-- for no one else has had our forty years of professional experience-- no one else has learned how1 as we have4 ,the method we follow 7which is exclusively our own71 is the only method of fitting that can result in continuous and comfortable holding4 ,and continuous and comfortable holding1 combined with the soothing1 strengthening and healing massage treatment which the ,cluthe ,truss automatically gives1 is the only thing 7save an operation-- which can't always do it7-- that can effect a permanent cure4 ,how ,day-,after-,day ,holding is ,given by the ,cluthe ,automatic ,pad ,illustration ,the above illustration represents the side view of the lower abdomen of a person of medium size4 ,c1 ,a and ,e is the natural line of the abdomen4 ,d1 ,b and ,f is the line when the abdomen is inflated by coughing1 sneezing1 or any exertion or strain4 ,the black disc is the pad4 ,when the wearer coughs or strains1 pad end ,a is forced to position ,b1 while the lower or retaining end of pad ,e is instantly forced inward to position ,f1 thereby completely checking the descent of the rupture and effectively locking it in4 ,thus rupture is at all times retained with the least possible pressure of pad under normal conditions1 yet the extra pressure needed is instantly and automatically given when any exertion or strain demands it4 ,this automatic action of the ,holding ,pad also massages the ruptured parts4 ,this massage has a soothing1 healing effect-- like gently rubbing your forehead when you have a headache-- or like rubbing a bruised spot-- and1 gradually overcomes the weakness which causes rupture-- gradually strengthens the weak ruptured parts1 just as exercise strengthens the muscles of the arms4 ,able to ,work ,while ,being ,cured ,for men with a living to make1 work to do1 business to attend to1 families to provide for1 the ,cluthe ,truss is nothing less than a godsend4 ,and it means just as much to men who want to take part in athletic games1 men who want active outdoor exercise4 ,some1 in their letters to us1 have called it a life-saver4 ,for the ,cluthe ,truss rids work and exercise of every one of their dangers2 rids them of every one of their injurious effects on rupture4 ,you who read this-- by letting us send you a ,cluthe ,truss on sixty days' trial-- can easily prove all that2 just as thousands of others have proved it4 ,with this truss on there isn't the slightest risk of having your rupture forced out by sudden strains or movements4 ,just bear that in mind-- you who have been compelled1 because your truss has been doing no good1 to drop everything perhaps two or three times a day or more and put your rupture back4 ,this truss puts an end to all danger of further weakening yourself while working-- puts an end to all danger of making your rupture worse4 ,just keep that in mind-- you who now scarcely dare do a thing-- scarcely even cough or laugh1 for fear of bad effects on your rupture-- for fear your truss will yield and let the rupture escape4 ,sidenote3 ,what ,you ,can ,do ,with a ,cluthe ,truss ,on ,and with a ,cluthe ,truss on1 work1 exercise or outdoor sports will never cause any discomfort4 ,don't overlook that-- you who have been putting up with old-fashioned trusses or appliances with their belts1 bands1 elastics1 leg-straps and other torturing harness-- trusses which hurt so much every time you move that they almost drive you frantic4 ,instead of letting work injure you in any way1 a ,cluthe ,truss 7as previously explained7 makes the work you do and the exercise you take actually help make your rupture better-- makes your work actually have a healing or curative effect4 ,there is plenty of proof of that4 ,men doing heavy work1 and doing it every day-- men like farmers1 blacksmiths1 railway firemen1 factory workers1 miners1 etc4-- are among those cured by this truss2 cured while working right along1 cured while earning good incomes4 ,also men taking more or less violent exercise1 like base-ball players1 tennis players1 horse-back and bicycle riders1 etc4 ,sidenote3 ,a ,few ,of ,the ,men ,who ,were ,cured ,while ,working ,some of them1 while working1 remember1 cured in less than three months4 ,a lot of them cured in from four to twelve months2 among them men who had been ruptured as long as fifteen to thirty years4 ,and took only a little while longer for some who had been ruptured as long as fifty years to be cured4 ,you will find1 at the back of this book1 many letters in proof of this4 99 99 99 99 99 ,we have seen the ,cluthe ,truss do so much good for so many other people that we feel sure it can do wonders for you4 ,so sure it will help you1 just as it did them that-- as explained in a later chapter-- we are willing to let you test it on sixty days' trial1 to prove just how much it can benefit you4 ,don't ,let ,yourself ,be ,scared ,into ,risking ,an ,operation ,cluthe ,truss ,has ,done ,away with ,all ,need ,for ,operation1 ,except in ,occasional ,cases ,people used to think that an operation was the only way to cure rupture-- thought they had to be cut open4 ,just as people used to know no better than to undergo bleeding1 no matter in what way they were sick4 ,histories and biographies tell us it was the loss of blood from this barbarous bleeding which led to ,george ,washington's death4 ,but nowadays we never hear of bleeding4 ,just as fever patients are no longer denied ice water and ice applications4 ,though1 not so many years ago1 people were literally allowed to burn up with fever4 ,sidenote3 ,thousands ,have ,died ,under ,the ,surgeon's ,knife ,operation for rupture1 for reasons stated below has never been much more than a life-or-death chance1 even for those with a rugged constitution4 ,thousands of ruptured people have died under the surgeon's knife4 ,oftentimes a weak heart-- because of the ether-- makes it unsafe even to attempt operation4 ,and it has always been a big expense which not one in a hundred could afford4 ,even though it had no dangers1 the cost and the long lay-off from work or business make it useless for the majority of sufferers to think of an operation4 ,the reasons operation is so risky for most people are these3 ,the sufferer is seldom in condition for an operation1 is run down1 the vitality is low-- that is why the muscles over the intestines have weakened and spread4 ,another grave danger lies in the fact that a very large opening must be made-- many delicate tissues cut through-- before the surgeon can reach the weakened muscles which caused the rupture4 ,moreover1 in a surgical operation1 the relaxed muscles are tightened simply by shortening them-- by cutting out a piece4 ,but nothing is done to strengthen these muscles4 ,nature is in no way assisted4 ,the parts usually remain weak-- that is why1 when a man leaves the hospital after an operation for rupture1 he is usually told to wear a truss or support4 ,and that is why1 in about six out of every ten apparently successful operations1 the rupture sooner or later breaks out anew4 ,so we would never advise an operation1 save as a last resort4 ,as in strangulated hernia1 where there is no hope except through heroic measures4 ,save in very rare cases1 there is now no need whatever to undergo the dangers of an operation-- no need to risk the surgeon's knife4 ,no need to incur the big expense of going to a hospital-- no need to lose any time from work or business-- no need to be in bed a single day4 ,for since the invention of the ,cluthe ,truss or ,cluthe ,automatic ,massager1 the day of operation is over1 save for an occasional case4 ,the ,cluthe ,truss has probably effected more permanent cures than all the operations ever performed4 ,and is always safe1 and almost invariably beneficial1 whether or not it brings complete cure4 7,cure is sometimes impossible1 as told in another chapter47 ,why ,ordinary ,trusses ,do ,more ,harm ,than ,good ,the country is full of trusses which are nothing but more or less worthless makeshifts4 ,some with so little merit that they try to hide under other names4 ,like the junk handed out at drug-stores4 ,like the traps peddled by the quacks who pose as ,hernia ,specialists4 ,trusses and appliances with belts1 bands or springs around the waist1 trusses with leg-straps1 etc4 ,some of these trusses cost little more to make than a pair of good suspenders or garters4 ,a little leather1 a few pieces of elastic or web band1 a cloth-covered pad with sawdust in it1 is about all there is to them4 ,so1 like suspenders or garters1 they absorb perspiration2 that rots them so they soon give out4 ,but their greatest weakness isn't in their cheap materials2 it's in their unscientific construction1 in the fact that they usually do more harm than good4 ,sidenote3 ,your ,suspenders ,would ,do ,as ,much ,good ,as ,some ,trusses ,a rubber band around your waist would do as much good as some of these makeshift trusses and appliances2 and not be so apt to do harm4 ,might just as well wear your suspenders or garters over your rupture as some of the trusses and devices with which this country is overrun4 ,some of these trusses would hold your rupture just about as well if you left them hanging in the closet instead of wearing them4 ,during the many years ,the ,cluthe ,rupture ,institute was located in ,new ,york ,city1 we had daily evidence of the utter worthlessness of all such trusses4 ,every day1 one after another of the victims of such appliances were coming to us for relief4 ,when we examined these patients1 we usually found that the rupture had pushed the pads aside and worked out above or below them4 ,sometimes we found that the pads had worked away from the rupture opening1 worked down against the pelvic bone4 ,and the ruptured parts had slipped out and were being squeezed between the pads and the bone4 ,a condition apt to result in strangulation4 ,some of these patients came to us suffering intense torture from the terrific pressure of such trusses-- pressure perhaps ten times greater than needed-- and this cruel pressure is exerted from the wrong direction1 in the wrong place4 ,perhaps merely a slight sneeze or cough is enough to push the pads out of position4 ,and then the pressure of these pads forces the ruptured parts out1 instead of holding them in4 ,sometimes the pads had slipped down so far on the pelvic bone-- or had been pulled down by the leg-straps-- that there was no support for the rupture whatever4 ,and this constant pressure against the pelvic bone saps the vitality4 ,often causing sexual weakness and mental failing4 ,for between this bone and the outer skin is the sensitive life-giving spermatic cord4 ,sidenote3 ,ordinary ,trusses ,may ,bring ,on ,other ,ailments ,also1 we have found in hundreds of cases that these belt and spring trusses press against the femoral artery so severely that heart disorders result4 ,causing dizziness1 headaches1 irritability1 etc4 ,yet the patient seldom associates his truss with these troubles1 seldom knows their cause4 ,and constipation and stomach troubles are often brought on by these trusses4 ,gas on the stomach is a common result4 ,these troubles can be remedied only by removing the cause-- only by discarding the harmful truss4 ,the ,cluthe ,truss soon overcomes such complications4 ,we have countless letters-- from people formerly suffering from such troubles brought on by wrong trusses-- telling how the ,cluthe ,truss has given them a new lease on life-- made them feel many years younger4 ,among patients who came to us wearing spring trusses1 we have often found evidence of injury to the spine4 ,for such trusses press against the spine-- the delicate center of the nervous system-- just as cruelly as they dig into the abdomen and the pelvic bone in front4 ,and frequently1 when patients came to us wearing belt trusses1 we have found the tender skin all cut and bruised where the belt fits around the body4 ,and nearly always the cruel leg-straps had made the wearer's legs raw and sore4 ,the sufferer who wears a truss like these can scarcely have a moment's comfort4 ,thousands of belt and spring trusses have been thrown away by new patients at our ,institute1 after we had fitted them with ,cluthe ,trusses4 ,and among all these discarded trusses we have never found one that could be properly adjusted-- the pressure couldn't be properly regulated4 ,there is by far too much pressure at times when only slight pressure is needed4 ,and1 at times of strain1 when more pressure is needed1 there is no increase in pressure to meet that need4 ,this unregulated pressure tends to stretch the weakened muscles at the point of rupture-- distends and enlarges the opening4 ,that is one reason why a rupture grows constantly worse when a leg-strap or spring truss is worn4 ,such trusses are a crime-- wearing them is simply slow suicide4 ,we keep a record showing the history of every rupture we treat4 ,this record shows that every severe rupture with which we have had to deal has grown into a serious case solely through the wear of some form of the belt or spring truss4 ,just judge of all this by your own experience4 ,probably1 in spite of the trusses you've been wearing1 your rupture has grown constantly worse instead of better4 ,and then-- for the sake of comparison-- just read some of the letters you'll find at the back of this book2 see the verdicts of people who have had experience with both the ,cluthe ,truss and with other kinds4 ,trusses ,like ,these ,are ,a ,crime ,illustration3 ,common ,elastic1 or ,belt ,truss 7,single7 ,so-called ,appliances are ,usually ,merely a ,slight ,adaptation of this ,style of ,truss-- ,merely the ,most ,worthless ,kinds of ,trusses ,masquerading under ,misleading ,names4 ,the only way to give leverage to the pad is to tighten up the belt and the leg-straps4 ,the tighter they are1 the farther they pull the pad away from the rupture opening4 ,the leg-straps pull the pad down on the pelvic bone1 where its pressure squeezes the life-giving spermatic cord4 ,whenever the wearer coughs1 sneezes or is under strain1 the bowels leave their natural position1 working out and in through the rupture opening 7due to flexibility and stretching of straps71 and the bowels when out are repeatedly pressed between the pelvic bone and the pad4 ,the ,cruel ,spring ,truss ,illustration ,it is impossible to keep the spring truss in position4 ,due to the force of the springs around the waist1 the pads dig against the pelvic bone with terrible pressure1 sapping the vitality4 ,the previous chapter shows how most ruptures grow constantly worse when trusses like these are worn4 ,illustration ,dotted lines in lower illustration show ,spring ,truss coiled up before applied4 ,try to hold springs apart as when on the body as shown for half a minute4 ,then you will know what criminal pressure the spring truss gives4 ,law ,should ,stop the ,sale of ,drug ,store ,trusses ,we believe the day will soon come when laws will be passed forbidding any one either to fit or sell trusses without a legal license4 ,just as physicians1 surgeons and dentists must all have licenses4 ,so must oculists and opticians1 in most states4 ,also druggists1 before they can fill prescriptions4 ,and1 unless a man has made a specialized study of rupture-- unless he has a thorough knowledge of it-- he should no more be allowed to sell or fit trusses than a schoolboy should be allowed to practice medicine4 ,ruptured people seriously risk their health when they trust their cases to any one who hasn't made a thorough1 specialized study of rupture4 ,that is almost as dangerous as having a prescription filled by an inexperienced clerk1 instead of by a registered pharmacist4 ,for a wrong truss can cause immense harm4 ,sidenote3 ,trusses ,should ,be ,sold ,only ,under ,license ,when the time comes when trusses can be sold only under license1 we'll see most of the self-styled ,hernia ,specialists driven out of business4 ,we'll also see an end to the selling of stock trusses by general ,mail-,order houses where an order for a truss is handled in exactly the same way-- and often by the same man-- as an order for groceries or hardware4 ,and1 when that time comes1 mighty few drug-stores will be able to sell trusses4 ,let us show why4 ,take the following as an example3 ,a man might think he had only a bad cold4 ,and might go to a drug-store4 ,now1 a druggist doesn't pretend to know disease-- he simply knows drugs4 ,so about all the druggist could do would be to hand out some patent medicine-- some cure-all4 ,but if the man went out to a good physician-- ,the physician might find1 after asking a few questions and thus making a diagnosis1 that the patient had ,la ,grippe1 or ,pneumonia1 or ,pleurisy 7instead of merely a cold1 as the patient thought74 ,the physician would find out what the patient needed1 then write a specific prescription-- and seldom the same prescription for any two patients4 ,for the requirements would always differ4 ,or a man might have poor eyesight4 ,he might go to an optician4 ,now1 an optician doesn't know much about eyes-- he has made a special study of lenses-- he merely fits glasses-- just as a druggist merely fills prescriptions-- neither pretends to diagnose or prescribe4 ,and an optician is just as likely as not to fit a near-sighted man with far-sighted glasses4 ,sidenote3 ,a ,truss ,fitter ,should ,know as ,much ,about ,rupture as an ,oculist ,about the ,eyes ,but if the man with poor eyesight goes to an oculist-- ,the oculist finds out what the trouble is-- and what kind of glasses are needed-- then prescribes that kind of glasses4 ,and then the optician fits the man according to the oculist's prescription4 ,just as a druggist fills a physician's prescription4 ,now our method of fitting you by mail is precisely like the physician's method4 ,from your answers to the simple questions we ask on our information blank1 we first decide the needs of your case-- then we prescribe-- then we fill our prescription by making especially for your case exactly the kind of truss you need4 ,a physician never asks you what kind of medicine you want-- he prescribes for you the kind which he knows you need4 ,but if you go to a drug-store for a truss1 the clerk behind the counter asks you what kind of truss you want6 ,you must be your own doctor4 ,sidenote3 ,druggists ,know ,nothing about ,rupture ,neither the drug clerk nor the druggist knows enough about rupture to know what kind of truss you need4 ,and1 usually1 his knowledge of trusses is confined to the difference in prices-- he'd rather sell you a #aj truss than a #c truss4 ,his knowledge of fitting is not much greater4 ,if you measure #cf inches around the hips1 he gives you a #cf-;inch truss-- which1 in everything except size1 would be exactly like the truss he'd sell at the same price1 to a man with a rupture only half as bad as yours1 or to a man with a rupture twice as bad as yours4 ,a drug-store sells trusses in exactly the same way that the old-fashioned shoe store sold shoes4 ,it was solely a matter of how much the customer wanted to pay1 and the style the customer wanted-- not what the customer needed4 ,thousands of people have been all crippled up because their shoes were too short1 or too narrow1 or the wrong shape4 ,the old-fashioned shoe clerk knew his stock1 but he didn't know enough about the customer's feet to know when the customer was properly fitted4 ,just as thousands of people have trouble with their glasses because they were fitted by an optician-- over the counter1-- instead of having an oculist prescribe for them4 ,and1 partly because improperly fitted at drug-stores1 and partly because drug-store trusses are usually mere makeshifts1 thousands of people are to-day wearing trusses which are doing immense harm instead of good-- trusses which cause the rupture to grow constantly worse4 ,even if there is any druggist in the country who does happen to know much about rupture and about fitting trusses1 he'd have to be a mighty bright man to be able to fit you at all properly with the kind of trusses sold in the average drug-store4 ,practically all the drug-store trusses are simply some form of the old belt or springs and leg-strap truss-- though sold under hundreds of different names as improvements4 ,they are usually cheaply constructed-- turned out by machinery in immense quantities4 ,and they are always ready-made stock trusses4 ,each kind made in only one model or style1 and the pads in only a few different shapes and sizes4 ,making mighty scant provision for the wide variation between the ruptures of different people2 making mighty little allowance for the fact that what will do for one man won't do at all for another4 ,sidenote3 ,each ,man ,requires ,something ,different ,your rupture1 when out1 may be the size of a hen's egg2 your neighbor may have a protrusion almost as big as his head2 and a lot of other men with protrusions ranging all the way from one extreme to the other4 ,to say nothing of big differences in other ways besides size4 ,each of you should have a size and shape of holding pad especially adapted to the needs of your case-- each should have a truss put together especially for you4 ,else there can be no such thing as continuous1 comfortable holding of the rupture4 ,so you see the absurdity of trying to get a comfortably fitting truss at a drug-store1 or of expecting to get one that will do much good4 ,might as well expect all men to be properly fitted in a shoe store which carries only one size and shape of shoe4 ,or in a hat store which carries only one size of hat4 ,might as well expect both near-sighted and far-sighted men to see better if both wore the same kind of glasses4 ,and might as well expect common window-glass to improve the eye-sight as to expect common drug-store trusses to do any good4 ,sidenote3 ,just ,like ,getting ,glasses ,there is just as much difference in different men's ruptures as in the size and shape of their feet or heads4 ,just as much variation in rupture as in failing eyesight4 ,and everybody knows that one man may need very powerful glasses1 while another needs glasses which magnify only slightly2 one may need a double lens1 while another needs only a single lens2 one may need convex lenses1 while another needs concave4 ,all this doesn't mean that it is hard to fit ruptured people1 but merely that ample provision must be made for the different requirements4 ,as a shoe store does for men's feet4 ,we have found it necessary to make the ,cluthe ,holding ,pads in #aae different styles1 shapes and sizes4 ,and frequently we have to make a special style or size4 ,thus1 no matter what your rupture is like1 we can fit you with a ,cluthe ,truss-- one put together especially for you-- one that will meet your requirements just as well as a shoe store can fit you with shoes1 or an oculist fit you with exactly the kind of glasses you need4 99 99 99 99 99 ,it is for these reasons-- their ignorance of rupture-- that we have never sold the ,cluthe ,truss through druggists4 ,trusses are simply a side-line in the average drug-store4 ,just as cigars are1 or soft drinks4 ,a druggist knows all about drugs4 ,he has made them his special study4 ,but he doesn't know much about rupture-- doesn't pretend to-- and can't be expected to4 ,because he hasn't made a study of it4 ,it took us1 here at the ,cluthe ,rupture ,institute1 over forty years to learn all that we now know about ,rupture4 ,forty years of day-after-day concentration on the study and treatment of ,rupture4 ,and during those forty years1 we have learned things about ,rupture which no one else has ever learned-- we have gained knowledge which is exclusively our own4 ,and it took many years of scientific study and experiment to perfect the ,cluthe ,truss1 and to design the hundreds of different kinds1 sizes1 and shapes of ,holding ,pads which adapt this truss to every form and condition of ,rupture known to-day4 ,we have told you this1 ,reader1 to show that placing yourself in our care is vastly different from going to a drug-store1 or to a mere dealer in trusses or manufacturer of them4 ,and the following chapters will show that even more conclusively4 ,illustration3 ,showing a few of the different sizes and shapes in which the ,cluthe ,holding ,pads are made4 ,physicians ,advise ,cluthe ,truss ,instead of ,operation ,until they know of something better1 most physicians1 because of their training1 naturally believe in hospital treatment for rupture-- naturally favor operations4 ,but few good physicians would ever advise an operation if they knew of the ,cluthe ,truss and the world of good it has done4 ,just as no conscientious physician would ever think of sending anyone to the drug-store for a truss if he knew how much more beneficial a ,cluthe ,truss is4 ,too bad1 for the sake of their ruptured patients1 that more physicians don't know the facts about this truss4 ,too bad the good news hasn't yet spread among all the profession4 ,however1 thousands of physicians all over the country are already familiar with the facts-- thousands have seen the folly of expecting ordinary trusses to do any good-- thousands now know that getting a ,cluthe ,automatic ,massaging ,truss and our professional care and attention in connection with it1 is a vastly different thing than going to a drug-store for a truss4 ,just as calling in a physician and having him prescribe exactly what you need for typhoid1 grippe1 nervous trouble1 rheumatism or other sickness1 is a hundred times more likely to give you relief than if you go to a drug-store for some patent medicine cure-all4 ,so far as we know1 every physician who has impartially looked into the merits of the ,cluthe ,automatic ,massaging ,truss and the care and attention we give has from that time on 7unless operation was absolutely necessary7 been advising a trial of the ,cluthe ,truss in all cases of rupture which come under his charge4 ,among such physicians are many connected with hospitals1 who almost invariably advise a trial of the ,cluthe ,truss instead of an operation2 just as they would prefer to cure appendicitis without an operation unless an operation seemed imperative4 ,and many physicians 7you'll find the names of some of them in the book ,your ,neighbor's ,word7 are themselves wearing ,cluthe ,trusses1 or have worn them until cured4 ,ruptured ,people ,swindled ,out of ,thousands of ,dollars ,look ,out for the ,deceitful ,don't-,wear-a-,truss ,arguments and the ,tricky ,not-a-,truss ,claims ,get-,rich-,quick ,quacks are year after year humbugging ruptured people out of hundreds of thousands of dollars4 ,the traps they set are cleverly baited4 ,but the bait always consists of misrepresentation and tricky subterfuges4 ,some style themselves doctors-- an insult to the medical profession4 ,some call themselves ,captain or ,colonel-- an attempt to get the sympathy of ,civil ,war veterans4 ,some try to work on your sympathies by telling you they were themselves formerly ruptured-- that they got their knowledge of rupture by studying their own cases-- that they made a special appliance for themselves4 ,but a doctor or surgeon can't set his own arm4 ,and no one can make a scientific study of his own rupture any more than he can perform an operation on himself4 ,and some call themselves ,rupture or ,hernia ,specialists-- but never specialized in anything except swindling ruptured people4 ,some of them make offers like ,free to the ,ruptured-- so worded as to make a man think it means free cure4 ,but all they send you free is a cheap little folder or circular4 ,people who write to them soon learn to know better than to expect something for nothing4 ,sidenote3 ,don't be ,fooled by ,appliances1 ,methods1 etc4 ,and some try to snare their victims with deceitful ,don't-,wear-a-,truss talk4 ,try to hoodwink you into thinking they have no truss to sell4 ,try to fool you with things they call ,appliances1 ,methods1 ,discoveries1 etc4 ,but the man who puts any faith in such claims soon finds that these so-called ,appliances and ,methods are nothing but an adaptation of the old-fashioned truss with belt1 band1 leg-straps1 springs1 etc4 ,nothing but the most worthless kind of a truss masquerading under a misleading name4 ,some of these ,method concerns throw in some absurd kind of liniment1 salve or ointment-- tell you the secret lies in this lymph or whatever they call it rather than in their appliances4 ,but that is nothing more nor less than the rankest kind of fraud4 ,it is folly to suppose any salve1 liniment or medicine can possibly cure rupture4 ,might as well expect them to cure a broken bone4 ,though they can probably do as much good as the worthless appliances they come with4 ,sidenote3 ,the ,liniment ,fraud ,when you first apply this lymph or liniment1 you may feel some stimulating effects2 for these lymph-sellers are always careful to tell you to rub the stuff in thoroughly4 ,but the stimulation lasts only a few minutes2 and is due to the rubbing and not to the liniment4 ,if you rub with your fingers alone-- without any liniment-- it will do just as much good4 ,this rubbing1 while the stimulation lasts1 simply proves the value of massage4 ,for rubbing with your hands is1 in a way1 like the massage which the ,cluthe ,truss gives automatically4 ,but the massage given by our truss is a hundred times more invigorating and strengthening to the ruptured parts than any amount of hand-rubbing4 ,our truss is giving the massage all day long1 while rubbing with your hands can be done only once or twice a day at most1 only when flat on your back1 and only for a few minutes at a time4 ,some of these people claim they can cure rupture by means of a plaster-- like the kidney plaster which proved worthless long ago4 ,these plaster venders are careful to avoid saying out and out in plain language that their plaster will positively keep your rupture from coming out-- they make no direct promises or guarantee whatever of holding the rupture4 ,if they cannot guarantee holding1 it is nonsense to think any plaster can possibly overcome any weakness like rupture1 no matter what kind of magical ointment there may be in the plasters4 ,we have talked of these kinds of people in plain language2 we have called a spade a spade4 ,for it is nothing less than a crime the way these men have grown rich by defrauding ruptured people4 ,it is worse than the way wildcat mining men have robbed the unsuspecting public4 ,for these rupture swindlers take advantage of people's suffering4 ,sidenote3 ,how to ,save ,yourself from ,being ,humbugged ,but it is easy enough to avoid being fooled-- easy enough to guard against frauds and fakes4 ,and it is easy enough to save yourself from throwing money away on drug-store trusses and other things which may be sold without wrong intent-- but which are utterly incapable of doing any particular good4 ,simply make up your mind not to put any faith in anything whatever for rupture unless you can get the sellers to agree to let you test it on ,sixty ,days' ,trial and under the protection of a ,money-,back ,guarantee4 ,make sure that everything is clearly understood-- see that all agreements are plainly worded-- insist on a signed guarantee that your rupture will be held or your money refunded4 ,any concern which makes or sells a truss or anything else good enough to stand that test doesn't need to resort to misleading claims or subterfuge or trickery of any kind4 ,and that-- a sixty days' trial under the protection of our iron-clad money-back guarantee-- is the test we ask you to make of the ,cluthe ,automatic ,massaging ,truss4 ,showing ,how the ,cluthe ,truss is ,held in ,place ,without ,leg-,straps or ,other ,harness ,illustration ,these illustrations show the free action of the rear or ,suction ,pads of the ,cluthe ,truss4 ,the sole work of these pads is to support the frame which passes around the body4 ,they hold the ,truss in position1 so the ,rupture ,pads in front can't slip up or down or away from the rupture opening4 ,these pads rest against the cushion of muscles behind the hips 7the muscles forming the rump74 ,the pads are hollow on the under side4 ,this forms a vacuum or suction1 which makes slipping or displacement impossible in any position4 ,what ,we ,have ,done ,for #bij1jjj ,others ,at this writing we have treated at our ,institute1 over #bij1jjj ruptures4 ,these included all kinds and conditions4 ,some of them the worst cases in history4 ,many of these people1 in despair1 were at the point of undergoing an operation4 ,but the ,cluthe ,truss made operation unnecessary-- saved the big expense-- saved the terrible risk4 ,among those we have fitted by mail are many infants from a few months to a few years old4 ,and even these little ones wore the ,cluthe ,truss in absolute comfort while being made better1 while being cured4 ,we don't need to tell you it would be cruelty to put any other truss on children4 ,sidenote3 ,from ,infants ,to ,men ,over #hj ,we have fitted by mail men and women over #fj1 #gj and #hj years old4 ,people who had been ruptured for from twenty to fifty years4 ,people who had tried dozens of other trusses4 ,but never found one that would hold4 ,some were in such bad shape-- in such pain-- that they hadn't worked for years4 ,some of them1 before getting ,cluthe ,trusses1 couldn't walk more than two or three blocks without resting4 ,could hardly get around at all for fear of bad effects on their rupture4 ,and the ,cluthe ,truss1 with its strengthening massage1 has worked thousands of cures in cases apparently hopeless like these4 ,while in those cases where cure wasn't brought about-- or hasn't yet been-- this truss kept the rupture from coming out1 and made the rupture better4 ,we keep in touch with all our patients-- our interest doesn't cease until we know they are getting along all right4 ,yet we have known of only a few cases1 including the worst ones1 where the rupture ever came out after the first few days' wear of this truss4 ,think of that-- you who had almost given up hope4 ,you can see for yourself what the ,cluthe ,truss has done by reading a few of the letters-- all voluntarily written-- which are printed at the back of this book4 ,these letters are only a few out of the thousands we have received4 ,costs ,more to ,do ,without ,it ,than ,to ,get ,it ,you will find it many times cheaper to get a ,cluthe ,automatic ,massaging ,truss than to try to do without one4 ,as long as you put up with worthless makeshifts1 you are paying the price of a ,cluthe ,truss over and over without getting any of its benefits4 ,probably paying its price again and again in time lost from work or business4 ,for if your rupture never keeps you from putting in a full day-- if you never find it a handicap-- if it never keeps you at home in bed when you should be earning money-- then you are far more fortunate than most ruptured people who don't wear ,cluthe ,trusses4 ,and as long as you try to get along with worthless makeshifts1 you have to keep buying truss after truss1 paying out dollar after dollar for new trusses to take the place of those which don't last and those which don't do any good4 ,thus throwing away in a little while many times more than the price of a ,cluthe ,truss4 ,sidenote3 ,ordinary ,trusses ,are a ,waste ,of ,money ,as long as you go without a ,cluthe ,truss1 your rupture keeps getting worse-- probably worse now than a year ago-- been getting worse every day4 ,thus again1 you are constantly paying far more than the price of a ,cluthe ,truss2 paying it in wear-and-tear on your health1 in the drain on your strength and vitality1 in the loss of many of the enjoyments which help make life worth living4 ,without a ,cluthe ,truss1 your rupture is a constant worry4 ,for a man has to be more optimistic than most ruptured people if he can look into the ,future without dread when he knows his rupture isn't getting any better4 ,no man1 especially one with a family to provide for1 wants to let his rupture make him more or less helpless if there is anything he can do to prevent it4 ,no man wants to be disabled for active work1 no man wants to be dependent on others4 ,that has been the fate of thousands who never knew of the ,cluthe ,truss1 or who didn't have the wisdom to try it4 ,but you who read this1 now that you know the facts1 have absolutely no excuse for ever letting rupture get the best of you4 ,sidenote3 ,don't ,let ,rupture ,get the ,best of ,you ,no one's fault but your own1 if you now let your rupture keep on growing worse4 ,no one but yourself to blame if you don't take the chance we give you to find out1 by trial at our risk1 just what the ,cluthe ,truss can do for you4 ,it will be our loss and not yours if this truss doesn't at least make you a whole lot better4 ,but your loss1 not ours1 if you neglect to try it4 ,unless you have already let your rupture become permanently irreducible the probabilities are that the ,cluthe ,truss can entirely free you from the clutches of rupture1 just as it has thousands of others4 ,you have nothing to lose and everything to gain by trying a ,cluthe ,truss4 ,if it doesn't do any good1 we'll take it back and you won't lose any money4 ,sidenote3 ,ends all ,expense on ,account of ,your ,rupture ,if it does prove beneficial1 it will in all probability last as long as you have any need for a truss4 ,for it is mighty seldom that any part of a ,cluthe ,truss ever gives out1 even when1 as in incurable cases1 it is worn year after year4 ,so once you get a ,cluthe ,truss1 you'll probably never have to pay out another dollar on account of your rupture4 ,the ,cluthe ,truss costs so little-- only #i to #ad-- that every body not a pauper can easily afford it4 ,costs so little-- when you consider the good it does-- that no one can afford to go without it4 ,you can get lots of trusses that cost less and some that cost even more-- but one ,cluthe ,truss is worth a dozen of them4 ,every thrifty man knows that good shoes1 for instance1 are more economical than cheap ones2 for the cheap shoes soon go to pieces1 soon get shabby2 one good pair would outlast three or four of the cheap ones4 ,every man knows that good shoes-- shoes that keep the feet dry-- are less expensive in the end than shoes which leak and bring on colds and sickness4 ,sidenote3 ,like ,buying ,shoes ,and every man knows that properly fitting shoes1 shoes you can wear with comfort1 are worth three or four pairs of shoes which hurt the feet4 ,for no matter how little the uncomfortable shoes cost1 you can't get your money's worth out of them if you can't wear them4 ,lots of people have common-sense enough to think of all these things in buying shoes4 ,but lots of them let their common-sense go on vacation when it comes to buying trusses4 ,yet a truss is a hundred times more important than shoes4 ,think how much depends on a truss-- your comfort1 your ability to make a living1 your safety when working1 even your very life sometimes1 all depend on your truss4 ,if your truss is no good1 if it lets any little strain throw your rupture out1 there is constant danger that some sudden wrench1 some slip1 some fall or misstep1 may throw the rupture out so violently as to cause strangulation of the rupture4 ,and that usually ends in quick death4 ,but the man who wears a ,cluthe ,truss has nothing whatever to worry about4 ,for the ,cluthe ,truss keeps the rupture from coming out1 takes all danger out of work or exercise1 takes all strain off the weak ruptured parts1 rests them1 and-- by automatically massaging them-- daily strengthens them4 ,as the result of this constant hold and in constant strengthening1 rupture is not likely to give any more trouble from the day a ,cluthe ,truss is put on4 ,just as weak eyes won't bother you any more after you get the right kind of glasses4 ,sidenote3 ,does ,more for ,rupture ,than ,glasses do for the ,eyes ,the ,cluthe ,truss or ,cluthe ,automatic ,massager is the only truss in existence that can be depended on to do for rupture what good glasses do for the eyes4 ,in the majority of cases1 it does far more4 ,about all that glasses can do is to keep the eyes from getting worse-- take the strain off them-- rest them1 so they won't be further weakened4 ,no one expects glasses to cure weak eyes1 no one expects them to improve the sight so much that glasses won't need to be worn4 ,but the ,cluthe ,truss1 in many cases1 does cure rupture4 ,you will see proof of that by reading some of the letters at the back of this book4 ,and in those cases where it doesn't result in complete cure1 it almost invariably makes the rupture better4 ,if it doesn't do that1 we are always ready to refund the purchaser's money1 as fully explained in a later chapter4 ,x-,ray ,view of ,cluthe ,truss ,note that there is no ,belt1 ,elastics or ,spring around the ,waist1 and no ,leg-,straps ,illustration ,this ,truss ,can be ,worn in the ,bath1 or when ,swimming-- ,all ,parts ,are ,water-,proof ,this ,x-ray view shows how simple the ,cluthe ,truss is-- how few parts it has-- its freedom from uncomfortable harness-- and just how it looks when on4 ,this view is taken from above-- what is called a ,bird's ,eye view4 ,the rear pads 7,suction ,pads7 are level with the pads in front 7the ,automatic-,acting ,holding or ,rupture ,pads71 though they seem higher in the picture4 ,bear in mind that the frame you see in the picture is no way a spring or belt or band4 ,it leaves the hips and spine free-- doesn't press against the body at any point4 7,this is shown more clearly by the ,cross-,section ,view on page #eh47 ,the ,suction ,pads in the rear-- which rest lightly on the rump-- hold the truss in proper position1 keeping it from slipping1 shifting or moving the least bit out of place4 ,the only purpose of the frame is to connect the ,suction ,pads with the ,rupture ,pads in front1 so the truss can hold you together4 ,the truss shown here is for a severe case of right-side ,groin or ,scrotal ,rupture4 ,has ,automatic-,acting ,holding or ,rupture ,pad on the ruptured side1 and a free-acting ,protection ,pad on the side not ruptured1 thus protecting the well side against strains1 etc4 ,for ,double ,groin ,rupture1 another ,holding ,pad would be fitted where the ,protection ,pad is shown here4 ,the ,cluthe ,automatic ,holding ,pads are made in over #aae different shapes and sizes1 and are selected as the severity and nature of each case may demand4 ,we determine the true nature and real needs of the case from the answers given to the questions on our ,order blank1 and then shape frame of truss so hips and spine will be left free from pressure1 and select ,rupture ,pad or ,pads of the right size and shape1 and set or adjust the truss so it will be self-regulating in the way necessary to automatically seal the rupture opening to give proper support1 and to hold the rupture properly in place4 ,the ,special ,advice ,you ,get in ,connection with the ,cluthe ,truss ,in every case1 we give our complete ,professional ,services4 ,sidenote3 ,like ,being ,under a ,physician's ,care ,just as the physician gives thorough study and attention in connection with the medicine he prescribes4 ,our ,professional ,service gives you knowledge of your trouble1 based on ,nature's laws1 mechanical laws and common sense1 which we have learned during our forty years of day-after-day experience4 ,as a part of our ,professional ,services1 we give ,special ,instructions-- confidential advice-- based on the individual needs of each case4 ,this confidential advice has to do with your general health1 the length of time you have been ruptured1 and other conditions having a direct bearing on your rupture4 ,all this costs you nothing extra4 ,and our ,special ,instructions and ,advice are no trouble whatever to carry out4 ,showing ,how the ,cluthe ,truss ,can't ,rub1 ,hug1 ,pinch1 ,squeeze1 ,chafe1 ,bind or ,irritate ,illustration ,cross ,section ,view1 showing how the frame of the ,cluthe ,truss doesn't press against the body at any point4 ,the ,cluthe ,truss comes in contact with the body only at the rupture opening 7where the ,holding ,pads support the rupture7-- and at the rear1 where the ,suction ,pads rest against the muscles of the rump4 ,while the frame doesn't press against the body1 it fits so closely around the body that the truss won't show in any way under the clothes-- no one can tell you have a truss on4 ,won't even bulge a woman's corset-- won't interfere with the corset4 ,many acrobats wear this truss under their tights when performing1 yet no one can see any sign of it4 ,showing the ,simplicity of the ,automatic-,acting ,rupture ,pads and of the ,massaging ,device ,illustration ,illustration at left shows ,holding ,pad in normal position4 ,when you cough or strain1 your abdomen naturally expands1 pushing upper end of pad 7where finger points in illustration at right7 outward1 thus forcing the lower part of pad 7where arrow points7 in against rupture opening4 ,because of this automatic action of the ,holding ,pad1 your rupture can never come out4 ,illustration ,the simple mechanism shown on the inside of this pad-- a device so small it would almost go in a watch case-- is what makes the ,cluthe ,holding or ,rupture ,pad automatic in its action 7self-adjusting1 self-regulating74 ,and at the same time1 this little device causes the ,holding or ,rupture ,pad to give the strengthening massage to the weak ruptured parts-- all automatically or mechanically1 like the running of a watch4 ,but-- unlike a watch-- this massaging device doesn't need to be wound up-- never needs any attention whatever2 and also unlike a watch1 so strong and simple that it can never get out of order-- never fail to work properly4 ,forms and ,conditions of ,rupture ,the illustrations on following pages show various stages of the four common varieties of abdominal ,rupture4 ,groin ,rupture 7,inguinal7 is the most common form4 ,scrotal ,rupture 7,inguinal7 is simply a worse stage of ,groin ,rupture4 ,the intestines have descended into the scrotum4 ,navel ,rupture 7,umbilical7 is that form in which the opening occurs at or near the navel4 ,thigh ,rupture 7,femoral7 is that form of rupture which appears at the upper part of the thigh4 ,any of these forms of rupture may appear on the right or left side or on both4 ,our experience has taught us that out of one hundred cases of rupture about eighty-six are ,groin or ,scrotal ,rupture4 ,thirteen out of each hundred are about evenly divided between ,thigh and ,navel ,rupture4 ,and the remaining one may be one of several uncommon forms not mentioned here because they are usually the result of accident4 ,about half of the cases of rupture occur in childhood4 ,but there are many cases which occur between the ages of #cj and #dj4 ,and it is a well known fact that two-fifths of such cases become ,scrotal because of neglect1 or because a truss is worn that does not keep the rupture from coming down4 ,all ruptures at the start are usually very mild in form4 ,but if the ruptured parts are not held in place1 the sac will gradually grow larger because of the failure to seal the originally small opening through which the intestines at first escape4 ,sidenote3 ,warn ,those ,recently ,ruptured ,this is something about which you who have been ruptured any length of time1 you who know how rupture gets worse if not properly taken care of1 should warn any one you may know who has only recently been ruptured4 ,you can save them years of suffering by telling them about the ,cluthe ,truss4 ,for it so often happens-- due to the general ignorance about rupture-- that newly ruptured people don't know their danger until too late4 ,the rupture often gives so little trouble at first that they think it nothing to worry about4 ,or perhaps-- also due to ignorance-- they are ashamed to ask anyone's advice4 ,so they go to a drug-store and get a worthless makeshift2 and1 of course1 wearing the cheap contraptions sold by drug-stores1 they soon find themselves in a serious state4 ,there are six conditions of rupture4 ,when the rupture can be pressed back into the abdomen by the ordinary manipulation of the fingers1 it is a ,reducible ,rupture4 ,this is the first condition1 but without a proper truss it soon grows worse4 ,when only a part of the contents of the lump or rupture sac can be pressed back into the opening1 it is known as a ,partly ,reducible ,rupture4 ,this condition is generally the result of neglect of the ,reducible ,rupture or the use of an improper truss4 ,when at times the contents of the lump or sac cannot be pressed back into the body with the hands1 it is known as a ,temporarily ,irreducible ,rupture4 ,this temporarily irreducible condition can often be cured and always prevented from growing worse if the proper truss is fitted and worn4 ,the foregoing condition sometimes becomes so bad that it is known as ,permanently ,irreducible4 ,but even then it can usually be controlled-- prevented from growing worse-- if the right kind of truss is worn4 ,the condition bordering on strangulation is known as ,incarcerated ,rupture4 ,the only help for a person in this condition is an immediate operation4 ,the worst condition of rupture is the strangulated form4 ,this is a condition where mortification has already set in4 ,if an operation is not immediately resorted to1 the sufferer will die4 99 99 99 99 99 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #a ,illustration3 ,fig4 #b ,illustration3 ,fig4 #c ,illustration3 ,fig4 #d ,illustration3 ,fig4 #e ,illustration3 ,fig4 #f ,these illustrations show ,groin ,rupture as it first appears1 and how it gradually grows worse and descends into the privates 7both male and female7 when neglected or not properly protected1 as when a worthless truss or other appliance is worn which frequently or occasionally lets the rupture come out4 ,figures #a1 #b1 and #c show the first three stages of ,groin ,rupture4 ,figure #d shows ,groin ,rupture descended only to the privates4 ,figures #e and #f show the rupture after it has descended into the privates4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #g ,illustration3 ,fig4 #h ,illustration3 ,fig4 #i ,illustration3 ,fig4 #aj ,illustration3 ,fig4 #aa 7,at ,navel7 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #ab 7,at ,navel7 ,figures #g1 #h1 and #i show advanced stages of ,scrotal or ,groin ,rupture 7getting worse all the time because not properly protected1 because not kept from coming out7 after it has descended into privates4 7,the different stages are the same in ,females as in ,males47 ,figure #aj shows ,thigh or ,femoral ,rupture1 which comes out on the upper part of thigh1 just below the crease or depression between abdomen and thigh4 ,femoral ,rupture never appears higher up-- never appears in groin1 and never descends into privates4 ,figures #aa and #ab show two stages of ,navel ,rupture4 7,for ,cluthe ,navel ,truss1 see page #fd47 ,we make the ,cluthe ,truss with special ,holding ,pads that meet the requirements of every one of the foregoing conditions of ,rupture1 save ,incarcerated and ,strangulated4 ,with the exception of these two forms we guarantee that the perfect truss with ,automatic ,massage ,treatment will constantly hold any rupture in place4 ,navel or ,umbilical ,rupture 7which appears at or near the navel7 demands immediate treatment4 ,sidenote3 ,navel 7,umbilical7 ,rupture ,neglect or ,mal-,treatment is liable speedily to treble the size of the rupture4 ,we make a special ,cluthe ,navel ,truss which has never in any case failed to improve the condition from the moment it was applied4 ,our ,navel ,truss does not bind the abdomen-- allows perfect freedom-- is light1 clean and comfortable even in the hottest weather4 ,it is the only successful holder for ,navel ,rupture-- the only one that supports the overhanging weight in front without the use of torturing elastic fabrics4 ,cases of ,navel ,rupture demand special care1 for hardly any two are alike4 ,so we cannot prescribe for ,navel ,rupture until we know your condition4 ,simply write us stating whether the rupture can be fully reduced4 ,if it can't1 give size of part that cannot be reduced4 ,if none of the forms of ,navel ,rupture shown on the order blank seems to be about the size of your rupture1 and in the same location1 please mark on the picture as nearly as you can the size and location of your rupture4 ,on receipt of such report1 we shall advise you as to the appliance needed1 and its price4 99 99 99 99 99 ,sidenote3 ,after ,operations ,for recurrence of ,rupture after an operation1 we make the ,cluthe ,truss with special frames and pads4 ,for the requirements in each case are usually different4 ,simply fill out the order blank1 and we will tell you just what you need1 and the price4 ,let ,us ,send ,you ,a ,cluthe ,truss ,on #fj ,days' ,trial ,won't ,cost ,you a ,single ,cent if ,you ,don't ,get ,better ,we don't ask you to risk a single cent of your money in finding out what a ,cluthe ,truss can do for you4 ,we have so much faith in our truss-- we know what it has done for so many others-- that we are willing to make a ,cluthe ,truss1 as explained below1 especially for your case1 and let you wear it sixty days on trial4 ,think of that1 ,reader6 ,when you get a truss at a drug-store or truss dealer's1 the only chance you have to make a test is while trying the ,truss on4 ,but the sixty days' trial we allow you certainly gives you plenty of time to make an absolutely thorough test-- plenty of time to see whether the truss is doing any good-- plenty of time to make sure that1 with this truss on1 your rupture can't come out-- plenty of time to prove the wearing and water-proof qualities of our truss4 ,sixty days is longer than lots of trusses or appliances would last6 ,sidenote3 #fj ,days ,is ,longer ,than ,lots of ,trusses ,would ,last ,longer than you could stand to wear any truss which pinches or squeezes or hurts in any way6 ,we'll protect you by giving you our signed guarantee 7this paragraph in itself is a guarantee7 that this truss will keep your rupture from coming out and improve your condition when put on and worn according to our simple directions2 guarantee it to prevent protrusion1 not for just a few minutes at a time1 but for all day long1 including when you are working1 exercising1 taking a bath or swim4 ,if1 after fair trial-- whether at the end of ten days1 thirty days or sixty days-- you find that the truss isn't holding your rupture1 isn't helping you1 simply let us know what the trouble is and if we can't correct it we'll promptly refund your money4 ,our willingness to let you try a ,cluthe ,truss sixty days entirely at our risk is the best proof in the world of its merits4 ,we could never afford to send you a ,cluthe ,truss on such a long trial if there were any likelihood that it wouldn't prove beneficial1 any likelihood that you would want to return it4 ,but the ,cluthe ,truss has been put to the test so many times1 including hundreds of seemingly hopeless cases1 that we know our faith in our truss is justified4 ,sidenote3 ,benefits #aii ,out of ,every #bjj ,counting all the thousands of people who have placed themselves in our care1 our records show that the cases in which a trial of the ,cluthe ,truss failed to prove beneficial have averaged only one out of each two hundred4 ,a really remarkable record4 ,for among the people who have tried the ,cluthe ,truss1 among those cured by it1 are hundreds who had been ruptured over #ej years4 ,note letters in back of book and the #e1jjj names you'll find in ,your ,neighbor's ,word4 ,the law of averages always holds good2 it is one of the most certain things in the world4 ,and when #aii out of every #bjj who have tried this truss were benefited1 and many of them cured1 you can see that there are mighty few people who can't expect a ,cluthe ,truss to do them a lot of good4 ,bear in mind that we aren't claiming that every one who has tried a ,cluthe ,truss has been completely cured by it4 ,we would rather err by claiming too little than claim too much4 ,even a common cold1 about the simplest of all human ailments1 can't always be cured1 can't always be so much as relieved or checked2 that is why a cold1 in spite of everything that can be done1 so often develops into pneumonia1 bronchial trouble1 etc4 ,but we do stand back of the ,cluthe ,truss with an absolute guarantee that it will keep the rupture from coming out1 enable you to work without danger1 and result in improvement4 ,surely no man can expect a stronger guarantee1 especially after what many have gone through with other trusses4 ,note that our guarantee is in plain1 straightforward language-- you know exactly what it means-- no evasions1 no subterfuges-- an iron-clad and absolutely legal guarantee4 ,sidenote3 ,our ,guarantee ,protects ,you ,absolutely ,it is nothing like the tricky1 hoodwinking guarantees which so many other concerns give4 ,beware of a so-called guarantee which merely reads ,this truss fully guaranteed4 ,a guarantee-- as any lawyer will tell you-- isn't worth the paper it's printed on unless it guarantees something specific1 such as holding4 ,and it gives you no protection unless it guarantees your money back in case of failure4 ,but our ,guarantee is a positive ,money-,back ,guarantee4 ,if the ,cluthe ,truss fails to make good1 then we will make good by refunding your money4 ,you don't need to worry about that for a minute4 ,no one dependent on the good will of the public could remain in business as long as we have1 now over #dj years1 and constantly gain new friends through the old1 unless every customer received a square deal4 ,dishonesty would have driven us out of business long ago4 ,we believe that our reputation for absolute fairness and honesty is as firmly established among people who have had dealings with us as the reputation of ,wanamaker's or ,marshall ,field's4 ,we are so seldom asked to refund money that it would be the height of folly to risk injuring our reputation for the sake of the few dollars represented by a ,cluthe ,truss or even a thousand trusses4 ,if we were selling automobiles or shoes or hardware1 our honesty would be taken for granted4 ,but there has been so much trickery in the sale of trusses and other things for rupture that it is only in justice to ourselves that we mention our reputation4 ,sidenote3 ,your ,money ,simply ,held on ,deposit ,remember that we protect you at every point4 ,and our interest in your case won't cease until we know you are getting along all right2 you'll always find us ready at any time to do everything within our power4 ,so don't let another day go by without trying this truss1 this truss which has done wonders for others4 ,remember that all money you pay is simply held on deposit until you have made the #fj-;day test4 ,if you have any doubts about our responsibility1 have your local bank look us up in ,bradstreet's or ,dun's4 ,see ,how ,little it ,costs to ,get ,relief ,if you had to pay for the world of good a ,cluthe ,truss does1 the price would be many times higher4 ,but we charge only for the materials and time which go into the truss1 plus a legitimate profit4 ,there is nothing fancy about a ,cluthe ,truss1 for you don't wear a truss for ornament4 ,but the minute you see it1 you will know you are getting your money's worth4 ,it is the strongest truss ever made-- and at the same time the lightest2 also the cleanest1 neatest-looking4 ,made of the best materials we can buy-- materials which will last4 ,so well made that the cost of making a single part-- such as one of the ,holding ,pads1 the massaging device or the self-adjusting feature-- is greater than the cost of making most other trusses complete4 ,so strongly made and so simply made that there is nothing about it likely to get out of order4 99 99 99 99 99 ,sidenote3 ,about ,prices ,we make the ,cluthe ,truss or ,cluthe ,automatic ,massager in two grades4 ,both are precisely the same in principle and in action4 ,both are fully guaranteed to hold your rupture securely4 ,both are perspiration-proof and both water-proof4 ,the ,cluthe ,truss-- either grade-- is the only truss made that you don't have to remove while taking a bath or swim and that insures perfect holding at such times as well as at all other times4 ,our ,grade ,a is the best wearing truss-- the most durable truss made4 ,if you get this truss1 you'll probably never need to pay out another dollar on account of your rupture4 ,frames and pads are both covered with water-proof ,vulcanized ,rubber 7unless you prefer water-proof ,cushion ,holding ,pads74 ,and now note that the ,cluthe ,truss costs little or no more than many other kinds which are nothing but makeshifts4 ,the price of ,grade ,a1 for single rupture1 is #ab4 ,for double rupture1 #ad4 ,grade ,b1 for adults with hip measurements #bh inches or larger1 is #i for a single rupture4 ,for double rupture1 #aa4 ,for children1 up to #bg inches hip measurements1 this grade for single rupture is #f4 ,for double rupture1 #h4 ,sidenote3 ,only #i to #ad ,grade ,b will outlast a dozen ordinary trusses4 ,but it isn't as durable as ,grade ,a4 ,the frame is covered with special ,waterproof ,casing4 ,holding ,pads on ,grade ,b ,truss are the same as on ,grade ,a-- vulcanized rubber or water-proof ,cushion ,pads4 ,we advise ,grade ,a1 simply because this is more durable4 ,both grades are for ,groin or ,scrotal ,rupture only4 ,for ,navel ,rupture1 or ,after ,operation1 see page #fd4 ,in fitting either grade1 we give equal attention and care-- give you our complete ,professional ,services1 special instructions and our confidential advice4 ,and on both grades give you sixty days' trial and the protection of our money-back-guarantee4 99 99 99 99 99 ,the prices quoted here are for ,mail ,order ,fitting only4 ,our charges for ,fitting by appointment at the ,institute will be furnished upon request4 ,previous appointment for personal fitting at the ,institute is absolutely necessary4 ,our terms are ,amount with ,order4 ,as explained elsewhere the amount is simply held on deposit until you have made thorough trial of the truss4 ,don't ,let ,yourself ,keep on ,getting ,worse ,there's no ,better ,time ,than ,right ,now to ,put the ,cluthe ,truss to a #fj ,days' ,test ,don't wait till the last minute-- don't wait till your rupture makes you absolutely helpless-- don't wait till good-for-nothing trusses cripple you up so you can scarcely drag around at all-- don't wait till it's too late for a ,cluthe ,truss1 an operation or anything else to save you4 ,don't cheat yourself out of making a sixty-day test of the ,cluthe ,automatic ,massaging ,truss-- don't rob yourself of this chance to get relief without having to risk a single cent of your money4 ,even though you may think your condition is hopeless1 don't let that keep you from trying a ,cluthe ,truss-- don't let anything whatever keep you from finding out what this truss can do for you4 ,sidenote3 ,you'll ,begin to ,get ,better ,right ,away ,unless you are far worse off than most others who have tried this truss1 you'll begin to get better from the day you put a ,cluthe ,truss on4 ,you'll have nothing more to worry about-- you can work your hardest every day in the week-- take any kind of exercise-- take your bath or swim1 etc4-- all without the slightest danger of forcing your rupture out4 ,sidenote3 ,no ,more ,torturing ,harness ,and no belt1 band or springs around the waist1 no leg-straps1 no pressure on the spine or the pelvic bone4 ,nothing that can squeeze1 pinch or bind1 nothing that can heat1 chafe1 itch or cut the skin1 nothing that can irritate in any way4 ,constant holding every minute of the day1 and day after day1 and the soothing1 strengthening1 invigorating massage which the ,cluthe ,truss automatically gives1 will soon make a new man of you4 ,we won't accept your order1 won't take your money1 if we don't think1 after making a study of your case from the particulars you give when ordering1 that a trial of our truss will prove beneficial to you4 ,your rupture will prove far worse than the average man's1 your condition worse than that of #aii out of every #bjj who have tried this truss1 if the ,cluthe ,truss doesn't do you a lot of good4 ,just give a few minutes attention to the #e1jjj voluntary endorsements of the ,cluthe ,truss which you'll find in ,your ,neighbor's ,word-- ,see how many of the people whose names and addresses you'll find there live right in your own town or county or state4 ,read a few of the letters-- all voluntarily written-- which we print at the back of this book4 ,see how many very severe cases have been completely cured by the ,cluthe ,automatic ,massaging ,truss-- many of them cases of from thirty to fifty years standing-- many of these people cured 7while working1 remember7 in from three to ten months-- many of them cured after everything else1 including operation1 had proved utterly useless4 ,there isn't a single reason in the world for condemning yourself to drag through even another month with your rupture everlastingly bothering you-- ,and not a single reason for longer enduring the curse of wearing a truss which is doing no good or which hurts so it keeps you in constant misery4 ,sidenote3 ,why ,remain a ,victim of ,good-for-,nothing ,trusses8 ,every day that you remain at the mercy of a truss which either occasionally or frequently lets your rupture come out is simply a day of danger4 ,you can gain nothing whatever by waiting-- by trying to get along without a ,cluthe ,automatic ,massaging ,truss4 ,and you risk nothing whatever-- not a single cent-- by testing the ,cluthe ,truss on sixty days' trial4 ,better make the test right now-- if you put it off you simply face the danger of getting worse all the time4 ,chas4 ,cluthe ,sons ,,cluthe ,,rupture ,,institute ,bloomfield1 ,new ,jersey 7,a ,suburb of ,new ,york ,city7 ,how to ,order ,first decide which ,grade of the ,cluthe ,truss you want to try4 7,see pages #fh and #fi47 ,and please don't forget to enclose the necessary amount with your order4 7,this amount1 as explained elsewhere1 will simply be placed to your credit and held as a deposit in your name while you are testing the truss on #fj days' trial47 ,the best way to send the amount is to get a draft at your bank1 or get a ,post ,office ,money ,order or ,express ,money ,order4 ,if currency is sent1 be sure to register your letter4 ,in ordering1 please use the ,information or ,order blank which we enclose with this book4 ,be sure to sign your name plainly1 and give your full address4 ,be careful to write out plainly as you can a full and complete answer to each of the simple questions we ask on the ,order blank-- remember that your answers guide us in determining the requirements of your case1 the size and shape of ,holding ,pad or ,pads1 the amount of support you need1 and the point at which to set or adjust the truss so it will automatically give the right amount of support or holding power4 ,if there is any further information you want to give us1 write it in the space under ,remarks on the ,order blank1 or on a separate piece of paper4 ,if you happen to mislay the order blank1 just use a separate sheet of paper for writing out your answers to the questions given below4 7,instead of taking the trouble to write out both questions and answers1 merely give the answers alone1 and number the answers #a1 #b1 #c1 etc41 to agree with the corresponding question47 ,these ,questions are the ,same as on ,order ,blank #a4 ,which of the figures shown on pages #fb and #fc most resembles your ,rupture1 when fully out-- ,on your right side8 ,on your left side8 #b4 ,give measurement around naked body in direct line over place where rupture first comes out4 #c4 ,male or female8 #d4 ,age8 #e4 ,height8 #f4 ,weight8 #g4 ,occupation1 and does your work require heavy lifting8 #h4 ,where is your rupture located8 7,state whether right1 left1 or both sides1 or at navel47 #i4 ,if on both sides1 which is worse and which harder to hold8 #aj4 ,when rupture is out how does it compare in size to pigeon's1 hen's1 or goose egg8 7,if two ruptures1 give size of each47 #aa4 ,has your difficulty been to get a ,truss to hold8 #ab4 ,if male1 does your rupture descend ,,into the scrotum8 #ac4 ,if unsuccessfully operated on for rupture-- or if rupture is result of an operation-- mark on a rough sketch or on a trace of the figure most resembling your rupture the comparative location of incision4 #ad4 ,how many years ruptured8 ,address ,chas4 ,cluthe ,sons1 ,bloomfield1 ,new ,jersey4 ,testimonials ,prominent ,arkansas ,physician ,cured of ,rupture of #di ,years ,standing in #h ,months by ,cluthe ,truss ,with pleasure ,i beg to submit the following facts in my own case at which ,i was greatly surprised4 ,i am #ec years old1 and was badly ruptured when #d years old1 on both right and left sides4 ,the right side rupture failed to be held by any and all kinds of trusses until ,i put on a ,cluthe ,truss4 ,i can now remove the truss and feel no symptoms of ,hernia4 ,now1 how is this for a cure in eight months8 ,i take pleasure1 as a physician and surgeon1 in recommending the ,cluthe ,truss to any and all sufferers from ,hernia4 ,i have fitted ,cluthe ,trusses on four other patients1 three of whom are already well and the fourth greatly improved4 ,you have my permission to use this testimonial as you please1 and ,i hope it may be the means of others1 suffering from rupture1 resorting at once to a ,cluthe ,truss4 ,october #d1 #aiaa4 ,j4 ,h4 ,,spurgeon1 ,m4,d41 ,aurora1 ,ark4 ,from a ,prominent ,new ,york ,plumber ,after trying a drug store truss and a strap without getting either to hold my rupture1 which was getting larger all the time1 ,i tried a ,cluthe ,truss1 which has worked wonders in my case4 ,in my work as a plumber ,i have to get into every conceivable position1 often tie up in a knot1 as it were1 but my ,cluthe ,truss never failed2 never shifted a fraction of an inch4 ,i often go without my truss without the slightest sign of rupture or feeling of weakness4 ,after what ,i suffered and considering the size of my rupture before ,i was lucky enough to hear of you1 you can realize how strongly ,i can recommend anyone ruptured to send for a ,cluthe ,truss and save the money he would waste in buying any of the makeshifts4 ,,hugh ,j4 ,,brady1 ,december #bb1 #aiaa4 #hfc ,sixth ,ave41 ,new ,york ,city4 ,this ,man1 #gb ,years ,old1 ,cured in a ,few ,months by ,cluthe ,truss ,while at ,work ,when ,i was first ruptured ,i bought a truss and tried to wear it4 ,this was fitted by a local dealer time and time again-- but ,i could not wear it4 ,i then tried another local dealer with the same result4 ,i was then induced to try another truss but could not get any relief4 ,then1 ,i noticed your advertisement4 ,it seemed impossible to me then that you could do by measurement1 which ,i was to send you1 what the local dealers could not do when ,i was personally present4 ,however1 ,i did send for your truss1 expecting only to get a truss that ,i could wear with comfort4 ,i wore it some months-- after a while ,i would forget to put it on1 and would go for a day or two without it4 ,each time ,i would go longer without it-- then some weeks ,i discarded it entirely4 ,i consider that ,i am entirely cured of my rupture4 ,i cannot express to you how grateful ,i am to you and without solicitation on your part ,i am writing you this letter to show you my appreciation of your efforts4 ,i am now #gb years of age1 a mason by occupation and am working every day4 ,j4 ,f4 ,,byam1 ,october #ab1 #aiaa4 #gja ,cherry ,st41 ,rome1 ,n4,y4 ,this ,man from ,missouri ,quickly ,cured by ,cluthe ,truss ,i gladly testify to convince people suffering from rupture that the ,cluthe ,truss was a sure cure in my case4 ,experience has convinced me that if anyone ruptured will apply a ,cluthe ,truss according to the directions it means positive relief1 and the only hope for a cure4 ,i cannot recommend the ,cluthe ,truss too highly4 ,,chas4 ,,becker1 ,october #e1 #aiaa4 #cgcj ,marcus ,ave41 ,st4 ,louis1 ,mo4 ,ruptured for ,years-- ,tried ,cluthe ,truss-- ,cured in ,two ,months ,i had worn several kinds of trusses1 which did me no good1 but1 on the contrary1 made me worse all the time4 ,i saw your truss advertised and sent for one to try4 ,i felt better at once4 ,i had suffered for years before1 and wore the ,cluthe ,truss a little over two months2 then ,i did not need a truss any more4 ,now1 ,i feel all right1 and if anyone wants to know what the ,cluthe ,truss can do for rupture refer them to me1 and ,i will truthfully tell them what it has done for me4 ,,oren ,,bacon1 ,november #c1 #aiaa4 ,r4,f4,d4 ,no4 #ab1 ,erin ,road1 ,medina1 ,n4,y4 ,cannot ,say ,too ,much for the ,cluthe ,truss1 which ,completely ,cured ,his ,rupture ,i am more than glad to recommend your truss at any time4 ,i cannot do too much for the ,cluthe folks4 ,my rupture is a complete cure and ,i have you to thank for it4 ,,alexander ,,brink1 ,october #e1 #aiaa4 ,matamoras1 ,pa4 ,cured of as ,bad a ,scrotal ,rupture as ,anyone ,ever ,had ,i take pleasure in informing you that the ,cluthe ,truss cured me of as bad a ,scrotal ,rupture as anyone ever had4 ,i thank you for what you have done for me4 ,,henry ,b4 ,,palmer1 ,december #c1 #aiaa4 #ae #eth ,st41 ,glens ,falls1 ,new ,york4 ,this ,man #gj ,years ,old ,cured by ,cluthe ,truss ,i am glad to add my testimony as one who has been cured by the ,cluthe ,truss4 ,i did not get one with the expectation of being cured1 as my rupture was very bad1 and ,i was #gj years of age4 ,i would advise any person1 be they young or old1 who are afflicted with rupture1 not to delay trying a ,cluthe ,truss and no other1 for ,i have tried many of the others and found them of no good4 ,,stephen ,e4 ,,burgess1 ,december #b1 #aiaa4 ,canning1 ,n4,s41 ,canada4 ,this ,new ,york ,city ,man has had ,no ,need for ,trusses for #b ,years ,my troublesome rupture was perfectly held in place from the day ,i wore my ,cluthe ,truss until ,i found it unnecessary to longer wear the truss1 and ,i have not had a truss on for nearly two years4 ,i consider the ,cluthe ,truss the best in the world and ,i am glad to testify as per the above4 ,,fred4 ,m4 ,,williams1 c_/o ,w4 ,d4 ,power ,co41 #fja ,west #ccrd ,st41 ,new ,york ,city4 ,december #bb1 #aiaa4 ,rupture ,now ,cured and has ,no ,more ,need of a ,truss ,i have no more need of a truss of any kind1 for ,i am entirely cured of my rupture1 and the ,cluthe ,truss did it4 ,you can use this if it will help anyone else afflicted the same as ,i was4 ,i haven't worn my truss for some time4 ,l4 ,h4 ,,walcutt1 ,december #bi1 #aiaa4 #eji ,e4 ,oak ,st41 ,masillon1 ,ohio4 ,this ,arkansas ,man ,cured by ,cluthe ,truss ,after ,suffering #bj ,years ,i cheerfully recommend the ,cluthe ,truss to anyone suffering from rupture4 ,it is the only one ,i have ever seen1 had or heard of that does the work thoroughly4 ,i am practically cured of my rupture through using the ,cluthe ,truss1 after having suffered for #bj years4 ,it is because it is the only truss that will absolutely prevent the rupture from coming down4 ,w4 ,b4 ,,curtis1 ,october #b1 #aiaa4 ,haynes1 ,ark4 ,cluthe ,truss ,saves ,these ,two from ,surgeon's ,knife ,my wife was saved from the knife after a wild midnight ride to the ,house of ,mercy in an ambulance4 ,we can never say too much for the ,cluthe ,truss4 ,my wife was ruptured for #aa years and suffered great pains at times4 ,we are both nearly cured4 ,she has worn her ,cluthe ,truss since ,june of this year and ,i have worn mine since last ,christmas4 ,many thanks to the ,messrs4 ,cluthe for their wonderful truss4 ,,mr4 ,,and ,,mrs4 ,d4 ,,chamberlain1 ,september #bf1 #aiaa4 #bgb ,so4 ,dalton ,road1 ,pittsfield1 ,mass4 ,a ,man #gi ,years ,old ,practically ,cured in #c ,months ,i have worn your truss about three months and it is worth its weight in gold4 ,i believe ,i am cured4 ,i forgot to put the truss on different occasions and did not notice my rupture or feel the slightest weakness4 ,i am working every day4 ,the other trusses ,i wore only made me worse4 ,i shall still wear my ,cluthe ,truss-- ,i would not take any chances just now4 ,i shall be pleased to recommend it to everyone ruptured4 ,,joseph ,,dobinson1 #cha ,harvard ,st41 ,cambridge1 ,mass4 ,october #aj1 #aiaa4 ,soon ,cured and ,never ,used ,truss ,since ,i verily believe that your truss is the best of all the trusses made1 for after less than a year's use of the ,cluthe ,truss ,i laid it away and never had to use any truss since4 ,hoping that all who have suffered as ,i have in the past from rupture may find relief from this terrible affliction4 ,j4 ,c4 ,,de ,,mott1 #e ,west ,long ,ave41 ,du ,bois1 ,pa4 ,october #c1 #aiaa4 ,new ,lease of ,life for ,this ,man ,i found the ,cluthe ,truss as different from all other trusses as a scientific balance is to a vise4 ,i am #gj years old and have always been unable to take long walks1 but the first ,sunday ,i had your truss ,i walked a mile to my house and felt so good that ,i walked three miles more4 ,prior to getting your truss ,i could not walk half a dozen city blocks without great distress4 ,i wish you great success towards suffering mankind4 ,,john ,,divine1 #abch ,wisconsin ,ave41 ,n4,w41 ,washington1 ,d4,c4 ,september #f1 #aiaa4 ,had ,probably the ,largest ,display of ,trusses before ,he ,tried the ,cluthe1 ,which ,alone ,holds ,some months ago ,i was induced to make just one more venture in buying trusses4 ,i admit that ,i had but mighty little faith1 in fact ,i was well nigh discouraged4 ,i had probably the finest and largest display of trusses of any man in the country1 but none of them would hold my right side rupture4 ,how thankful ,i am ,i tried just once more1 and bought the ,cluthe ,truss6 ,it holds splendidly and is so easy to wear that it gives me no trouble whatever4 ,h4 ,c4 ,,vanderhoef1 ,belmont1 ,new ,york4 ,december #ai1 #aiaa4 ,man #gf ,years ,old ,cured ,my rupture has been entirely cured by the ,cluthe ,truss1 and ,i have been without a truss for over a year4 ,what this means1 ,i alone can appreciate1 as ,i am #gf years old4 ,,chas4 ,a4 ,,stein1 #baj ,catharine ,st41 ,elizabeth1 ,new ,jersey4 ,december #bb1 #aiaa4 ,tried ,all ,remedies2 ,only the ,cluthe ,could ,cure ,him ,after suffering #e years from rupture and trying all the remedies and trusses ,i could get 7all of them failed7 finally ,i ordered a ,cluthe ,truss1 and now ,i am entirely well4 ,i cannot find words to praise the ,cluthe ,truss high enough4 ,thanks to you for the benefits enjoyed from the best thing ever made for rupture4 ,,elisha ,a4 ,,hartman1 ,terre ,alta1 ,w4,va4 ,december #ai1 #aiaa4 ,this ,brooklyn1 ,n4,y41 ,man ,cured ,let ruptured people know that the ,cluthe ,truss cured me of my rupture1 and that ,i now have no need for a truss of any kind4 ,,george ,,diefenbacher1 #ij ,fountain ,ave41 ,brooklyn1 ,n4,y4 ,december #bb1 #aiaa4 ,now ,well and ,strong as ,she ,ever ,was ,i want to thank you for your help4 ,your ,cluthe ,truss has cured me completely4 ,i am as well and strong as ,i ever was4 ,you may use this1 for ,i think anyone afflicted as ,i was would consider it a great blessing to know how to be cured without an operation4 ,,mrs4 ,,walter ,de ,,long1 #had ,north ,cherry ,st41 ,galesburg1 ,ill4 ,march #bh1 #aiaa4 ,practically ,cured in a ,few ,months ,my rupture is cured1 thanks to your truss4 ,i could take my truss off now1 but ,i am going to keep it on a little while longer4 ,d4 ,m4 ,,daugherty1 #ecb ,so4 ,fairview ,st41 ,lock ,haven1 ,pa4 ,october #d1 #aiaa4 ,no ,more ,need for ,trusses ,now ,after wearing truss about six months ,i found ,i did not need it any more and have used none since4 ,from your grateful friend1 ,,isaac ,h4 ,,elliott1 ,waterbury1 ,vt4 ,october #bi1 #aiaa4 ,this ,texas ,engineer ,gets ,instant ,relief by ,cluthe ,truss ,after ,suffering #ce ,years ,i would not take one thousand dollars and do without your truss if ,i could not get another exactly like it4 ,i was ruptured ,july #f1 #ahgf1 and have bought all kinds of trusses and things for rupture-- but could never get one to hold me4 ,my rupture had just about put me down and out1 but now ,i can ride1 lift1 do any kind of work1 get into all positions and the ,cluthe ,truss keeps me held without the slightest discomfort4 ,just think of it-- ,i had suffered since the year #ahgf and only since ,i have had my ,cluthe ,truss did ,i get any relief4 ,i am a railroad engineer and train man1 a member of the ,b4 of ,l4,f4 and ,e4 and ,i am well-known over much of ,texas and ,mexico4 ,i cannot make my recommendation too strong4 ,o4 ,r4 ,,erwin1 ,mabank1 ,tex4 ,september #cj1 #aiaa4 ,practically ,cured-- ,recommended ,friend ,delighted ,my rupture has not been out since ,i got my ,cluthe ,truss4 ,sometimes ,i have taken off my truss and walked around but do not see any indication of the rupture coming out4 ,i suffered so much wearing ordinary trusses1 which made my rupture larger and larger1 that ,i do not feel like doing without your truss yet4 ,i consider myself cured but my truss feels so good ,i do not go out without it4 ,through my recommendation a friend got one of your trusses and he is delighted4 ,w4 ,w4 ,,gardner1 ,west ,paris1 ,maine4 ,october #d1 #aiaa4 ,gained #fj ,pounds ,since ,cluthe ,truss ,cured ,his ,rupture ,the ,cluthe ,truss positively cured me of a very bad rupture4 ,i have gained #fj pounds since ,i was cured and am now in the best of health4 ,w4 ,h4 ,,kammerer1 #chdb ,n4 #fth ,st41 ,philadelphia1 ,penn4 ,january #f1 #aiab4 ,considers ,cluthe ,truss ,more ,than a ,success in ,his ,case ,i have worn about all kinds of things for rupture that have been made during the last #be years and have spent lots of money on them1 and can truly say ,i never had a moment's let-up of pain until ,i wore a ,cluthe ,truss4 ,after making the readjustment you advised ,i would not know ,i was ruptured1 the ,truss has been so comfortable4 ,mine is a severe case of rupture1 being quite large4 ,before ,i got your truss1 my rupture would at times keep me in bed for days at a time4 ,there is only one trouble with people who are ruptured4 ,they are wrongly advised and fly to a druggist and buy a truss like a cigar 7,i have bought lots of them that way74 ,then they think all trusses are alike4 ,when ,i read your advertisement1 ,i had no more faith in you than in any of the rest of them that sell trusses under all sorts of different names4 ,the result of my transaction with you1 however1 is that ,i consider that ,i drew a prize in my ,cluthe ,truss1 and ,i want to say that you are the first ,truss men that ever lived up to their agreement that ,i ever found4 ,your truss has held me from the day ,i received it1 ,april #bj1 #aiaa4 ,i could not walk a quarter of a mile before ,i got it1 and could lift no more than a hod of coal4 ,after ,i had the truss two weeks ,i could carry a barrel of flour4 ,i have done my garden digging1 mowed a lawn1 and even raised a #cj ft4 ladder all alone4 ,it would take more than a thousand dollars to-day to buy my ,cluthe ,truss if ,i couldn't get another like it-- that is how ,i value it4 ,before ,i tried your truss my body was full of callous places1 made so by the other appliances ,i wore1 but they are all gone now1 thanks to the ,cluthe ,truss4 ,i feel better to-day than ,i ever have in years4 ,i have written you to some length1 but ,i do it with pleasure4 ,,john ,c4 ,,bailey1 #ge ,john ,st41 ,newport1 ,r4,i4 ,january #a1 #aiab4 ,counts ,himself ,lucky in ,having ,heard of ,cluthe ,truss ,i can assure you ,i count myself lucky in having answered your advertisement1 which ,i saw in an old paper1 for ,i owe my present cure to you1 and ,i thank you heartily4 ,i will be glad to speak a word of recommend whenever possible1 for ,i know you are doing good work for humanity4 ,,walter ,,franseen1 ,woodhull1 ,ill4 ,october #ac1 #aiaa4 ,now ,safe and ,sound and ,needs ,no ,truss ,i wish to say that your truss has effected a permanent cure of my rupture4 ,i have lately gone without my ,cluthe ,truss without the slightest trouble or inconvenience4 ,,louis ,,friday1 #d ,steuben ,st41 ,schenectady1 ,n4,y4 ,october #ac1 #aiaa4 ,believes ,he is ,cured by ,cluthe ,truss ,i believe ,i am cured1 but as ,i am doing heavy work ,i am not going to take the chance just yet to prove it1 until ,i have lighter work to do4 ,,james ,w4 ,,grant1 ,creede1 ,colo4 ,september #bf1 #aiaa4 ,worst ,ruptured ,man in ,town ,completely ,cured in #e ,months ,have been thinking for some time about writing you1 how the truss ,i got of you last ,april was working4 ,i am happy to inform you that ,i could throw the truss off altogether without any danger of my rupture coming out4 ,it was said that ,i was the worst ruptured man in town4 ,it was almost as large as a cocoanut-- ,i could not get a truss that would hold it up4 ,i could not go anywhere1 ,i was in pain most of the time4 ,the doctor told me ,i could never get a truss that would hold me4 ,several times my daughter went to the 'phone to call the doctor to operate on me1 but the ,cluthe ,truss saved my life4 ,i would have paid any money for it4 ,i recommended your truss to my brother-in-law and received a letter from him yesterday in which he says that it is the best investment he ever made4 ,what ,i write you ,i can truthfully tell to anyone ruptured4 ,you can use this letter as you see fit4 ,j4 ,h4 ,,goddard1 #gdg ,e4 ,main ,st41 ,ravenna1 ,ohio4 ,october #d1 #aiaa4 ,glad to ,pass ,this ,cure on to ,any ,one ,afflicted ,before using the ,cluthe ,truss ,i had a rupture that was never in place4 ,it troubled me in a great many ways1 and it was also very sore at times4 ,i had to put my hand in my pocket and push the rupture back into place repeatedly during the day1 and glad to state that the ,cluthe ,truss cured this troublesome rupture1 and ,i am only too glad to pass your cure on to some person who is afflicted as ,i was4 ,,wm4 ,,hunter1 #aja ,cleveland ,st41 ,central ,falls1 ,r4,i4 ,october #bj1 #aiaa4 ,this ,man ,cured by ,cluthe ,truss ,after #ad ,years of ,suffering ,i can never forget the good the ,cluthe ,truss has done for me4 ,after #ad years of suffering ,i tried the ,cluthe ,truss1 which entirely cured me4 ,it is now three years since ,i have worn any truss at all4 ,it took your truss only one year to cure me and make a new man of me1 after everything else ,i tried had failed4 ,,daniel ,r4 ,,wright1 ,little ,neck1 ,l4,i41 ,new ,york4 ,january #a1 #aiab4 ,another of the ,thousands of ,new ,yorkers ,cured by ,cluthe ,truss ,i have not worn my ,cluthe ,truss since last ,june1 and have been doing hard work and heavy lifting without even feeling the strain of work4 ,in fact ,i feel just as if ,i had never been ruptured or worn a truss in my life4 ,,louis ,,bernet1 #ddc ,st4 ,ann's ,ave41 7,bronx71 ,new ,york ,city4 ,december #bh1 #aiaa4 ,cluthe ,truss the ,only ,relief ,after ,suffering and ,searching #ce ,years ,i had been ruptured all my life and am now #ce years old and never could get anything that would give me relief from my rupture sufferings until ,i got a ,cluthe ,truss4 ,to-day ,i could go without my truss1 because it has cured my rupture4 ,w4 ,r4 ,,buck1 ,upper ,marlboro1 ,md4 ,october #d1 #aiaa4 ,cured by ,cluthe ,truss-- ,his ,rupture ,no ,longer ,appears ,i will gladly do anything in my power to help another sufferer1 that is why ,i can say to all that the ,cluthe ,truss is the easiest truss to wear ,i ever had1 and ,i have tried many4 ,my rupture has not appeared for the last two months1 so the prospects are that ,i am cured4 ,,adam ,,brehm1 #fji ,no4 ,garfield ,ave41 ,burlington1 ,iowa4 ,september #bi1 #aiaa4 ,has ,not ,worn a ,truss for #b ,years and is as ,sound as ,he ,ever ,was ,the ,cluthe ,truss is the best thing for rupture that ,i ever heard of4 ,it cured me of my rupture completely4 ,i have not worn a truss of any kind for #b years1 and am as sound to-day as ,i ever was1 all through the use of your truss4 ,,james ,h4 ,,rodenbough1 #afb ,bayway ,st4 ,elizabeth1 ,new ,jersey4 ,december #bf1 #aiaa4 ,the ,cluthe ,truss ,entirely ,cured ,him ,i wish to state that your truss has entirely cured my rupture4 ,you may refer any person to me at my address4 ,h4 ,,crane1 #bf ,mynderse ,st41 ,schenectady1 ,n4,y4 ,october #ai1 #aiaa4 ,has ,not ,needed or ,worn ,any ,truss for ,months ,i have not had my ,cluthe ,truss on for the last #d months1 and my rupture has not shown or bothered me in the least4 ,your ,truss has certainly cured my rupture4 ,i had three other kinds of trusses before ,i got yours and could not wear any of them1 because they hurt me so4 ,,ervin ,s4 ,,cole1 ,r4,f4,d4 ,no4 #c1 ,norwich1 ,n4,y4 ,october #ac1 #aiaa4 ,says ,law ,should ,be ,passed to ,stop ,sale of ,drug ,store ,trusses ,your truss has cured me4 ,at least my rupture never comes out when ,i have the truss off for #b or #c hours at a time4 ,i think your truss is the only perfect device for rupture made4 ,there ought to be a law passed prohibiting drug stores from selling those so-called trusses that don't hold or give a man a minute's peace4 ,j4 ,c4 ,,houseman1 #hac ,no4 #ahth ,st41 ,east ,st4 ,louis1 ,ill4 ,october #bf1 #aiaa4 ,this ,retired ,railroad ,man ,cured by ,cluthe ,truss ,use my name in the hope that it may benefit some one afflicted as ,i was1 but now restored4 ,h4 ,b4 ,,hammon1 ,bristolville1 ,ohio4 ,october #bf1 #aiaa4 ,believes ,he is ,cured ,after a ,few ,months ,wear ,i have not missed wearing my ,cluthe ,truss a day since ,i got it4 ,i believe ,i am cured1 but as ,i had so much trouble before ,i got your truss1 ,i thought ,i would wear it a little longer1 as it does not bother me in any way4 ,a4 ,s4 ,,hollomon1 ,trimble1 ,tenn4 ,october #i1 #aiaa4 ,says ,results ,have ,proved ,good ,judgment of ,his ,faith in the ,cluthe ,proposition ,i could not exaggerate the facts in connection with the great good secured to me from the use of the ,cluthe ,truss4 ,i have had more pleasure in life since using your ,truss than during all the #ej or more years before4 ,the very minute ,i read your proposition ,i knew you were on the square and onto your job and ,i made no mistake in my judgment4 ,,chas4 ,w4 ,,shivell1 c_/o ,west ,hotel1 ,minneapolis1 ,minn4 ,november #ah1 #aiaa4 ,wonderfully ,benefited ,i have been wonderfully benefited1 perhaps cured1 by using the ,cluthe ,truss1 and would suggest to every sufferer from rupture to throw away all other trusses and secure a ,cluthe1 as they cannot possibly make a mistake in its use4 ,my truss is as good now as the day ,i received it from you4 ,j4 ,c4 ,,hershberger1 ,west ,church ,st41 ,williamsport1 ,md4 ,october #d1 #aiaa4 ,feels ,no ,trouble ,whatever from ,either ,rupture ,i still wear the double truss ,i purchased last ,march4 ,i think ,i am cured1 as ,i feel no trouble whatever from either rupture1 but the truss is so comfortable ,i have continued to wear it4 ,c4 ,a4 ,,hazen1 ,woodsville1 ,n4,h4 ,september #cj1 #aiaa4 ,this ,newark1 ,n4,j41 ,man ,cured of ,worst ,kind of ,scrotal ,rupture by the ,cluthe ,truss ,your great truss cured me of a scrotal rupture of the worst form1 after years of suffering1 having tried at least #bj other makes of trusses1 etc41 which did me no good except caused me more suffering4 ,i wish you continued success in aiding suffering mankind4 ,f4 ,a4 ,,zipf1 #dg ,tichenor ,st41 ,newark1 ,new ,jersey4 ,december #bi1 #aiaa4 ,cluthe ,truss ,freed ,him ,from ,pain at ,once-- ,now ,cured ,i feel ,i am cured of my rupture but continue to wear the truss for protection4 ,i never had any benefit whatever from any other appliances ,i ever tried4 ,in regard to the ,cluthe ,truss1 ,i feel as though ,i was in ,heaven 7as it were71 as it freed me from pain at once4 ,,john ,b4 ,,tiger1 #hbi ,e4 ,jersey ,st41 ,elizabeth1 ,new ,jersey4 ,december #bc1 #aiaa4 ,the ,cluthe ,truss the ,only ,help ,he ,found for ,his ,rupture ,i will gladly tell anyone suffering from rupture that ,i am more than pleased with my ,cluthe ,truss4 ,of all the things ,i have tried for my rupture1 the ,cluthe ,truss is the only thing that ever helped me4 ,i believe it will cure me entirely4 ,i have not felt the slightest pain since ,i put the truss on4 ,w4 ,f4 ,,bosten1 #aaac ,oregon ,st41 ,south ,muscatine1 ,iowa4 ,september #bb1 #aiaa4 ,found ,cluthe ,truss a ,god-send ,i have worn your best grade truss since last ,march4 ,it has given me perfect satisfaction as well as to my friend1 ,mr4 ,r4 ,m41 a man #hb years old1 to whom ,i recommended your truss4 ,before ,i tried yours ,i wore one ordered by my physician4 ,it caused me great suffering1 and ,i was unable to do any lifting or stooping whatever4 ,the doctor then informed me no truss could help me4 ,i then happened to hear of the ,cluthe ,truss1 which ,i ordered and has been a ,god-send to me4 ,i am able to work every day4 ,you can use this letter in any manner you see fit4 ,,fred ,a4 ,,halbert1 #gaf ,logan ,st41 ,la ,crosse1 ,wis4 ,september #bf1 #aiaa4 ,but for ,cluthe ,truss1 ,probably ,would ,not ,have ,lived to ,write ,this ,to be honest with you1 ,i don't believe ,i would be here to write this if it had not been for the ,cluthe ,truss4 ,can truthfully say ,i have been wonderfully benefited1 and feel as though my rupture is cured4 ,i strongly advise all ruptured people to try the ,cluthe ,truss and be convinced4 ,e4 ,e4 ,,johnson1 ,r4,f4,d4 ,no4 #b1 ,haviland1 ,kansas4 ,october #c1 #aiaa4 ,prominent ,saratoga1 ,n4,y41 ,man ,cured of ,long-,standing ,rupture in ,one ,year ,my case was a severe scrotal one1 with ruptures on both the right and left sides4 ,it had been in peril of my life for a number of years1 receiving no relief from different trusses which ,i tried4 ,fortunately ,i learned of yours1 and now after only a year's use1 ,i am completely cured4 ,b4 ,f4 ,,judson1 7,veteran of ,civil ,war4 ,ex-postmaster of ,saratoga ,springs for #ah years4 ,publisher and proprietor of ,daily ,saratogan for #be years47 ,saratoga ,springs1 ,n4,y4 ,october #f1 #aiaa4 ,was a ,godsend to ,him ,the ,cluthe ,truss ,i purchased of you was a godsend to me4 ,i found that it did all that you led me to believe it would do4 ,,herman ,,lohley1 #daaa ,humboldt ,ave41 ,chicago1 ,ill4 ,september #bi1 #aiaa4 ,cured in ,eight ,months ,i can truthfully say ,i am a well man4 ,you may1 with the greatest of pleasure1 use my testimony it if will help anyone who is afflicted with rupture1 and ,i will do all in my power to induce others that ,i know and suffer as ,i did before ,i was wise enough to try the ,cluthe ,truss4 ,may ,god crown you in all your efforts1 and give you great success4 ,f4 ,,dudley ,,knapp1 ,housatonic1 ,mass4 ,november #c1 #aiaa4 ,cured ,his ,rupture and also ,his ,friends ,in justice to you ,i will state that ,i am permanently cured1 by use of your truss1 and have not been very quiet in recommending your treatment to others similarly afflicted4 ,a neighbor sent for your truss at my solicitation1 and he tells me that he1 too1 is completely cured4 ,we fully appreciate the great good you are doing4 ,a4 ,w4 ,,keddie1 ,quincy1 ,cal4 ,october #d1 #aiaa4 ,nine ,months of ,cluthe ,truss ,comfort ,cures ,this ,man ,i must thank you for all the good your truss has done me4 ,since wearing your truss1 ,i have felt like a different man4 ,i have worn it only nine months1 and can truthfully say that ,i am completely cured of my rupture4 ,,frederick ,l4 ,,klingler1 ,rexburg1 ,idaho4 ,october #ac1 #aiaa4 ,this ,missouri ,doctor ,cured ,i believe my rupture is cured1 although ,i have worn the ,cluthe ,truss only about three or four months4 ,i have not lost a day out of the saddle since ,i received the truss4 ,before1 ,i could only walk my horse with other trusses ,i wore1 but with my ,cluthe ,i could ride just as well as ,i could before ,i was ruptured4 ,yours is so perfectly easy one does not know one has it on4 ,i will be seventy-three years old next month4 ,i cannot speak too highly of your truss4 ,i don't see how it could be improved upon4 ,from my own personal experience1 ,i would say that anyone ruptured who follows your simple directions1 is on a quick road to complete recovery the moment he wears a ,cluthe ,truss4 ,,dr4 ,d4 ,j4 ,mc,c,o,n,n,a,h,a1 ,new ,bloomfield1 ,mo4 ,november #aj1 #aiaa4 ,this ,oregon ,man ,cured ,i am almost sure ,i am cured4 ,your truss is so easy that ,i feel lonesome lost unless ,i have it on4 ,consequently1 ,i wear it most of the time4 ,i tried five different kinds before ,i was fortunate enough to hear of the ,cluthe ,truss4 ,i am doing a little missionary work for you all the time in appreciation of the great good your truss did for me4 ,c4 ,e4 ,,maxson1 ,harrisburg1 ,ore4 ,october #aj1 #aiaa4 ,thinks ,cluthe ,cure a ,great ,thing ,i think ,i am permanently cured4 ,i cannot recommend your truss too strongly to anyone ,i know who has a rupture4 ,some of my neighbors have already sent to you for advice and treatment1 and others will do so soon4 ,i consider the ,cluthe cure a great thing4 ,s4 ,l4 ,,lee1 ,quincy1 ,cal4 ,november #ba1 #aiaa4 ,quick ,cure by ,cluthe ,truss ,i have had my ,cluthe ,truss only two months1 and believe ,i am cured right up4 ,i can honestly say that your truss has done for me what no other truss ever did1 that is hold the rupture up1 and to think that it even cured me4 ,of course ,i shall continue to wear the truss some time1 although no rupture shows when ,i leave the truss off4 ,i believe your truss is sure to cure most people with rupture1 if they would only buy it4 ,,james ,t4 ,mc,d,o,n,a,l,d1 #de ,st4 ,patrick ,st41 ,goderich1 ,ontario1 ,can4 ,november #af1 #aiaa4 ,has ,not ,had to ,wear ,any ,truss for ,years ,i am sure my rupture1 which was cured by a ,cluthe ,truss1 will never come out again1 now after so long4 ,i have been without pain for years4 ,i have gladly recommended the ,cluthe ,truss at all times1 for ,i know what wonders your truss did in my case4 ,,john ,m4 ,mc,d,o,n,a,l,d1 #cj ,union ,st41 ,dominion ,no4 #a1 ,n4,s41 ,can4 ,october #ai1 #aiaa4 ,tried ,all ,kinds1 but ,only the ,cluthe ,cured ,i purchased your truss about eighteen months ago4 ,it cured my rupture4 ,previously ,i had tried all kinds of trusses1 but it remained for the ,cluthe ,truss to cure me4 ,it is the only one worthy of the name4 ,,john ,mc,n,a,m,a,r,a1 #hfa ,west ,main ,st41 ,greenfield1 ,ind4 ,october #ah1 #aiaa4 ,this ,british ,columbian ,man ,cured ,i can go about without my truss1 but ,i wear it at my work1 as ,i feel safer with it on4 ,i find it most comfortable4 ,,thomas ,,milburn1 ,victoria1 ,b4,c41 ,can4 ,october #ag1 #aiaa4 ,cured for ,good ,i cannot speak too highly of the ,cluthe ,truss4 ,it has stood by me constantly while before ,i got your truss ,i could get nothing that would give me any relief4 ,yours has done the work1 for ,i believe that the rupture is entirely healed4 ,,frank ,,mixer1 ,r4,f4,d4 ,no4 #a1 ,box #ab1 ,whittier1 ,cal4 ,october #ac1 #aiaa4 ,practically ,cured in ,five ,months ,your truss has done me more good in five months than all the others ,i wore before ,i got the ,cluthe ,truss4 ,i put it on the #bjth of ,may1 and from that time to this the rupture never showed4 ,i now know that my rupture is completely cured1 because ,i have not worn the truss for weeks1 and feel no weakness on account of not wearing it4 ,let any ruptured man know what ,i write here1 hoping the ,giver of ,goodwill will always smile on me4 ,j4 ,l4 ,,moss1 ,atwood1 ,ala4 ,october #ac1 #aiaa4 ,cluthe ,truss ,hangs in ,closet ,while ,he ,does ,his ,work1 ,cured ,i can truthfully say ,i am cured by the use of your truss4 ,i believe it is the best truss ever invented by man4 ,it did for me just what you said it would4 ,my truss is now hanging up in a closet in my house1 and ,i don't have to use it at all4 ,anyone can write to me if they don't believe what you say4 ,so give this to the suffering people of this land1 for why should it not do for thousands of others what it has done for me8 ,j4 ,w4 ,,mitchell1 ,olympus1 ,texas4 ,october #ac1 #aiaa4 ,ruptured ,ten ,years2 ,cured by ,cluthe ,truss ,i had suffered for ten years1 and will admit that when ,i purchased your truss ,i did not expect it to cure me1 for the reason that ,i had been disappointed by so many different makes or makers4 ,i shall gladly recommend the ,cluthe ,truss to anyone that ,i shall come in contact with1 who is suffering with a rupture4 ,e4 ,,scott ,,morgan1 #efai ,georgia ,ave41 ,washington1 ,d4,c4 ,october #f1 #aiaa4 ,doctor ,says in ,six ,months ,will ,be ,entirely ,cured ,my ruptures are so now that they do not come down without the truss1 but my doctor says to wear it for six months longer1 and then ,i will be able to go without the truss altogether4 ,i have only had the ,cluthe ,truss four months4 ,,mrs4 ,j4 ,g4 ,,miller1 #aajd #gth ,ave41 ,seattle1 ,wash4 ,september #bg1 #aiaa4 ,cluthe ,truss ,makes ,him a ,different ,man ,i do not know how to express my gratitude to you4 ,money could not buy my ,cluthe ,truss from me4 ,my health is so much better and ,i feel so different than ,i used to before ,i purchased your truss4 ,i was always afraid to go ahead and do any work1 fearful of the consequences1 but now ,i never think of it1 for ,i feel absolutely safe4 ,i am confident that if ,i knew about your truss sooner than ,i did1 ,i would be a well man to-day4 ,,charles ,mc,d,o,n,a,l,d1 ,sheridan1 ,ore4 ,october #b1 #aiaa4 ,tried the ,whole ,category of ,trusses1 and ,finds ,only ,cluthe ,makes ,good ,it gives me much pleasure to state the truth about the ,cluthe ,truss4 ,i found it the best truss ,i ever tried1 for ,i have tried about the whole category of trusses1 and no truss ever did me any real good until ,i purchased this one1 which ,i have worn for about four months with comfort4 ,i have not had a moment of trouble with my rupture since putting the ,cluthe ,truss on4 ,i believe myself to be cured4 ,i have worked hard all the time1 doing work that ,i could not have done before ,i had my ,cluthe ,truss4 ,,hudson ,,mills1 ,hooser1 ,kan4 ,october #c1 #aiaa4 ,almost ,cured in ,three ,months ,i am almost cured already1 although ,i have worn the truss only three months4 ,my rupture has not been out since ,i put the truss on4 ,it certainly was a ,god-send to me when ,i got your truss1 and ,i cannot recommend it too highly4 ,a4 ,l4 ,,myers1 ,ilwaco1 ,wash4 ,september #be1 #aiaa4 ,took ,six ,months to ,cure ,this ,rupture ,i am glad to state that after wearing your truss since last ,february ,i feel ,i am cured to stay cured4 ,as my work requires heavy lifting1 ,i still use the truss while working1 but at all other times ,i never have it on4 ,i have not had to wear it for the last three months4 ,the truss is just as good as the day ,i bought it4 ,o4 ,,norbeck1 #ajgi #agth ,ave41 ,minneapolis1 ,minn4 ,october #be1 #aiaa4 ,cured in ,five ,months ,i purchased my ,cluthe ,truss last ,february1 wore it five months1 and have not had to wear any truss since4 ,from the first day ,i put it on to this present day1 the rupture has never been out or bothered me in any way1 and ,i have done lifting and all kinds of heavy work all this time4 ,so ,i have reason to feel sure ,i am cured4 ,,charles ,t4 ,,nass1 ,robinsons ,corner1 ,n4,s41 ,can4 ,september #cj1 #aiaa4 ,cluthe ,truss ,does ,what ,physician ,advises ,only ,surgical ,operation ,could ,do ,i have been so greatly benefited by your truss that ,i feel myself practically cured4 ,i suffered sixteen years and tried many different trusses during that time4 ,physicians advised me to go through an operation4 ,your truss gave me relief the first day4 ,i cannot speak too highly of if4 ,i cannot recommend it too strongly to anyone afflicted4 ,,zephaniah ,,parks1 ,r4,f4,d4 ,no4 #a1 ,saco1 ,maine4 ,october #d1 #aiaa4 ,never ,saw ,rupture ,since ,wearing ,cluthe ,truss ,my rupture has never come out since ,i got the truss1 and ,i have often left my truss off all day without any signs of the rupture showing4 ,before ,i got the ,cluthe ,truss ,i suffered all the time1 but yours gave me comfort from the moment ,i tried it4 ,,james ,,naylor1 ,e4 ,arrow ,park1 ,b4,c41 ,can4 ,october #d1 #aiaa4 ,cured in ,less than #d ,months ,i have had your truss less than four months1 and have been able to go without it for a week at a time1 without the rupture coming down4 ,so ,i think ,i am about cured1 with many thanks to you4 ,w4 ,h4 ,,neal1 #acf ,race ,path ,st41 ,fayetteville1 ,n4,c4 ,september #be1 #aiaa4 ,man ,seventy-two ,years ,old ,cured ,i take pleasure in aiding all my friends who are ruptured4 ,i am entirely cured1 and do not need to wear a truss now4 ,i am #gb years old4 ,one man to whom ,i recommended the ,cluthe ,truss says he would not take #aej and be without his truss1 if he could not get another4 ,use my recommendation any time4 ,j4 ,a4 ,,price1 #ijf ,cruise ,st41 ,corinth1 ,miss4 ,october #bj1 #aiaa4 ,this ,case of ,double ,rupture ,cured ,am writing you to let you know what your truss has done for me4 ,my ruptures are both healed up perfectly sound4 ,they do not bother me in the least4 ,i cannot say enough for the ,cluthe ,truss4 ,you have my permission to use this letter1 and ,i would be glad to make affidavit to it1 if you wished4 ,,hiram ,,peirce1 ,watervliet1 ,mich4 ,september #bc1 #aiaa4 ,another of the ,thousands of ,kansans ,cured by ,cluthe ,truss ,i go weeks at a time without the truss1 but when ,i am at heavy work ,i keep it on as a wise precaution4 ,i would not take many times what it cost for it4 ,i am more than satisfied with your treatment of my case4 ,w4 ,e4 ,,crowl1 ,riley1 ,kansas ,november #ah1 #aiaa4 ,entirely ,cured ,i wish to say that ,i consider myself most fortunate in having heard of the ,cluthe ,truss4 ,it has entirely cured me of my rupture4 ,,ernest ,,ruemmelin1 ,ashton1 ,rhode ,island4 ,october #bc1 #aiaa4 ,never ,spent any ,money in ,his ,life that ,did ,him ,so ,much ,good ,i was ruptured for six years and never got anything that did me any good in that time till ,i got this truss from you4 ,i tried everything ,i heard of before ,i got my ,cluthe ,truss4 ,i am now about well1 but ,i still wear the truss when doing heavy work4 ,i never spent any money in my life that did me so much good4 ,,charles ,,riley1 ,northspur1 ,cal4 ,october #aj1 #aiaa4 ,saved from an ,operation1 ,costing at ,least #cjj1 by the ,cluthe ,truss ,i am getting along finely4 ,i have only worn the truss a few weeks and would not expect a cure of my case so soon4 ,i work about fourteen hours a day1 and am on my feet all day long4 ,i never have the least trouble with the truss1 and would not sell it for any money4 ,it saved me from an operation costing at least #cjj4 ,i wish you all the success you deserve4 ,,jack ,,roth1 ,le ,mars1 ,iowa4 ,september #bi1 #aiaa4 ,ohio ,minister ,cured ,i still wear my ,cluthe ,truss1 though ,i am cured1 as it gives me no uneasiness or discomfort4 ,,rev4 ,a4 ,n4 ,,smith1 ,van ,buren1 ,ohio4 ,october #ai1 #aiaa4 ,prominent ,arkansas ,man ,quickly ,cured ,it is only in justice to you1 and a great pleasure to me that now after wearing your truss for #ij days1 to say that ,i find my rupture back in place and that it does not come down without the truss4 ,however1 ,i have thought it best to wear it for a while longer1 believing that my case1 a double rupture of #ej years standing1 is practically cured4 ,i am #fg years of age1 and during that time ,i have tried over #be different trusses and treatments for rupture4 ,a4 ,h4 ,,soekland1 ,ex-,postmaster of ,stuttgart1 ,ark41 and ,past ,department ,commander ,g4,a4,r4 of ,arkansas1 ,stuttgart1 ,ark4 ,october #ac1 #aiaa4 ,only ,real ,device for ,rupture ,made in the ,world ,i wish to state a few facts concerning your truss4 ,it is the only real device for rupture made in the world4 ,it cured me4 ,i don't know what ,i would have done if ,i had not heard of the ,cluthe ,truss4 ,,george ,,storey1 #ag ,west #dth ,st41 ,jamestown1 ,n4,y4 ,november #i1 #aiaa4 ,considers ,cluthe ,truss a ,wonder ,the truss ,i purchased from you about six months ago is a wonder4 ,it has me about cured4 ,you can use my name whenever and wherever you wish1 and ,i will help any person that suffers with rupture anywhere in the city of ,chicago or any other city1 that writes me to verify this statement4 ,,charles ,c4 ,,schmidt1 #bbge ,archer ,ave41 ,chicago1 ,ill4 ,october #c1 #aiaa4 ,cured ,in ,seven ,months ,while ,indulging in ,athletic ,sports ,i had tried several so-called trusses with poor results up to last ,may1 when you fitted me1 and ,i can positively state that from that day my rupture has not been down since4 ,i indulge in athletic sports1 in swimming and bathing and wore your truss in the water with no inconvenience whatever4 ,i feel confident that ,i am now entirely cured of my rupture1 and write this hoping that some afflicted brothers may take advantage of your grand invention4 ,you may use the above for recommendation if you wish4 ,,frank ,a4 ,,plunkett1 #be ,water ,st41 ,new ,york ,city4 ,absolutely ,cured by the ,cluthe ,truss ,about ,august1 #aiji1 ,i began using your truss for rupture4 ,with it life was not such a misery as all my other trusses had made it4 ,some months thereafter ,i took the truss off and found ,i was completely cured4 ,and herewith greetings and heartfelt thanks1 for ,i know your members to be great benefactors to suffering humanity4 ,before ,i bought my ,cluthe truss ,i was examined by two doctors4 ,one would cure me with the knife for #bjj and #be per week while in hospital1 and the other1 by injection1 for #aej1 and he would also use some form of ,spring truss4 ,you are at liberty to use these few words any way you wish4 ,d4 ,a4 ,,ross1 ,r4,f4,d4 ,no4 #c1 ,oklahoma ,city1 ,okla4 ,doctor ,who ,was to ,operate ,calls ,it ,perfect ,cure by ,cluthe ,truss ,i am perfectly cured by wearing one of your trusses4 ,my rupture was as large as a goose egg1 and was out all of the time4 ,i put your truss on and kept it on for one hundred days1 and when ,i took it off the rupture was all healed up and cured4 ,the doctor who was going to operate on me called it a permanent cure4 ,,charles ,e4 ,,roberts1 #gbj ,calvert ,st41 ,rome1 ,n4,y4 ,october #f1 #aiaa4 ,proof of ,permanency of ,cure by ,cluthe ,truss ,please send me an order blank for a friend4 ,it may interest you and others to know that ,i purchased a truss of you many years ago1 which cured me4 ,l4 ,e4 ,,drake1 ,bellevue1 ,alta1 ,canada4 ,cured by ,cluthe ,truss in #f ,months ,your ,truss is all you claim for it4 ,i have had the truss about six months and never had any symptom of trouble since then4 ,i am now cured and will only be too glad for you to refer anyone to me for any reference you want4 ,i tried many other trusses with no relief4 ,those afflicted should not delay in getting your truss4 ,g4 ,p4 ,,la ,,follette1 #bhi ,edith ,ave41 ,memphis1 ,tenn4 ,blacksmith ,cured ,while ,doing ,his ,work ,i bought one of your trusses about eight months ago and am more than pleased with results4 ,i have worked hard-- even at horseshoeing-- every day since ,i put the truss on1 but in spite of all that it cured me of my rupture4 ,,philip ,,pogreba1 ,delano1 ,minn4 ,cluthe ,truss ,cured ,this ,californian #gf ,years ,old ,i am glad to have the opportunity of letting the public know of the benefit ,i received from the truss purchased from you4 ,it is all you claim for it1 for my left rupture is now cured and the one on the right side almost well4 ,i am past #gf years old but ,i felt all of ten years younger from the day ,i commenced using your wonderful truss4 ,i shall be indeed glad to impart to those who suffer as ,i did1 any information ,i can give regarding the ,cluthe ,truss4 ,w4 ,l4 ,,notley1 #fc ,pearl ,st41 ,santa ,cruz1 ,calif4 ,now ,over #ha ,years ,old-- ,was ,cured by ,cluthe ,truss ,my rupture is all well and the cure is complete1 but ,i keep the truss on day and night because ,i am over #ha years old and might take a fit of sneezing4 ,with many thanks for your kindness4 ,g4 ,a4 ,p4 ,,bryant1 ,r4,f4,d4 ,no4 #a1 ,smyrna ,mills1 ,maine4 ,this ,chicagoan ,cured in #c ,months ,after ,i had worn your truss three months1 ,i noticed that the rupture did not appear as formerly on retiring at night4 ,an instance-- my cat had a fit one night1 ,i jumped out of bed very hurriedly1 grabbed the cat1 rushed down two flights of stairs and threw the cat out on the porch4 ,when ,i returned to my room ,i thought of the truss1 not having thought to put it on before going downstairs-- was overjoyed to find that there was no sign of the rupture2 this was several months ago and there has been no return of the rupture since4 ,would be pleased to recommend the ,cluthe ,truss at any time4 ,,robert ,,stewart1 ,western ,bank ,note ,co41 #bjth street and ,indiana avenue1 ,chicago1 ,ill4 ,cured by ,cluthe ,truss ,while ,sawing and ,chopping ,wood ,my rupture has never bothered me since ,i started to wear the ,cluthe ,truss4 ,i found it to stay in place just as you recommended it1 while at hard work such as sawing and chopping wood1 digging and carpenter work4 ,i thank you for the great good and the cure it has effected for me4 ,,enos ,,munro1 ,winchester ,springs1 ,ont41 ,canada4 ,cured-- and ,cannot ,recommend ,it ,too ,highly ,i was more than satisfied with my ,cluthe ,truss4 ,it cured me of my rupture and cannot recommend it too highly4 ,,daniel ,,bowen1 #fc ,n4 #ith ,w41 ,salt ,lake ,city1 ,utah4 ,this ,scrotal ,rupture ,cured ,the truss ,i bought of you less than a year ago has been a wonderful success4 ,i am now entirely cured of my scrotal rupture4 ,,isaac ,,shideler1 #caf ,market ,st41 ,logansport1 ,ind4 ,has ,worn ,cluthe ,truss only #f ,weeks and ,fast ,getting ,well ,i have worn the ,cluthe ,truss six weeks and am fast getting well-- can't see or find anything of my rupture now-- but shall wear truss longer4 ,the elastic truss that ,i used to wear got so wet on the body that ,i had to tighten it up to get it to hold-- only to have it fail me later in the day4 ,mr4 ,fitzgerald has also been greatly benefited by his truss he got from you4 ,,roland ,t4 ,,ellis1 #ada ,albion ,st41 ,somerville1 ,mass4 ,no ,more ,sign of a ,rupture ,i am now well and don't see any signs of being ruptured-- thanks to the ,cluthe ,truss4 ,,george ,,dailey1 ,r4,f4,d4 ,no4 #a ,osco1 ,ill4 ,cured ,while ,doing ,heavy ,work ,i felt like a different man the very first week ,i wore my ,cluthe ,truss1 and it has done me so much good that ,i can safely leave it off entirely4 ,however1 ,i take no chances1 and being so comfortable and easy1 ,i put it on when ,i have extra heavy lifting to do in the course of my heavy work4 ,i have spoken to many of my friends about the wonderful ,cluthe ,truss4 ,,john ,,holdorf1 #aai ,n4 ,ann ,st41 ,baltimore1 ,md4 ,from ,one ,who ,has ,tried ,them ,all ,i write to let you know that ,i cheerfully recommend the ,cluthe ,truss for rupture4 ,it does all you claim for it4 ,i had been ruptured for many years and tried all kinds of trusses and rupture cures but found no relief until ,i used yours4 ,,john ,,coughlin1 ,national ,soldiers' ,home1 ,milwaukee1 ,wis4 ,thanks ,god ,daily for the ,cluthe ,truss ,this is simply to inform you that ,i must every day when ,i put your truss on thank ,god for having found something which is not a fraud but a blessing to all ruptured people4 ,the ,cluthe ,truss enables me to take my place among men1 either in running1 jumping or other hard work4 ,it is safe and comfortable and ,i would not be without it1 knowing the ,cluthe ,truss existed4 ,,james ,,chambers1 ,burquitlam1 ,b4,c41 ,canada4 ,what ,this ,kansan ,says ,i will say your truss has helped me very much4 ,believe ,i am now cured for sure as the rupture does not come out now when the truss is off4 ,it is the best thing ,i ever tried4 ,will tell everyone suffering from rupture to try this truss4 ,j4 ,c4 ,s4---- of my town sent for one through me4 ,you can use my name4 ,,william ,,sterling1 ,herington1 ,kans4 ,recommends ,cluthe ,truss to ,all ,i think it my duty to notify you that the ,cluthe ,truss you made for me was indeed a great success4 ,my rupture has disappeared and ,i am so far cured4 ,i certainly recommend the ,cluthe ,truss to all in need of relief from rupture4 ,,jacob ,,strauss1 #bae ,cooper ,avenue1 ,lockland1 ,ohio4 ,this ,philadelphian ,cured in ,less ,than #h ,months ,it gives me great pleasure to write you a few words of commendation in reference to the truss ,i purchased from you in ,march1 #aiaj4 ,i1 at first1 doubted its full value as ,i thought my rupture was incurable1 but subsequent results have proved my error4 ,ever since my birth ,i have endured the pains and torture of a rupture until ,i started to wear your truss1 which was nearly eight months ago4 ,i am now entirely cured of my rupture-- thanks to the ,cluthe ,truss4 ,gentlemen1 ,i thank you very much for your able device and assistance1 as you have made me feel like a new man after all these years of misery4 ,you may use anything ,i have written1 as ,i like to encourage a good deed4 ,,lawrence ,v4 ,,rasch1 #bjah ,s4 #fdth ,st41 ,philadelphia1 ,pa4 ,read ,what ,this ,massachusetts ,physician ,says ,i am much interested in making known the excellence of the ,cluthe ,truss1 for ,i have confidence in its curative process4 ,you can refer to me any time you desire1 not only as to the worth of your truss but also as to the fair dealing you manifest toward your patients4 ,,dr4 ,g4 ,j4 ,,pierce1 #a ,crown ,st41 ,worcester1 ,mass4 ,ruptured #cj ,years1 ,believes ,he is ,now ,cured ,i have been ruptured for #cj years and have worn a good many kinds of trusses and ,i never got one that did not nearly kill me at times4 ,my doctor has been trying for years to have me undergo an operation1 and ,i nearly made up my mind to have an operation when ,i saw your advertisement in the ,chicago ,tribune4 ,i decided to try once more to get a truss1 and after thinking about it and putting it off for six months ,i finally purchased one of your trusses three months ago4 ,if ,i had only sent for one when ,i first started ,i would not need to wear a truss now4 ,my rupture was a large one and since wearing your truss the rupture has never been out4 ,i can now stand on my feet without the truss on and rupture does not show-- the opening seems to be closed4 ,i feel so grateful for the relief that ,i cannot help but thank you and any time you wish to have anyone call on me ,i will gladly recommend you4 ,w4 ,h4 ,,bruce1 #bjd ,east #edth ,st41 ,chicago1 ,ill4 ,proof of ,permanency of ,cure by ,cluthe ,truss ,years ,ago ,the truss purchased of you years ago gave me permanent relief and cure4 ,while ,i was always skeptical as to a permanent cure of rupture by means of a truss the fact remains that after following your advice and instruction1 ,i have been going about without a truss1 doing all kinds of work same as ,i did prior to becoming ruptured4 ,i cheerfully recommend your truss to one and all afflicted with rupture4 ,only the patient himself knows from experience how he has to suffer4 ,publish this letter if you so desire4 ,j4 ,,leinberger1 ,route ,no4 #a1 ,souderton1 ,pa4 ,now ,freed of ,his ,rupture ,trouble ,i was in awful misery before ,i ordered a ,cluthe ,truss and as soon as ,i put it on ,i felt like a new man4 ,i can now leave truss off without detecting the least sign or feeling of the rupture4 ,i most highly recommend the ,cluthe ,truss to any one who is ruptured and wish to give you my best thanks for what it has done for me4 ,,adam ,,dehsoy1 ,south ,milwaukee1 ,wis4 ,did ,not ,believe ,cluthe ,truss ,would ,cure1 ,now ,happily ,disappointed ,over a year ago ,i bought a ,cluthe ,truss but had no belief that it would cure my rupture4 ,i have been1 however1 happily disappointed and am now glad to inform you and everyone suffering from rupture1 that the ,cluthe ,truss did cure my rupture entirely4 ,thanks to you4 ,,geo4 ,l4 ,,prentice1 #bi ,mechanic ,st41 ,putnam1 ,conn4 ,for #dg ,years ,suffered with ,wrong ,trusses1 ,cluthe ,truss ,proved ,its ,worth in ,this ,case ,i was ruptured in the spring of #ahfc2 for #dg years ,i bought and wore all kinds of trusses and none ever held the rupture4 ,one year ago ,i bought the ,cluthe ,truss2 it holds the rupture securely1 ,i have better health1 can now do any kind of work on the farm and forget actually that ,i wear a truss2 ,i have no dread now of strangulation and am thankful ,i saw your adv41 sent for your book and bought the one truss that by experience proves that it holds the rupture at all times4 ,i am now in my #heth year and happy with the ,cluthe ,truss4 ,,james ,s4 ,,mc ,,clurkan1 ,r4,f4,d4 ,no4 #a1 ,box #fc1 ,murrysville1 ,pa4 ,cured by ,cluthe ,truss in #e ,months ,after ,suffering #di ,years ,i have worn your truss since ,august and in the following ,january-- merely by chance-- ,i took off the truss4 ,to my surprise ,i could not see any rupture nor feel any opening-- nor after coughing1 the spot is firm and no protrusion4 ,while as a member of ,co4 ,f1 #dfth ,n4,y4 ,vol4 ,inf41 during the bombardment of ,fort ,pulasky1 ,i ruptured myself1 and ever since-- after #di years 7,april1 #ahfb71 ,i have tried many trusses with no results of any benefit until ,i tried yours4 ,i gladly give the ,cluthe ,truss my strongest recommendation on what it has done for me4 ,c4 ,g4 ,,russe1 ,phoebus1 ,va4 ,wore ,other ,trusses #d ,years without ,benefit1 ,cluthe ,truss ,cured in #c ,months ,i take great pleasure in adding my name to your list of cured patients4 ,i wore the ,cluthe ,truss but #c months and am now entirely cured4 ,i wore other appliances for four years without the slightest benefit4 ,with best wishes and many thanks and assuring you you may use my name in any way you wish4 ,w4 ,e4 ,,henderson1 ,independence1 ,la4 ,perfectly ,well ,after ,one ,year's ,use of ,cluthe ,truss ,kindly mention my name in your book of cured patients1 as ,i have worn the ,cluthe ,truss but one year and am now perfectly well and trying to get others to buy ,cluthe ,trusses4 ,p4 ,l4 ,,pinard1 ,las ,vegas1 ,new ,mexico4 ,wonderful ,cure for ,his ,double ,rupture ,many years ago ,i discarded the ,cluthe ,truss as it cured me of my #b ruptures4 ,i now look upon this cure as permanent1 and wonderful1 as ,i was past the middle of life and suffered torture from other trusses before ordering the ,cluthe ,truss4 ,i consider it my duty to recommend the ,cluthe ,truss to all people afflicted with ruptures4 ,w4 ,b4 ,,fish 7,pres471 ,bullock ,mfg4 ,associates1 ,springfield1 ,mass4 ,another ,thankful ,man ,cured by the ,cluthe ,truss ,i was cured of my rupture trouble by the ,cluthe ,truss and cannot speak too highly of the benefits ,i received from it4 ,i shall spread your wonderful work abroad to all in the condition ,i was in4 ,,frank ,,kennedy1 ,ingram ,port 7,halifax ,co471 ,nova ,scotia1 ,canada4 ,satisfaction from the ,first ,some time ago ,i purchased the ,cluthe ,truss1 which has given excellent satisfaction from the time ,i used it4 ,it has cured my right side rupture entirely and the left side is also nearly cured4 ,,moses ,,keller1 ,fleetwood1 ,penna4 ,a ,new ,man ,since ,wearing the ,cluthe ,truss ,it will soon he #b years since ,i purchased my ,cluthe ,truss4 ,i certainly have been a new man ever since ,i put it on4 ,i have left it off and felt no bad effects from doing so4 ,i am now cured4 ,a4 ,m4 ,,rogers1 #abj ,henry ,st41 ,binghamton1 ,n4,y4 ,cluthe ,truss ,cures ,absolutely ,i am absolutely cured of my rupture by the ,cluthe ,truss4 ,i consider your truss the best device ever made for rupture4 ,j4 ,f4 ,,woehr1 #afg ,perry ,ave41 ,maspeth1 ,long ,island1 ,n4,y4 ,relief ,after #bc ,years of ,torment4 #hd ,years ,old ,after #bc years of torment with different appliances ,i put on the ,cluthe ,truss as soon as received and have not taken it off night or day since and have no reminder of it being on4 ,it was a blessed day for me when ,i received it4 ,i am #hd years old4 ,,jeremiah ,,gove1 ,griswoldville1 ,ga4 ,more ,comfort in ,one ,month ,than ,before in ,years ,after more than a month's test of the ,cluthe ,truss1 ,i wish to inform you how well pleased ,i am with it4 ,it holds me perfectly4 ,i have taken more comfort since wearing the ,cluthe ,truss than ,i had for years4 ,,pryce ,w4 ,,bailey 7,postmaster71 ,seneca ,falls1 ,n4,y4 ,would ,not ,take #ejj for ,his ,cluthe ,truss ,my father1 ,john ,brierley1 wishes me to write you that he would not sell his ,cluthe ,truss for #ejj if he were unable to procure another like it4 ,w4 ,p4 ,,brierley1 ,m4,d41 #bbh ,central ,ave41 ,albany1 ,n4,y4 ,his ,rupture ,has ,healed ,i have been wearing the ,cluthe ,truss several months and my rupture has not come down in that time4 ,i took the truss off #h days ago and have not noticed the first sign of a rupture and ,i believe it is all healed up4 ,thanks for the greatest of all trusses1 the leader of them all4 ,j4 ,j4 ,,conlon 7,box #ch71 ,spring ,valley1 ,n4,y4 ,cluthe ,truss ,made ,new ,man of ,him ,having used your ,cluthe ,truss for #c months1 ,i feel now that ,i can highly recommend it4 ,it has made a new man of me and my rupture has never been out since putting the truss on4 ,,chas4 ,w4 ,,howell1 ,r4,f4,d4 ,no4 #c1 ,trenton1 ,n4,j4 ,cured ,his ,son ,a short time ago ,i bought a ,cluthe ,truss for my son1 which ,truss ,i am thankful to say has cured his rupture entirely4 ,he is a very strong boy continually jumping and tumbling around and still we can see no sign of the ,rupture4 ,you can refer anyone you wish to me4 ,a4 ,a4 ,,davis1 #bhdd #chth ,place1 ,chicago1 ,ill4 ,ruptured #ac ,years1 ,cured by ,cluthe ,truss ,i suffered torture with a rupture for #ac years4 ,then ,i got the ,cluthe ,truss1 which cured me in a short time4 ,your truss is more than you say it is4 ,i can get a doctor to back all ,i say for the ,cluthe ,truss4 ,,john ,t4 ,,ibey 7,box #fj71 ,meyersburg1 ,ont41 ,canada4 ,another ,man ,cured ,some time ago ,i bought a ,cluthe ,truss and ,i write to tell you that it has cured my rupture4 ,,frank ,e4 ,,barnes1 ,philipsburg1 ,mont4 ,can ,recommend ,cluthe ,truss to ,all ,i can recommend the ,cluthe ,truss to all persons suffering from rupture4 ,i surely have been benefited by the ,cluthe ,truss very much in the short time ,i have been wearing it4 ,,chas4 ,f4 ,,wecker1 #daj ,w4 ,princess ,st41 ,york1 ,pa4 ,wants ,world to ,know ,he was ,cured ,i was cured by the ,cluthe ,truss after suffering from a rupture for #bj years and ,i want the world to know of my cure4 ,i have not had my ,cluthe ,truss on in #h months and ,i can see no sign of my rupture4 ,,milton ,m4 ,,owens1 ,oak ,hill1 ,fla4 ,another ,cure and ,another ,thankful ,man ,i am very thankful to ,mr4 ,chas4 ,cluthe1 for he was the first man that ever told me where my rupture was4 ,two doctors wanted to operate on me and were about to get me into a hospital when ,i heard of the ,cluthe ,truss and bought it and it has cured me of my rupture4 ,both doctors were about #f inches out of the way of where ,mr4 ,cluthe told me my rupture really was4 ,,fred ,a4 ,,wood1 #bfi ,fayette ,st41 ,hammond1 ,ind4 ,sends ,his ,patients to ,us ,i have sent my patients to you with perfect satisfaction1 knowing you have an excellent truss1 the ,cluthe ,truss4 ,a4 ,,eugene ,,austin1 ,m4,d41 #faf ,madison ,ave41 ,new ,york ,city4 ,now ,well and ,sound-- ,goes ,bowling ,last month ,i took off your ,truss as ,i am cured and ,i now go down to the bowling alley and often spend an hour and a half bowling and ,i do not feel anything and am satisfied that ,i am now cured4 ,i will consider it a pleasure to recommend the ,cluthe ,truss4 ,h4 ,w4 ,,erwin1 #aij ,w4 ,brookline ,st41 ,boston1 ,mass4 ,this ,new ,york ,city ,man ,completely ,cured in ,less ,than a ,year ,i found such good results from the use of the ,cluthe ,truss that ,i only had to wear it less than a year when ,i was completely cured4 ,i have since been as well as ever ,i have been in my life4 ,,andrew ,,ruff1 #ffa ,ninth ,ave41 ,new ,york ,city4 ,december #bb1 #aiaa4 ,could ,hardly ,walk4 ,now ,rid of ,all ,pain ,words cannot praise the ,cluthe ,truss highly enough4 ,after suffering #i years ,i purchased a ,cluthe ,truss and it has rid me of all pain4 ,before wearing your truss ,i was unable to walk half a mile4 ,but one morning lately ,i walked #h miles and if my feet did not give way ,i think ,i would be walking yet4 ,i have no pain now and perform all my household duties1 as ,i could not before wearing the ,cluthe ,truss1 because ,i had such pain from my rupture4 ,i owe much to the ,cluthe ,truss4 ,it saved me from the knife4 ,,mrs4 ,a4 ,h4 ,,lamey1 #fj ,greig ,st41 ,rochester1 ,n4,y4 ,man of #gi ,has ,nothing ,but ,good to ,say ,i have nothing but good to say of the ,cluthe ,truss for what it has done for me1 a man #gi years of age4 ,d4 ,f4 ,,woodward1 ,pine ,island1 ,minn4 ,wouldn't ,take #ajj ,i wouldn't take #ajj for my ,cluthe ,truss4 ,success to the ,cluthe ,truss4 ,r4 ,l4 ,,auter1 ,vicksburg1 ,miss4 ,ruptured #bj ,years2 ,cluthe ,truss ,holds ,perfectly ,truss received and am well pleased with it4 ,it is a perfect fit and holds my rupture perfectly4 ,the ,cluthe ,truss is the first one to hold my rupture in #bj years4 ,f4 ,w4 ,,jones1 ,enterprise1 ,okla4 ,thanks to ,cluthe ,truss ,can ,now ,climb ,trees ,the ,cluthe ,truss is the only one worthy of the name of truss4 ,it was the best investment ,i ever made4 ,i suffered untold agony with other appliances1 but the ,cluthe has been a pleasure to wear4 ,i can now climb trees like a squirrel4 ,thanks to the ,cluthe ,truss4 ,,wm4 ,,leroy ,,garrigus1 ,waterbury1 ,conn4 ,says ,cluthe ,truss is the ,best on the ,market ,truss received this ,p4,m4 ,everything is more than satisfactory4 ,you certainly have the best truss on the market4 ,if ,i can say a good word for you ,i shall be more than pleased to do so4 ,,abel ,,haley1 ,wolfeboro1 ,n4,h4 ,grateful for the ,cure ,effected by the ,cluthe ,truss ,i have not worn my ,cluthe ,truss in #f months as my rupture is entirely cured1 and ,i cannot find words to express my gratitude to you and your wonderful truss4 ,it is without doubt the best truss made and ,i can highly recommend it4 ,a4 ,h4 ,,egbert1 #gd ,alexander ,st41 ,newark1 ,n4,j4 ,physicians ,say ,best ,truss ,they ,ever ,saw ,i have worn your ,cluthe ,truss for a month and am free to say it is the only ,truss that ,i ever found perfectly satisfactory4 ,i have worn trusses for #ea years and spent hundreds of dollars2 all these were failures4 ,i have shown the truss when on me to several physicians and they all say it is the best they ever saw4 ,j4 ,,mabbott ,,brown 7,supt471 ,madison ,fire ,agents' ,asso41 #ce ,tenney ,block1 ,madison1 ,wis4 ,ruptured #bj ,years2 ,cured in #e ,months ,for the benefit of those who are in the dark about ,trusses and who are suffering unnecessarily1 ,i wish to state1 without solicitation on your part1 that after spending over #bjj for all kinds of trusses for over #bj years1 ,i purchased a ,cluthe ,truss in ,march1 #aijh4 ,five months later ,i took off the ,truss and have not worn any since4 ,my rupture is cured and ,i am to-day as strong and well as the healthiest man4 ,i might add that ,i did not take your promises seriously when ,i purchased the ,truss1 but ,i have changed my mind since and ,i hold you now in the highest respect and believe you fill a long-felt want for the suffering thousands4 ,anyone can communicate with me who doubts the truth of this assertion4 ,,hugh ,a4 ,,mackenzie1 ,north ,lake ,ainslie 7,inverness ,co471 ,c4,b41 ,n4,s41 ,canada4 ,clergyman ,tells ,how ,he was ,cured ,i am only too glad to add my word of commendation as to the value of the ,cluthe ,truss4 ,i had used a number of others with no permanent good4 ,you cannot say too much in reference to the ,cluthe ,truss4 ,it does all you claim for it4 ,it cured my rupture4 ,,rev4 ,,dr4 ,,geo4 ,m4 ,,hamlen1 ,vineyard ,haven1 ,mass4 ,cured by ,cluthe ,truss2 ,now ,does ,heavy ,lifting ,i write to tell you that ,i was very much benefited by the ,cluthe ,truss4 ,i have not worn it in #b months and have not felt the rupture at all4 ,i work in a feed store and have to do very heavy lifting4 ,,jas4 ,a4 ,,crawford1 #aji ,north ,st41 ,middletown1 ,n4,y4 ,says ,doctors are ,enthusiastic ,the ,cluthe ,truss has given me wonderful satisfaction4 ,i have shown it to quite a number of people and doctors and they all think it a fine truss4 ,my rupture is now entirely cured4 ,,john ,j4 ,,croake1 ,culebra1 ,canal ,zone1 ,panama4 ,after ,trying ,all ,kinds2 ,cured in a ,few ,months ,after trying all kinds of trusses which did more harm than good1 ,i purchased a ,cluthe ,truss about #e years ago and after wearing it a few months have not seen or felt the rupture4 ,i am entirely cured and can recommend the ,cluthe ,truss to anybody suffering with a rupture4 ,,fred ,,kroesch1 ,,jr41 #bbbh ,john ,st41 ,ft4 ,wayne1 ,ind4 ,cluthe ,truss ,brings ,long ,denied ,comfort ,your truss received4 ,a perfect fit4 ,have put it through a severe test the past month and ,i am pleased to state that it has given me a long-denied comfort1 is satisfactory in every way and a master of my rupture1 for which accept my thanks and lasting gratitude4 ,i deem it my duty to recommend the ,cluthe ,truss whenever ,i can4 ,,chas4 ,h4 ,,meads1 ,ellicott ,city1 ,md4 ,permanently ,cured #aj ,years ,ago ,i purchased a ,cluthe ,truss from you about #aj years ago and after wearing it one year ,i found it cured me and this cure has been a permanent one4 ,r4 ,h4 ,,nelson1 ,irvona1 ,pa4 ,cannot ,speak ,highly ,enough for the ,cluthe ,truss ,about #h or #aj months ago ,i purchased a ,cluthe ,truss which ,i have worn with the greatest success4 ,about a week ago ,i left ,truss off and find that the ,rupture does not show2 neither have ,i felt it and ,i think ,i am cured4 ,however1 ,i shall put ,truss on and wear it when ,i have hard work to do as a special precaution4 ,i cannot speak highly enough for your ,truss4 ,r4 ,e4 ,,lowder1 ,cooleemee1 ,n4,c4 ,medical ,student ,cured by ,cluthe ,truss ,i am glad to say that after wearing the ,,cluthe ,,truss ,i laid it aside over a year ago and have not needed it or any other since4 ,i am taking up the medical profession now and if ,i can be of any service to you at any time in future ,i will be glad to be of such service4 ,,arthur ,l4 ,,black1 ,m4,c4 of ,s4,c41 ,charleston1 ,s4,c4 ,freed ,this ,man of ,his ,rupture ,trouble ,i take pleasure in giving you my full consent to make public my testimony regarding the benefit derived from your scientific ,truss4 ,if you meet with any ,doubting ,thomas1 send them to me4 ,i will be pleased to tell them what it has done for me4 ,t4 ,b4 ,,gallagher1 #afg ,w4 #abith ,st41 ,new ,york ,city4 ,saved ,him from an ,operation ,i can safely recommend the ,cluthe ,truss as the only safe alleviator of the terrible sufferings of those unfortunate sufferers from rupture4 ,it was the ,cluthe ,truss that saved me from an operation4 ,my very highest commendations for the best truss-- the ,,cluthe ,,truss4 ,e4 ,f4 ,,griffith1 #abg #cast ,st41 ,newport ,news1 ,va4 ,himself ,cured by the ,cluthe ,truss2 ,sends ,order for a ,friend ,i take pleasure in handing you herewith ,mr4 ---- 's order for a ,cluthe ,truss together with remittance1 which order please acknowledge4 ,mr4 ---- is an employee in our office and being familiar with my rupture troubles became convinced that as your ,truss cured my rupture it ought to do the same for him4 ,hence his order enclosed4 ,c4 ,a4 ,mc,l,a,n,e1 c_/o ,laredo ,water ,co41 ,laredo1 ,texas4 ,cured1 ,but so ,comfortable ,would ,feel ,lost ,without ,truss ,i believe ,i am absolutely cured by the ,cluthe ,truss1 but ,i still hang onto it2 would feel lost without it4 ,i should consider it a pleasure to recommend the ,cluthe ,truss to any doubting or suffering ones for ,i ,,know what it is4 ,,chas4 ,m4 ,,bachman1 #fjc ,e4 ,fayette ,st41 ,syracuse1 ,n4,y4 ,utica ,man ,thinks of ,us as ,old ,friend ,the ,cluthe ,truss has given me such a wonderful cure that ,i think of the ,cluthe ,co4 as an old friend4 ,j4 ,c4 ,,bigelow1 ,sr4 7,florist71 #b ,columbia ,st41 ,utica1 ,n4,y4 ,says ,cluthe ,truss is ,finest on ,earth ,i am more than pleased to acknowledge receipt of the ,cluthe ,truss1 which arrived last ,saturday1 and to say that the wearer reports it the finest on earth4 ,you are at liberty to refer any and all to me4 ,h4 ,c4 ,,king 7,broker71 #bb ,fifth ,ave41 ,chicago1 ,ill4 ,cured by the ,cluthe ,truss ,i am glad to let you know my rupture is cured by the use of the ,cluthe ,truss4 ,f4 ,f4 ,,kralischeck1 ,seymour1 ,conn4 ,cluthe ,truss ,gives ,perfect ,satisfaction ,my ,cluthe ,truss has given perfect satisfaction4 ,the left side rupture is entirely healed and right side much better4 ,have taken a great deal of pleasure with it4 ,,geo4 ,a4 ,,hanson 7,box #aaed71 ,bath1 ,me4 ,this ,yonkers1 ,n4,y41 ,man ,cured ,i recommend the ,cluthe ,truss to everybody who needs one1 as it cured my rupture4 ,m4 ,,samuels1 #ahi ,ashburton ,ave41 ,yonkers1 ,n4,y4 ,double ,rupture ,cured in #f ,months ,it is now #f months since ,i purchased my ,cluthe ,truss and ,i have not seen any sign of my two ruptures since4 ,,frank ,,van ,,winkle1 #dcj ,plane ,st41 ,newark1 ,n4,j4 ,couldn't ,work ,until ,he ,got ,cluthe ,truss ,you may tell the world that you make the best truss in the world4 ,i have been ruptured #aj years and wore #d different appliances before the ,cluthe ,truss and each of the #d failed4 ,since wearing the ,cluthe ,truss my rupture has not been down once1 despite the fact that my work is heavy in a saw mill4 ,i could not do a hard day's work until ,i got the ,cluthe ,truss4 ,,john ,k4 ,,west1 ,broad ,st41 ,tallapoosa1 ,ga4 ,says ,cluthe ,truss ,leads ,all ,i can truthfully say the ,cluthe ,truss leads all the others4 ,the old-time harnesses are only a torture4 ,during the past #c weeks ,i have been wearing the ,cluthe ,truss and my rupture has not bothered me since4 ,i scarcely can believe ,i have it on1 it is so easy4 ,,arthur ,,fowler1 #hj ,east ,st41 ,clinton1 ,mass4 ,rides ,horseback and ,runs an ,automobile ,during the few months ,i have been wearing the ,cluthe ,truss ,i have done almost everything that would rupture a man or cause a ruptured man agony or to be operated on4 ,i ride horseback and ,i am now a chauffeur4 ,ask any man what it means to crank an engine of high compression4 ,this needs an extraordinary truss to hold a bad rupture under such conditions1 but the ,cluthe ,truss does it4 ,i hardly know ,i have it on4 ,,wm4 ,c4 ,,wood1 care ,g4 ,l4 ,boissevain1 ,mt4 ,kisco1 ,n4,y4 ,cured ,this ,boy of a ,bad ,rupture ,i am more than pleased to say that the ,cluthe ,truss cured my #aj-year-old boy1 who was badly ruptured4 ,i thank ,god for directing me to you4 ,,mrs4 ,,emma ,,harris1 #beh ,w4 #ddth ,st41 ,new ,york ,city4 ,cluthe ,truss ,one of the ,comforts of ,life ,it gives me great pleasure to recommend the ,cluthe ,truss to my fellow sufferers from rupture4 ,i have a double rupture and since putting on the ,cluthe ,truss have had that comfortable feeling ever since4 ,i recommend the ,cluthe ,truss to the ruptured as one of the comforts of life4 ,it was a friend of mine who had derived benefits from the ,cluthe ,truss who recommended the ,cluthe ,truss to me4 ,i thank him for so doing1 ever since4 ,,whilden ,h4 ,,painter1 #ea ,eldert ,st41 ,brooklyn1 ,n4,y4 ,his ,rupture ,has ,not ,appeared for the ,last #d ,months ,i am inclined to think ,i am cured1 but hardly wish to say so absolutely1 because ,i still wear my ,cluthe ,truss when ,i work1 leaving it off now and then when doing no heavy manual labor4 ,my rupture has not appeared for the last #d months and ,i begin to feel confident that it will not appear again4 ,,daniel ,,ballard1 ,millington1 ,mass4 ,september #bf1 #aiaa4 ,hasn't ,seen ,any ,signs of ,rupture for ,three ,years ,i have not seen my rupture for over #c years4 ,the ,cluthe ,truss is the best ,i ever had4 ,e4 ,b4 ,,scull1 ,dias ,creek 7,cape ,may ,co471 ,new ,jersey4 ,cured ,his ,little ,boy ,after ,he ,had ,been ,made ,worse at a ,hospital ,my little boy was #b years old when ,i purchased a ,cluthe ,truss for him4 ,after wearing it #d months it cured his rupture4 ,he is now past #d years and has never been troubled since4 ,we took him to a hospital before we got the ,cluthe ,truss for him1 but they only made him worse4 ,we have only praise for the ,cluthe ,truss4 ,,walter ,c4 ,,chatfield1 #bba ,e4 #bith ,st41 ,new ,york ,city4 ,cluthe ,truss ,worth ,its ,weight in ,gold ,i bought a ,cluthe ,truss and wore it about #h months4 ,it cured my rupture1 although ,i am #gd years old and ,i am now as free as ever ,i was4 ,the least ,i can say about the ,cluthe ,trusses is that they are worth their weight in gold4 ,,xavier ,,colon1 ,clayton1 ,n4,y4 ,best ,bargain ,he ,ever ,made ,i was cured of my rupture by the ,cluthe ,truss and it was the best bargain ,i ever made4 ,i no longer wear a support of any kind4 ,,ed4 ,,swope1 ,avon1 ,penna4 ,ruptured #ab ,years2 ,cured by the ,cluthe ,truss ,the ,cluthe ,truss has cured me of a bad rupture of #ab years' trouble4 ,it is a blessing to every person affected that way4 ,,lee ,a4 ,,holden1 ,norwich1 ,n4,y4 ,hasn't ,needed ,truss for ,over a ,year ,i am glad to say that ,i have not needed any truss for over a year4 ,the ,cluthe ,truss cured my rupture4 ,i find that ruptured people are somewhat adverse to telling others of their trouble4 ,that is why they do not hear all they might from their fellow sufferers4 ,i would be only too glad to impart to them the benefits received from the ,,cluthe ,,truss4 ,,edward ,,field1 ,wadena1 ,sask41 ,canada4 ,thanks ,god for ,having ,heard of the ,cluthe ,truss ,you will remember ,i got a ,cluthe ,truss #f months ago4 ,about #d weeks ago ,i took it off and ,i feel ,i am cured and have seen no sign of rupture4 ,i feel so much better that ,i thank ,god ,i ever sent for your book4 ,you sent a truss just to fit my case and it cured me and ,i cannot recommend it too highly4 ,c4 ,n4 ,,tuthill1 ,jefferson1 ,oregon4 ,clergyman ,cured by the ,cluthe ,truss ,i am happy to say that since ,i laid away the ,cluthe ,truss as being cured by it1 ,i have had no occasion to use it4 ,that is now over #b years ago4 ,hoping you may be able to do for many others what you have done for me1 ,i am1 ,b4 ,f4 ,,meredith 7,pastor71 ,methodist ,episcopal ,church1 ,vale1 ,oregon4 ,this ,woman ,cured in #f ,months ,i found the ,cluthe ,truss everything it was represented to be and cured myself with it in #f months and in the future will be glad to recommend the ,cluthe ,truss to everyone ,i know to be suffering with a rupture4 ,,mrs4 ,r4 ,l4 ,,carey1 #d ,woodruff ,ave41 ,binghamton1 ,n4,y4 ,cured in #i ,months ,after wearing the ,cluthe ,truss for #i months ,i laid it aside for a season4 ,i had nothing that would hold my ,rupture in until ,i got your ,truss4 ,it has been a blessing to me4 ,god bless you and yours4 ,my ,rupture has not been out since ,i laid ,truss off1 which is over #b months ago4 ,in future when sending out your pamphlet1 add my name to it4 ,it will show my people what the ,,cluthe ,,truss has done for me4 ,e4 ,a4 ,,howell1 ,sr41 ,r4 ,no4 #g1 ,box #dj1 ,booneville1 ,miss4 ,now ,does ,heaviest ,work ,i have worn the ,cluthe ,truss for #ah months and my ,rupture has not been down in all that time4 ,when not working ,i am now able to go without the ,truss4 ,but my work in the hay and grain business is very heavy and ,i wear the truss when lifting those heavy bales to be on the safe side4 ,,john ,k4 ,,matthewson1 #ebh ,washington ,st41 ,providence1 ,r4,i4 ,himself ,cured by ,cluthe ,truss2 ,recommends ,it to ,others ,some time ago you furnished me with a ,cluthe ,truss which cured my rupture4 ,to-day in conversation with a customer who is ruptured ,i strongly advised your ,truss and he asked me to send you his order1 which ,i do4 ,,george ,w4 ,,gill1 ,main ,st41 ,pincher ,creek1 ,alta1 ,canada4 ,wants ,others to ,know of ,cluthe ,truss ,i consider myself cured by the ,cluthe ,truss and am glad to do all ,i can to help anyone who is ruptured by recommending your ,truss4 ,hoping to see my name in your book so ,i can be of help to others1 ,i am1 ,,elmer ,p4 ,,wildes1 #i ,west ,daine ,st41 ,beverly1 ,mass4 ,indian ,chief ,cured by ,cluthe ,truss ,i will always recommend the ,cluthe ,truss as the only one that did me any good4 ,i am sure ,i am cured1 but at present will not stop wearing it and take any chances1 as ,i am riding on horses nearly all the time1 and a trotting horse is the worst thing for any truss or rupture4 ,my rupture never came down4 ,your truss never hurt me4 ,i shall gladly answer all letters when they send me return stamped envelope4 ,,chief ,,iodine1 ,u4,s4,s41 #fbe #crd ,st41 ,san ,diego1 ,cal4 ,october #bj1 #aiaa4 ,with ,cluthe ,truss on ,he ,can ,now ,work on ,his ,farm ,i was operated on for my rupture1 but that did me no good4 ,i then ordered the ,cluthe ,truss and it has been a great blessing to me for ,i can work now and tend to my farm4 ,may ,god bless you in your good work4 ,,james ,m4 ,,tripp1 ,waverly1 ,penna4 ,double ,ruptured #ab ,years1 ,cured by ,cluthe ,truss ,i had been ruptured twelve years and in all that time ,i never found a truss or treatment that did me any good until ,i tried yours4 ,now ,i go about without any truss1 as ,i am completely cured-- thanks to the ,cluthe ,truss4 ,s4 ,a4 ,,andrews1 ,elm ,st41 ,stratford1 ,conn4 ,enjoys ,all ,kinds of ,comfort from ,cluthe ,truss ,one month ago ,i bought a ,cluthe ,truss1 believing at the time ,i was throwing my money away1 as ,i had purchased so many other appliances during the #dj years ,i have been ruptured and spent hundreds of dollars4 ,but ,i must say for once my money was well spent4 ,since ,i have worn the ,cluthe ,truss ,i have enjoyed all sorts of comfort4 ,it has held the rupture perfectly since applied4 ,it is clean and agreeable to wear2 in fact1 ,i cannot realize ,i wear a truss4 ,i will with pleasure explain and show my truss to anyone in this section1 doubting the above4 ,,abe ,,stiewel1 ,president1 ,little ,rock ,trust ,co41 ,little ,rock1 ,ark4 ,cluthe ,truss ,cured ,rupture of #de ,years' ,standing ,i left my ,cluthe ,truss off recently1 and there was no sign of my rupture coming out4 ,it cured my rupture of #de years' standing4 ,wishing you success4 ,,john ,p4 ,,farber1 #bgi ,portland ,ave41 ,rochester1 ,n4,y4 ,ruptured #dd ,years2 ,helped by ,cluthe ,truss ,i was ruptured on both sides about #de years ago by jumping from train in a terrible head-on collision4 ,i bought all kinds of trusses and spent considerable money4 ,then ,i got a ,cluthe ,truss and can now do any work in safety4 ,you are a benefactor of mankind4 ,i had to give up my regular work on train before using the ,cluthe ,truss4 ,c4 ,,mygatt1 #hc ,hudson ,st41 ,port ,jervis1 ,n4,y4 ,cluthe ,truss ,cured ,this ,man ,from the time ,i put the ,cluthe ,truss on in ,june until ,i took it off the following ,may as cured of my rupture1 it never once let go or slipped4 ,you may use my name in any way you please if by so doing you can help others4 ,s4 ,b4 ,,connelly1 ,pioneerville1 ,idaho4 ,now ,goes ,without a ,truss ,my rupture is cured1 as ,i can go about without my truss4 ,it is too much to believe4 ,it is the ,cluthe ,truss that cured me4 ,j4 ,,buzzell1 ,fernandina1 ,fla4 ,cured ,scrotal ,rupture of #cj ,years' ,standing ,to-day is the #ajth anniversary since you fitted me with the wonderful ,cluthe ,truss and ,i feel that ,i must not let this day pass without letting you know my opinion of it4 ,since that day #aj years ago my rupture1 a very bad scrotal rupture of some #cj years' standing1 has not come down from that day to this1 and ,i am permanently cured4 ,i wish ,i could tell every poor afflicted mortal throughout this land about the ,cluthe ,truss1 and how much suffering and misery it would save them4 ,i wish you and your four noble sons a long and happy life for the great good they have done and are still doing4 ,,wm4 ,h4 ,,bushfield1 #ee ,tuers ,ave41 ,jersey ,city1 ,n4,j4 ,cluthe ,truss ,cured ,this ,boy ,after ,others ,failed ,i wish to say that the ,cluthe ,truss ,i bought for my boy has cured his rupture4 ,i had four other appliances for him before ,i got the ,cluthe ,truss1 but it remained for the ,cluthe ,truss to cure him4 ,,edward ,,peterson1 ,penn ,ave41 ,dover1 ,n4,j4 ,listen to this ,man's ,heartspoken ,thanks for the ,cluthe ,truss ,after going through all the pain and misery of a left side rupture for #af long years which got so bad that it nearly cost my life1 after wearing all the different ,trusses ,i could buy1 none of them any good as ,i am a locomotive engineer and my work is of the hardest kind1 straining and pulling when ,i have to reverse my engine a thousand times a day1 ,i purchased a ,cluthe ,truss4 ,i have worn it #aj days and as regards the rupture ,i have not seen it since ,i began to wear ,truss1 which ,truss proves a miracle to me4 ,it fits me so comfortably that ,i really feel like a new man1 started out on a new life in a new world with a heart full of joy and gladness4 ,i would if ,i were near you call on you and your sons who helped to make the ,cluthe ,truss and shake hands with each of you and give you my heartfelt thanks for the good you have done me4 ,if there is any sufferer who wants to know about the ,cluthe ,truss let him write to me4 ,s4 ,s4 ,,tease1 #cfi ,vancouver ,ave41 ,portland1 ,ore4 ,this ,texas ,man ,finds ,cure in ,cluthe ,truss ,after suffering many years1 ,i got a ,cluthe ,truss which cured me of my rupture after wearing it for five months4 ,,edwin ,,sipes1 ,chicota1 ,texas4 ,october #ag1 #aiaa4 ,considers ,his ,cure by ,cluthe ,truss ,worth a ,thousand ,dollars ,my rupture has not come down since the day ,i put on my ,cluthe ,truss4 ,i followed your instructions1 and ,i must say ,i have been well rewarded4 ,i would not take #ajjj for my truss for ,i owe my cure to it4 ,you may cheerfully inform the whole world as far as ,i am concerned1 for if ,i can help others suffering as ,i did1 ,i certainly will be glad to do so4 ,i am sure it is no disgrace to be ruptured1 it is simply a misfortune4 ,i am sure that in most cases of rupture1 your truss would soon work a speedy cure as it did for me4 ,,edward ,,theill1 #ccg ,south ,main ,st41 ,fond du ,lac1 ,wis4 ,october #c1 #aiaa4 ,cluthe ,truss ,cured ,him in ,less than #c ,months ,i gladly let any one know1 and ,i cannot put it too strongly either1 that the ,cluthe ,truss cured me of my rupture in less than #c months4 ,j4 ,r4 ,,van ,,cleave1 ,strool1 ,south ,dakota4 ,october #i1 #aiaa4 ,another ,rome1 ,n4,y41 ,man ,quickly ,cured by ,cluthe ,truss ,i have only had my ,cluthe ,truss #g months1 and can now safely go about without any truss1 without rupture appearing4 ,i would not be back to where ,i was before ,i got my ,cluthe ,truss for #ajjj4 ,a4 ,,van ,,wormer1 ,rome1 ,n4,y4 ,september #bf1 #aiaa4 ,finds a ,cure in #c ,months ,the truss ,i received from you gave me complete satisfaction4 ,i had not worn it #c months1 when ,i could leave it off as completely cured4 ,i believe it to be the most perfect device for rupture that can be made4 ,i might say a great deal more in its favor1 but ,i am sure that any one who once puts on a ,cluthe ,truss would never be satisfied with the torturing leg-straps and heavy springs of other trusses4 ,h4 ,o4 ,,webster1 ,bowell1 ,ont41 ,can4 ,october #ad1 #aiaa4 ,well-,known ,south ,carolinan ,cured ,you are at liberty to use this as you please1 if it will help any poor sufferer1 suffering from rupture as ,i did before ,i purchased my ,cluthe ,truss4 ,i am still using the truss1 but my rupture is cured from its use4 ,i have been the means of your selling several of your trusses around here1 and ,i am still doing all ,i can for you4 ,your appliance is all and even more than you claim for it4 ,previously ,i tried all kinds of trusses that ,i saw or heard of1 but none of them did me any good4 ,w4 ,w4 ,,wooten1 ,bishopville1 ,s4,c4 ,september #cj1 #aiaa4 ,cured ,him and ,his ,child ,i don't need to wear any truss at all now1 as the truss ,i purchased from you cured me4 ,it also cured my child of his rupture4 ,j4 ,r4 ,,turner1 #cdb ,brook ,ave41 ,harrisburg1 ,pa4 ,october #ab1 #aiaa4 ,read ,what ,this ,prominent ,bostonian ,says ,i am glad to say that the ,cluthe ,truss ,i purchased of you a week or so ago1 works to perfection4 ,it does the business and completely holds the rupture under all conditions4 ,during the past #fj years1 ,i have tried various trusses and treatments1 and all were failures or near-failures4 ,i am more than pleased to be relieved of the annoyances and suffering ,i have had nearly all my life4 ,i shall take great pleasure in recommending the ,cluthe ,truss to all ,i meet1 for ,i am now up for reference4 ,i wish you all success in relieving suffering humanity4 ,,henry ,,warren1 #gj ,essex ,st41 ,boston ,mass4 ,september #ac1 #aiaa4 ,his ,pleasure to ,inform of the ,complete ,cure by ,cluthe ,truss ,it is a pleasure for me to inform you of the complete cure in my case by the ,cluthe ,truss4 ,i wish to say that ,i have not worn my truss nor any support whatever for #d months1 and ,i am sound and well1 thanks to your treatment4 ,command me at any time that ,i may be of service to you or the afflicted1 for it is indeed a great pleasure to me to speak a good word for the ,cluthe ,truss4 ,w4 ,w4 ,,willis1 ,clarksburg1 ,w4 ,va4 ,september #a1 #aiaa4 ,delights in ,permanency of ,his ,cure ,the strongest argument ,i can make1 based on my own experience with the ,cluthe ,truss1 is that ,i have been permanently cured by using it4 ,,alfred ,,wandres1 ,cornwall ,landing1 ,n4,y4 ,october #ac1 #aiaa4 ,a ,blessed ,day ,when ,he ,received ,his ,cluthe ,truss ,i got a ,cluthe ,truss from you about #e months ago1 and it has completely cured me4 ,i went without it for #c weeks1 and there is no sign of the rupture coming back4 ,when ,i received it and put it on1 for the first time1 ,i felt instant relief1 and knew then that it was going to do me good4 ,it was a blessed day for me when ,i received my ,cluthe ,truss4 ,,peter ,m4 ,,stewart1 ,boulter1 ,ont41 ,can4 ,november #bc1 #aiaa4 ,now ,only ,wears ,it as a ,precaution ,i never wear my ,cluthe ,truss now only when ,i have some extra heavy lifting to do4 ,i am perfectly cured of my rupture1 however1 thanks to the ,cluthe ,truss4 ,,george ,e4 ,,beale1 ,ponca1 ,ark4 ,november #bh1 #aiaa4 ,wants ,every ,one to ,know that ,cluthe ,truss is a ,necessity for ,all ,ruptured ,who ,want ,relief ,i want every one to know my opinion1 which is that the ,cluthe ,truss is the one that everybody ruptured should get1 if they want relief4 ,i have tried many1 and have found yours the best and easiest to wear4 ,if ,i had enough money ,i would gladly pay the price of a truss to anyone who would not be cured after giving it a trial4 ,that is how ,i feel about the ,cluthe ,truss4 ,w4 ,c4 ,,woods1 ,gause1 ,texas4 ,november #bc1 #aiaa4 #gi ,years ,old ,cured by ,cluthe ,truss ,it is a pleasure to me to let you and all others know what ,i think of the ,cluthe ,truss4 ,my case was a double one1 and the rupture on the right side was very bad1 but ,i can truthfully say that ,i am now cured4 ,i am now living on borrowed time1 being in my seventy-ninth year4 ,c4 ,t4 ,,redfield1 #dh ,grape ,st41 ,new ,bedford1 ,mass4 ,november #bh1 #aiaa4 ,hard ,work ,every ,day ,did ,not ,prevent ,this ,cure by ,cluthe ,truss ,i really don't know how to express my gratitude to you for my rupture is cured at last4 ,i feel as strong as ,i ever did before ,i was ruptured4 ,i work hard every day and have never had any bad effects4 ,,andrew ,e4 ,,peters1 ,escuminac ,river1 ,que41 ,can4 ,november #bh1 #aiaa4 ,cured by ,cluthe ,truss ,while ,lifting ,rails and ,ties in the ,course of ,work ,i have often been without my ,cluthe ,truss1 and rupture has never come down even without the truss4 ,before getting the ,cluthe ,truss ,i had tried many others1 but none of them held my rupture continuously1 to say nothing of the discomfort caused and chafing by those leg-straps and springs4 ,by reason of my work as section foreman ,i am frequently required to do heavy lifting1 such as railroad rails and ties4 ,this is what ,i think of the ,cluthe ,truss4 ,,frank ,,chapman1 ,hollis ,depot1 ,n4,h4 ,november #bg1 #aiaa4 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 ,errata3 ,the muscles at some point have simply text reads simlpy there is no expense beyond the price text reads beyonp no springs1 no legstraps no hyphen in original and1 gradually overcomes the weakness comma in original you who now scarcely text reads nows carcely dare do a thing-- scarcely even cough or laugh dash supplied by transcriber3 no punctuation in original that is why1 when a man text reads whan bands or springs around the waist text reads wait ,don't-,wear-a-,truss ,arguments text reads ,dont ,but it is easy enough text reads ,but it easy ,the ,cluthe ,truss costs so little text reads cost worthless makeshift text reads makeshirt ,this truss fully guaranteed4 text reads guaranted a legitimate profit text reads ligitimate ,both are perspiration-proof and both water-proof4 ,the ,cluthe ,truss text reads ,the ,cluthe4 ,truss #fj days' trial47 close parenthesis missing in original agree with the corresponding question47 close parenthesis missing in original do any kind of work text reads king #gdg ,e4 ,main ,st41 ,ravenna1 ,ohio4 comma after ,ravenna missing ,,chas4 ,w4 ,,shivell period after ,,chas missing ,to be honest with you1 ,i don't believe ,i would be here to write this if it had not been for the ,cluthe ,truss4 ,can truthfully say ,i have been wonderfully benefited1 and feel as though my rupture is cured text reads don8t believe 444 if it has not been 444 feel aa though ,my ruptures are so now text unchanged3 missing word after so8 wear it for six months longer text reads sic to wear any truss since4 ,from the first day text has comma for period in that time text reads yhat ,western ,bank ,note ,co41 #bjth street and ,indiana avenue1 ,chicago1 ,ill4 capitalization unchanged #bhdd #chth ,place1 ,chicago1 ,ill4 comma after ,chicago missing ,i have been permanently cured by using it text reads permenantly ,i can truthfully say that ,i am now cured text reads thaat