10 THE ILLS OP HUMANITY The uncolored facts which you will find in this little volume may not appear to have much glamour about them, but they have been tried in the crucible of experience and you can accept them as true and practical. AN EXPLANATION It should be understood .that Dr. Kidd and his staff of specialists treat, from his offices in Fort Wayne, Indiana, U. S. A., all diseases described in this book except those where the condition of the patient is such that an operation is necessary, or the disease is one that requires the bedside attention of a local physician. In cases of this nature that come under his observation the patient is frankly advised to call or consult the local physician or surgeon most competent in cases of the kind with which the patient is suffering. Following the description given in this treatise of diseases of the nature not treated by Dr. Kidd the patient is especially directed to the professional service of a reputable local doctor or surgeon as the case may be. When you write to Dr. Kidd, describing your condition, follow his advice and take the treatment he may recommend after studying your case, we believe you are doing all that can possibly be done for your condition. You have the satisfaction of knowing that you are receiving treatment produced by master minds of the medical professiontreatment that is the combined result of modern medical science, expert knowledge and years of successful experience. In many cases satisfactory results may, of course, be obtained by securing treatment elsewhere, but why should one experiment? Why spend time and money in taking treatment other than the best? Why consult a physician who has had less experience, less success ? Why delay the scientific treatment absolutely necessary to effect a cure by trying patent medicines more or less worthless? Follow your own judgment and take the best first, then a change from one to another will not be necessary. If you should have been so unfortunate as to have wasted valuable time and money in taking inferior remedies you need not be discouraged. Hope should not be given up. By writing to Dr. Kidd explaining the symptoms of disease now present, a professional opinion may be had as to whether or not the particular case in question is curable. Dr. Kidd will advise you frankly and make no charge whatever for this service. THE FEE FOR TREATMENT In cases accepted for treatment by Dr. Kidd the fee charged is the lowest consistent with the best treatment and professional