CURE OF CANCER DR PERRY NICHOLS
Interesting old leather bound medical book: CANCER IT'S PROPER TREATMENT AND CURE, Escharotic Treatment Founded in 1896 by Perry Nichols, M. D., Dr. Nichols Sanatorium, Savannah, Missouri. Published 1929. It is in good condition with some discoloring and wear to be expected at its age. T is a name written in ink in the front of the book, "Mrs. M. L. Whitten book". It measures 9 1/2 "X 6 1/2". Dr. Nichols was an interesting character who claimed to have found the cure for cancer. The title page of the book: "The Value of ESCHAROTICS, Medicines which will destroy any living or fungus tissue in the treatment of Cancer & Lupus Sarcoma or any other form of malignancy." The first pages of the book have wonderful black and white photos of Dr. Nichols, the directors, doctors and nurses at the sanatorium plus pictures of the rooms and beautiful grounds. Some of the chapter titles are: Cause of Cancer Pathology of Cancer Bad Method of Treatment Vs. Escharotics The Cure of Cancer The majority of the book (pg. 55-267) is devoted to testimonials and references. T is also an expense page at the back with charges for a stay at the sanatorium. $10. PER WEEK or $12 if food was delivered to the room! Plus the fees for treatment which varied from case to case but usually ranging from $25. to $300.!! This is an intriguing old book and a great medical collectible. It was in 1895, at age 32, that Nichols, already a successful farmer and real estate agent, first learned of escharotic treatment of skin cancer from two doctors practicing at an Iowa clinic called the Cherokee Sanatorium. After talking to patients convinced they were cured, Nichols set to work on his own escharotic formula, which he kept secret. In 1896, he spent time working with the same two physicians, and claimed to have treated 40 to 50 patients successfully. By November of that year, he had opened his own practice. Hampered by the lack of a medical degree, he hired a physician in 1897, and pursued his own M.D. degree, which he received from the University of the South-Sewanee in 1901. Sideline becomes main business Nichols moved to South Dakota intending to open a general medical practice. However, his sideline of escharotic cancer treatment quickly became his main business. In 1905 he was recruited to the city of Hot Springs to head an 80-bed sanatorium. In 1911, a branch was opened in Excelsior Springs, Mo., and a year later, Nichols was recruited to Savannah, Mo., a location he liked for its central location, available land, and good transportation, including an interurban railway to bring patients to and from St. Joseph. It was that Nichols' practice thrived, and in 1924, construction was started on a new brick building that had at least 200 beds. Nichols became ill and died of congestive heart failure in August 1925, but the clinic didn't close until 1956.
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Cancer Its Proper Treatment and Cure Hardcover – January 1, 1932
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