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After 30 Years'
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Every Day That You Suffer From Rupture Every Hour
of Truss Torture That You Endure- After You
Read This Page, Is Your Own Fault.
Instead of the Hard Pad of a Truss, Use the Soft Rubber Pneumatic
Cushion of a Brooks Appliance.
Instead of Forcing the Broken Tissues Apart With a Pad, Draw Them
Gently Together With a Brooks Appliance.
Instead of Wearing a Steel Spring or an Inflexible Harness, Try the
Velvet Soft Brooks Appliance.
The Brooks Appliance Clings to You Without Force and Tou Are'
Hardly Conscious of Its Presence. And, Above All Else, IT HOLDS
ALWAYS.
The Brooks Rupture
Appliance
Is Sold Round the
World
Wlille the home of the Brooks
Appliance Co la at Marshall,
Mich., Ita bunlneaa extends to
practically every corner of the
civilised world.
The home bnlldlner at Marshall
Is the largest establishment of
Its kind In this or any other
country and occupies 15,000 q.
ft. of floor space exclusively de
voted to the manufacture and
sale of the Brooks Appliance.
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(This does not include printing-
bar"
offices or other Interests.)
Ia London, England the Brooks
Co, maintains a large establish
mentcorner Kings way and Por
tugal street.
In Amsterdam Holland, the
European business Is conducted
from No. 4 Paleisstraat
Tou will be most welcome and
will receive most careful per
sonal attention in any of the
Brooks Institutions either in
this country or abroad.
Even in China Japan Africa,
Sooth America Asia Alaska and
In fact all over the world even
to remote Inlands of the seas
wherever civilization has forced
her way you will find the
Brooks Rupture Appliance bring
ing relief and comfort to rupture
sufferers.
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"Never a Minute's Discom
fortCured" Bloomingdale. Mich.
Mr. C. E. Brooks. Marshall. Mich.
Dear Mr. Brooks:
Your .letter is at hand and in answer
to same will say that I am thankful
that I can inform you that I am not
in need of any repairs for my Appli
ance which I bought of you about a
year ago.
I have not been obliged to wear It
for nearly three months, and believe it
has caused a cure for me.
It never gave me a minute's discom
fort or inconvenience.
1 should be glad to recommend your
Appliance to anyone suffering from
rupture. Very respectfully yours.
D. W. STRONG.
"A Blessing to Me"
Mutual. Okla.
Mr. C. E. Brooks. Marshall. Mich.
Dear Mr. Brooks:
I have been putting off answering
your kind letter so that I could send
von a rood report.
I took off the Appliance the first of
March and l reel that 1 oon t need to
keep it on any longer. I think I am
well.
The Appliance has been a blessing
to me and I am thankful for your great
invention.
Yours very truly,
A. NORTH, R. No. 2.
"Perfectly Cured"
Pueblo, Colo.
C E. Brooks, Marshall, Mich.
Tea Sir:
I lave been perfectly cured by your
Appliance.
But I won't be without it because it
is so easy to wear anu I want to be
safe so that there will be no danger
of getting ruptured again.
Yours very trulv.
STEVE HORVAT.
325 E. Northern Ave.
Veteran Cured
Commerce. Ga.. R. F. D. No. 11.
Mr. C. E. Brooks. Marshall. Mich.
Dear Sir:
I am glad to tell you that I am now
sound and well and can
plough or do any heavy
work. I can say your
Appliance has effected a
permanent cure. Before
retting your appliance
was in a terrible con
dition and had given up J 1
all hope of ever being I . 1
any better. If it hadn't f Vr Tj
been for your Appliance - A JH a
I would never have been ' "V
cured. I am sixty-eight 2 '.
vr old and served SjtfLsi -
three years in Eckie's Artillery, Ogle
thoro Co. I hope God will reward
you for the good you are doing for
suffering- numamiy.
Yours sincerely.
H. D. BANKS.
Experience I Have Produced an Appliance That Actually Cures Rupture by a Natural
Healing Process. No Medicines, No Plasters, No Tricks, No Lies
Every One of These Wonderful Experiences as Told by Well-Known People.
Don't Submit to an Operation Before Writing for This.
"Cured by the
Brooks Discovery
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At the Age of 76.
Mr. C. E. Brooks.
Marshall, Mich.
Dear Sir:
I began using your
Appliance for the cure
of rupture (I had a
pretty bad case) I think
in May 1905. On No
vember 20, 1905, I quit
using it. Since that
time I have not needed
or used it. I am well of
rupture and rank myself
among those cured by
the Brooks "Discovery,
which, considering my
age. 76 years. I regard
as remarkable.
Very sincerely yours,
SAM A. HOOVER,
High Point, N. C.
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"Didn't Know He Had It On"
Brockton, Mass.
Mr. C. E. Brooks, Marshall. Mich.
Dear Sir:
I feel that I am neglecting my duty in
not writing to- you before.
As you remember, we got one of your
Appliances for my boy, 14 years of age.
Well. I take great pleasure in telling you
he is entirely cured.
He wore it six months, and a few weeks
ago left it off to give it a trial, and it
has proved just as you said. We fitted
him to several trusses since he was three
years old and all failed to give satisfaction.
You can use my name as reference if
you like.
Thanking you for the same, I remain
i ours very trulv.
MRS. EDITH BOSWORTH.
152 Lyman St.
P. S. He also said that he didn't knnw
had it on. It was so comfortable.
"Sound as I Ever Was"
Ithaca, Michigan.
Mr. C. E. Brooks. Marshall. Mich.
Dear Sir:
I am happy to say to you that I am
entirely cured, thanks to your Appli
ance. Have not been troubled in any way
18 months, and am sound t T vr
was so far as rupture is concerned.
You can refer anyone to me if you
wish.
Respectfully,
J. P. KING. R. F. D. No. 5.
Cured in Sixth Months
After 18 Years
Hinton. Ky.
C. E. Brooks. Marshall. Mich.
uear ir:
I never wore the AnDliance minute
over six montns ana was cured sound
and well and I want to say no man
ever did any harder work than I did
while I was using it I hauled 40 nereh
of rock, too big for any man to lift.
I was ruptured 18 years, and words
cannot tell how thankful I am. Use
my name if you like.
lours sincerely,
RUFUS FIELDS. R. Ft. No. 1.
Thankful Beyond
Expression
Riverside, Ind.
C E. Brooks. Marshall. Mich.
Dear Sir:
I am very glad to say that your Ap
pliance has cured me. and I am as
sound as I ever was.
I haven't worn it for-eie-ht month.
I work hard, but the rupture doesn't
bother me any more at all.
1 don t know how to tell vou how
much I think of your Appliance; it has
done so much for me. I will recom
mend it to anyone.
lours truly,
WM. HYSONG.
Threw Away Trusses
West Sound. Washington.
C. E. Brooks. Marshall. Mich.
Dear iir:
I haven't worn a truss for over four
years and I am -sound and welL
It gives me pleasure to say this to
you for it was your Appliance that
cured me.
You can use my name in your bust
ness if you wish.
Yours very truly.
F E. SHTJTT.
"Now Sound and Well"
Atchison, Kansas.
Mr. C. E. Brooks, Marshall, Mich.
Dear Sir:
I have had two Appliances from you
and am now . ouna ana wen.
Yours truly.
FRITZ RATJBER.
1664 Commercial St.
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Write Him Today at Marshall, Mich. He Knows All the Torments of Rupture From Personal Experience. Mr.
Brooks Cured Himself and Now Stands Ready to Give You the Benefit of His Experience and Years of Study.
Doctor Pronounces
Him Cured
119 Towle Ave.,
Mishawaka. Ind.
Mr. C. E. Brooks.
Marshall, Mich.
Dear Mr. Brooks:
Answering: your let
ter, will say we need
no more Appliances, as
our son has been com
pletely cured by wear
ing your Appliance.
We recently had him
examined, and the doc
tor said the opening
was entirely closed and
that it wasn't necessary
to wear it longer.
Thanking you for your
kindness, 1 am.
Yours very truly,
Mrs. H. TOLLMAN.
Wanted to Be Sure He
Was Cured
Sciota, X. X.
C. E. Brooks. Marshall. Mich.
Dear Sir:
Have neglected writing you as I
wanted to be sure that I was entirely
cured or my rupture Derore 1 salu any
thing one way or the other.
I can now honestly and thankfully
say mat I am completely cured, and 1
wish to thank you many times for
what vou have done for me.
I wouldn't begrudge S1O0.00 for the
same thing again if I knew at the be
ginning what l now know that your
rupture appliance win cure anyone.
sincerely yours.
ANTHONY BAKER.
R. R. No. 1.
"Seems Impossible"
Holland, Indiana-
Mr. C. E. Brooks, Marshall, Mich.
Dear Sir:
Having used one of your Appliances
until it was worn out. I have been
going without it for nearly a year and
have not been troubled the least bit
with my rupture, so 1 am well satis
fied I am curedj
It seems nearly Impossible, but I have
gone through a bummer s work on a
farm without one and have not been
troubled.
1 was born ruptured and never wore
a trass until I was 21 years of age.
and got your Appliance. If I ever need
another one I shall send In my order.
Yours truly.
BARNEY OSKTVS.
R. F. D. No. 7.
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the Appliance, Who Has Been Ruptured for Over 30 Years. If Ruptured,
Ten Reasons Why
You Should Send for the Brooks
Rupture Appliance.
1. It is absolutely the only Appli
ance of the kind on the market today,
and in it are' embodied the principles
that inventors have sought after for
years.
!. The Appliance for retaining the
rupture cannot be thrown "out of posi
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3. Being an air cushion of soft rub
ber. It clings closely 'to the body, yet
never blisters or causes Irritation.
4. Unlike the ordinary so-called
pads, used In other trusses, it is not
cumbersome or ungainly.
S. It Is small, soft and pliable, and
positively cannot be detected through
the clothing.
6. The soft, pliable bands holding
the appliance do not give one the un
pleasant sensation of wearing & bar
ness.
7. There is nothing about it to get
foul, and when it becomes soiled it can
be washed without Injuring It in the
least.
8. There are no metal spring3 In
the Appliance to torture one by cutting
and bruising the flesh.
9. All of the material of whh h the
Appliances are made is of the very best
that money can buy, making It a dur
able and safe Appliance to wear.
10. My reputation for honesty and
fair dealing is so thoroughly estab
lished by an experience of over thirty
years of dealing with the public, and
my prices are so reasonable, my terms
so fair, that there certainly should be
no hesitancy in sending the free coupon
today.
Cannot Say Too Much
Doddsvllle, Miss.
C. E. Brooks, Marshall, Mich.
Dear Sir:
Your Appliance cured me aoucd and
well.
I feel like a man again and I am
telling all ruptured men to write to
you.
- Many thanks for your goodness,
cannot say too much for you.
Yours very truly.
BIMION DANTZLER,
R. F. D. No. 1, Box G3.
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Cured Without
Operation
"Was Sure He Would Be a Cripple.
Ada. Minn.
Mr. C. E. Brooks. Marshall, Mich.
Dear Sir:
Enclosed is a Picture of my children.
and the little man you see seated on
the chair is the
one who was
cured by your Ap-
Dllance.
e w aa o e e n
ruptured quite a
while before we
wrote you, and I
was sure that he
would be a cripple
tne rest ot nis
life. However.
some helping
hand showed me
an ad in a news
paper, with the
result that he was
in perfect health
tli rnnph the wftftr. '
ing of a Brooks Appliance for Just
fhrAA month
The doctor advised an operation.
which 1 would not consent to. lour
advice was to nut an Air Cushion Ap
pliance on nim. ana i must, say mai n
s worth ten times what it cost.
I wish vou could have seen him be
fore we used the Appliance and now,
when he is fully as sound as anyone
could be.
I cannot thank you too mucn ror
what you nave aone ior my Doy.
lours reaopciiu y.
OLIVER HANSON.
The 'Brooks Guarantee Is
Satisfaction to You
TS other rapture appliance, truss,
lock, device, pad, or plaster Is offered
to the public on auch terms and under
suck a Bmarantee as the Brooks Rupture
Appliance.
If for . any reason whatever you do
not wtsk to keep the Brooks Appli
ance after you try It, all you have to
do Is to send It back. You don't have
to (in any reason, you don't have to
write us why, you don't have to send
to us for any return ' Instructions or
labels. There will he no inux
dispute, no misunderstanding1 but you
will, find that' dolus; business with
Brooks Is Just like dolus; business with
a First National Bank.
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Within an Hour After You
Appliance You Will
Your Truss
For Many Years We HaTe Been Telling You That No Truss Will Ever
Help You. We Have Told You the Harm That Trusses Are Doing.
We Have Told You That the ONLY Truly Comfortable, Sanitary and
Scientific Device for Holding Rupture Is the BROOKS RUPTURE
APPLIANCE. Now We Are Offering to Send You This Appliance
ON TRIAL to Prove It.
Pennsylvania Man Thankful
Mr. C. E. Brooks, Marshall. Mich.
Dear Sir:
Perhaps it will interest you to know that
I have been ruptured six years and have
always had trouble wtth it till I got your
Appliance. It is very easy to wear, fits
neat ana snug, and is not in the way at
any time, day or night. In fact, at times
1 did not know 1 had
it on; it just adapted
Itself to the shape of
the body and seemed
to be a part of the
body, as it clung to
the spot, no matter
what position I was in.
it wouia be a verit
able Godsend to the
unfortunate who suf
fer from rupture If
ill could procure the
Brooks Rupture Ap
pliance and wear it.
They would certainly
never regret it.
My rupture is now
all healed up and
nothing ever did it but
your Appliance, Vv henever the oppor
tunity presents Itself I will say a good
word for your Appliance, and also the
honorable way In which you deal with
ruptured people. It is a pleasure to rec
ommend a good thing among your friends
or strangers. I am.
lours very sincerely.
JAMES A. BRITTON.
80 Spring St., Bethlehem, Pa.
Others Failed, but the
Appliance Cured
Mr. C. E. Brooks, Marshall Mich.
Dear Sir:
Your Appliance did all you claim for the
little boy and more, for it cured him sound
and well. We let him wear it for about
a year in all. although it cured him three
months after he had begun to wear It.
We tried several other remedies and got
no relief, and I shall certainly recommend
It to xriends. lor we surely owe It to
you.
lours respectruny.
No. 717 Main St. Akron. O.
Doctor Said "Operation"
Artesia. Ariz.
C. E. Brooks, Marshall. Mich. .
Dear Sir:
I received your Appliance and have
used it. it nas aone tne worn you
guaranteed it to do.
Jt is too cneap at tne price.
The doctor said that he. or any other
doctor, couldn't cure the rupture with
out an operation, but the Brooks Rup
ture Appliance did. I remain as ever.
"Results Are Marvelous"
Mlddletown. N. Y.
C. E. Brooks, Marshall. Mich.
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I tried ail kinds of trusses without
any relief until I bought your Appli
ance. The results are marvelous, and I
praise God that you may live long
and prosper, and i ay help suffering
humanity as you did me.
You can use this :etter as you think
best, and I will answer any inquiry
that is made with stamped envelope
enclosed.
My age is 65 years.
Yours verv truly,
V. C. JUMP. 180 Linden Ave.
Sorry He Never Heard of
Brooks Before
Buckley, ni.
C. E. Brooks. Marshall Mich.
Dear Sir:
Glad to advise you that after wear
Ine vour ADDliance thre months I took
it off and have never bad to put it
back.
Arj completely cured, and must say
that I am soi -y I never heard of you
people Dei ore.
lours very tttiit,
G. O. STREJfjreU
Box No. 23.
Free Information Coupon
Mr. C. E. BROOKS
973 State St, Marshall, Michigan
Without cost or obligation on my part, please' send me by mail in
plain wrapper your illustrated book and full information about your
Appliance for the cure of rupture.
Name
Address
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City (or town)...- State
Receive Your Brooks Rupture
Have Thrown Away
Forever.
Brings Instant Relief,
Perfect Safety
and
Everlasting Comfort
The Brooks Raptrre Appliance
la beyond question, the most anl
versally endorsed appliance of
T kind in the -world for the
retention and enre of m raptured
condition In men, women and
children.
It Is the resnlt of more than
SO years experience and the per
centage of acttaal cares effected
by Its ase Is n little short of
miraculous.
The Brooks Appliance has so
many Imitators that It Is never
sold in drug stores, or In any
other way than by mall, direct
from the maker.. This Is further
necessary because every Brooks
Appliance Is especially made mud
fitted for the ease for which It
is Intended.
Many hundreds of Physicians
and Surgeons recommend the
Appliance and condemn truss
as more harmful than almost any
other method of retaining
treating rupture.
You may not think that n rup
ture appliance can ever be truly
'comfortable' but that Is To
cause you have never tried
Brooks.
Tried All Kinds of Trusses
Now Cured
Walla Walla. Washington.
Mr. C E. Brooks.
Marshall, Mich.
Dear Sir:
I wore your Appliance for one vear
and was cured, after being ruptured
twenty years.
I feel like a different man. I tried
all kinds of trusses, but nothing did
me any good until I got your Appli
ance. It has been worth many dollars to
me. Yours truly.
C. E. LONG.
1023 W. Birch St.
Cured in Three Months
Salem. Ohio.
430 Cleveland Ave.
Mr. C. E. Brooks. Marshall. Mich.
Dear Mr. Brooks:
I am sending
you a small pic
ture of my son.
who Is now five
years old.
We ordered your
Appliance for him
when he was only
2 months old. and
yet want to say
in about 3 months
all signs of rup
ture were gone,
and he is some
boy today.
I shall be vry
glad to say a good
word for you
whenever the op
portunity presents
itself.
Yours very truly,
T. A. McLAlN.
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