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HIS institution, which was opened on the 7th of January. 1889, has met with a degree of snecess altogether unexampled in the history of private hospitals. Though little more than two years have elapsed since its inauguration, nearly four hundred patients afflicted with DISEASES OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM have been treated within its walls. In consequence of the acquired experience showing the advisability of such a course, arrangements have been made to enlarge the scope of the SANITARIUM by establishing two additional departments one for the Diseases peculiar to Women, and one for the Diseases of the Throat and Nose. The department of DISEASES OF WOMEN will be under the immediate charge of Dr. E. L. 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