We don't ask you to risk a single cent of your money in finding out what
a Cluthe Truss can do for you.
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 Truss, as explained
below, especially for your case, and let you wear it sixty days on
trial.
Think of that, Reader! When you get a truss at a drug-store or truss
dealer's, the only chance you have to make a test is _while trying the
Truss on_.
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 that, with
this truss on, your rupture can't come out-- plenty of time to prove
the wearing and water-proof qualities of our truss.
_Sixty days_ is longer than lots of trusses or "appliances" would last!
[Sidenote: 60 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 way!
We'll protect you by giving you our signed guarantee (this paragraph in
itself is a guarantee) that this truss will keep your rupture from
coming out and improve your condition when put on and worn according to
our simple directions; guarantee it to prevent protrusion, not for just
a few minutes at a time, but for all day long, including when you are
working, exercising, taking a bath or swim.
If, after fair trial-- whether at the end of ten days, thirty days or
sixty days-- you find that the truss isn't holding your rupture, isn't
helping you, simply let us know what the trouble is and if we can't
correct it we'll promptly refund your money.
Our willingness to let you try a Cluthe Truss sixty days entirely at our
risk is the best proof in the world of its merits.
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 beneficial, any
likelihood that you would want to return it.
But the Cluthe Truss has been put to the test so many times, including
hundreds of seemingly hopeless cases, that we know our faith in our
truss is justified.
[Sidenote: Benefits 199 Out of Every 200]
Counting all the thousands of people who have placed themselves in our
care, 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
hundred.
A really remarkable record. For among the people who have tried the
Cluthe Truss, among those cured by it, are hundreds who had been
ruptured over 50 years. Note letters in back of book and the 5,000 names
you'll find in "Your Neighbor's Word."
The law of averages always holds good; it is one of the most certain
things in the world.
And when 199 out of every 200 who have tried this truss were benefited,
and many of them cured, you can see that there are mighty few people who
can't expect a Cluthe Truss to do them a lot of good.
Bear in mind that we aren't claiming that every one who has tried a
Cluthe Truss has been completely cured by it. We would rather err by
claiming too little than claim too much. Even a common cold, about the
simplest of all human ailments, can't always be cured, can't always be
so much as relieved or checked; that is why a cold, in spite of
everything that can be done, so often develops into pneumonia, bronchial
trouble, etc.
But we do stand back of the Cluthe Truss with an absolute guarantee that
it will keep the rupture from coming out, enable you to work without
danger, and result in improvement. Surely no man can expect a stronger
guarantee, especially after what many have gone through with other
trusses.
Note that our guarantee is in plain, straightforward language-- you know
exactly what it means-- no evasions, no subterfuges-- an iron-clad and
absolutely legal guarantee.
[Sidenote: Our Guarantee Protects You Absolutely]
It is nothing like the tricky, hoodwinking guarantees which so many
other concerns give. Beware of a so-called guarantee which merely reads
"This truss fully guaranteed." A guarantee-- as any lawyer will tell
you-- isn't worth the paper it's printed on unless it guarantees
something specific, such as holding. And it gives you no protection
unless it guarantees your money back in case of failure.
But our Guarantee is a positive Money-Back Guarantee.
If the Cluthe _Truss_ fails to "make good," then _we_ will "make good"
by refunding your money.
You don't need to worry about that for a minute. No one dependent on the
good will of the public could remain in business as long as we have, now
over 40 years, and constantly gain new friends through the old, unless
every customer received a square deal. Dishonesty would have driven us
out of business long ago.
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's.
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 trusses.
If we were selling automobiles or shoes or hardware, our honesty would
be taken for granted. 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 reputation.
[Sidenote: Your Money Simply Held on Deposit]
Remember that we protect you at every point. And our interest in your
case won't cease until we know you are getting along all right; you'll
always find us ready at any time to do everything within our power.
So don't let another day go by without trying this truss, this truss
which has done wonders for others.
Remember that all money you pay is simply held on deposit until you have
made the 60-day test.
If you have any doubts about our responsibility, have your local bank
look us up in Bradstreet's or Dun's.
_+See How Little it Costs to Get Relief+_
If you had to pay for the world of good a Cluthe Truss does, the price
would be many times higher.
But we charge only for the materials and time which go into the truss,
plus a legitimate profit.
There is nothing fancy about a Cluthe Truss, for you don't wear a truss
for ornament. But the minute you see it, you will know you are getting
your money's worth.
It is the strongest truss ever made-- and at the same time the lightest;
also the cleanest, neatest-looking.
Made of the best materials we can buy-- materials which will last.
So well made that the cost of making a single part-- such as one of the
Holding Pads, the massaging device or the self-adjusting feature-- is
greater than the cost of making most other trusses complete.
So strongly made and so simply made that there is nothing about it
likely to get out of order.
* * * * *
[Sidenote: About Prices]
We make the Cluthe Truss or Cluthe Automatic Massager in two grades.
Both are precisely the same in principle and in action.
Both are fully guaranteed to hold your rupture securely.
Both are perspiration-proof and both water-proof. 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 times.
Our Grade A is the best wearing truss-- the most durable truss made. If
you get this truss, you'll probably never need to pay out another dollar
on account of your rupture.
Frames and pads are both covered with water-proof Vulcanized Rubber
(unless you prefer water-proof Cushion Holding Pads).
And now note that the Cluthe Truss costs little or no more than many
other kinds which are nothing but makeshifts.
The price of Grade A, for single rupture, is $12. For double rupture,
$14.
Grade B, for adults with hip measurements 28 inches or larger, is $9 for
a single rupture. For double rupture, $11.
For children, up to 27 inches hip measurements, this grade for single
rupture is $6. For double rupture, $8.
[Sidenote: Only $9 to $14]
Grade B will outlast a dozen ordinary trusses. But it isn't as durable
as Grade A. The frame is covered with special Waterproof Casing.
Holding Pads on Grade B Truss are the same as on Grade A-- vulcanized
rubber or water-proof Cushion Pads.
We advise Grade A, simply because this is more durable.
Both grades are for Groin or Scrotal Rupture only. For Navel Rupture, or
After Operation, see page 64.
In fitting either grade, we give equal attention and care-- give you
our complete Professional Services, special instructions and our
confidential advice.
And on both grades give you sixty days' trial and the protection of our
money-back-guarantee.
* * * * *
The prices quoted here are for Mail Order Fitting only. Our charges for
Fitting by appointment at the Institute will be furnished upon request.
Previous appointment for personal fitting at the Institute is
_absolutely_ necessary.
Our terms are Amount with Order. As explained elsewhere the amount is
simply held on deposit until you have made thorough trial of the truss.
_+Don't Let Yourself Keep on Getting Worse+_
There's no Better Time Than Right Now to Put the Cluthe Truss to a 60
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 Truss, an operation or anything else to save you.
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 money.
Even though you may think your condition is hopeless, 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 you.
[Sidenote: You'll Begin to Get Better Right Away]
Unless you are far worse off than most others who have tried this truss,
you'll begin to get better from the day you put a Cluthe Truss on.
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
swim, etc.-- all without the slightest danger of forcing your rupture
out.
[Sidenote: No More Torturing Harness]
And no belt, band or springs around the waist, no leg-straps, no
pressure on the spine or the pelvic bone. Nothing that can squeeze,
pinch or bind, nothing that can heat, chafe, itch or cut the skin,
nothing that can irritate in any way.
Constant holding every minute of the day, and day after day, and the
soothing, strengthening, invigorating massage which the Cluthe Truss
automatically gives, will soon make a new man of you.
We won't accept your order, won't take your money, if we don't think,
after making a study of your case from the particulars you give when
ordering, that a trial of our truss will prove beneficial to you.
Your rupture will prove far worse than the average man's, your condition
worse than that of 199 out of every 200 who have tried this truss, if
the Cluthe Truss doesn't do you a lot of good.
Just give a few minutes attention to the 5,000 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 state.
Read a few of the letters-- all voluntarily written-- which we print
at the back of this book. 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 (while _working_, remember) in from three to ten months-- many
of them cured after everything else, including operation, had proved
utterly useless.
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
misery.
[Sidenote: Why Remain a Victim of Good-for-Nothing Trusses?]
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
danger.
You can gain nothing whatever by waiting-- by trying to get along
without a Cluthe Automatic Massaging Truss.
And you risk nothing whatever-- not a single cent-- by testing the
Cluthe Truss on sixty days' trial.
Better make the test right now-- if you put it off you simply face the
danger of getting worse all the time.
Chas. Cluthe & Sons
CLUTHE RUPTURE INSTITUTE
Bloomfield, New Jersey
(A Suburb of New York City)
_+How to Order+_
First decide which Grade of the Cluthe Truss you want to try. (See pages
68 and 69.)
And please don't forget to enclose the necessary amount with your order.
(This amount, as explained elsewhere, will simply be placed to your
credit and held as a deposit in your name while you are testing the
truss on 60 days' trial.)
The best way to send the amount is to get a draft at your bank, or get a
Post Office Money Order or Express Money Order. If currency is sent, be
sure to register your letter.
In ordering, please use the Information or Order blank which we enclose
with this book. Be sure to sign your name plainly, and give your full
address.
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 case, the
size and shape of Holding Pad or Pads, the amount of support you need,
and the point at which to "set" or adjust the truss so it will
automatically give the right amount of support or holding power.
If there is any further information you want to give us, write it in the
space under "Remarks" on the Order blank, or on a separate piece of
paper.
If you happen to mislay the order blank, just use a separate sheet of
paper for writing out your answers to the questions given below.
(Instead of taking the trouble to write out both questions and answers,
merely give the answers alone, and number the answers 1, 2, 3, etc., to
agree with the corresponding question.)