The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-06-18
MEDICAL.
THE THEORY
OF TUE
Age in Regard to Rheumatism
THE THEORY

The method of treating rheumatism unfor-
tunately never contemplates the absolute cure
OF the disease, and only aims to afford tenn
porary relief to the afflicted. It's object, like
that of all physicking and doctoring, is to
assist nature; for, after ALL the real avocation
of physician is simply that of a nurse who
aids nature to throw off disease. In the case,
however, of rheumatism, Deither the aid of
the physician nor the struggles of outraged
nature are equal to the emergency. This
chronic affection has, indeed long been a
baffier to medical skill. Temporary relief is
all the medical men profess to be able to give,
and rheumatism has indeed been, in pecu-
mary point of view, complete godsend to
the poorer members of the medical profess
sion. To such young and poor physicians,
rheumatism is great boon, but to the gene
raj public it is a great curse. The discoveries,
however, of the past thirty years, and the
unprecedented strides which medical science
has made during the past quarter of CEN
tury have been instrumental in reducing this
obstinate and rebellious disease completely
under the power of scientific practitioner.
The only remedy which has thus far been
city. 1t has not beenin existence long enough
to drive chronic rheumatism out of the world,
but that its effect will in time be nothing less
has now been abundantly proved. Some
thirty-seven years ago, there graduated at the
University of Pennsylvania gentleman who
has since become widely known to the scien-
tifc world. We refer to j. P. Filter, NJ D.
DR.. Filter was also student of the celebrated
DR.. Chapman, who founded in 1917 the Phila-
delphia Medical Institute, and to whom, on
| account of his great merit as a Professor of
| the Institutes of Medicine, students took the
same delight in pointing as the Scotch theo-
| logical scholars did to the celebrated DIR.
Chalmers, saying at the same time, with honest
| pride, 81 studied under him." At college
| young Filter was marked man on account
not only of his generally studious behavior,
but on account of the very unusual attention
which he bestowed on the vexed subject of
| chronic rheumatism. On one occasion when
| Dr. Chapman demonstrated with him plea
sanity concerning the great attention he was
| giving his darling branch of study, he replied,
81 intend that rheumatism shall no longer be
| chronic disease, for I shall bring it under
the control, if not of the old, at least of my
own pharmacopna. At that time this am
bilious speech coming from so young a man
was regarded generally, among the physicians
who heard it, as squirt of pride. The genuine
stuff, however, was in the man who uttered
it, and in very few years after we find the
same DR.. Chapman encouraging DR.. Filter to
proceed with his Rheumatic lucubrations," {"
as he believed he had discovered something
| hui
must prove eminently beneficial to the cause
of suffering humanity" A compliment from
so distinguished quarter had the effect of
setting DR.. Filter to work with redoubled
energy. After long study and years of ex-
perimenting in public and private laborato-
ries, both in Europe and America, the Doctor
produced his Vegetable Rheumatic Remedy.
This specific is taken inwardly, because DR..
Filter has become convinced that the only
means by which the seat of rheumatic disease
can be effectually reached is through the
stomach. The remedy has now become uni
versal, and is ordered by the different facul-
ties the same as they order Gregory's mixture,
Nichols Peruvian bark, etc. etc.
When the Doctor made the discovery of his
vegetable remedy, he communicated the fact,
| DuU not the boCf6t 10 tuo iuoulCdi faculty.
The faculty informed him that, as a regular
| physician, he must communicate his secret to
his brother physicians 'for the good Of
science" The Doctor, however, concluded,
and we think with eminent propriety, that il
DR.. Gregory (whose high social position in
Europe corresponded pretty much with that
of DIR. Filter in America) had not impaired
his position by retaining the secret of his
celebrated mixture, there was no reason why
the same law would not apply in this country
Acting on this principle, the Doctor proceeded
and took his own course. The result was
that he brought the faculty up to his OWL
standard, and to-day the medicine of the
Doctor is an acknowledged prescription fol-
rheumatism among regular physicians.
In spite of the fact that this city is full Of
colleges and scientific men, we cannot close
this article without expressing our manicipa
pride that we have men like DR.. Filter, meI
who are not afraid to brave public opinion
and not afraid of being styled innovators BY
the unthinking, provided they can, by thei
''innovating," confer lasting benefits upoI
mankind.
Medical advice to Rheumatic sufferers givel