The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1881-06-01
JUNE L.
A RICH EXPERIENCE.
What ~ Prominent and Well
KNOWN New York Physician
fold "a Reporter.
His Revelations Upon Subject Of Vital Inter
est to All.
Detroit Free Press.)

long period OF time must necessarily
be valuable, and while no two expe-
riences in this world are alike, there
! is such a similarity between them as
to render one which is rich in valua-
bic facts of benefit to all. Americas
greatest orator declared that he knew
OF no way OF Judging the future but
by the past; and past personal expe
rience is of the same nature as that
history which repeats itself.
A representative OF this paper
while lounging in the lobby of a
prominent New York hotel, met a
gentleman whom he had known years
before in the city of Detroit, but
whom he had not seen before for a
number of years. " hen the knight
Of the quill had last seen this gentle
man, he was giving his entire time
and attention to an extensive medi-
! cal practice, and was on the crest of
the wave OF popularity. From De-
troit he removed TO New York
where he could find more extensive
field for his talents and experience.
Although several years had passed,
the doctors physical condition had
evidently very much improved, tor
he was looking very much better
than when the man OF news had last
seen him. After some general talk,
the doctor tell into an easy train of
conversation and uttered some truths
50 scientific and valuable, as To- Justify
their reproduction i'll print.
YES" said the doctor, II have
improved i'll health since you last
saw me and l hope also in many other
ways. One thing, however / have
succeeded in doing, and it is one of
The hardest things for anyone, and
especially a doctor, TO do and that
is l have overcome my prejudices.
Y GU know there are some people who
prefer to remain in the wrong rather
than acknowledge the manifest right.
Such prejudice leads to bigotry of
the worst order, and OF precisely the
same nature as characterized the six
teenth century when people were
burned al the stake. Now l am
physician and OF the odd school
order, too; but have, after years OF
experience and observation, come to
the conclusion that truth is the highs
estot all things, aud that if prejudice
or bigoley stand in the way OF truth,
SO much The worse Tor them--they are
tlIp IN La,
Why, when knew you i'll Detroit, |
would have 10 sooner thought of
violating the code OF ethics laid down
by the profession, or OF prescribing
anything out OF the regular order,
than l would OF amputatlng my hand.
Now, however, l prescribe aud adj
Wise those things which l believe 10
be adapted to cure, and which my
experience has proven 10 be SUCH"
This is rather an unusual way tor
a physician to talk, is it not, doctor?"
"Certainly it is. 1t is way outside
of our code OF ethics, but l have
grown far beyond the code. | have
all L can attend TO, and am deter
mined to be honest with my patients
and mankind, whether my brother
physicians are with me or not. Why,
l prescribe medicines every day,some
OF them so-called patent medicines,
which would render me liable TO ex.
puIslon from the medical fraternity.
but L am supremacy indifferent to
their laws"
Are the medical fraternity OF the
country combinedagainot proprietary
medicines, ducLor?"
invariably, and it is sufficient
ground tor expulsion from any medl-
cal society III the land TO prescribe
any patent medicine whatever, no
matter if it is made from All exact
formula, such as physicians are using
every day. You see the code is es
taohshed and sustained by old ply.
slclans like myself, who make the
rules and insist on their enforcement
III order to keep the younger doctors
from obtaining toothold and ell
croachlng upon the already estab.
listed practice Of the older ones. This
l: largely the reason why young ply.
sicians have such haru time OF it
they are tettered by the code, and
laVe.only their personal influence to
depend upon in securing practice"
How did you come TO get such