The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-10-18
What a Prominent and Well
Known New York Physi-
clan Told a Rep rter.
His Revelation. Upona Subject OF Vital
From the Detroit Free Press.

EICH 10 10 TruUVT Uut WHICH y TIVH IN WHITE
able facts of benefit to all. Americas great
est orator declared that he knew ofno way
judging the future but by the past: and past
personal experience is OF the same NATURE Is
that history which repeats itself.
A representative OF this paper lille
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 num-
Der OF years. When the knight OF the GUM
had last seen this gentleman, he was giving
hts entire time and attention TO an extensive
medical practice. and was on the crest Of the
wave OF popularity. From Detroit he re-
moved TO New YORK where he could nnd a
more extensive field for his talents and OK
perience. Although several years had passed
the doctors physical condition had evident
ly been very much improved. for he was
looking much better than when the man OF
news had last seen him. Alter some general
talk. the doctor fell into an easy train OF con-
versation and uttered some truths SO sclen-
tinc and valuable, as to justify their repro-
duction in print.
YES" said the doctor, Il have impro we'd
in health since GU last saw me and l hope
also In many other ways. One thing, how
ever. Ihave succeeded In doing. and IL Is one
Of the hardest things for any one. and es.
- k'- -f~t'n ~ 80 $3.50 h'Ah AaNt
overcome my preJudioes. You know thore
are some people who prefer to remain on the
wrong rather than acknowledge The mani
fest right. Such prejudice leads to blgoIry OF
the worst order. AID Of precisely the same
nature as characterized the sixteenth century
when people were burned at tue stake. Now
/ am u physici IN and OF the old scho order.
too; but ! have after years OF experience and
observation come TO the conclusion that
truth is the highest ofa.l things, and that il
prejudice or bigotry stand In the way OF
truth-so much the worse Tor them-they are
certain 10 be crushed sooner or later. Why.
when l knew, you in Detroit. l would have
no sooner thought OF violating the code Of
ethics laid down by the profession. or OF pre-
scribing anything out OF the regular order.
than I wonld Ola Dputating my hand. Now,
however. l prescribe and advise those
things which belle We To be suapted 10 cure,
and which my experience has proven to be
such.'
'Thi Is rather an unusual way for a ply
alcian TO talk, is II not, DOCTOR"
''Certainiy It is: 1t Is way outside OF our
code OF ethics, bur l have grown far beyond
the code. l have all / can attend to, and am
determined to he honest with my patients
and with mankind, whether my brother
physicians are with mo or not. Why, / pre-
hcflbc meulolnes every Jay, some O1 them
so-called patent medicines. which would
ender me liable 10 expulsion from the med
icai fraternity. but AN supremacy Indln-
erent To their laws."
Are the medical fraternity OF The country
combined against proprietary medicines,
DOCTOR"
Invariably. and II Is sufficient ground for
expulsion from any medical society In the
land TO prescribe any patent medicine what
YER, no matter II 1t IL made from az
exact formula, such as physicians
are using every day. You see the code is
established and sustained by old physicians,
like myself. who make the rules and insist
upon their enforcement in order TO keep the
younger doctors from obtaining a foothold
and encroachlng upon tho alread, estab.
lished practice ofthe older ones. This ID
largely the reason why young physicians
have such n hard time OF 1t; they are fet-
tered b. the code. and have only their per-
sonal influence to depend upon in securing
practice.'
"llow did you como TO get such heretlcai
ideas as these, doctor"
"oh, they are the result of my experience |
and observation. l obtained my first ideas
upon the subject, however, nom having been
cured after all my care and the skill of my
professional brethren had filled TO relieve
me. Why. l was so badly OF with u compli-
cation OF troubles, including dyspepsia, and
consequently imperfect kidneys and liver, |
that 1 feared / should have TO gave up my
practice. For more than a month l could
not sit Town or get up without the most in
tense agony. and was suffering all the
while. some one advised me TO 20 out of
the regular channels and try "A. remedy that
was becoming quite famous for the remarka-
BILE cures 1t was effecting; but my prejudice |
was altogether too strong for that. However
/ did uletiy bes in trying the remedy but [
promise you l SAID nothing 10 my brother
physicians. or even to my family about IL. |
Well sir, 1t was a revelation To me; for in ali
my medical experience never saw anything |
did. 1 owe my health to-day-and for all /
know, my life also-to the remedy known as
was the starting point with me, and my
preludices faded very rapidly after that / can
assure you. l went to reading extensively
suppose 1 analysed all the leading proprie-
tary medicines that are mnde. Many OF
them L found perfectly useless. being COM
pounded simply OF wafer with a little flavor.
Ing. A vast majority OF them all, however,
l found made up from prescriptions used by
out of the entire number. l found only two
that contained absolutely harmful lngre-
dents, ind then In very slight quantities. |
Indeed we are prescribing things con
SANITY. that have more inJuriour matter
ering this i said 10 myself: why should
in them than they had. Aner discov
the medical fraternity be prcJudiced against
those prescriptions winch they are writint, |
every day, simply because they are put up
by wholesale ind are sold with a government
stamp on the wrapper: 1 saw It's manifest
"a surdity and resolved that / wouid be bound
by II no longer. since that time l nave pre-
scribed proprietary remedies neuriy every
day, in my practice, and / have no reason to
regret having done SO. Why, only "a few days
ago l advised n lady y ho was suffering from
n scrious female difficulty and displacement
to use this same Kidney and Liver Cure thar
cured me. | saw her this morning and she
is nearly we'll; the pain and inflammation are
.re ailgone and she Is around uH usual. We
have no right In the medical fraternity to SIT
back and declare there Is nor Improvement
Or Advancement or that we have n monop-
oily of the remedies which nature hiu, given
70 mankind. There are great changes going
on In every department OF life and there ARE
great Developments In medicine as we'll.
Thousands OF people die every year from
supposed typhoid fever, rheumatism or other
complaints, when In reality IL is from trichl-
ua, aud the result of eating poorly cooked
or diseased pork vast majority OF NIL dis
eases arise ron Imperfect kidneys and liver.
The Liver becomes %clogged, and ITS work is
thI own on the kidneys; they become over
worked and break down, and 80 the poison
gets into the blood instead Of being thrown
nom thesystem. No one with perfect kid
neys and liver is ever troubled with malaria;
| and IL Is the poisonous particles which these
d lis, elaa ot the sa s,iH% ie g %. inc inc l lns ci S1d
| cause tubercles and consumption. Thou
sands o chlldren arc dying every year from
| reality II Is licensed kidneys which have
| become veal by the lever they have
| lust had. Here Is another strange thing: not
| one in ten people who have diseased kidneys
| noticc any pain In The vicinity OF the kid.
neys for these organs lose their nervous sen
| sibiiities when they become diseased, aud
the symptoms ARE shown In hundreds OF
aWeIi, Doctor, you hive got somo new
truths here. certainly but they sound very
| reasonable TO me-
.W ell whether tney are r~easonnqio or not.
I nave demonstrated to my own satisfaction
that they are true, nno I rOpos 10 stand i.-
them no mstter how much opp3.ltion may