The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-07-14
4 Rich Experience.
What a Prominent and Well
Known New York Physi-
clan Told a Reporter.
Mis- Revelations Upon a Subject Of Vital Ia.
terest to All.


The experience of any one of education
and learning extending over a long period OF
| time must necessarily be valuable. and
while no two experiences In this world are
/ alike, there il such a similarity between
| them as 10 render one which is rich In valu-
/ able facts Of benefit to all. Americas great
| est orator declared that he knew OF % way Of
Judging the future but by the past; and past
personal experience il of the same nature as
| that history which repeats Itself.
A representative OF this paper while
~lounging In the lobby OF q prominent New
| York hotel, met Q 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 quill
had last seen this gentleman. he was giving
| his entire time and attention 10 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 ind a
more extensive field for his talents and ex-
perience. Although several years had passed
the DOCTORS physical condition had evident
Is been very much improved. for he was
looking much better than when the man OF
news had last seen him. After some general
talk. the doctor fell into an easy train OF con-
versation and uttered some truths no scien-
tinc and valuable. as to justify their repro
duetion In print.
-Yes," said the doctor. Il nave improved
In health since on last saw me and ] hope
also In many other ways ON thing. how
ever. I have succeeded In doing, and II Is one
OF the hardest things for any one. and es-
pecially q physician. to do and that isl have
overcomem my preJudices. You know there
are some people who prefer 10 remain on the
wrong rather than acknowledge the mani
fest right. Such prejudice leads TO blgotry OF
- - - - -
nature as characterized the sixteenth century
when people were burned a at the stake. Now
I am a physici IN and of the old school order,
too; but l nave after years Of experience and
observation come to the conclusion that
truth IL the highest OF al things. and that IL
prejudice or blgotry stand In the way of
truth-so much the worse for fhem-they are
certain to be crushed sooner or later. Why.
When i knew you In Detroit. | would nave
no sooi or thought of violating the code OF
ethics laid down by the profession, or OF pre-
scribing anything out of the regular order.
than would Of u nputating my hand. Now.
however. 1 prescribe and advise those
things which | believe TO he adapted TO cure,
and which my experience has proven Ia be
such"
'rhis Is rather an unusual way for q ply
sician to tails. Is IL not, DOCTOR
~ ~ - - W@y oetFs1> - 49,
code OF ethics. hui l have grown far beyond
the code. I have all ! can intend to. and am
determined 10 be honest with my patients
and with mankind, whether my brother
physicians are with me or not. Why. pre-
scribe medicines every day, some oil them
so-caAled patent incidence, which would
render me liable to expulsion from the med
ical frnternity. but l am supremeiy indifr-
erent to their laws"
Are the medical fraternity of the couniry
combined against proprietary medicines.
doctor?''
"Invnriably, and II is sunncient ground for
expulsion nom any medical society in the
ispd to prescribe any patent medicine what
ev er, no matter IL 1t is made from an
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 aud insist
upon their enforcement in order 10 keep the
younger doctors from obtaining q foothold
and encroaching upon the alread, estab.
lished practice ofthe older ones. This is
largely the reason why young physicians
have such q hard time of II; they are fet-
tered by the code. and have only their per-
sonai Influence to depend upon in securing
practice
How did you come to get such bereticai
Ideas as these, DOCTOR"
"Oh, they are thesresult of my experience
and observation. 1 obtained my FIRST ideas
upon the subject, however, from having bcen
cured after all my care and the skill OF my
professional brethren had failed to relieve
me. Why. I wasso badly on with q compil-
cation of troubles, including dyspepsia, and
consequently imperfect kidneys and liver.
that I feared / SHOULD have to g,ve up ny
practice. For more than q month / could
not sit down or get up without the most In
tense agony. and l was suffering all the
while. some one advised me to 20 out Of
the regular channels and try q remedy that
Bile cures 1t was eiecting: but my prejudice
was altogether too strong for that. However,
l did uietiy beain trying the remedy but /
promise you l said nothing TO my brother
physicinns.o or even to my family about 1t.
Well sir, It was q revelation to me; for In ali
operate so rapidly or so efiectuaiiy rs that
did. 1 owe my health to~day-and for all /
know. my ne also.to the remedy known as
was the starting point with me, and my
~preiudices faded very rapidly after that i can
and ansiyzins more re r estensiy easens snd
suppose l analysed all the leading proprie-
them 1 found perfectly useless, being COM.
pounded AMPLY. OF water with q little flavor
ing. a vast minority ofthem All, however,
physicians In their every day practice: BUY
out of the entire number. found only two
| dIents. and then In very SLIGHT ananiities
Indeed we are prescribing things con
erins tbis i said IN mvseI1 wbv ahnnsd
in Them than they had. Ansr discov
| the medical fraternity be preIudiced agatns,
| those prescriptions which they are wriiinf
| every day. simpiy because thew are pnt M
by Wholesale sndare sold with 4 goyernment
| stamp on the wrapner' enw ~ nnanisast
absurdity and resolved thai i wo,id he hnnnd
scribed prunriefarv rernedies r... -.