The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-10-13
A Rich Experience
What a Prominent and Well
Known New York Physi-
clan Told a Reporter.
His Revelations Upon Subject Of Vital
terest to All.
From the Detroit Free Press.

From the Detroit Free Press.
IND learning extending over q long period Of
time must necessarily be valuable. and
while no two experiences in this world are
alike, there is such a similarity between
them as to render one which is rich in valu-
able facts OF beneft 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 as
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 quill
had last seen this gentleman, he was giving
his 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 ind a
more extensive held for his talents and ex-
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 After some general
talk. the doctor fell into an easy train OF con-
versation and uttered some truths so scien-
tinc and valuable. as to justify their repro
duction in print.
Yes" said the doctor. Il have Improved
In health since GU last saw me and | hope
also In many other ways. One thing, how
ever. Ihave succeeded in doing, and 1t Is one
of the hardest things for any one. and es-
pecially.a physician. to do and that is have
overcome my prejudices. You know there
are some people who prefer TO remain on the
wrong rather than acknowledge the mani
fest right Such prejudice leads to bigotry OF
the worst order. and of precisely the same
nature as characterized the sixteenth century
when people were burned at the stake. Now
/ am a physici IN and of The old school order.
too; but 1 nave after years OF experience and
observation come to the conclusion that
truth is the highest of al things, and that II
prejudice or bigotry stand in the way of
ruth-so much the worse for them-they are
certain to be crushed sooner or later. Why.
when 1 knew you in Detroit, 1 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 [ would of hputating my hand. Now,
however. ! prescribe and advise those
things which 1 believe to be adapted to cure,
and which my experience has proven to be
SUCH"
This. is rather an unusual way for a ply
sician to talk. is 1t not, DOCTOR"
Certainly 1t is: It is way outside of our
code of ethics. bur l have grown far beyond
the code. 1 have all l can attend to, and am
determined to be honest with my patients
and with mankind, whether my brother
physicians are with me or not. Why, 1 pre-.
scribe medicines every day, some OF them
so-called patent medicines, which would
ender me liable to expulsion from the med
ical fraternity. but L am supremely indif-
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
ever. no matter II 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 and insist
upon their enforcement in order to keep the
younger doctors from obtaining a foothold
and encroaching upon the alread, estab.
lished practice ofthe older ones. This is
largely the reason why young physicians
have u a hard time of 1t; they are fet-
tered by the code. and have only their per-
sonal influence to depend upon in securing
How did you come to get such heretical
ideas as these. doctoi?"
"oh, they are the result of my experience
and observation. l obtained my first ideas
upon the subject, however, from having been
cured after all m y care and the skill OF my
professional brethren had failed to relieve
me. Why. 1 was SO badly of with n compli-
cation of troubles, including dyspepsia, and
consequently imperfect kidneys and liver.
that 1 feared 1 should nave to give up my
practice. For more han q month / could
not sit down or get up without the most in
tense agony. and ] was suffering ali The
while. some one advised me to go out of
the regular channels and try a. remedy that
Bile cures 1t was ef~iecting; but my prejudice
was altogether too strong for that. However.
l did uietly be8 in trying the remedy but [
promise you 1 said nothing 10 my protner
physicians. or even to my family about 1t.
Well SIR, IT. was a revelation to me; for In ali
my medical experience l never saw anything
operate SO rapidly or so effectually as that
did, 1 owe my health to-day-and for all /
know, my life also-to the remedy known as
the starting point with me, and my
preJudices faded very rapidly after that [ can
assure you. 1 went to reading extensively
suppose l analysed all the leading proprie
tary medicines that are made. Many OF
them 1 found perfectly useless, being. COM
ounde simply OF water with "a little flavor
Ing. A vast majority of them all, however,
l found made up from prescriptions used b.
out OF the entire number. l found only two
that contained absolutely harmful ingre-
dents, and then in very slight quantities.
Indeed we are prescribing things con
stantly that nave more injuriour matter
ering this / said to MYSELF: why should
the medical fraternity be prejudiced against
those prescriptions which they are whiting
every day. simply because they are put up
on the wrapper. l saw its manifest
absurdity and resolved that 1 would be bound
by It no longer. Since that time l have pre-
scribed proprietary remedies neurly every
day, in my practice, and l have no reason to
regret having done so. Why. only a few days
a serious female difficulty and displacement
to use this same Kidney and Liver Cure that
cured me. l saw her this morning and she
is nearly well; the pain and inflammation are
are all gone and she is around AZ usual. We
have no right in the medical fraternity to sit
back and declare there is no Improvement
or Advancement, or hat we have n monop-
oily OF the remedies which nature has given
To mankind. There are great changes going
on in every department OF life and there are
great developments in medicine as well.
OF people die every year from
supposed typhoid fever, rheumatism or other
complaints, when In reality 1t is from trichi-
ma, and the result OF eating poorly cooked
or diseased pork. A vast majority Of all dis
eases arise from imperfect kidneys and liver.
7 liver becomes clogged, and Its work is
thrown on the kidneys; they become over
worked and break down, and so the poison
gets into theb blood instead of being thrown
from the system. No one with perfect kid
neys and liver is ever troubled with malaria;
and 1t Is the poisonous particles which these
diseased organs allow to get into the blood
that clog the capillaries o. the lungs and
cause tubercles and consumption. Thou
dropsy as the sequel to scarletiua, when In
reality 1t is die eased kidneys which have
become weakened by the fever they have