The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-10-28
A Rich Experience
What a Prominent and Well.
Known New York Physi-
clan Told a Reporter.
Nj. revelations Upona Subject Of Vital
teresi 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 Is such a similarity between
them as TO render one which Is rich In valu-
| able facts Of benent to all. Americas great
est orator declared that he knew OF no way
Judging the future but by the past; and past
| personal experience is of the same nAtui. as
that history which repeats itself.
A representative Of this papei lille
iounging 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 thek 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 md a
more extensive field 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. Alter 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 you last saw me and ! hope
also In many other ways. One thing. how
ever. Ihaye succeeded In doing. and II Is one
OF the hardest things for any one. and o.
peclally a physician. 10 do and thst isl have
overcome my prejudiccs. You know there
are some people who prefer TO remain on the
wrong rather tLnn acknowledge the maui
fest right. such prejudice leafs 10 bigolry OF
the worst order. and al precisely the same
nature as characterized the sixteenth century
when people were burned At G stake. Now
I am a phystci al and Of The old school order,
too; but ] have alter ycilIs OF experience and
observation come 70 the conclusion that
truth la the highest of al things. and that n
prejudice or bigotry stand In tho way OF
lruih-so much tho worse Tor them-they are
certain 10 be crushed sooner or later. Why,
when / knew you In Detroit. l would nave
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 Lputating my hand. Now.
however. l prescribe and advise those
things which believe TO be adapted to cure,
and which my experience has proven 10 be
such."
This Ii rather an unusual way for "A ply
siclan to talk. Is IL not. doctor?'
"Certainiy 1t is: It is way outside OF our
code Of ethics. bur l have grown far beyond
the code. l 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. I pre-
scribe medicines every day. some OF them
so-called patent medicines. which would
ender me liable 10 expulsion from Tho med
ical fraternity. but l am supremely indin-
erent to their laws
Are the medical fmtcrnity OF the country
combined against proprietary medicines,
DOCTOR"
"Invariably. and It is sufficient ground for
expulsion from any medical society In the
land TO prescribe any patent medicine what
ever. no matter II It Is made from an
exact formula, such M 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 enforcemsnt In order TO keep the
younger doctors from obtaining n foothold
and cncroaching upon the alrend, estab.
lishcd practice ofthe older ones. This Is
largely the reason why young ply siciana
have such n hard time Of IT.; they are fet-
tered by the code. and have only their per-
sonal influence 10 depend upon In securing
practice"
How did you come 10 get such hereiical
ideas as these, DOCTOR
"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 my care and the skill OF my
professional brethren had failed TO relieve
me. Why. l was so badly of with a compli-
cation OF troubles, including dyspepsia, and
consequently imperfect kidneys and liver,
that ! feared ! should have TO give up my
practice. For more than "A month 1 could
not sit Down or get up without the most In
tense agony. and ] was suffering all the
while. some one advised me 10 go out of
the regular channels and try u. remedy that
was becoming quite famous for the remarka-
bic cures 1t was efecting; but my prejudice
was altogether too strong for thai. However.
/ did uietiy BET In trying the remedy but 1
promise you 1 SAID nothing 10 my brother
physicians. or even to my family about II.
ell sir, 1t was n re violation to me; for In ali
my medical experience / never saw anything
S Sida i owe se m nap'S health Hl 10 snecsnnIy for rs NJ .n"i
know, my life aIso-to the remedy known ~
Warmers safe Kidney and Liver Cure. That
preiudlces faded very rapidly after that 1 can
assure you. I went to reading extensively
suppose / snais zed Mi the %ienIing ,,a and !
tary medicines that are made. Many OF
them 4 found perfectly useless. being com
pounded simply oil water with ~ little nayor-
Ing. A vast majority OF them all, however,
1 found made up from prescriptions used by
physicians In their every day practice; but
out OF the entire number. I found only two
that contained absolutely HARMFUL lngrc-
dients, and then In very slight quantities.
Indeed we are prescribing things con
stantly that have more inJuriour matter
ering this ! said TO myself: why should
the medical fraternity be prejudiced against
those prescriptions which they are writing
every day. amply because they are put up
by Wholesale and are sold with n government
HtkmD on the wrapper. SAW It's manifest
absurdity and reserved that would be bound
by 1t no longer. since that time 1 have pre-
scribed proprietary remedies neBrly every
day, in my practice, and ! have no reason u
regret having done 10. Why. only a few days
ago / advised n lady v ho was suffering from
a .erious female difficulty and displacement
TO use this same Kidney and Liver Cure that
cured me. ! saw her this morning and she
Ii nearly well; the pain and inflammation are
are all gone and she Ia around ms usual. We
have no right In the medical maternity TO sit
back and declare there IN no Improvement
or advancement, or that we have "a monbp-
oily OF the remedies which nature has gwen
70 mankind. There are great changes going
on In every department OF life and there are
great development In medicine as well.
Thousands OF people die every year from
supposed typhoid fever. rheumatism or other
complaints, when In reality II IN from trichi-
| m, and the result OF eating poorly cooked
| or diseased pork. A vast majority OF all dis
ease. arise from Imperfect kidneys aud liver.
thrown on the kidneys: they become over
worked and break down, and 80 the poison
/ RetA lntO Tue DiDOu inSttbu Oh Dtluk thrown
| from the system. No one with perfect kid
| neys and liver IL ever troubled with malaria;
and IL is the poisonous particle which these
| dis organs allow to get Into the blood
| that clog the capillaries o. the lungs and
| cause tubercles and consumption. Thou
| sands OF chlldren are dying every year from
| dropsy as the sequel 10 scarletiDa, when In
| reality II Is diseased Kidneys which have
become weakened by. the fever they have
| lust had. Here ~ another strange thing: not
| one in ten people who have diseased kidneys
| notice any pain In The Vicinity OF the kid
neys for these organs lose their nervous sen :
sibilites when they become diseased, and
tho symptoms are shown In hundreds OF
other ways"
well, doctor, you hGve got some new
truths here. certainly but they sound very