The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-09-24
A Rich Experience
What a Prominent and Well
Known New York Physi-
clan Told a Reporter.
His Revelations upOna Subject OF Vital :
ierest 10 All.
Nj. Revelations Upon a Subject OF Vital
isrest TO Ait.


The experience Of any one of education
and learning extending oyer a long period of
time must necessarily, be valuable, and
while no two experiences in this world are
alike. there is such q similarity between
them as TO render one which is rich in valu-
able facts of benefit TO all. Americas great
est orator declared that be knew of no way
judging the future but by the past; and past
personal expsrieEce 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 10 New YORK where he could find a
more extensive held for his talents and ex-
perience. Although several years had passed
the dector's 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-
yersation and uttered some truths so scien-
tihc and valuable. as TO Justify their repro
duction In print
sYes." said the doctor, Il have improved
in health since you last saw me and i 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 7 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 ! have 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
truth-so much the worse for them-they are
certain TO be crushed sooner or later. Why.
when 1 knew you in Detroit. 1 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 ola nputating my hand. Now,
however. 1 prescribe and advise those
things which / believe to be adapted to cure,
and which my experience has proven 10 be
such"
This Is rather an unusual way for a ply
sician to talk. is 1t not. doctorfv
Certainly 1t is; 1t Is way outside OF our
code of ethics. bur l have grown far beyond
the code. 1 q all 1 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, / pre-.
scribe medicines every day, some OF them
so-called patent medicines, which would
renderme liable 10 expulsion from the med
icai fraternity. but 1 am Supremacy indin-
erent to their laws" \
Are the medical fraternity OF the country
combined against proprietary medicines.
DOCTOR"
Invariably. and II is sufficient ground for
expulsion nom any medical society In the
land to prescribe any patent medicine what
ever, no matter II 1t is made from an
exact formula, such ms physicians
are using every day. You see the code ia
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
enoroaching upon the alread, estab,
lished practice ofthe older ones. This ia
largely the reason why young physicians
have such a hard time of IL; they are fet-
tered by the code. and nave only their DER.
sonal influence to depend upon in securing
practice"
now uiu you come to get such heretical
Ideas as these, DOCTOR"
oh. they are the result of my experience
observation. / obtained my first ideas
upon the subject. however, from having been
cured after all my care and the skill of nv
professional brethren had failed to relieve
me. Why l was SO badly off with n commit
cation OF troubles, including dyspepsia, and
consequently imperfect kidneys and liver
that 1 feared 1 should have to give up my
practice. For more than a month I eouId
not sit down or get up without the most In
tense agony, and ] was suffering ali the
while. Some one advised me to 90 ont of
the regular channels and try a. remedy that
was becoming quite famous for the remarka-
was altogether too strong for thai. However
1 did uietiy bekin trying the remedy but
promise you 1 said nothing TO my protner
physicians. or even to my family about IL
Well Sir, IL was q revelation to me: for in ali
my medical experience l never saw anything
operate 80 rapidly or so effectually Ns thai
did, l owe my health ~to-day-and for ali /
know. my life also-to the remedy known as
Warmers Safe Kidney and Liver lure, That
was the starting point with me, and nv
pre1udices faded very rapidly after that / can
assure you. l went to reading extensively
suppose l analysed all the leading pronrie.
tary medicines that are made. MANY NJ
pounded do simplPy e Of Saier useless wits being com
ing. A vast majority OF them all, however
l Ioun9 made up rom prescriptions used by
out OF the entire number. / found oniy two
that contained absolutely harmful inere.
f indeed "n we .he ane In pr yscy slight Spantiilss.
stantly. that have more inJuriour matter
eering this said to myself: why should
the medical fraternity be %prejudiced aaains,
those prescriptions which the are wriiinr
sve wSo oays ssampdy ee sa,a they are put up
stamp on the wrapper. / saw Its manifest
absurdity and resolved that / would be bound
by 4 no longer. Since that time / h have pre-
scribed proprietary remedies neurly every
day. In my practice, and l have no reason 10
regret having done 50. 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 infamation are
are all gone. and she Is around as usual. We
have no right in the medical fraternity to sit
or advancement. or that we have a monop-
oily OF the remedies which nature has given
TO mankind. There are great changes going
on In every department OF life and there arc
great Developments in medicine as well.
Thousands OF people die every year from
supposed yphoid fever, rheumatism or other
ma, and the result of eating poorly cooked
or diseased pork. A vast majority ofaiI dis
The liver becomes ciogged. and is worh Il:
thrown on the kidneys; they become over
worked and break down, and SO the poison
koso - " eho " lustcdu OF Delny thrown
from thesystem. No one with perfect Kid.
and liver IL ever troubled with malaria.
and 1t is the poisonous particles which these
diseased organs allow to get into the blood
that clog the capillaries os the lungs and
cause tubercles and consumption. Thou
sands o fchildren are dying every year from
dropsy as the sequel to scarletina, when in
reality II Is diseased kidneys which have
become weakened by. the fever they have
just had. Here is 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. |
sibilities when they become diseased, and
the symptoms are shown in hundreds OF
other ways"
well. doctor, you ht.ve got some new
truths here, certainly but they sound very