The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-09-22
A Rich Experience
What a Prominent and Well
Known New York Physi-
clan Told a Reporter.
His Revelations upona Subject OF Vital 4.
terest 10 All.
From The Detroit Free Press
Nj. Revelations Upon a subise, Of Vital
teret to Ali.
From the Detroit Free Press

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 lacts of benefit to ali. Americas great
est orator declared that he knew Of NO way
judging the future but by the past: and past
personal experiences is OF the same nature as
that history which repeais itself.
A representative of this paper lille
lounging In the lobby OF a 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 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 find 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 30 scien-
tide and valuable. as to justify their repro
duction in print.
"Yes." said the doctor. Il have improved
In health since ou last saw me and 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-
peciallyla 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
i am a physici IN and OF the old school order.
too; but l have after years OF experience and
observation come to the conclusion that
truth Ii the highest OF al things, and that IL
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. / 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 [ woul offs nputating my hand. Now.
however. 1 prescribe and advise those
things which l believe TO be adapted to cure,
and which my experience has proven u be
SUCH"
This Is rather an unusual way for q ply
stefan to talk. Is It not. DOCTOR"
Certainly 1t is. It Is way outside Of our
o Of ethics, bur l have grown far beyond
the code. 1 have 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. 1 pre-.
scribe medicines every day, some OF them
so-calied patent medicines, which would
render me liable to expulsion from the med
icai fraternity. but I am supremacy indi1-
erent 10 their laws"
Are the medical fraternity ofthe 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 keen the
| younger doctors from obtaining a foothold
and enoroaching upon the alread, estab
lshed practice ofthe older ones. This In
largely the reason why young physicians
have such a hard time of II; they are fet-
tered by the code. and rave only their per-
sonai influence TO depend upon in securing
practice"
How did you come to get such heretical
Ideas as these, docter?n
"Oh they are the result of my experiences
and observation. 1 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. i was SO badly Off with q compile
cation Of troubles. including dyspepsia, and
consequently imperfect kidneys and liver.
that I feared 1 should have TO give up NV
| nractica. For mora than n pror -.
not sit down or get up without the most in
tense agony. and ] was suffering all the
while. Some one advised me to 20 ont of
the regular channel and try a. remedy thai
was becoming quite famous for the remarka-
| was altogether too strong for that. However,
l did uietly begin trying the remedy but l
physicians. or even to my family about IL.
Well sir, 1t was q revelation TO me; for In ali
my medical experience 1 never saw anything
did. l owe my health ~to-day-and for ali i
know. my life also-to the remedy known as
was the starting point with me. and nv
preludices faded very rapidly after that / can
assure you: !! went to reading extensively
suppose analysed all the leading proprie-
tary medicines that are made. MANY OF
pounded simply Of water with little Dslef iis cSm
ing: vast majority OF them all, however,
I aSSnd maze dn 9 aPs aom prescription used BY
out Of b entire number. 1 found only two
that contained absolutely harmful inere.
Indeed we are prescribing things con-
SANITY that have more inJuriour matter
S " sbs this has, / said t to myself why should
the medical fraternity be ~prejudiced against
those prescriptions which they are writing
BY wholesale andare sold with Sgovern ln ap
stamp on the wrapper; 1 saw It's manifest
s6surdity and resolved that l y would be bound
by u no longer. Since that time l have pre-
scribed proprietary remedies neurIy every
day, In my practice, and / have no reason "a
ago / advised n lady v no was suffering from
= rer1ous female difficulty and displacement
10 use Ihis same Kidney and Liver Cure thai
ID nearly well; the pain and inflammation are
are all gone and she is around as usual. We
have no right in the medical fraternity to siI
back and declare there Ia no improvement
or advancement. or that we have a monop-
Oily OF the remedies which nature has given
10 There are great changes going
on In every department Of life and there an
great developments In medicine as well,
Thousands OF people die every year . from
complaints. when in reality It is from trichi.
ma. and the result OF eating poorly cooked
or diseased pork; A vas, majority OF all dis
the liver becomes clogged, and its work i,
thrown on the Kidneys; they become over.
gets Into the blood instead OF being thrown
nom the system. No one with perfect kid
neys and liver IL ever troubled with malaria,
and 1t is the poisonous particles which these
that clog the capillaries o. 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 1t Is diseased Kidneys which have
become. weakened by the fever they have
just had. Here is another strange thing: moi
one In ten people who have diseased kidney
notice any pain In the vicinity OF the Kid.
neys for these organs lose their nervous sen,
abilities when they become diseased, and
the symptoms ARE shown in hundreds o
other ways"
well. doctor, you have got some new
truths here, certainly but they sound very