The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-07-30
A Rich Experience.
What a Prominent and Well
Known New York Physi-
clan Told a Reporter.


AS - "a " cuuthl1o1
and learning extending over . 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 10 render one which Is rich In valu-
able facts OF benent To all. Americas great
est orator declared that he knew OF NO way Of
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 while
~lounging in the lobby of a prominsnt New
York hotel. met . 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
bad 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 md q
more extensive neid 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-
tine and valuable. as TO Justify their repro
duction in print
&o<tSts aafS AuhPIOftu
In health since you last saw me and / nope
also in many other ways. One thing, how
ever. have succeeded In doing. and II is one
OF the hardest things for any one, and es-
peciailyla physician. TO do and that isI have
overcome my p~rejudices. You know there
are some people who prefer to remain on the
wrong rather than acknowledge the mani.
fest right Such prejudice leads TO bigetry OF
the worst order. and of precisely the same
nature as characterized tbs sixteenth century
when people were turned at the stake, Now
am q physicisn and OF the old school order,
too; but l have after years OF experience and
observation come to the conclusion that
truth is the highest OF al things, and that II
prejudice or higotry stand in the way of
truth-so much the worse for them-they are
certain to be crushed sooner or later. why,
when l knew you in Detroit. l 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 nputating my hand. Now,
however. 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 q ply
stefan to talk, is II not. DOCTOR
"certainly It Is: IT is way outside OF our
code ofethics, burl have grown far beyond
the code. I 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. pre-.
scribe medicines every day. some OF them
so-called patent medicines, which would
render me liable TO expulsion from the med
ical maternity. but I am supremacy indin.
erent to their laws"
Are the medical fraternity OF The country
combined against proprietary medicines.
doctor?r
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 It Is made from an
exnct formula, such as physicIans
are using every day. You sec itise code is
established and sustained by old physicians.
lkemyself, who make the rules and insist
upon their enforcement in order 10 keep the
younger doctors from obtaining a foothold
and encroaching upo the alread, estab.
lshed practice ofthe older ones. This In
largely the reason why young physicians
have such a hard time of It; they are fet-
teredby the code. and have only their per-
sonal influence to depend upon in securing
practice"
HOW did you come to get such heretieal
Ideas as these, DOCTOR"
/ vi, tney are the result OF my experience
q observation. ! 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. ! was SO badly on with a complI-
cation OF troubles. including dyspepsia, and
consequently imperfect kidneys and liver.
that 1 feared l should have to give up my
practice. For more than q month 1 could
not sit dow or get up without the most in
tense agony. and ] was suffering all the
while. Some one advised me to 90 ont of
the regular hanne and try a: remedy that
was becoming quite famous for the remarka-
va S sitos y was t sos sssOns i SS, ,5 my RRrs,adise
oio aietly nealn trying the remedy but
promise you l SAID nothing 10 my protner
Well sir, II was . revelation to me; for In ali
my medical experiences I never saw anythine
did. / owe ny heath ~to-daScand for as !. ssai
know. my life also-to the remedy Known A
Marpsr,s SAFE Kidney and Liver Cure. That
assure YOU. went to reading extensiysay
.uppose I snalszed all the leading proprie.
tary medicines that are made. MANY al
pounded rSs% a0 si%plps s 81 waller %a, wiss : h being com.
ING: vast majority OF them ali. however,
b bonnd MADE up from PRESCRIPTIONS used BY
out OF the entire number. / found oniy Two
nat contained absolutely harmful ingre-
indssd We nan az. II pr ssss bsil1sht tS Sasn'i son
stently. that have more injuriour matter
IN s1in shs sal' has / said they to RSs ss' VIZ s sSSSId
those preset ptions which they are Wriiins
BY wholesale andares sold with sgovernment
stamp On the wrapper. L saw its manifest
by 4 no longer. since that time i have pre-.
sc.aose propretary remedies neBrly every
Gay: n my practice. and I have NO reason 10
akerious female difioulty and displacement
CURED me. Efsaw her this mornine and shss
Ia nearly well; the pain and infamation a, E
have NO righlln the medical iraternity 10 III
back and declare there Ia no improvement
S or s a. sS 3 ssa'eai e E Ss'ls .s SsSs $oasp;
on . In every ,dspartmsni 81 lie and here res ars
fbons SSeioPmsnts IN medicine As well,
suppcssd typhoid ievef.rSeumasslssms s Of ; osSen
Sotn ana ~ w~asninrealtty Il y ffom triehi;
-; ~; sss:; . Ss.Hi Z ssss s aiaasSs'.y . Sa II hS S's:
thrown, on the kidneys; they becom" over.
worked and breas down. and so the poiasr
s IN the s sns blood lnsts.d q being thr0wn
nsys.ndi liver r. ever tsonbIed with mSiafiS
nd liz rs poi:0nan. particle which thss.
that clog the capflsriss q the lungs and
ceqse5 rlp9Eclee ana consumption. Thou
asnos q Sa t !, ssa sEe dying svsEy year iron,
reality II Is diseased Kidneys which have
become Weakened by the fever they have
noacs sny Ss{aini d : Is Ssin aissa Or Il, h,'n Ia
s afsi i, sIs ss ~Sso orf Gee i lose shsir; a nsrs = ssn
the symptoms ::Are shown IN hundreds .
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