The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-07-10
4 Rich Experience.
What a Prominent and Well
3 Known New York Physi-
i clan Told a Reporter.
His Revelations Upon Subject Of Vital In
terest 10 All.

terest 10 All.
From the Detroit Free Press.
The experience OF any one of education
and learning extending over q long period Of
time must necessarily be valuable. and
while no two experiences In this world are
alike. there IL such q similarity between
them as TO render one which Is rich In valu-
able facts Of beneht to all. Americas great
est orator declared that he knew Of no way OF
Judging the future but by the past; and past
personal expsrience Is OF the same nature as
that history which repeats itself.
A representative OF this paper while
lounging in the lobby of q 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 tune 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 neld 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
Eyes," said the doctor, Il have improved
In health since you last saw me and l 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 q 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 a. at the stake. Now
/ am a physici IN and of the old school order,
too; but 1 nave after yenrs OF experience and
observation come to the conclusion that
truth Ii 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. l would have
no soone or thought of violating the code of
ethics laid down by the profession. or Of pre-
scribing anything out OF the regular order.
than I would of q nputating my hand. Now.
however. 1 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 II not. doctor"
Certainly II il: 1t Is way outside OF our
code of ethics, bur ! have crown far beyond
the code. a 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. l pre-
scribe medicines every day, some of them
10 called patent medicines. which would
render me lab 10 expulsion from the med
ical fraternity. but I am supremacy indin-
erent to their laws"
"Are the medical fraternity of the country
combined against proprietary medicines.
DOCTOR"
"Invariably, and 1t is sufficient ground for
expulsion from any medical society In the
land to prescribe any patent medicine what
ev er, no matter II IL Is made from an
exact formula. such rs 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 such a hard time OF II; they are fet-
tered by the code. and ave only their per-
sonal influence to depend upon in securing
practice"
'How did You come to get such hereticai
ideas as these, doctor?'
'Oh, they are the result OF my experience
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 on with a compli-
cation OF troubles, including dyspepsia, and
consequently imperfect kidneys and liver.
practice. For more than a month I could
not sit down or get up without the most In
tense agony. and l was suffering all the
while. some one advised me TO go out OF
the regular channels and try a remedy that
was becoming quite famous for the remarka-
Bile cures II was Erecting; but my prejudice
l did uIetiy begin trying the remedy but l
promise you / said nothing TO my protner
We'll sir, it was a revelation to me; for In ali
my medical experience l never saw anything
operate so rapidly or so effectuaily as that
know. my lie also-to the remedy known as
Warmers Safe Kidney and Liver Cure. That
p wss shs si isded ys R9in pap Eh,n ai ms' th and / c mS
assure you. I went to reading extensively
and analysing more .extensively, and /
tary medicines that ARE made. Many OF
them l found perfectly useless, being COM
opnde dsim Ioso Of was os ,S with e Eli littts 1.yor-
l found made up nom prescriptions used by
physicians in their every day practice; but
that contained absolutely harmful ingre-
dents, and then In very slight quantities..