The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-08-21
A Rich Experience.
What a Prominent and Well
Known New York Physi-
clan Told a Reporter.
His Revelations Upon a Subject Of Vital In.
ierest to All.


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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. aud
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 benefit to all. Americas great
est orator declared that he knew of no way of
judging the future hut 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 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
bad last seen this gentleman. he was giving
hts 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 field for his talents and tx
perience. Although several years had passed
the doctors physical condition had evident
~ been very much improved. COR lie was
looking much better than when. the man OF
news had last seen him. Aner some general
talk. the doctor fell into an easy train OF con-
versation and uttered some truths so scien-
tihc and valuable. as to Justify their repro
duction In print.
yes" said the doctor, Il AVE improved
In health since you last saw me and | hope
also in many other ways. One thing. how
ever, lhave succeeded in doing, and 1t is one
OF the hardest things for any one, and es-
pecially. a physician, TO do and that is I 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. akd of precisely the same
nature as characterized the sixteenth century
when people were burned at tie stake. Now
l am n physici an and of the old school order.
700; but have after years OF experience and
observation come 10 the conclusion thai
truth Is the highest OF al things. and thai If
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 knew you in Detroit. l would AVE
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 ppntating my hand. Now,
however. l prescribe and advise those
things which / believe to be adapted to cure,
and which my experience has proven to be
such.'
This Is rather an unusual way for n ply
sicinn TO talk. Is 1t not. DOCTOR"
Certainly IL is: IL is way outside OF our
code OF ethics, bur l have grown far beyond
the code. have all l can attend TO. and an
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
render me liable to expulsion from the med
ical fraternity. but l am supremely indin.
I erent to their lava
"Are the medical fraternity OF the country
combined against proprietary medicines.
doctor?'
"Invarlably. and 1t is sufficient ground for
expulsion from any medical society in the
land TO prescribe any patent medicine what
ever, no matter IL 1t Is made from .au
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 aud insist
upon their enforcement In order To keep the
younger doctors from obtaining u 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 IL; they arc fet-
teredby the code. and have 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. i 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. / wass so badly OF with a compli- |
cation OF troubles, including dyspepsia, and
consequently imperfect kidneys and liver. 4
that l feared l should nave 10 give up INV
practice. For more than a month ! could
not sit down or get up without the most in
tense agony. and ] was suffering ail The
while. Some one advised me to go out of
the regular hannels and try a remedy tbat
was becoming quite famous for the remarka- |
bic cures 1t was effecting: but my prejudice |
was altogether 100 strong for that. However. /
1 did uietly bek In trying the remedy but | |
promise you 1 SAID nothing 10 my brother
Well sir, IL was a revelationto me: FOR in ali
my medical experience never saw anything
operate so rapidly or SO efiectnaiiy MS thai
know. my life also-to the remedy known a.
Warmers Safe Kidney and Liver Cure. That
preiudices faded very rapidly after that I can
assure you. l went TO reading extensively
| suppose I anaiS zed ali the LEADING nronrie.
tary medicines that are made. Many OF
them l found perfectly useless. being COM
kI' vi "9tt WllIh IIIIlo AkOT-
ing. A vast majority oil them all, however
l iound made up nom prescriptions used by
out OF the entire number. / found oniy two
that contained absolutely harmful ingre-
dients, and then in very slight quantities.
stantly. that have more injuriour matter |
ering this ! said to myself: why should
IN them than they had. After discov
the medical fraternity be prejudiced against |
those prescriptions which they are writing |
every day, simply because they are nut up
by wholesale and are sold with a government
absurdity and resolved that would be bound
by II no longer. Since that time 1 have pre-. |
scribed proprietary remedies neBrly every
day, In my practice, and l nave no reason to
regret having done SO. Why, only a few days
ago l advised a lady " no was suffering from
a serions female difficulty and displacement
To use this same Kidney and Liver Cure that
cured me. / saw her this morning and she
IL nearly well; the pain and fiamation are
are all gore and she is around AS usual. We
nave no right in the medical fraternity 10 sit
back and declare there is no Improvement
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 are
great developments in medicine as well.
Thousands of people die every year . from
supposed typhoid fever, rheumatism or other
complaints. when in reality 1t is from trichi-
ma, and The result of eating poorly cooked
or diseased pork. A vast majority OF all dis
eases arise HON imperfect kidneys and liver.
The liver becomes logged, and Its work Is
brown on the kidneys; they become over
tworked and break. down, and SO the poison
gets into the blood instead OF being thrown
nom the system. No one with perfect kid
neyB and liver Is ever troubled with malaria;
and 1t is the poisonous particles which these
diseased organs allow TO get into the blood
that clog the capillaries o. the lungs and
cause tubercles and consumption. Thou
sands ac9i hid san are dying sIgs every year from
reality II is diseased kidneys which nave
become weakened by the fever they nave