The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-09-04
A Rich Experience.
What a Prominent and Well
Known New York Physl-
clan Told a Reporter.
Ms Revelations Upon Subject OF Vital In
ierest to All.
From the petrolt Free Press.

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 Is such a similarity between
them as to render one which is rich In yalu-
able facts Of benefit 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 ais paper while
loungins in the hobby 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 to New York where he could ind a
more extensive held for his talents and ex-
~perience. Although several years had passed
the doctors physical condition had evident
Is been very much improved. for he was
looking much better than when the mar 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.
-fes." said the doctor, Il nave Improved
In health since you last saw me and / hope
also In many other ways. One thing. how
ever. have succeeded in doing, and il is one
OF the hardest things for any one, and es-
pecially.a physician, to do and that Is have
overcome my prejudices. You know there
are some people who prefer To remain on The
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fest right Such prejudice lea1s to bigotry OF
the worst order. akd Of precisely the same
nature as characterized the sixteenth century
when people were burned at TAI stake. Now
l am n physici an and OF the old school order.
too; but l have after years OF experience aud
observation come to the conclusion that
truth Is the highest of al things, and that IL
prejudice or bigotry stand In the way OF
truth-so much the worse for fhem-they are
certain TO be crushed sooner or later. Wby.
when / 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 | would of a 1 putating my hand. Now.
however. 1 prescribe and advise those
things which believe TO be sdspted to cure,
and which my experience has proven to be
such"
"a why U "a DIVE
sician to talk. Is 1t not. doctor?'
Certainly 1t is: II is way outside OF our
code of ethics. bur l have grown far beyond
the code. have oil l 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, I 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 l am supremely inain-
erent to their laws."
Are the medical fraternity OF the country
combined against proprietary medicines,
doctorfr
Invariably. and 1t is. sufficient ground for
expulsion from any medical society In the
land TO prescribe any patent medicine what
ever, no matter IL it is made from an
exact formula, such MS 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 10 keep the
younger doctors from obtaining a foothold
and encroaching upon the alread, estab
lished practice ofthe older ones. This ia
largely the reason why young physicians
have such a hard time of 1t; they are fet-
tered by the code. and have only their per-
sonal Influence TO depend upon In securing
practice"
How did you come TO get such here,ica,
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 10 relieve
me- Why. i wasso badly on with a complI- |
cation of troubles, including dyspepsia. and
consequently imperfect kidneys and liver. |
that ! feared l should have to give IN INV
practice. For more than a month l could
not sit down 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 channels and try a. remedy that |
was becoming quite famous for the remarka.
w Sle c aitas 81 was ,e eoe sironS i put my prejudice
1 did uietly bek In trying the remedy buf I
promise you'll SAID nothing 10 my protner |
Well sir, II was a revelation to me: for in ali
my medical experience l never saw anything
did. / owe my health ~to-day0andis for rs a .hai
know. my life also-to the remedy known M
Warmers Safe Kidney and Liver Cure. That
prejudices faded very rapidly after that 1 can
assure you. went to reading extensively
suppose / anaiS zed ali the leading nronrie.
tary medicines that are made. Many OF
them 1 found perfectly useless. being COM
- HhNOI-l
Ing. A vast majority OF them ali. howeyer.
l found made up from prescriptions used by
out OF the entire number. / found only 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
the medical fraternity be prejudiced against
those prescriptions which they are whiting
every day. simply because they are put up
DIV Wholesale and are sold with n pnvarp ant
absurdity and resolved that 1 would be bound
by A. no longer. Since that time I have pre-
day. In my practice, and / have no reason 10
regret having done so. Why, only a few days
ago ! g advised q lady v no was suffering from
q serious female dlfhculty 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 inflammation are
have no right In the medical fraternity to sit
back and declare there Is no Improvement
or advancement. or that we have a monop-
oily of the remedies which nature has gwen
to 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
imposed 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 from imperfect kidneys and liver.
The liver becomes clogged, and Its work is
nr0wn on me kidneys; they become over
gets into the blood iustead OF being thrown
from the system. No one with perfect kid
| and II Is the poisonous particles which these
diseased organs allow to get into the blood
that clog the capillaries o. the lungs and
sands o. children are dying every year from
dropsy as the sequel To soarletina, when in
reality It Is diseased hidnsys which have
Just had. Here is another strange thing: not