The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-07-31
A Rich Experience.
What 4 Prominent and Well
Known New York PhysL
clan Told a Reporter.
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Mis- Revelations usoaa Subject Of Vital In
terest 10 All.
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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 = similarity between
them a. TO render one which L. rich In valu-
able facts Of benefit TO all. Americas great
est orator declared that he knew ofno 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
iounging in the lobby Of . PROMINENT New
York hotel, met q gentleman whom he had
known years before in h city OF Detroit,
but whom he had not seen before for anum-
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 h crest OF the
wave OF popularity. From Detroit he re-
moved to New York where he could md a
more extensive neid for his talents and ex-
perience. Although several years had passed
the DEBTORS 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 Afer some general
talk, the doctor fell n an easy train OF con-
versation and uttered some truths 80 scien-
the and valuable. as to justify their repro
duction In print. saa5f
.Yes." 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 II IL one
OF the hardest things for any me-. and es-
peeiallySa physician. to do and that IL 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. aAd or precisely the same
nature Ms characterized the sixteenth century
when people were burned atthe stake. Now
! am q physici an and OF the old school order.
too; but l have after years OF experience and
observation come 10 the conclusion that
truth IL the highest OF AL things, and that n
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 i 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 I would OF a nputatfng my hand. Now.
however. prescribe and advise those
things which I believe TO be adapted to cure.
and which my experience has proven u be
such"
This Is rather an unusual way for n ply
stefan to talk Is IL not. DOCTOR"
Certainly II Is: IL IL way outside OF our
code ofethics, bur have grown far beyond
the code. q all / can attend to, and am
determined to be honest with my patients
and with mankind. whether my brother
nhOuIrI0nQ = Al - nv 49,
scribe medicines every day, some OF them
so-cailed patent medicines, which would
rende me liable 10 expulsion from the med
icai fraternity. but ! am supremacy indin.
erent 70 their lawa." 3.
Are the medical fraternity OF the country
combined against proprietary medicines,
doctor7v
Invariably. and II Ia SUFFICIENT ground for
expulsion from any medical society In the
land to prescribe any patent medicine what
ever. no matter n It is made nom an
exact formula, such ~ physicians
are using every day. You see the code Ia
established and sustained by old physicians.
like myself, who make the rules and insist
upon their enforcement In order 10 keep the
young doctors from obtaining a foothold
and encroaching upon the already estab.
lished practice ofthe older ones. Thi IL
Why yoduB puyhlCihnh
have such o hard time OF II; they are fet-
tered blythe code. and have only. their per.
sonal influence to depend upon In securing
practice"
How did you come TO get such heretical
ideas as these, DOCTOR" q Il i
-oh. they are the result OF my experience
and observation. I obtained my nrst 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 compii.
cation OF troubles. including dyspepsia, and
consequently imperfect kidneys and liver.
that l feared I should have TO give up my
practice, For more than n month l could
not sit down or get up without the most I'm.
tense agony. and was suffering ali the
while. Some one advised me TO 20 out OF
the regular channel and try a remedy TINT
was becoming quite famous for the remarka-
was altogether too strong fr thai. foweysr
promise you i saId notnina 10 nv pro o !
physiciana. or even to my family about II.
Well ar, Il was q revelation TO me; nor In ali
did. 1 owe my health t~o-day-snd for al / !
Wsrnsr'ss safe Kidney ana md r TsiMsa yu nro- Ts a.
preiudices aided very rapidly afer that / caSS
suppose ! analyEed all the leading proprie.
them / ioand pe rect : et sss %sas' be, MANY ssS Of
pounded imply Of wafer with slittIs flavor.
Ing: vas majority OF them aiI. however,
out of entire number / found A oniy t Sus
s1sats, and then n 'Ssry sIls ast% %qnan. ,nE.s.
!ndsed We are prescribinY things con
erins NH ias 4 lay more in!uriSur matter