The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-07-26
ARieh Experience.
What a Prominent and Well
Known New York Physi-
clan Told a Reporter.
His Revelations Up0aa Subject Of Vital In.
ierest 10 AL
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. and
while no two experiences in this world are
alike. there Is such q 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 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 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 q 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 find a
more extensive field for his talents and ex-
perience. Although several years had passed
the doctors physical condition had evident
iy been very much improved. for he 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 truth SO scien-
tifc and valuable, as to justify their repro
duction in print.
-Yes." said the doctor, 81 have improved
in health since you last saw me and l nope
also In many other ways. One thing. how
ever, Ihave succeeded in doing. and IL is one
OF the hardest things for any one, and es-
peciallyla physician, 10 do and thai 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
wbe, neop,e were h,r,aa a,,h. 800 ~.
am a physici an and of the old scbool order
too; but / have after years of experience and
observation come TO the conclusion mai
truth Ia the highest of n things and ,ha, ~
prejudice or bigotry stand in the wav of
truth-so much the worse for tbem-tbey ~
certain to be crushed sooner or later WI
when 1 knew you in Detroit. i would nays
no soope thought of violating the coda ~
ethics laid down by the profession. or of pre-
scribing anything out of the regular order
/ than I would of a pputatine NV hand Nov
however, 1 prescribe and advise those
| things which I believe to be adapted IN cpra
| and which my experience has nroven "a, no
| such"
9Th is rather an unpsua, wav a. 49,
sician to talk, is Il not. doctor7r
"certainly it is: 1t is way outside of our
| code of ethics. bur 1 hive crown far havona
the code. have all 1 can attend to ana am
determined TO be honest with nv 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 am supremely indin-
erent to their laws"
Are the medical fraternity OF the country
combined against proprietary medicines.
doctors'
Invariably. and It is sufficient ground for
expulsion nom any medical society in the
land to prescribe any patent msl,c,n. ,yha,-
P"'ehe nieuicine "hat-
ever. no matter II It Is made from an
| are using every dav you sae ,ha ooda ..
estabIIsbed ana srsta,aS ooae s
ikemysslf. who make the rules and insist
upon their enforcement in order IN ka.n ~
younee doctors rom obtaining a fooiboId
iished practice ofthe Older one. rs,s :.
largely the reason why young physicians
have such a hard time of it; they are fet-
sSss, = nave only tnPir per-
A lnnupnce oepeho upon IN securing
practice"
ideas as these. DOCTOR"
| and observat,on- T oh,atnad !. naoe
ppon the snh,act howsvar 80. ~ !, lucas
cured after all my care and the skin Of nv
professional brethren had failed to relieve
me. Why. / was SO badly on with = o esr,eve
conseouentIy imrelfees assD ayspeps,a; and
that l feared I should have to give up my
practice. For more than q month I could
o SIT down or get up without the most In
tense agony, and ] was suffering all the
,nar s.r,sr .Ssnn.,s sssa me 70 go out of
was Decoming quite famous for the remarka-
was altogether too strong for that However
did uleuy beein trying the remedy but
physicians. or even to my family abeuL ii.
Well sir, II was q revelation TO me; for In ali
n my Mso 20 ra eaPeyience I meyer saw anything
9lus " my neaith to-day-and for all 1
vnoM; Ty SAFE me s KiSrs me remedy known as
was the starting point with me, and my
Preiudices faded very rapidly after that / can
and analysing more extensively' AND
suppose anaiyxed all the leading proprie-
t tacm me sdIa1 that are made, Many OF
pounded simply OF water withs little fisvor.
ing: vas5 maJority OF them all, however,
20 az ahn IN tnelr every day practice; but
t1bssto conts e.sde nhmDef. found only two
nosoiuseiy harmful 1ngre-
dients, and then In very slight quantities.,
sstnsuneG1 We are prescribing things con
ering MI tsAt AYE more inJuriour matter
~ mem IMAM they had. Ater discov-
,hona s9lcal iraLernity pc ~prejudiced against
snose PrescriPtlons which they are writing
Ssery W. simpiy because they are put up
stamn m ~ raares olo with government
shha ILL. ~ Zig ripper 1 saw Its manifest
hhDs y and resolved that would be bound
ny ~ no lon9ef. since that time ] have pre-
sc "1 proprietary remedies neurly every
LETT = = Iavlng oone SO. why. only a few days
a Serious female dinicuityn ana s SisnIng tom