The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-07-15
A Rich Experience.
What a Prominent and Well
Known New York Physi-
clan Told a Reporter.
Ms Revelations upona Subject OF Vital Ia
ierest 10 All.
From the De troit Free Press.
From the Detroit Free Press.

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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. and
| while no two experiences in this world are
alike, there Is such 9 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 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
| lounging in the lobby Of q 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
medical practice. and was on the crest of the
wave of popularity. From Detroit he re-
moved to New York where he could md a
more extensive field for his talents and ex-
perience. Although several years had passed
the DOCTORS physical condition had evident
IL 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 80 scien-
tinc and valuable las TO Justify their repro
duction In print
.Yes,' said the doctor, II have improved
in health since you last saw me and 1 hope
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-
pecially q physician. TO do and that isl have
overcome my ~prejudiees. 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 atthe stake. Now
l ar O physici IN and OF the old school order,
too; but 1 nave after years of experiences and
observation come to the conclusion that
truth il 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 l knew you in Detroit. ] would have
| no soon or thought OF violating the code of
ethics laid down by the profession, OF OF pre-
scribing anything out of the regular order.
than [ would of n npuiating my hand. Now.
however. l prescribe and advise those
things which ! believe TO be adapted to cure.
and which my experience has proven Ia be
SUCH"
This Is rather an unusual way for q ply
sician to talk, Is II not, doctor?''
Certainly IL Is. It Is way outside OF our
code of ethics. bur | have grown far beyond
the code. have all can attend TO, and am
determined TO be honest with my patients
and with mankind. whether my brother
physicians are with me OF not. Why, l 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 supremacy inaiff-
erent to their laws"
Are the medical fraternity ofthe 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
ever, no matter II II Is made from an
exact formula, snch 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 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 1t; they, are fet-
tered by the code. and have only their per-
sonal iniuencefo dspspd upon in securing
practice"
"How did you come to get surn heretical
ideasTsr These. doctor?' ~
"Oh, they are the result of my experience
and observation. / obtained my first ideas
upon the subject. however, from having been
cured after all my care and the skin of my
professional brethren had failed to relieve
me. Why. i wass so badly of with a cornpli-
cation of troubles. Including dyspepsia, and
consequently Imperfect kidneys and liver,
that 1 feared 1 should have to gave up my
practice. For more than a month / could
not sit down or get up without the most In
tense agony, and l was suffering all the
while. Come one advised me to GO out OF
the regular channels and try a remedy that
was becoming quite famous for the remarka-I
was altogether too strong for thai. However,
/ did uietiy begin trying the remedy but 1
physicians. or even to my family about il.
Well sir, II was q revelation to me, for In all
my medical experience never saw anything
did. / owe my health ~to-day-and for all j
know. my life also-to the remedy known as
was the starting point with me, and my
prejudices faded very rapidly after that ! can
ASSURE ayy SH; vent mo 10 reading eag e5tensivsly
suppose 1 analysed all the leading proprie-
tary medicines that are made. Many OF
POUNDED Imply Of wafer with little Hsinf i,s cS%.
ing. A vast majority OF them all, however,
physiciansfn their every day PRACTICE: but
out OF the entire number. 1 found only two
that contained absolutely harmful ingre-
SANITY hat have more in5ur io,nss ma Saei
in them than they had. After diseov.
the medical fraternity be prejudiced against
sSsss ssTSsc r,%sIu S which Z they hey are re. w n, q
by Wholesale andare sold with I government
stamp on the wrapper: 1 saw It's maniies
scribed proprietary remedies nevrly every
regret reg; having done So onS Why S.o oni NJ . I sswd ay ,S
ago l advised Q lady " no was suffering from
2 .e.iops female dif1oulty and di.plscement
cured me. saw her this morning and she
is nearly well; the palm and Inflammation NE
have no right in the medical fraternity TO sit
BACK and declare there II NO Improvement
CIV or a or sSs ssmed, or that as,, re ns have e a.. mop ssn
On II every department & ofi liz and napt sser rss sas
Thousands Of people die every year from
supposed typhoid fever, rheumatism or other
complsi1ts: In reality II is from triehi;
ssse. arise from imperfect Eidneys and liver.
thrown on the kidneys; they become over
worked and break down, and so the poison
gets into the blood instead OF being thrown
rom the system- No one With perfect kid
neysand liver is ever troubled with malaria;
a u !! the poisonous particles which these
aisensed organs, allow to get into the blood
tnst clog the capillaries o. the lunga and
cause tubercies and consumption. Thou
sanos o. children are dying every year from
dropsy es the sequel to scarletina, when In
become weakened by the fever they have
yusthad. Here IL another strange thing: not