The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-09-27
A Rich Experience
What a Prominent and Well
Known New York Physi-
clan Told a Reporter.
His Revelations Upon Subject of Vital
terest to All.
terest to All.


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 a similarity between
them as TO rende one which is rich In valu-
able facts of beneft to all. Americas great
est orator declared that he knew OF 10 way
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 lille
iounging in the lobby of a prominent New
York hotel. met n 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 field for his talents and ex-
perience. Although several years had passed
the doctors physical condition had evident-
ly been very much improved. for he was
looking much better than when the maa OF
news had last seen him. After some genehl
talk. the doctor fell into an easy train OF COM
versation and uttered some truths SO scien-
tihc and valuable. as to Justify their repro
duction in print.
-Yes." said the doctor, Il have improved
In health since GU last saw me and l hope
also in many other ways. One min how
ever. Ihave succeeded in doing, and 1t is one
OF the hardest things for any one, and es.
pecially IA physician. to do and that is have
overcome my preJudiees. You know there
are some people who prefer to remain on the
wrong rather than a~cknowiedge the manl-
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 at the stake, Now
1 am a physici an and OF the old school order.
too; but l have after years OF experience and
observation come To the conclusion that
truth is the highest of al things, and that If
prejudice or bigotry stand in the way of
truih-so much the worse Tor them-they are
certain 10 be crushed sooner or later. Why.
when l knew you in Detroit. l 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 lputating my hand. Now.
however. / prescribe and advise those
things which l believe to be ac apted to cure
and which my experience has proven to be
such."
This Is rather an unusual way for q ply
sician to talk, is 1t not. d~octor?r
Certainly It is; 1t Is way outside OF our
code of ethics. bur l have grown far beyond
the code. have all 1 can attend to. and nm
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
lender me liable to expulsion from the med
icai fraternity. but l am supremely iudid-
erent to their laws"
Are the medical fraternity Of the country
combined against proprietary medicines.
DOCTOR"
Invariably. and 1t is sufficient ground for
expulsion nom any medical society In the
land to prescribe any patent medicine what
ever, no matter If it is made from an
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 and insist
upon their enforcemt mt in order 10 keep the
younger doctors from obtaining a foothold
and enoroaching pom the alread, estab.
hshed practice ofthe older ones. This ia
largely the reason why young physiclaps
have such a hard time OF 1t; they are fet-
tered by the code. and have only their per-
sonai influence to depend upon in securing
practice"
How did you come to get such heretical
ideas as these. DOCTOR"
oh. they are the result OF my experience
and observation. / obtained my FIRST ideas
upon the subject, however, from having bcen
cured after all my care and the skin of nv
professional brethren had failed to relieve
me. Why. l was so badly off with n commit.
Gallon OF troubles. including dyspepsia. and
consequently imperfect kidneys ana liver
that feared ] should have TO give IN nv
practice. Fol 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 -,
the regular channels and try a, ren,ed ! tbot
was becoming quite famous for tho remark a
Die cures ~ was effecting: but my prejudice
Was aitoBetner 100 strong for that. However
1 did uietiy bekin trying the remedy bnt I
promise you / SAID nothing TO INV nrotner
puysicians' OF even TO my family about 1t.
Well sir, IL was a revelation to me; for In ali
my medical experience l never saw anything
operate SO rapidly or SO e~ffectually rs thai
DID, l owe my health to-day-and for ali /
know, my life also-to the remedy known %
warmers Safe idney and Liver ,,ure That
was tne starting point with me, and my
preluoices iaded very rapidly after that can
assure you. 1 went 10 reading extensiv.ix
ana ~anaiyzing more extensively. and 1
suppose analy zed all the leading proprie-
tary medicines that are made Many nj
them l found perfectly useless, being COM
pounded simply OF water with a little flavor.
ing. Vnst majority of them all, however.
1 found made up nom prescriptions used by'
physicians In their every day practice: but
out OF the entire number. l found only two
that contained absolutely hal m full ipere.
clients, and then in very Slight quantities..
s sndseS tS Ms rare aae Prescribing things con
ering this l said TO myself: why shoniidd
In them than they had. Aner discoy.
thes nie ers, Ii5ateInity be %preJudiced against
every day, simply because they are mi mn
~ ~ M w q oe ahs and are sold with agovernment
absurdity and resolved thatI would be bound
oy u no longer. since that time have pre-
scrIpeu proprietary remedies nevrly every
uay, IN my practice, and l have no reason TO
regret having done SO. Why, only n few days
ago advised a lady " ho was suffering from
a rerions email difficulty and displacement
To use this same Kidney and Liver Cnre ihat
cured me. l saw her tnls morning and she
IL nearly well; the pain and ~nfiamatio are
are all gone ana she Is around Us usual. We
have no right in the medical fraternity 10 sit
pack ana declare there is no Improvement
or advancement, or that we have a monop-
oily OF the remedies when nature h.s giyan
10 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 trjchi-
nr a d nnu .ne result OF eating poorly cooked
eases arise from imperfect kidneys and liver.
Inc nver becomes clogged, md Its work is
worked and break down, and SO the poison
gets into the blood Instead OF being thrown
from the system. No one with perfect kid
neys ana liver Is ever troubled with mainrIa:
and IL is the poisonous particles which these
diseased organs allow to get into the blood
that clog the caplilaries o: the lunga and
sands ofchildren are dying every year rom
dropsy as the sequel to scarletina, when in
reality IL Is diseased kidneys whlch nave
become weakened by the fever thew have
Just had. Here Is another strange thing: not
one In ten people who have diseased kidneys
neys for these organs lose their nervous sem
slbilities when they become diseased, and
the symptoms are shown in hundreds or
other ways"
Well. doctor, you hs,ve got some new
truths here. certainly but they sound very
reasonable to me-
: n nwsil, Whether insy are reasonable or not.