The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-08-28
A Rich Experience.
What a Prominent and Well
Known New York Physf-
clan Told a Reporter.
His Revelations Upona Subject Of Vital ia.
ieresi to All.
From the DetroIt Free Prs

WI n AOuE DCl1OQ Nl
time must necessarily be valuable. and
while no two experiences in This world are
aiike, there is such a similarity between
them as to render one which is rich in vain.
able facts of benefit to all. Americas great
est orator declared that he knew ofro way nj
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 promint nj New
YORK hotel, met a gentleman whom he had
known years before in the city OF petrolt
but whom he had not seen before for a num-
Der Of years. When the knight Of the auiu
hau last seen this gentleman, he was giving
his entire time and attention 10 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-
perienee. Although several years had passed
the doctors physical condition had evident
" been very much improved. for he was
looking much better than when the man of
news had last seen him. Ater some general
talk. the doctor fell into an easy train of con-
Versation and uttered some truths so scien-
tine and valuable. as TO Justify their repro.
duction in print.
YES" said the doctor, Il have improyei
In health since you last saw me and none
also In many other ways. One thing. HOY
ever. have succeeded In doing, and IL is one
OF the hardest things for any one, and es-
peciaify "A physician. 10 do and that Is have
overcome my prejudices. You know there
are some people Ia prefer 10 remain on the
wrong rather than acknowledge the mani
lest right Such prejudice leaus to bisotry OF
the worst order. and of precisely the same
nature as characterized the sixteenth century
~hen people were burned at the stake. Now
! am a physicl IN and OF the old school order
TOO; but ! have afteryeaIs OF experience ana
observation come to the conclusion tbnt
truth Is the highest OF al things. and tha, II
prejudice or blgotry stand in the way of
truth-so much the worse Tor them-they ara
certain 10 be crushed sooner or later. WHY. |
when l knew you In Detroit. | would nave
" - sooner thought OF violating the rode of
ethics laid down by the profession or of pre-
scribing anything out OF the regular order.
than l would Of Lputating my hand. Now. |
however. | prescribe and advise those
things which believe To be pdapted to cure, |
and which my experience has proven to be
such"
'Ihis is rather an unusual way for a ply |
sician to talk, is II not, doctor"
Certainly 1t is: II is way outside of our
code of ethics. bur / have grown lar beyond
the code. l have all 1 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, / pre-.
scribe medicines every day, some of them
so-called patent medicines, which would
render me liable TO expulsion from the med
ical fraternity. hut i am supremacy inaln.
erent to their laws"
Are the medical fraternity OF The country
combined against proprietary medicines.
DOCTOR"
Invariably. and It is sufficient ground for
expulsion from any medical society in the
land to prescribe any patent medicine what
ever no matter if 1t is made from an
exact formula. such rs physicians
are using every day. Iou see the code is
established and sustained by old physicians,
like myself. who make the rules and insist
upon their enforcement in order 10 keep the
younger doctors from obtaining a foothold
and encroaching upon the alread, estab
ished practice ofthe older ones. This ia
largely the reason why young physicians
nave such n hard time of 1t; they are fet-
teredby the code. and have only their per-
sonal influence 10 depend upon in securing
practice
How did you come to get such hereticaI
Ideas as these. doctor"
on, they are the result of my experience
and observation. | obtained my 6rst ideas
upon the subject. however. from having been
cured after all my care and the skin of nv
PROFESSIONAL brethren had failed to relieve !,
me. Why. l wasso badly OF with n compI.
cation of troubles, including dyspcpsia and
consequently imperfect kidneys and liver.
that 1 feared 1 should have 10 give nm nv |
practice. For more than u month couid
not sit down or get up without the most In
tense agony. and ] was suffering all the
while. some one advised me to go ont of
the Regular chanEels and try a remedy that |
was becoming quite famous for the remarh..
was altogether too strong for that. Howevar
/ did uietly begin trying the remedy iut
promise you ! SAID nothing 10 my brother |
pnysiclant. or even to my family about II
Well sir, II was a revelation to me: for in ali
my medical experience neversaw anything
did, 1 owe my health t~o-dayNand for All .nlaf
know. my life also-to the remedy known M
Wa Ter SAFE Kidney and Liver Cure. That
prejudices faded very rapidly after thai I can
assure you. i went TO reading extensively
suppose 1 analysed ali the leading p%roprie.
tary medicines that are made. Many of
pounded simply of water with q little dsyor.
ing. vast majority OF them all, however.
pb brhJ msd N Up abs .Toim prescription used by
out of the entire number. / found opiy two
dhsa contained MT ,nsn absolutely harmful lngre-
Indeed we are prescribing things con
stantiy thnt have more inJuriour matter
in them than they had. Amer discoy.
the medical fraternity be prejudiced against
every day, simply because they are put up
6y whoiessle and are sold with government
sbsuldity and resolved that saw Won ats M mite
by It NO longer. Since tina time i have pre-
scribed proprietary remedies neBriy every
regret having done so. Why. only a FEW DAYS
ago ! advised a lady " ho WAS suffering rom
to use this same Kidney and Liver cure thai
cured me. / saw her this morning and she
IL nearly wei: the pain and inflammation are
are all gone and she Is around as usual. We
have no right In the medical fraternity to SIT
back and declare there Is no Improvement
oily OF the remedies which nature has siyen
to 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
S oa ana 1ss wnen In ~ reality sa II is from tsishi;
or diseasea pork. A vast majority Of ali dis
eases arise from imperfect kidneys and liver.
brown or the kidneys; they become over.
~tworkedand break down., aud so the poison
gets INTO the blood instead Of being thrown
neys and liver Is ever troubled with malaria:
and II Is the poisonous Particles which these
that clog the capillaries o. tho lungs and
cause tubercles and consumption. Thou
dropsy q. the sequel to scarletina, when in
reality II L. diseased kidneys which nave
become weakened by the fever they awe
Just had. Here ts another strange hlng: not
one In ten people who have diseased kidneys
notice any pain In the vicinity of the kid.
neys for these organs lose their nervous sen.
sibilities when they become diseased, and
the symptoms ARE shown In hundreds Of
other ways
well, doctor, you hive got some new
truths here. certainly but they sound very
reasonable TO me-
.well, whether tney are reasonable or not.