The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-12-02
A Rich Experience
What a Prominent and Well
Known New York Physi-
clan Told a Reporter.

His Revelations Upon Subject OF Vital
terest 10 All.
From the D<trolt Free Press.
The experience of any one Of education
and learning extending over q long period o.
| lime must necessarily be valuable. and
/ while NO two experiences in this world art
al,ka- ,hers Is such . similarity between
| ,bsm As 10 render one which is rich In valu-
| ab,s facts Of benefit TO all. Americas CREST
at orator declared that be knew Of 10 way
| Judging the future but by the past; and past
personal experience Is OF the same nstuiS A
that history which repeats Itself.
A representative OF this papet lille
| lounginE in tins lobby Of a prominsn nj New
York hotel. met q gentleman whom he had
known cars before In the city OF Detroit
bus whom he had not seen before FOR q num-
Der Of years When the knight OF the quih
had last seen this gentleman. he was giving
his entire time aud attention 10 an extensive
medical practice. and WAS ON the orest 81 me
wave OF popularity. From Detroit ne re
moved 70 New York where he could and =
more extensive nsld for his talents and tx
.er,enos. Although several years had passed
tbs doctor,s physioaI condition had evident
ly been very much improved. for hs Wa
zoos ing much better than when the man oil
| news had last seen him. Aflsr some general
talk. the doctor fell into an easy trsino oon-
versation and uttered some truths SO scien-
tho and valuable, As 10 Justify their repro
duction IN print
-Yes.' suiu the doctor. Il have Improved
IN health since , on last SAN me and 1 nope
also la many other ways. Ono lining. how
ever. Ihnvs luccseded In doing. and itis one
? the hardest things for any one. and O.
pseialIy q physician. 10 do and thai "a have
overcome my pref udices. You know there
are some people who prefer 10 remain on the
wrong RAJ tina acknowledge The mani
| TEST right. such prejudice ieaus TO bigolry Of
| the WORT order. ahd " precisely the same
| nature as characterized The sixteenth century
when people were burned attic stake. Nov
l am n pisysioi N and Of The old school order.
too. but l have alter years OF experience ano
observation come to the ooncluston thni
truth Is the highest OF AL things and that Il
| pred or bigotry stand In the way oil
| rulh-s much the worse Ior them-theya le
/ certain to be crushed sooner OF later. Why.
| when l knew you in Detroit. 1 would have
no sooner thought oil violating the code OF
ethics laid down by the profession. or Of pre-
scribing anything out Of The regular order.
han / would OF n putating my hand. Now.
h-u.~a - no .c.n,.d IN mr..
H., n,o~., 4, H..
sush."
s.This IL rather an unusual way for q ply
slcian to tala. Is II not. DOCTOR"
NIs-s- o,-n ,.rn.,ana
tbs aods. Ihavs al 1 can attend 10. and AN
datsruinsd to b. honest with my patient.
and vi.b mankind. WHISTLER my brother
nhvsisiaps are with me or not. Why. l pre-.
scr,bo m.tiotnes every day. some OF them
so-called patent medicines. which would
render me liable TO expulsion from The med
icul fraternity. but 1 am supremsiy indin-
aren't 10 their laws"
Are the medical fraternity OF the country
combined against proprietary medicines,
d~ostor7,
"Invarlably, and IL IL sufficient ground for
sxpulsaon from any medical society In the
land TO prescribe any patent medicine what
ever. no matter II It is made from At
exact formula. such as physicians
are usipe every day. You see the code IL
established and sustained by old physicianh,
uU.-~.alr who raka ,ba ruiaa and inslst
IKE myseii, WIZ n'AAo - ~ nss
upon their Enforcement IN oruer 10 Keep the
younger doctors from obtaining q foothold
80 s..~ssss,nn unon re oIr..a, .s,.h
Iished practice ofthe older ones. This Ii
| largely the reason why young physicians
hass .ucn a hara time of IL. tnev are fet-
tered by the code. and have only their per-
sonal influence to depend upon in securing
practice"
"How did you come TO get such heretieai
ideas az these. DOCTOR"
"Oh, they are the result of my experience
and observation. 1 obtained my nrst ideas