The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-10-19
A Rich Experience
What a Prominent and Well
Known New York Physi-
clan Told a Reporter.
His Revelations Upona Subject Oi Vital
ierest 10 All.


The experience of any one OF education
and learning extending over a long period OF
time must necessarily be valuable. aud
while no two experiences in this world are
alike, there is such a 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 ONO way
Judging the future but by the past; and past
personal experience is of the same naiuio as
that history which repeats itself.
A representative of this paper lille
lounging in the lobby OF a 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 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
Is been very much improved. for he was
looking much better than when the man OF
news had last seen aim. Alter some general
talk. the doctor fell intoa an easy train OF con-
yersation ana uttered some truths so scicn-
tine and valuable, as TO Justify their repro
duction in print
-Yes.D said the doctor, y nave improse ed
in health since } ou last saw me and / hope
also ia many other ways. ono thing. how
ever. / have succeeded in doing, and IT Is one
or the hardest things for any one. and ca.
pecially a physician, to do and that Is ! have
overcome my prejudices. You know there
arc some people who prefer to remain on the
wrong rather than acknowledge the mani
.est right. such prejudice leads to bigoiry OF
the worst order. aKd Of precisely the same
nature as eli characterized the sixteenth century
when people were burned ut tue stake. Now
4 am "a pnysieian and OF The old school order,
loo; but | have after years OF experience and
observation come to the conclusion that
ruth is the highest of al things, and that II
pref udico or bigotry stand in the way OF
lruth-so much the worse Tor them-they arc
certain to be crushed sooner ur later. Why,
when l knew you in Detroit. / 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,
han 1 would ola nputating my hand. Now,
however. L prescribe and advise those
things which / believe TO be adapted TO cure,
and which my experience has proven 10 be
SUCH"
This is rather an unusual way for a ply
stefan TO talk is 1t not. doetor?r
Certainly 1t is: it is way outside of our
code ofethics, bur l awe 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 or not. Why, l pre-
scribe medicines every day, some OF them
so-calied patent medicines, which would
ender me liable to expuIsion from the med
ical fraternity. but / am supremacy indih-
erent to their laws
"Are the medical fraternity ofthe country
combined against proprietary medicines,
doctor?n
.Invariably, and Il 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 in
exact formula, such as physicians
are using every dsy. You see tho 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 encroachlng upon the already estabs
lished practice ofthe older ones. This Is
largely the reason why young physicians
have such q hard time of 1T; they are fct-
teredby the code, and have only their per-
sonal Influence TO depend upon in securing
practice
~ hAEAAA Z
ideas as these, DOCTOR"
"Oh, they are he result OF my experience
and observation. l obtained my first ideas
upon the subject, however,f from having been
cured after all my care and the Skill of my
professional brethren had failed to relieve
me. Why. L was SO badly OF with a compli-
cation OF troubles, including dyspepsia, and
consequently imperfect kidneys and liver, |
that 1 feared l should have to give up my
practice. For more than n month | could
not sit down or get up without the most in
tense agony, and ] was suffering all the
while. some one advised me to go out of
the regular channels and try n remedy thnt
was becoming quite famous for the remarka-
bic cures 1t was eiecting: but my prejudice
was altogether too strong for that. However
l did uietiy be- IN trying the remedy but /
promise you L sand nothing 10 my protuer
physicians. or even to my faiuily about 1t. |
Well sir, 1t was Il revelation to me; for In ali
my medical experience | / never saw anything
operate SO rapidly or SO eiiectuaily US that
did, 1 owe IN, health to-day and for all /
Know, my life also-to the remedy known as
warmers Safe Kidney and Liver Cure. That
was The starting point with me, and my
preJudices laded very rapidly after that ! can
assure you. l went to reading extensively
and anslyzing more extensively, and ]
suppose | anals zed all the leading proprie-
tary medicines that are made. Many ol
them 1 found perfectly useless, being COM
pounded simply oil wafer with "A little flavor.
ing. A vast MINORITY OF them all, however,
l found made up from prescriptions used by
physicians in their every day practice; but
out of the entire number / found uniy two
that contained absolutely hu' mful ingro-
dents, and then in very slight quantities.
Indeed we are prescribing things con
stantly that have more inJuriour matter |
ering this / said to myself: why should
IN them thai they had. After discov
the medical fraternity be prcJudiced against
those Prescriptions which they are writinl
every day. SIMPLY because they are pat up
by Wholesale and are sold with agpvefumcnt
stamp on the wrapper; | saw rs manifest
absurdity and resolved thatI would be bound
by IT no longer. Since hat TIME l have pre-
scribed proprietary remedies neurly every
day, In my practice, and | have no reason to
regret having done 80. ny. only a few days
ago l advised n lady g ho was suffering FROM
"A er1ons female d ificnlty aud displacement
10 use this same Kidney and Liver Cure that
cured me. l saw her this morning aud ShG
Is nearly well; the pain ANA inflammation nte
are all gone and she Is around "a usual. Ne
have no right in the medical fraternity 20 sit
back and declare there Is no improvement
or advancement or that we have : monop-
oily OF the remedies which nature has gwen
20 mankind.[ There are great changes going
on ia every department oil life and there are
great Developments in medicine us well.
Thousands OF people die every year from
supposed typhoid fever, rheumatism or other
complaints, when in reality 1t is from tticht-
na. and the result OF eating poorly cooked
or diseased pork A vast majority OF all dis
eases arise from imperfect kidneys aud liver.
The liver becomes clogged, and Its work Is
thi W on the kidneys they become over
worked and break down, and SO the poison
gets into the blood instead of being thrown
from hesysten. No one with perfect Kid
| neys and liver Is ever troubled with malarin;
and II Is the poisonous particles which these
| diseased organs allow to get Into the blood
that clog the caplllarles o: the lungs and
cause tubercles and consumption. Thou
sands ofchildrcn ARE dying every year rom
dropsy Us the sequel to scarlctina, when In
| reality 1t is diseased kidneys which have
| become weakened by the fever They have
| lust had. Here Is another strange tliing: not
| one in ten people who have diseased Kidneys
| notice any paiu In lhe vicinity OF the kid
| neys for these organs lose their nervous sen.
| sibilities when they become diseased, and
the symptoms arc shown In hundreds oil
other ways"
"Weii, doctor, you hsve got some now