The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-08-04
What a Prominent and Well
Known New York Physi-
clan Told a Reporter.
His Revelations Upon Subject Of Vital In
teresi TO All.
From the D.trolt Free Press.

Ablt A4<k. VI bcnt4t 70 ILL., AulcIlca 3 great
est orator declared that he knew OF no 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
~iounging 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 md a
more extensive field for his talents and ex-
p~erience- 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 man of
news had last seen him.. Atter some general
talk. the doctor fell into an easy train of con-
versation and uttered some truths SO scien-
tihc and valuable. as to justify their repro
duction in print.
-Yes." said the doctor. II nave improved
In health since lou last saw me and 1 hope
also In many other ways One thing, how
ever. i nave succeeded In doing, and Il is one
Of the hardest things for any one, and es-
pecialiyta physician, TO do and that rs have
overcome my prejudices- You know there
are some people b prefer TO remain on the
wrong rather than acknowledge the mani
fest right Such prejudice leads to bigetry of
the worst order. and OF precisely the same
nature as characterized the sixteenth century
when people were burned atthe stake, Now
1 am a physici IN 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 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 1 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
thar [ would OF a Dputating 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 a ply
stefan TO talk. is IL not, doctor.-
Certainly 1t is: IL is way outside OF our
code Of ethics, bur l 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 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. but I am supremacy indin-
erent to their laws."
Are the medical fraternity Of the country
combined against proprietary medicines.
DOCTOR
invariably. and il is sufficient ground for
expulsion from any medical society In the
land to prescribe any patent medicine what
eSer, no matter IL 1t is made from an
exact formula. such as physicians
are using every day. You see the code ia
established and sustained by old physicians.
like myself. who make the rules and 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
nave such a hard time of 1t; they 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 heretical
ideas as these, DOCTOR"
"Oh. they arc 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 skill of my
professional brethren had failed to relieve
me. Why. wasso badly on with a compli-
cation OF troubles. including dyspepsia, and
consequently imperfect kidneys and liver
that l feared l should have to give nm NV
practice. For more than a month l couId
not sit down or get up without The most In.
tense agony. and ] was suffering all the
while. some one advised me to 20 out of
the regular channels and try q remedy that
was becoming quite famous for the remarka-
Die ou,es ~ was enecting; but my prejudice
l did uietiy befi in trying the remedy but
promise you 1 said nothing 10 my brother
p ~, sar y or even to my family about Il:
operate 50 rapidly or so eiIectuaily rs thai
know. my lie also-to the remedy Known "A
WarnersSafe Kidney and Liver Cure THAT
%p pss sns si isdea ys R9in raD wh,h .i me, ,s and my
and anelyzinE more e1tensively, and I
tary medicines that are made. Many OF
them I found perfectly useless, being com.
ing. A vast majority ofthem ali. hoWeyer.
found made up from prescriptions used by
pnysicisas In their every day practice; but
dIents, and then In very slight quanuties,
stsntly that have. more injuriour matter
ering this 1 said to myself why should
the medicalJfaternity be ~prejudiced sHsinsi
those prescAptions which they are Win.
every day. simply because they are put up
sbsnfdity and resolved that l Would ais be bound
ecribed proprietary remedies nesriy eyery
day. Ia my practice, and / have no reason to
asgrst a a6sying dons 90. Why. only 2 Few days
Q terious female din1culty and displacement
to use this same Kidney and Liver Cure thai
Is nearly well; the pain and inflammation are
are all gone and she ID around as usual, We
b haye mo- mo dri dsn IN the medical fraternity to sit
or advancement. or that we have a monop-
oily OF the remedies which nature has given
on In every department & lie Snsng gser Ee, nre
great developments in medicine as well.
TnOusands Of people die every. year from
complaints. when In reality It is from trichi-
na. and the result OF eating poorly cooked
eas a,s sai.s POI, pork; yas, majority Of al dis
Inc liver becomes clogged, and Its work is
gets Into the blood Instead OF being thrown
rom nesystem. No one with perfect kid
nsyss 1d liver is ever troubled with malaria;
that clog the capiiisrios Q. the lung. and
sands Of SIslsiSs s are dyinS eners year from rom
dropsy as the sequel to scarletina, when in
sSs soOSS. II r. !: sIssss Sd hh, s ? ssysr w ihsR have Ssys
just had Here is another strange thing: not
\ In ten people h have diseased kidneys
notice any pain in the vicinity of the kid.
neys ior these organs lose their nervous sen.
abilities when they become diseased, and
the mpt ARE shown In hundreds Of
We'll, doctor, you hs.vc got some new
reasonable 70 me-
.Wen, whether they are reasonable or not,
! nave demonstrated to my own satisfaction
That tney are true, ane ! propose 70 stand by
nem,no matter how much opposition ! may
rnise py doing so. Any man, be he ponti-
can preacher or physician. who Is so con-
siderste Of hi. pocEstbook Or bis own per-