The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-08-13
A Rich Experience.
What a Prominent and Well
Known New York Physi-
clan Told a Reporter.
His Revelations Upon Subject Of Vital In.
terest 10 All.


terest 10 All.
From the Detroit Free Press.
and learning extending over q 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 render one which Is rich in valu-
able facts of benefit to all. Americas 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
lounging in the lobby OF a Mt New
York hotel, met q gentleman whom he had
known year, 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 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 az
~perience. Although several years had passed
b 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 After some general
Talk. the doctor fell into an easy train OF con-
versation and uttered some truths NO scien-
tho and valuable, as to justify their repro
duction in print.
"fes." said the doctor. II have improved
In health since you last saw me and / hone
also In many other ways. One thing. how
ever. Ihave succeeded In doing, and II is one
OF the hardest things for any one. and es.
pecialiyia physician. to do and that rs have
overcome my prejudices. You know there
are some people who 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 characterizedthe 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 thai
truth is the highest OF al things, and that II
reJudic or bigotry stand In the way OF
truthCso much the worse for them-they are
certain to be crushed sooner or later. Why.
when 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.
than [ would OF a nputating my hand. Now
however. l prescribe and advise those
things which l belle We to be adapted to cure.
and which my experience has proven To be
such"
This Is rather an unusual way for a ply
sician to talk Is II not, DOCTOR,
Certainly 1t is: it is way outside OF our
code OF ethics. buIl have grown far beyond
the code. have all can attend to, and am
determined to be honest with my patients
ana with mankind, whether my brother
physicians are with me or not. Why, / pre-.
scribe medicines every day, some of them
so-calied patent medicines, which would
render me liable to expulsion from the med
ical fraternity. but l am supremacy indif.
erent to their laws"
Are the medical fraternity OF the country
combined against proprietary medicines,
doctors'' 80
Invariably. and 1t is sufficient ground for
expulsion from any medical society in the
land to prescribe any patent medicine what
ever. no matter II 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,
hkemyself. who make the rules and insist
upon their enforcement In order to keep the
younger doctors from obtaining a foothoId
and encroaching upon the alread, estab.
hshed practice ofthe older ones. This liz
largely the reason why young physicians
- nv tiIht vi /. InEK are fat-
tered by the code. and nave only their per.
sonal influence to depend upon in secnr,ng
practice
"How did you come to get such beretica,
ideas as these. DOCTOR"
"Oh, they are the result of my experience
and observation. l obtained my first ideas
upon the subject, however, from having been
cured after all my care and the skill of nv
professional brethren had failed to relieve
me. Why. / VASES badly Off with n commit.
cation OF troubles, including dyspepsia. and
consequently imperfect kidneys and liver
that l feared l should have TO give mn NV
practice. For more thai q month I couId
not Sit down or get up without tho most in
tense agony. and ! was suffering ALI The
while. Some one advised me to no ont of
the regular hannels and try n remedy thai
was becoming quite famous for the remarka-
was altogether too strong for thai. Howevsr
1 did uietiy begin trying the remedy bnt
physicians. or even to my family ahon' ~
Well sir, IT was a revelation to me: for in ali
my medical experience 1 I never saw anything
did. | W my health to-dayoand fo rs al tha i
know, my life also-to the remedy Known as
w va sale Kidney and Liver Cure. That
pretudices faded very rapidly affer thai 7 can
assure you. 1 went to reading extensiyeiy
suppose ! analysed ali the ieading nra onr
tary medicines that are made. Many ~
them ! dound perfectly useless, being COM
pnvg ai1nPay OF water with a little flavor
l found made up nom prescriptions used by
physicians in their every day pracfice. hui
out of the entire number. 1 found oniv two
dlents, and then In very slight quantities.
stantiy that have more injuriour matter
In tbenn ! said 70 myself why should
me medical fraternity be prejudiced against
NOSE prescriptions which they are wriiinu
every NY, amply because they are put up
~ wnoiesaie and are sold with q government
stamp on the wrapper. 1 saw It's manifest
absurdity and resolved tina / would be bound
Dy ~ no longer. Since that time / nave pre-
day. In my practice, and 1 have no reason IL
regret having done SO. Why, only a few days
ago 4 ADVISED q lady " no was suffering from
icons iemaie difiiculty and displacement
cured me. / saw her this morntnp and AN
is nearly well; the pain and infiamation ae
hhea soIe ano sne Is around as usual. We
nave no right In the medical fraternity To sij
pack and declare there 10 no Improvement
OF advancement. or that we have a monop-
oay OF me remedies which nature has given
on In every department Of life and ihere ars
great developments In medicine as well,
Inousands OF people die every year from
suPp0sed typhoid fever, rheumatismor otheI
70 mp,dints when in reality 1t is from trichi.
o. diseased pork. A vast majority OF ali dis.
Ssses arise from imperfect kidneys and liver
ihnSnver becomes clogged, and Its work Il
ed and break down, and so the poisor
gets mo the blood instead of being thrown
from me system. No one with perfect kid
n aey !, add Liver T. ever troubled with malaria
diseased Organs allow to 0et Infh the t,Iood