The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-07-19
A Rich Experience.
What a Prominent and Well
Known New York Physi-
clan Told a Reporter.
His Revelations Upons Subject Of Vital In
terest 10 All.



The experience of any one of education
and learning extending over a 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 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
ly 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 so scien-
tihc and valuable. as TO justify their repro
duction In print.
YES" said the doctor. Il have improved
In health since you last saw me and i nope
also In many other ways One thing. how
ever. have succeeded In doing, and IL is one
of the hardest things for any one. and es-
pecially a 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 blgotry OF
the worst order, and OF precisely the same
nature as characterized the sixteenth century
when people were burned at the stake. Now
/ am a physici an and OF the old school order,
too; but / nave 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 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.
than [ would of a n~putating my hand. Now, |
however, 1 prescribe and advise those |
things which l believe to be adapted to cure,
and which my experience has proven to be
SUCH"
.sThis is rather an unusual way FOR a ply
sicIan to talk, is 1t not, doctore'
Certainly 1t is: 1t is way outside OF our
code of ethics, buI nave grown far beyond
the code. 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. but 1 am supremacy indin-
erent TO their laws
Are the medical fraternity OF the country
combined against proprietary medicines.
DOCTOR"
"Iuyariably. and IL is suficIent ground for
exp,,as,on rom anv medical socIety In IN.
800 -
iAna 70 prescribe any patent medicine what
exact formula. such ms phvsicians
orc ,s,n. ayarv a., W. II ..s. -
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 foothoid
and en~croaching upon the alread, estab: |
hshed practice ofthe older ones. This is
largely the reason why young physicians
..-.ss ~ my Mo iee-
10y ny ooue. n haSe only their per-
sonai influence TO depend upon in securing
.uow dtd 20, oom. % aa, No., .-
~ - sou oo"e 70 get such hereticai
. ~ tASoNs ooSt0ls I
"oh, they are the result of my experience
and ohseryat,on + nh,.,n.a ps.ane
upon the subject. however nom li nav urss i sssn
cured after all my care and the skin of nv
professional brethren had failed 70 re,,evs
me. Why. / wasso badly Off with a compli-
cation OF troubles. including dvspens,a and
consequently imperfect kidneys and liver.
that 1 feared 1 should have to give nm INV
practce. FOR more thar a month l could
nots i' or get up without the most In
tense agony. and 1 was suffering all the
the recuiar cbsnnei anSf IN me 70 60 out OF
-. 1y : ,em4oy that
BILE cures 1t was effecting; but my prejudice
was aitogether too strong for that. However,
promise you l said nothing TO my brother
pnysicians' or even 70 my family about 1t. |
Yell SIT, 1t was a revelation to me; for In ali
operate so rapidly or so efiectually. as thai
uius owe my neaitn t~o-day-and for all l
Warmers Safe Kidney and Liver Cure. That
was the starting point with me, and my
ppssure Won. j wen 1try ~ 1Ar rsaG,n adter That can
ana anaiyzing more extensively. and ]
snppose ! anaiyzed ali the leading Proprie-
Them 1 found PERFECTLY useless, being. COM
poanded Imply oi water with q little flavor
l found made up nom prescriptions used by
p n u ~ y N tnelr every DAY practice; but
that contodnad ahsniw ipuna only Two
La eon.1iheu apsoiuIeiy harmful ingre-
Indaad u hen IN very silght quantities.
stantIv Ne W. aro prescribing things con.
arana mn nase more inJuriour matter
In tbem ! sa'u 70 myseii' why should
The meaicai ia LILY mau. AiIer dlscov
annre prescriptlons which they are writinL
nv " oInss haanpty because they are put up
~ nj or 9ha s,uar SOU WIFI government
ahsn rditv ana aspPer; ~ nav ~ manifest
by IL no lonoer' Since tha WOULD De bound
bcrlDeQ DrOprletRTY remedtPs upurlv avarr |
rrsret havippg dons anu \ nave no reason to