The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-09-09
What a Prominent and Well
Known New York Physi-
clan Told a Reporter.
Mis- Revelations Upon Subject Of Vital In
terest to All.
From the Detroit Free Press.

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 promintn mt 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 tbs 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 conld ind a
more extensive neld Tor his talents and ex-
perience. Although several years had passed
the 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 trsin OF con-
versation and uttered some truths SO scien-
tinc and valuable. as To justify their repro
duction in print
Yes" said the doctor, Il have Improved
In health since } GU last saw me and 1 hope
also In many other ways. One thing. how
ever, lhave succeeded In doing, and II Is Que
OF the hardest things for any one, and es-
pecially. n physician. TO do and that is have
overcome my ~prejudices. You know then
are some people who prefer to remain on the
wrong rather than acknowledge the mani
fest right Such prejudice leaus TO bigotry of
the worst order. and OF precisely the same
nature as characterized the sixteenth century
when people were burned at tAe stake. Now
l am a physici N and Of the old school order.
too; but | have after years OF experience and
observation come to the conclusion that
truth Is the highest OF al things, and that II
tar.lpllaa - lf.t-.
trnth-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.
than I would of %rputating my hand. Now.
however. ! prescribe and advise those
things which l believe TO be adapted to cure.
and which my experience has proven To be
SUCH"
This is rather an unusual way for n ply
slcian to talk. Is IL not, d~octorev
Certainly IL Is: IL Is way outside OF our
code OF ethics. bur | have grown far beyond
the code. have all | can at: lend 10, mud am
determined to be honest with my patients
and wi,h mankind, whether my brother
physicians are with me or not. Why, I pre-
scribe medicines every day, some OF them
~ = lAAtdlClIltt. WHICH MOllu
render me liable To expulsion from the med
icai fraternity. but ! am Supremacy Innia.
erent to their laws"
Are the medical fraternity OF the country
combined against proprietary medicines,
doctor?-
Invariably, and II is sufficient ground for
expulsion rom any medical society In the
land TO prescribe amy patent medicine what
ever, no matter IL 1t is made from an
exact formula, such MS physicians
are using every day. You see the code is
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 n foothold
and encroaching upon the alread, estab.
iished practice ofthe older ones. This Is
largely the reason why young physicians
have such a hard time OF 1t; they are fet-
teredby 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. the are the result OF my experience
and observation. / obtained my first Ideas
upon the subject, however from having been
cured after all m care and the skill OF NV
professional brethren had failed TO relieve
me- Why. / was so badly of with a compll-
cation OF troubles, including dyspepsia. and
consequently imperfect kidneys and liver
that l feared / should have 10 give M INV
practice. For more Than a month l 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 ont of
the regular channels and try a, remedy that
was becoming quite famous for the remarka.
BILE cures 10 was enfecting. but nv nreindin.
was altogether too strong for thai Goyayar
l did uietiy bek In trying the remedy but
promise you 1 SAID nothing 10 my nrosna
physicians, or even to my family ahnnf H.
ell sir, IL was a revelation to me. for in ali
my medical experience / never saw anvfhtna
operate so rapidly or so effectnaIIv - ! aha
did, 1 owe my health to-day-and for ali
know, my life also-to the remedy kuoSn ss
warmers SAFE Kidney and Liver Cure, That
was the starting point with me, and my
preludices faded very rapidly after that 1 can
assure you. 4 went 10 reading extensively
suppose analyzed all the leading proprie-
Larry medicines that are made. Many OF
pounded Imply Of Wafer ps wiss I n pelng A. com Sor
ing, 4 vast majority OF them all. however.
l ionnd made up nom prescriptions used by
pay sicihns IN tneir every day practice; but
out OF the entire number. ! found only two
inat contained absolutely hai mful lngre-
Indeed we are prescribing things con
stantiy ina nave more inJuriour matter
ering TINS 4 said to myself: why should
the medical fraternity be preJudiced against
tnose prescriptions which they are writing
BY wholesale and are sold with agovernment
staimp On the waApper; saw Its manifest
40 " un y resS,vea ths.i would be bound
W y ~ lohsei. since tnht TIME 1 nave pre-
day. In my practice. and ! have no reason to
aegse + adr,saF . aI IaS, SO. wny, only q Few days
a serious female difiiculty and displacement
cnr uss l ne i In saw hh er ana Liver Cure thai
IL nearly wen, tne pain and inflammation are