The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-03-18
That Rich EXPERIENCE.
a Free Press Interview Sus-
tanned and its Source Be-
Vealed.
Detroit Free PeSS.)

formerly q resident of Detroit, but now
living in New York, appeared in the
columns of this paper. The statements
made By the doctor and the facts he
divu ged were of so unusual q nature as
TO cause no little commotion among those
who read them, and many inquiries
were raised IS to the genuiDeness of the
interview and the vslidity of the state
ments It contained. The name Of the
physician was at that time suppressed at
his own request. The seal of secrecy,
however, can now be removed, as the i'm
portanL and interesting letter which sp-
pears below will Abundsntly show.
In ord 3r, however, that the reader may
better understand this letter, few ex-
tracts are herewith given from the inter-
view in question.
After sn exchange Of courtesies and few
"reminiscences ABOUT the war, in which
the doctor was prominent surgeon, the
reporter remarked upon the doctors i'm
proved appearance, upon which he said
"Yes, have improved in health since
you last saw nAe, land | hope also In many
other ways. One thing, however, have
succeeded 10 doing, and il is one of the
hardest things for any one and especially
doctor, to do, and that is | have over
come my prejudices. You know there
are some people who prefer to remain in
the wrong rather than acknowledge the
manifest right. Such prejudice leads to
bigotry of the worst order Now, | am
physician, 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 all things,
and that if prejudice or bigotry stand in
the way OF truth, so much the worse for
them-they are certain to be crushed
sooner or lster. Why, when l knew
you in Detroit, would ne sooner have
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 amrutating my hand. Now, how
ever, prescribe and advise those things
which l believe to be adapted to cure,
aud which my experience has proven to
be such."
"How did you come to get such hereti-
cal ideas as !hese doetor?''
"Oh. they are the result of my expert
eEce and observation. I obtained my
frat ideas upon the subject. though. from
having been cured after all my care and
the skill of nay professional brethren
had failed to relieve me. Why l was as
badly of as many of my patients, with 9
complication Of troubles, including
dyspepsia, and consequently imperfect
kidneys and liver, and l feared should
have to give up my practice. For
months suffered untold agonies. Dull,
indefinite pains in various parts of the
body; lack OF interest in everything
around me; loss of appetite; head
aches; all these disagreeable symptoms
were added TO pains which were both
acute and constant. Sick as was, how
ever, l became restored to hsslth in a
most surprising manner and in an in
credibly short space Of time. And it WAS
this that proved a revelation to me. That
was the starting point,snd my prejudices
faded rapidly after that I can assure
you. l went to reading extensively, and
analyzlng more extensively, aEd since
that time [ nave discovered many things
of real value to humanity. Why, only q |
few Jays ago I advised lady who was
suffering from serious female difficulty |
and displacement to use the same remedy |
which cured me. / saw her this morn |
ing and she is nearly well; the pain and |
are all gone and she is |
around as usual. We have no right in |
the medical fraternity to sit back and |
declare there is no such thing as i'm
or advancement, or that we
have monopoly of the remedies which
nature has given to mankind. There are
great changes going on in every depart
nent Of life, and there are great
developments in medicine as well.
Thousands Of pc pie die every
7ear from supposed typhoid fever,
rheumatism or other complaints, when 1
n reality it is from trichins, caused
~ eating poorly cooked and diseased
,Urk. Thousands of children are dying
very year from drOpsy as the apparent
equel 10 scarletina. when in reality it is
rom diseased kidneys which have be-
ONE weakened by the fever they have i,
ust had"
We'll, d ctor. you have got some new
ruths here, certainly, but they sound very !,
essonsbe 10 me-"
We'll, whether they are reasonable or
ot, l have demonstrated to my own
ABSTRACTION that they are true, and pro- l
ose to stand by them, no matter how
much opposition l may raise by doing
D. Any man, be he politician, preacher
physician, who Is so considerate of his
ocketbook or OF mis- own personal ends
5 to stultity himself by suppressing the .
manifest truth, is unworthy the name oil t,
lad, and unworthy the confidence of the a
ublic whom he serves" lis
The above are some of the PRINCIPAL Ii
oints in the interview referred to. Now
" the sequel. The following outspokenI
tier from the doctor himself which has D
lst been received is published in full:
'dttoT Detroit Free Press:
Some time ago reporter ofyour psparI
sd sn interview with me which he said Ct
3 would like to publish. consented el
4 condition that you would not men A
On my name until gave you permis I
on. have now accomplished the 81
lrpose l had in mind, and wish to saw II
you hlch you can publish or not as :
ou see ft) that l had debated for a LONG
me whether would shake off some
the professional letters which
'und me with others for wears,
I'd tell the truth, or not. When
looked back, and thought of the
rtures, like those described by Dante
his trip tc the Internal regions, which n
from dyspepsia, and recalled Il
w much l would have given at that 4
ne for the relief which / have since
'tained, l determined that l would take
g step go long meditated, sud thereby
sehsrge duty to my fellow men. III e
uld thereby save one poor mortal one