Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1882-03-31
THAT RICH EXPERIENCE.
A FREQ Press Interview Sustained and II,
Hourco ReveaIed.


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A few months ago IN interview with prom
inent and we'll known physician, formerly
resident Of Detroit, but now living In New
York, appeared In the columns OF this paper.
The statements made by the doctor and tho
facts he dlvulged were of 30 unusual nature
rs to cause no littlo commoton among thoss
who read them, and many inquiries were raised
a. to tho genulneness OF the interview and the
validity OF the statements II contained. This
name OF the physician was at that timo sup
pressed at his own request The seal of &C.
brecy, however, can now be removed as the
important and interesting letter which APP
pears below will nbundantly show. In order,
however, that the reader may better under
stand this letter, few extracts are herewith
given from the interview in question.
After an exchange Of courtesies and few
"reminiscences about the war, In which the doc
tor was prominent surgeon, the reporter re-
marked upon the Doctors improved appear
ance, upon which he said;
Yes, have improved in health since You
last saw me, and hope also In many other
ways. Ono thing however, have succeeded
in doing and IL is ono of the hardest things
for any one, and especially doctor, TO do,
and that is have overcome my ,preJudlces.
You know there are some people who prefer to
remain In the wrong rather than acknowledge
the manifest right. Such prejudice leads to
bgotry OF the worst order. Now, am ply
sician, ani OF the 'old school order, too
seryaton come TO the conclusion that truth
is the highest OF all things, and that II preju.
dice 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 j
knew you in Detroit, would no sooner have
thought OF violating tho code of ethics laid
down by the profession, or of prescribing any.
thing out of the regular order, than would oil
scribe and advise those things which bolievo
to be adapted to cure and which my experi-
ence has proven to be SUCH"
How did you come to get such heritical
Ideas as these, doctorlh
"Oh, they are tho result Of my experience
and observation. / obtained my first ideas
upon the subject, though, from having been
cured after all my care and the skill OF my
professional brethren had failed to relieve me.
Why, was as badly of as many OF my pa
tlents, with o complication of troubles, in
Guiding dyspepsia, and consequently imper-
feet kidneys and liver, and I. feared should
have to give up, my practice For months l
suffered untold agonies. Dull indefinite
pains In various parts Of the body; lack Of
Interest in everything around me; loss OF
appetite; headaches; all these disagreeablc
symptoms were added to pains which werc
both acute and constant. Sick as was, how
| ever / became restored to health in most
surprising manner ard In an incredibly short
space OF time, and 1t was this that proved
| revelation to me. That was the starting
| point, and my prejudices faded rapidly after
that, can assure you. l went to reading ex-
tensiveiy and analyZing more extensively, aud
since that time have discovered many things
Of real value to humanity. Why, only few
| days ago advised lady who was suffering
from a serious female difficulty and dlsplace-
ment to use the same remedy which cured me-
] saw her this morning and she Is nearly well;
the pain and Inflammation 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 improvement or ad-
vancement, or that we have monopoly OF
the remedies which nature has given to man
kind. There are great changes going on In
every department Of life, and there are great
developments In medicine as well. Thou
sands of people die every year from supposed
typhoid fever, rheumatism, or other com
plants, when In reality it is from trichlna,
caused by eating poorly cooked and diseased
pork. Thousands OF children are dying every
year from dropsy as the apparent sequel TO
scarlatina, when in reality 1t is from diseased
kidneys which have become weakened by the
fever they have just had"
"Well, doctor, you have got some new
truths here, certainly, but they sound very
reasonable to me-"
"Wcil, whether they are reasonable or not,
have demonstrated to my own satisfaction
that they are true, and propose to stand by
1 them, no matter how much opposition | may
| raise by doing so. Any man, be he politician,
preacher or physician, who is so considcrate
OF his pocket book or of his own personal ends
as to stultify himself by suppressing the man.
4 fest truth, Is unworthy the name OF man, and
unworthy the confidence of the public whom
he serves"
, in the interview referred to. Now for the Sc
: quel. The following outspoke letter from tn
doctor himself which has just been received /
published in full:
. Editor Detroit Free Press:
o Some time ago reporter Of your paper hat
$ an interview with me which he said he woul'
n like to publish. consented on condition tha
y you would not mention my name until CAV
e you permission. / have now accomplishe
b. the purpose had In mind, and wish to say t
e you (Which you can publl5h or not as you Sc
II lit) thatI had debated for long time whethe
- Iwould shake off some Of the professional fei
Z, ters which bound me with others for years, an
n tell the truth, or not. When Hooked back, an
q thought of the tortures, like those describe
, by Dante in his trip to the internal regions
u which / endured from dyspepsia, and recalle
: how much would have given at that tim
X for the relief which / have since obtained,
il determined that would take the step SO Ion
meditated, and thereby discharges duty to m
- fellow men, II could thereby save one poe
Il mortal one night of the terrible suffering Ell
d dured, would be fully satisfied, be the otht
e consequences what they might
! My dyspeptic condition was produced by
torpid liver which did not, as consequenc
> remove the bile from the blood. This pr
g duced arrangement OF the stomach, infan
e nation Of its coats, dyspepsia, constipation
II headache, depression of spirits, yellow con
~ plexion, fat-covered eyes, chills and fever;
u short was miserable to the last degree.
&c appealed in vain to my books, to my skill ,ar
n to my fellow physicians. The mystery oil II
+ ill-health grew deeper. Travelled everywhel
= exhausted oil authorized expedients-but
" no purpose
n When in this frame of mind, desperately
It need of help, but expecting none, one OF n
Ia unprofessional friends called my attention
IL, some unusual cures wrought by ,prominel
y remedy and urged me to try 1t. Iemphati
oil Rut
al firm determination that / would never
ID anybody know what had done, began
~ use. 1t was only an experiment, you kno'
Is but for that matter, all medical treatment
st surprising story short, experienced a sort
Ie physical revolution. My skin got bett
- color. My liver resumed its functions. /!
oi longer had to arouse the bowels with catha
s tics Ny headaches disappeared with my dy
pepsia but still was not convinced. IN
ture did it," / reasoned. But, determined
pursue the investigation. to the extrem
while i was In active work, l tried the effe
of the remedy on my patients afflicted wi
It, kidney, liver and urinary diseases, watchi
le every development carefully and studious
er Then was completely dsarmed, for the rel
Il. edy stood every test imposed.
u, Under such convincing circumstances, u
le matter of confessing my cure became que
es tion OF conscience and Of duty to humanit
lie "Hcre is remedy" said, THAT has do
n. for me what the best medical skill OF I
e. country could not accomplish as
ed honorable man will not suppress the fact
lie therefore write you and most unhestatine
at assert that for all diseases of the kidneys, II
ho err stomach or urinary organs which q
'o amenable to treatment, Warmers Safe kidn
ne and Liver Cure surpasses any remedy l ha
m ever known or used, and since physicians ha
s. so much illsuccess In the treatment OF d
no eases of these organs, ! am prepared to acce
lo all tho consequences when / say that they a
ds II conscientious, In duty bound to use Il
'es pure vegetable compound In their practice.
he Yours very truly,
,o j. w, SMITH, M. ID
,se : Statements so outspoken as the above a
he coming from such a. reliable source are yalI
SO BILE beyond question. They concluslyely 81,
all not only the power OF the remedy which i
'os become so we'll known and popular, but
Ss oreat inheritance NJ attention n In time IN 1