The comet., 1882-03-18
THAT RIc1F XxpEn1ENoE.
A Free Pres Interview Sustained
and Etr source Revealed.

Detroit Efeo HTeSs.
A few months ago an interview
with a prominent and welI-known
physician, formerly a resident of De
troit, but now living in New. York
appeared in the columns of this paper.
| The statements made by the doctor
| and the facts he diyulgcd We're OF so
| unusual nature as to cause no little
cOmmotiOn among those who read
them, and many inquiries were raised
as the genulneness Of the interview
| and the validity of the statements it
contained. The name of the physi-
clan was at that time suppressed at
his own request. The seal Of secrecy,
| however can now be removed, as the
| important and interesting letter which
! appears below will abundantly show.
| In order, however, that the reader
may better understand this letter, q
| few extracts are herewith given from
the interview in question.
After an exchange of courtesies and q
few "reminiscences about the war, in
which the doctor was u prominent
surgeon, the reporter remarked upon
the DOCTORS improved appearance,
upon which he said
az Yes, I have much improved III
health since you last saw me, and /
hope also in many other ways. One
thing, however, / have succeeded in
doing, and it is one of the hardest
things for any one, and especially
doctor, to do, and that is l 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, I am q physician, and of the
" old SCHOOL, order, too but / have,
after years of experience and observa-
ton, 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 thenl-they are certain to be crush
ed sooner or later. Why, when
knew you in Detroit, would no SOON
er have thought of violating the code
of ethics laid down by the profession,
or by prescribing anything out of the
regular order, than / would of ampu-
tating my hand. Now, however,
prescribe and advise those things
which / believe to be adapted to cure,
and which my experience has proven
to be SUCH"
How did you come to get such
heretical ideas as these, doctor?
'tOh they are the result of my ex-
perience and observation. [ obtained
my first ideas upon thesubject, though
from having been cured after all my
care and the skill of nay professional
brethren had failed to relieve me.
Why, was as badlysoH as any of my
patients, with o complication of
troubles, including dyspepsia, and
consequently imperfect kidneys and
liver, and l feared L should have to
give up my practice. For months L
suffered untold agOnies. Dull indef-
mite pains in various parts of the body;
a lack of interest in everything around
me; a loss Of appetite; headaches
all these disagreeable symptoms were
added to pains which were both acute
and constant, Sick as i was, how
ever, / beca me restored to health in q
most surprising manner, and in all in
credible 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. / went to reading
extensively, and since that time l
have discovered many things of real
value to humanity. Why only a few
days since I advised a lady who was.l
suffering from a serious female diff
Guilty aud displacement TO use the
same remedy which cured me. 1 saw
her this morning and she is nearly
well the pain and Inflammation are
all gone and she is around as usual. |
!
ternity to sit back and declare there IS
no such thing as improvement or adj
vancement, or that we have n1onop-
oly of the remedies which nature has
given to mankind. There are great
changes going on in every depart
ment of life, and there are great de-
ve1opments in medicine as well.
Thousands of people die every year
from supposed typhoid fever, rheuma-
tism or other complaints, when in re-
alitY it is from trichina, caused by
eating poorly cooked and diseased
pork. Thousands of children are dy-
ing every year from dropsy as the ap-
parent sequel to scarlatina, when in
reality it 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.n
ttWell, whether they are reasonable
are not, / have demonstrated to my
own satisfaction that they are true,
and I propose to stand by them, no
matter how much opposition / may
raise by doing so. Any man, be he
politician, preacher or physician, who
is SO considerate of his pocketboek or
of his own personal ends as to stultify
himself by suppressing the manifest
truth. is unworthy the name of man,
aud unworthy the confidence of the
public whom he serves"
The above are some OF the principal
points in the interview referred to.
Now for the sequel. The following
outspoken letter from the doctor him
self which has just bean received is
published in full: