Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-03-08
THAT RICH EXPERIENCE.
A Free Press IU1ervieW Sustained
and Its Source Revealed.

A few months ago an interview with
prominent and well known physician, for
merly a 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 divulged were OF so
unusual a nature as to cause no little COM
motion among those who read them, and
many inquiries were raised as to the genu-
ineness of the interview and the validity of
the statements it contained. The name or
the physician was at that time suppressed at
his own request. The seal of secrecy, how
ever, can now be removed, as the important
and interesting letter which appears below
will sbundantly show. Ia order, however,
that the reader may better understand this
letter, a few extracts are herewith given
from the interview in question.
After an exchange of courtesies and
few "reminiscences about the war, in which
the doctor was a prominent surgeon. the
reporter remarked upon the DOCTORS i'm
proved appearance, upon which he said:
eyes, / hope improved in health since
you last saw me, and l have also in many
other ways. One thing, however, l have
succeeded in doing, and it is one Of the
hardest things for any one, and especially a
doctor, to do, and that is | have overcome
my preiudices. 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 a physician, and of the
old school order, too; but have, after
years of experience and observation, come 10
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-.hey are certain to be
crushed sooner or later. Why, when
knew you IN Detroit, l would no sooner
have thought of violating the code of ethics
laid down by the profession, or of prescrib-
ing anything out of the regular order, than
l would of .amputating 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"
Chow did you come to get such heretical
ideas as these, doctor"
"Oh, they are the result of my experierc e
and observation. 1 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 off as many of my
patients, with a complication of troubles,
including dyspepsia, and consequently i'm
perfect kidneys and liver, and | feared
should have to give up my practice. For
months l suffered untold agonies. Dull,
indefinite pains in various parts of the body;
a lack Of interest in everything around me-;
a loss of appetite; headaches; all these diss-
greeable symptoms were added to
pains which were both acute and
constant. Sick as l was, however, l
b came restored to health In a most
surprising manner and in an Incredibly
short space OF time, and it was this that
proved a revelation to me. That was the
starting point, and my preiudices faded
rapidly after that, | can assure you. l went
TO reading more extensively and analyzng
more extensively, and since that time | have
discovered many things of real value to
humanity. Why, only few days ago
advised a lady, who was suffering from a
serious female difficulty and displacement,
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 rs usual. We have no
right In the medical fraternity to sit back
and declare there is no such thing as i'm
provement or advancement, or that we have
monopoly of the remedies which nature
has given to mankind. There are great
changes going on in every department Of
life, and there are great developments in
medicines as well. Thousands of people
die every year from supposed typhoid fever,
rheumatism or other complaints, when in
realty IL IL iIOm bIlCuluS, CduseQ Dy fallDg
poorly cooked and diseased pork. Thou
sands OF children are dying every year from
dropsy as the apparent 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-"
well, whether they are reasonable or
rot, have demonstrated to my own salts
faction that they are true, and propose to
stand by them no matter how much Opposi-
tion l may raise by doing so. Any man, be
he politician, preacher or physician, who is
so considerate of his pocketbook or Of his
own personal ends as TO stultify himself by
supervising the manifest truth is unworthy
the name OF man, and unworthy the conf
dence 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 himself which has Just been
received is published in full: