The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1882-03-23
THAT RICH EXPERIENCE.
A Free Press Interview Sustained and Its
Source Revealed.

A Free Pre.s Interview Sustained and Its
Source Revealed.
detroit Free Press.1
A few months ago an interview with q prom
inent and well known physician, 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
divulged were Of SO unusual . nature as TO
cause no little commotion among those who
read them, and many inquiries were raised
as to the genuineness of the interview and the
validity of the statements it contained. The
name of the physician was at that time sup
pressed at his own request. b seal OF secrecy,
and interesting letter which appears below will
abundantly show. In 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 o few
doctor was q prominent surgeon, the reporter
remarked upon the doctors improved appear
ance, upon which he said
eyes, I have improved in health since you
last saw me, and I hope also in many other
ways. One thing, however, I have succeeded in
doing, and it is one of the hardest things for
any one, and especially a doctor, to do, and
that is I have overcome 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 ply
stefan, and Of the 'old school order, too ; but
I have, after years of experience and observa-
ton, come to the conclusion that truth is the
highest of all things, and that IL prejudice 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 I knew yon IN
Detroit, I would no sooner have thought of
| violating the code of ethics laid down by the
profession, or of prescribing anything out OF
the regular order, than I would of amputating
my hand. Now, however, I prescribe and
advise those things which I believe to be
adapted to cure, and which my experience has
| proven to be SUCH"
elbow did you come to get such heretical
ideas as these, doctor?"
sob, they are the result of my experience
and observation. I obtained my first ideas upon
the subject, though, from having been cured
after my care and althe skill of my professional
brethren had failed to relieve me. Why, I was
as badly off as many of my patients, with a
complication Of troubles, including dyspepsia,
and consequently imperfect kidneys and liver,
and I feared I should have to give up my prac-
tee. For months I suffered untold agonies.
Dull, indefinite pains in various parts of the
body q lack of interest in everything around
| me q loss Of appetite headaches /; all these
disagreeable symptoms were added to pains
| which were both acute and constant. Sick as l
was, however, I became restored to health in a
most surprising manner and in an incredibly
| short space of time, and it was this that proved
arevelation to me. That was the starting point,
and my prejudices faded rapidly after that l
can assure you. I went to reading extensively,
and Analysing more extensively, and since that
time I have discovered many things of real
value to humanity. Why only a few days ago
1 advised . lady who was suffering from a
serious female difficulty and displacement to
use the same remedy which cured me. I 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 10 sit back and declare there
is no such thing as Improvement or advance
ment, or that we have Q monopoly Of the rene
dies which nature has given to mankind. There
are great changes going on in every department
of life, and there are great Developments in med
icine as well. Thousands Of people die every
or other complaints, when in reality it is from
trichine, 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 it is from
diseased kidneys which have become weakened
by the fever they have just had"
"Wen, doctor, you have got some new
truths here, certainly, but they sound very
reasonable to me-"
"WeIl, whether they are reasonable or not, ]
have demonstrated to my own satisfaction that
they are true, and I propose to stand by them,
no matter how much opposition I may raise by
doing 30. Any man, be he politician, preacher
or physician, who is 80 considerate OF his pock.
etbook or Of his own personal ends as to stultify
himself by suppressing the manifest truth, il
unworthy the name Of man., and 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
himself which has just been received is pub
lished in full
Editor Detroit Free Press:
Some time ago q reporter Of your paper had
az iufarviavv Uifh M which ha cai6 ha w0ul6
like to publish. I consented on condition thai
you would not mention my name until 1 gave
you permission. I have now accomplished the
purpose I had in mind, and wish to say to yor
that 1 had debated for a long time whether
would shake of some of the professional fetter1
which bound me with others for years, and tel
the truth, or not. When I looked back, ant
thought of the ~tortures, like those described b,
Dante in his trip to the internal regions, which
I endured from dyspepsia, and recalled hoy
much I would have given at that time for tn
relief which I have since obtained, l determine,
that / would take the step 30 long meditated
and thereby discharge a duty to my fellow men
II I could thereby save one poor mortal on
night Of the terrible suffering I endured,
would be fully satisfied, be the other conse
quences what they might.
My dyspeptic condition was produced by
torpid liver, which did not, as q consequence
remove the bile from the blood. This pre-
duced arrangement Of the stomach, infiamma'
ton Of it's coats, dyspepsia, constipation
headache, depression of spirits, yellow com
~plexion, fat-covered eyes, chills and fever /; il
short, I was miserable to the last degree.
appealed in vain to my books, to my skill and
to my fellow physicians. The mystery of my
ill-health grew deeper. I travelled everywhere
exhausted all authorized expedients-but t.
no purpose
When in this frame of mind, desperately in
need Of help, but expecting none, one of my
unprofessional friends called my attention tx
some unusual cures wrought by a prominen
remedy and urged me to Try it. emphaticall!
declined. But secretly, and with the firm deter
m~ination that I would never let anybody know
what I had done, I began its use. 1t was onl,
an experiment, you know, but for that matter
all medical treatment is experimental. Well
to make q long, and surprising story short,
experienced q sort of physical revolution. My
skin got a better color. My liver resumed it,
functions. I no longer had to arouse tn,
bowels with cathartics. My headaches disap
peared with my dyspepsia but still I was no
convinced. Mature did it, I reasoned. But
determined to push the investigation to tn,
extreme, while l was in active work, I tried tn,
effect Of the remedy on my patients afflicted
with kidney, liver and urinary diseases, watch
ing every development carefully and studiously
Then l was completely disarmed, for the remed,
stood very test imposed
Under such convincing circumstances, thu
matter of confessing my cure became a ques
ton of conscience and Of duty to humanity
Here 10 q remedy, l SAID, That mas done 1ol
me what the best medical skill Of the countr!
could not accomplish "-and as an honorable
man I will not suppress the facts. I therefore
write you and most unhesitatingly assert tina
for all diseases Of the kidneys, liver, stomach
or urinary organs which are amenable to treat
ment, Warmers Safe Kidney and Liver Cur
surpasses any remedy I have ever known OF
used, and since physicians have so much i'll
success in the treatment Of diseases Of thest
organs, I am prepared to accept all the conse-
quences when I say that they are, if conscien
tious, in duty bound to use this pure vegetable
compound in their practice.
Yours very truly,
]. W.. SMITH, NJ. D.
Statements 80 ~outspoken as the above and
coming from such q reliable source, are valuabl,
beyond question. They conclusively show no
only the power Of the remedy which has becom,
so well known aud popular, but the great i'm
portance Of attention in time to the first indica
tions Of declining health. When professiona
men of such high standing sink their prelude,
and willingly declare their belief in that which
they know to be valuable, the public ma.