The daily gazette., 1882-03-13
That Rich Experience,
A Free Press Interview gustafmed
ana Kts Source Revealed,


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Detroit Free Press. y -
A few montbs aRo'an interyew with O
prominent and well known physician.
formerly resident Of Detroit, but now
lvlpg In New York, appeared In the
columns ofthls paper. The statements
made by the doctor and the facts he d.
Vulged were Of so unusual nature As TO
cause no little commotlon among these
who read them, and many inquiries were
raised 90 TO the gsnuineness Of the inter-
view and the validity OF the statements
It contained. The name of the physi-
clan was at that time suppressed at bis
OWE request. The seal Of secrecy, how
ever, can now be removed, as the impor-
tant and Interesting letter which appears
oelow will abundanCly show. ln order
however, that the reader may better un-
derstand this letter, lew extracts are
herewith given from the interview In
question. After an exchange OF courte-
sizes and q few "reminiscences about the
war, In which the doctor was q promi-
nent surgeon, the reporter remarked
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. One thing however,
have succeeded 10 doing, aud It 10 one
Of the hardest thing for any one q. pecial-
lya doctor, to do, and chat is have
overcome my pefjutices. You know
there are some people who perfer to re-
main In the wrong rather than acknow-
ledge the manifest right. Such preju-
dice leads to bigotry Of the worst order.
Now, L am physician, and of the sold
school" order, too; but have after years
Of experience and observation, ceme to
the conclusion that truth Is the highest
OF all things, and that Of prejudice or
bigotry stands In the way Of truth, 90
much the worst for tbem-they are Ger
tain to be crushed sooner or later. Why,
when / knew you In Detroit, would no
sooner have thought Of violating the
code of ethics laid down by the profess
sion, or of prescribing anything out of
the regular order, than would Of ampu-
tatiug my hand. Now, however, pre-
scribe and advise those things which l
believe to be adapted TO cure, and which
my experience has proven to be SUCH"
"How did you come to get such here
tical ideas as these, doctor2"
"Oh, they are the result OF my exper.
ience and observation. l obtained my
first Ideas upon the subject, through,
from having been cured after ell my care
aud the skill of my professional brethren
bad failed TO relieve me. Why, was
as badly of as many of my patients, with
q complication OF troubles, including
dyspepsia, and consequently ImpeI feet
kidneys aud liver, and feared shonld
have to give up my practice. For months
i suffered uutold sgonies. Dull inde-
hntte pains in various parts of the body;
a lack OF interest in everything around
me; loss OF appetite; headaches; all
there disagreeable symptoms we're added
to pains which were both acute and con-
stant. Sick as l was, however, became
restored to health In m Jst surprising
manner and In an Incredibly short space
of time, and itwss this that proved a
revelation to me. That was the starting
point, and my prejudlces faded rapidly
after that l can assure you. l went TO
reading extensively, and. s.analyzing more
extensively, and since that time have
discovered many things Of real value to
humanity. Why only a few days ago
advised a lady who was suffering from .
serious female difficulty and displacs-
ment TO use the same remedy which
cured me. saw her this morning and
she 10 nearly we'll; The pain aud inflam-
nation are all gone and she Is around as
usual. We have no right In the medl-
cal fraternity to cit back and declare
there Is no such thing as improvement
or advancement,o ,or that we have q mon.
opoly 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
medicine as we'll. Thousands Of people
die every year from supposed typhoid
fever, rheumatism or other complaints,
when in reality 1t is from trlchina,
caused by eating poorly cooked and dis
eased pork. Thousands of children are
dying every year from dr0psy 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-"
"Well, whe ether they are reasonable
| or not, | have demonstrated to my own
oabibAoOttOh Iuu5 bueJ hTo tTubs anu i
propose to stand by their, no matter
how much opposition may raise by
doing 30. Any man, be be politician,
preacher or physicivn, who 10 SO consid-
crate of his pocketbook or of his own
personal ends as to stultlfy himself by
suppressing the manifest truth, is un.
worthy 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 on spoken
letter from the doctor himself which
has just been received is published In
full:
Editor Detroit Free Press:
Some time ago a reporter of your
paper had an interview with me which
he said he would like to publish.
consented on condition that you would
not mention my Dame until gave you
permission. have now accomplished
the purpose had In mind, and wish to
say to you (Which you can publish or
not as you see lit) that l had debated
for long time whether would shake
of some ofthe professional letters which
bound me with others for years, and tell
the truth, or not. When i looked back
and thought of the tortures, like those
described by Dante In his trip to the In
fernal regions. which endured from