News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1882-03-30
THAT RICH EXPERIENCE.
A Free Press Interview Sustained and LIZ
Source Revealed.

Detroit Free PTeSS)
A few months ago an interview with prom"
| inent and well 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 ana the
facts he divulged were OF so unusual a nature
as to cause no little cOmmotlon among tnose
who read them, and many inquiries were raised
as to the genuineness of the interview AMI the
validity Of the statements it contained. Inc
name of the physician YVES at that time sup
pressed at his own request. The seal OF Sc
crecy, however, can now be removed, as the
Important and interesting letter which appears
below will abundantly show. In order, now
ever, that the reader may better understand
this letter, few extracts are herewith gwen
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
remarked upon the doctors improved appear
ance upon which he said:
eyes / have improved in health since you
last saw me, and l hope 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 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 am phy-
sician 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 OF
bigotry stand in the way of truth so much the
worse for them-they are certain to be
crushed sooner or later. why, when 1 knew
you in Detroit, 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 l would of amputating
my hand. Now, however, | prescribe and adj
wise those things which | believe to be adapt
ed to cure, and which my experience has
proven to be suCh.''
'"How did you come to get such heretical
ideas as these, doctor?"
"Oh, they are the 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, Twas as badly off as many of my patients,
with complication of troubles, including dys
pepsia and consequently imperfect kidneys
and liver and feared l :hould have to give
up my practice. For months [ 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 dsagfeeable symptoms We're added to
pains which were both acute and constant
Sick as 1 was, however. became restored to
health in most SUR rising 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 p:ejudices faded rapidly
after that, | can assure you went
to reading extensively, and analyzing
more extensively, and since that time
have discovered many things of real value to
humanity. Why only few days ago L adj
vised lady who was suffering from a serious
female difficulty and displacement to use the
same remedy which cured me. l 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 fra
ternity to sit back and say there is no such
thing as improvement or advancement, or that
we have monopoly of the remedies which ma
ture has given to mankind. There are great
changes going on in every department OF life,
and there are great developments in medicine
as well. Thousands of people die every year
from supposed typhoid fever, rheumatism or
other complaints, when in reality it is from
trichina, 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 weak
ened by the fever they have just had"
"Well, doctor, you have got some new
truths here certainly, but they sound very rea-
sonable to me-"
"Well, whether they are reasonable or not,
have demonstrated to my own satisfaction that
they are true, and l 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
pocketbook or of his own personal ends as to
stultify himself by suppressing the manifest
TRUTH is unworthy the name of man and I'M
worthy 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.
TIE following outspoken letter from the doctor
himself, which has just been received, is pub
lished in full