The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1882-03-14
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and Mes Scarce Revealed.


inent and wen known physician, formerly q res
ideut Of Detroit but nov living in New York,
appeared in the columns Of this paper. The
statements made by the doctor and the facts he
divulged were Of % unusual . nature as TO cause
no little commotion among those who read them.
and many inquiries were raised as 70 the genuine
ness Of the interview and the validity of the
statements il contained. TIE name of the phv-
sican was at that time suppressed at his ow q re-
quest The seal Of secrecy, however,~can now
be removed, as the important and interesting let
ter which appears below viii abuadantly show
In order, however, that the reader may better
understand this letter, few extracts are here
with given from the interview in question.
After an exchange of courtesies and q few
"reminiscences about the war, IN which the doctor
was prominent surgeon, the reporter remarked
upon the doctors improved appearance, 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 in doing.
and il is one of the hardest things for any one,
and especially doctor, TO do, and that is | have
overcome my prejudices. You know there are
some people who rrcfeF s.,s-eriain in the wrong
rather than acknowledge the manifest right.
Such prejudice leads to bgetry of the worst
order. Now, l am physician, and of the :. old
school, order, too; but have, after years o. ex-
perience and observation, come TO the conclusion
that the truth is the highest of all things, and
that if prejudice or bigolry stand in the way of
truth, 50 much the worse for them-they are Ger
tain to be crushed sooner or later. Why, when
l knew you in Detroit, would no sooner have
thought of violating the code of ethics laid down
by the profession, or Of presC riding anything
out oil the regular order, than / would OF ampu-
tating my hand. Now, however, | prescribe
and Sdvise 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?"
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 brelh-
rem had failed TO relieve me. Why, l was as
badly nf as many OF my patients, with a COM
plicatiou of troubles, including dyspepsia, and
consequently imperfect kidneys and liver, and
feared l should have to give up my practice
For months | suffered untold agOnies. Dull, in
definite pains IN various parts OF the body;
lack of interest in everything around me; loss
of appetite; headaches; all these disagreeable
symptoms were added 10 pains which We're both
acute and constant Sick rs | was, however,
became restored 10 health in a most surprising
manner and in an incredibly short space of time
and it was this that proved q revelation TO me-
That was the starting point, and my prejudices
faded rapidly after that can assure you.
Hcut 10 EcdufHS c4lSuSltciy, anu dudlEZlDg more
extensively, and since that time have discovered
many things of real va,ue to humanity Why
only few days ago l advised lady W no vas
suffering from a serious female difficulty and dis
placement 70 use the same remedy which cured
me. / saw her this morning and she is nearly
well; the pain and the infiamation are all gone
and she is around as usual We have no right
in the medical fraternity to sit back and declare
there is no such thing as improvement or ad-
vancement, or that we have monopoly of the
remedies which nature has given 10 mankind.
There are great changes going on IN every de-
pariment of life, and there are great develop
ments in medicine well. Thousands OF peO-
pie die every year from supposed typhoid fever,
rheumatism or other complaints, " hen in reality
it is from trichina, caused by eating poorly
cooked and diseased pork. Thousands of children
are dying every year ilom drOpSy as the ap
parent sequel 10 scarlatina, when in reality il 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
10 me-"
Well, whether they are reasonable or not,
have demonstrated 10 my own sal isfaction that
they are true, and | propose to stand by them,
no matter how much opposition l may raise by
doing So Any man, he he politician, preacher
or physician, who is considerable OF hs poo ket-
book or of bis own personal ends TO stultify
himself by suppressng the manifest truth, is un-
worthy the name of man, and unworthy the con-
fdence 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 Oulspoken letter from the doctor
himself which has just been received, is published
in full
Editor Detroit Free Press:
Some time ago reporter of your paper had
an interview with me which he said he would
I ntaAn
you would not mention my name until ! gave
you permission. have now accomplished the
purpose had in mind, and W ish to saw TO you
(which you can publish not as you see fii) that
had debated for long time whether would
shake of some of the professional fetters which
bound me with others for years and tell the
truth, or not When looked back and thought
of the tortures, like those described by Dante in
his trip 70 the Internal regions which / endured
from dyspepsia, and recalled how much 1 would
have given at that time for the relief which /
have since obtained, determined that / would
take the step so long meditsted, and thereby dis
charge q duty to my fellow w-men. II | could
thereby save one poor mortal one night OF the
terrible suffering endured, would be fully sat
isded, be the other consequences what they might.
Ny dyspeptc condition was produced by q
torpid liver. which did not as q consequence, re-
move the bile from the blood. This produced
arrangement of the stomach, Inflammation oil its
coats, dyspepsia, constipation, headache, depres-
sion OF spirits, yellow complexion, fat-covered
eyes, chills, and fever; in short, was miserable
to the last degree. / appealed in vain to my
skill and to my fellow-physcians The mystery
of my ilLheallh grew deeper. travelled every
where-exhausted all authorized expedients-
but 10 no purpose
When in this frame of mind, desperately in
need of help, bat expecting none, one of my un-
professional friends called my attention TO some
unusual cures wrought by Q prominent remedy
and urged me to try it emphatically declined
But secretly. and with the firm determination
that / would never let anybody know what
had done, began its use. II was only an ex-
pertinent, you know, but for that matter, all
medical treatment Is experimental Well, 10
make long and surprising story short, expe-
rienced sort Of physical revolution My skin
got better color. My liver resumed its func-
tons / no longer had to arouse the bowels
with cathartics NV headaches disappeared
with my dyspepsia: but still / was not convinced.
Nature did it," reasoned. But, determined
to push the investigation to the extreme, while
was IN active work, tried the effect OF the rem
edy on my patients afflicted with kidney, lIver
and urinary diseases, watching every develop
ment carefully and stndiously. Then was CON-
pletely dsarmed, for The remedy stood every test
imposed.
Under snch convincing circumstances, the
matter of cOnfessing my cure became question
Of conscience and Of duty to humanity. Here
is q remedy" said, thai has done for me what
the best medical skin OF the country could not
accomplish D-and - an honorable man will
not suppress the facts. / therefore write you
and most unhesitatingly assert that for all dis
eases Of the kidneys, liver, stomach or urinary
organs which are amenahle to treatment, Warn
ers Safe Kidney and Liver Cure surpasses any
remedy have ever known Or used, and since
physicians have 70 much Ill success IN the
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