Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-09-21
THE HIGHEST AUTHORITY
Upon q Subject Of Vital Interest, Al.
fecting the Welfare OF ALL


The following remarkable letter from one Of the lead
Ing and best known scientific writers Of the present day
is specially significant and should be of unusual value
to all readers who desire TO keep pace With the march Of
modern discoveries md events:
general demand for reformation ia one Of the
most distinctive characteristics Of the nineteenth
tury The common people, as well As the more enlight
ened and refined, cry out with no uncertain voice be
emancpated from the slavery Of conservatism and
perston which has held the in gross ignorance
during large portion Of the worlds history and in the
time Of the Dark Ages near celebrating the last
ghmmer OF truth. Dogmaio assertions and blind
empirtcism losing caste among all classes Of all
countries. People beginning to think for them
selves, and to regard authority much less than
argument. Men and women are longer willing
that few individuals should dictate to them what
must be their sentiments and opinions They claim
the right to solve for themselves the great
questions Of the day. and demand that the general
good Of humanity shall be respected As the result Of
this general awakening, Sec on every hand, unms
taxable evidences Of reformatory action People Who
few years ago. endured suffering the most intense in
the name Of duty, realize the utter fooshness Of
such course. Men who were under the bondage Of
bigoed advisers allowed their health to depart suf-
fered their constitutions to become undermined
and finally died as martyrs to . false system Of
treatment. There millio Of people filing un-
timely graves who might have lived to q green old
ase had their original troubles been taken in time or
properly treated. There are thousands Of people
to-day, thoughtlessly enduring the first symptoms
or some serious maady and without the slightest
realization Of the danger that is before them They
nave occasional headaches lack Of appetite day
anu ravenous one the next nnaccountable feel
ing OF WEAKNESS. sometimes accompanied by nausea
ana attribute all these troubles to the old idea
cold or malaria 1t high til people awoke to
knowledge of the seriousness Of these matters and
emancpated themselves from the professional bigotry
which controls them When this is DONE and when
all classes Of physicians become liberal enough to
at ia 6ufxy%o
ease as quickly and safely pOssibe to maintain
other position than that Of truth honestly ascertaned
and to 1ndorse and recommend any remedy that has
been found useful matter what its origin there will
De no more Quarrelng among the docois while there
will be great rejoicing throughout the world
1 am well aware of the censure that will be meted
out to me for writing this letter. but feel that
be true to my honest convictions unless l extend q
helping hand and endorse all that know to be good
The extended publications for the past few years. and
graphic descriptions Of different diseases of the kidneys
and liver have awakened the medical profession to the
fact that these diseases greatly increasing The
treatment Of the doctors has been largely experimental
and many Of their patients have died while they were
casting about for q remedy to cure them.
1s now over two years since my attention was first
called to the Of most wonderful preparation in the
treatment OF Brighs disease Of the kidneys. Patients
mad frequently asked me about the remedy ana I
had heard Of remarkable cures effected by it.
Out Ike many others hesitated to re-
commend its use. personal friend of mine had
been In poor health for time and his application
Tor insurance on his life had been on account
BriRhts disease. Chemical and microscopic al exami.
nations OF his urine the of large
Tues OF albumen and granular tube casts, which Coz
nrned the correctness Of the diagnosis After trying
ali the usual remedies directed him to use this prepa-
ration and was greatly surprised to observe decided
improvement within IT, and within four mon his
no tube casts could be discovered. that time there
was present only trace Of abumen and he felt as he
expressed It, perfectly we'll. and all through the In
huence Of Warmers Safe Cure. the remedy he used
After this prescribed this medicine in full doses in
Doth acute and chronic nephris. Brghts dsease) and
with the most satisfactory results. My observations
were neither small in number nor hastily made. They
extended over several months and embraced large
number OF cases which have proved satisfactory
my mind, that would earnestly urge upon my profess
sional brethren the importance of giving fair and
patent trial to Warmers Safe Cure In large class of
ailments where the blood ia obviously in an nhea thy
STATE especially where anduar engagements and in
Mandatory eruptions exist indeed in many of those
forms OF chronic ndsposon in which there is no evil
oece OF organic mischief but where the general health
depicted the face salow the urine ed constitu-
ng the condition in which the patient is said to be bill
lous the advantage gained by the use of this remedy
Is remarkable. In Brghs disease it seems to act as
solvent OF albumen to soothe and heal the infamed
membranes to wash out the epithelial debris which
DOCKS up the tu6u u1nferi and to prevent destruc-
tive metdmOrphosis OF tissue.
belonging as do to branch Of the profession that
believes that school Of medicine knows all the
truth regarding the trea Of disease and being in
dependent enough to select remedy that will relieve
my patients, without referen to the source from
whence it comes. am glad to acknowledpe and com
mend the merits Of this remedy thus frankly.
Respectfully yours.
r. A. GUM, NJ D.
Dean and Professor of Surgery United States Medical
College of New York. editor OF b. dical Tyibune Au-
thor OF Gums New and Improved Hand Book of Hy-
g1ene and Domestic Medicine ETC., ETC." 1tAK