The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1883-09-29
THE HIGHEST AUTHORITY.
Upon a Subject of Vital Interest Effect
ing the Welfare of All

The following remarkable letter from one
of the leading and best known scientific
writers of the present day is especially
significant, and should be of unusual value
to all readers who desire to keep pace with
the march of modern discoveries and events:
GA general demand for reformations is
one of the most distinctive characteristics
of the nineteenth century. The common
people, as well as the more enlightened and
refined, cry out with no uncertain voice to
be emancipated from the slavery of con-
servatism and superstition which has held
the masses in gross Ignorance during
large portion of the worlds history, and in
the time of the Dark Ages came near
oblite-ating the last glimmer of truth.
Dcgmatic assertions and blind empircsm
are losing caste among all classes of all
countries. People are beginning to think
for themselves, and to regard authority
much less than argument. Men and women
are no longer willing that ii few individuals
should dictate to them what must be their
sentiments and opinions They claim the
right to solve for themselves the great aues-
lions of the day and demand that the gen.
eral good of Humanity shall he respected
As the result of this general awakening,
we see, on every hand, unmstakable evil
dences of reformatory action. People who
a few years ago, endured suffering the most
intense i'll the name of duty, now realize
the utter foolithness of such course Men
who were under the bondage of bigoted
advisers allowed their health to depart:
suffered their constitutions to become under
mined and finally died as martyrs to a
false system of treatment. There are mil
lions of people filling untimely graves who
might have lived to q green old age had
their original troubles been taken in time
or properly treated. There are thousands
of people to-day, lhoughtlessly enduring
the first symptoms of some serious malady
and without the slightest realization of the
danger that is before them. They have oc-
caSional headaches: 4 lack of appetite one
day and a ravenouS one the next, or an I'M
account table feeling of wearineSs some
times accompanied by nausea and attribute
all these troubles to the old idea of "a slight
cold, or malaria. 1t is high time that
people awoke to a knowledge of the serious
ness of these matters and emancipated
themselves from the professional bigotry
which controls them. When this is done
and when all classes of physicians become
liberal enough TO exclude all dogmas, save
that it is their duty cure diseases as quickly
and as safely as possible; to maintain no
other position than that of truth honesty
ascertained. and to endorse and recommend
any remedy that has been found useful, no
matter what its origin, there will be no
more quarreling among the doctors, while
there will be great rejoicing throughout the
world"
81 am well aware of the censure that will
be melted out to me for writing this letter
but l feel that l cannot be true to my
honest convictions unless extend 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 awak-
ened the medical profession to the fact that
these diseases are greatly increasing. The |
treatment of the doctors has been largely |
experimental and many of their patients
have died while they were casting about
for remedy to cure them
at is now over two years since my atten-
ton was first called to the llSt OF Il most
wonderful preparation iii the treatment of
Brishl's disease of the kidneys. Patients
had frequently asked me about the remedy
and had heard of remarkable cures eff
fected by it, but like many others l hest
tated to recommend its Use. \ personal
friend of mine had been in poor health for
some time and his application for insurance
on his life had been rejected on account of
Bright's disease. Chemical ard micros-
coplcal examinations of his urine revealed
the presence of large quantities of albumen
and granular tube CASTS which confirmed
the correctness of the diagnosis. After
trying all the usual remedies, | directed
him TO use this preparation and was greatly
to observe Il decided Improvement
within month, and within four months,
no tube casts could be discovered. At that
time there was present only trace of albu-
men, and he felt, as he expressed it, per
fectly WELL and all through the influence
of Warmers Safe Cure, the remedy lie
used"
after this prescribed this medicine in
full doses in both acute and chronic neph-
riiiS, l1right's disease and with the most
results. My observations We're
neither small in number nor hastily made.
They extended over several months aud
embraced large number of eases which
have proved satisfactory to my mind,
that would earnestly urge upon my pro-
feSslonal brethren the Importance of giving
a fair and patient trial to Warmers Safe
Cure. In large class of ailments where
the blood is obviously in an unhealthy
stats, especially where glantular cngorge-
ments and intlammatory eruptions exist,
indeed in many of those forms of chronic
indisposition in which there is no evidence
of organic mischief, but where the general
health is depleted, the face salow, the
urine colored, constituting the condition in
which the patient is said TO be bilious the
advantage gained by the use of this remedy
is remarkable. In Bright's disease it
seems to act AS Il solvent of albumen; to
soothe and heal the intlamed mem branes;
to wash out the epithelial debris which
blocks up the tubuii urinJeri, and to pre-
vent destructive metamorphosis of
tissue"
"Belonging as do to branch of the pro-
fession that believes that no one school of
knows all the truth regarding the
treatment of disease, and being Independent
enough to select any remedy that will re-
lieve my patients, without reference to the
source from whence it comes, am glad to
acknow ledge and commend the merits of
this remedy thus frankly.
Respectfully yours,
Il. A. GUM, NJ. ID.
Dean and Professor of Surgery, United
States Medical Colleg. of New York;
editor of Medical Tribune; Author of
Gums New and Improved Hand Book
of Hygiene and Domestic Medicine etc,
etc