The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1883-10-25
THE HIGHEST AUTHORITY.
Upon n Subject of vital Interest, Erecting
the Welfare OF All.

upon a NnbIeft OF NhNll NnNtFehNf Nutttink
the Welfare OF All.
The following remarkable letter from one Of
the leading and best known scientific writers
Of the present day is specially significant, and
should be OF unusual value 10 oil readers who
desire TO keep pace with the march OF modern
discoveries and events:
"a general demand for reformation IL one Of
the most distinctive characteristics of the nine
teenth century. The common people, as well
az the more enlightened and refined cry out
with no uncertain voice to be emancipated
from the slavery OF conservatism and super
stition which has held the masses in gross ig-
norance during a large portion OF the worlds
history, and in the time OF the Dark Ages
anne near obliteratlnR the last glimmor Of
truth. Dogmatic assertions and blind em-
pificism are losing caste among all classes OF all
themselves and to regard authority much
less than argument. Men and women
are sSaTs gi1s that ,bo,S fey
must be their sentiments and opinions. They
claim the right TO solve for themselves the
the general good of humanity shall be respect
ed. sthe result OF this general awakening
we see. on every hand, unmistakable evidences
of reformatOry action. People who, few
years ago, endured suffering the most intense
in the maine of duty. now realize the utter
fOOlishness OF such a course, Men who were
under the bondage OF bigoted advisers allowed
their health TO depart; suffered their constitu.
lions to become undermined and finally died
as martyrs to Il false system of treatment.
There are millions of people filling untimcly
graves who might have lived to green old
age had their original troubles been taken IN
time or properly treated. There are thousands
of people to-day, tnoughtlessly enduring the
fret symptoms OF some serious malndy and
without the slightest realization of the danger
that Is before them. They have occasional
headaches; lack of appetite one day aud a
ravcnous one the next, or an uuaCcOuntuble
feeling of WEAKNESS. sometimes accompanied
by nausea and attribute all these troubles 10 the
Did idea OF ~ slight cold or malaria. II is
high time that people awoke to a knowledge
of the seriousness OF these matters and cman-
Cipated themselves from the professional big
otry which controls them. When this is done
aud when all classes of physicians become
liberal enough to exclude all dogmas, save that
It Ia their duty to cure disease MS quickly, and
rs safely as possible; to maintain no other posi-
ton than that of truth honestly ascertained,
and to endorse and recommend any remedy
that has been found useful no matter what its
origin, there will he no more quarreling among
the doctors, while there viii be great rejoicing
throughout the world"
II am well aware of the censure that will be
meted out to me FOR writing this letter, but 1
feel that cannot be true to my honest con
yictiOns unless l extend a helping hand and
endorse all that know to be good. The ex-
tended publications for the past few years, and
graphic descriptions of different diseases OF
the kidneys and liver have awakened the med
zeal profession to the fact that these diseases
are greatly increasing. The treatment of the
doctors has been largely experimental and
were casting about Tor remedy to cuie
them
ut is now over two years since my attention
was nrst called TO the use of a most wonderful
preparation In the treatment OF Bright's dis
sase OF the kidneys. Patients had frequently
asked me about the remedy, and had heard of
remarkable cures effected by It, but, like many
jthers, | hesitated to recommend its use. A
personal friend of mine had been In poor health
tor some time, aud his application for insur-
IT Bright's disease. Chemical and microscopic
Al examinations of his urine revealed the pres
,nce of large quantities of albumen and gran
ular tube casts, which confirmed the correct
Tess of the diagnosis After trying all the
usual remedies, l directed him to use thi,
preparation and was greatly surprised to OBJ
serve decided Improvement within a MONTH
and within four months no tube casts could be
discovered. At that time there was present
Jnly trace OF albumen, and he felt, as he eX-
pressed 1t, perfectly WELL and all through the
influence OF Warmers Safe Cure, the remedy he
used
after this prescribed this medicine I'm fun
loses in both acute and chronic nephrtis,
Brights diseased and with the most satisfaC-
cory results My observations were neither
mail in number nor hastily made. They ex-
ended over several months and embraced
large number OF cases which have proved so
satisfactory TO my mind, that would earnestly
,rge upon my professional brethren the i'm
portance OF giving fair and patient trial TO
Warmers safe Cure. In large class of all
lnents where the blood is obviously in an I'M
healthy state, especially whore glanduar en-
Iorgements and intHmmatory eruptions exist,
indeed In many of those Iorms Of chronic in
disposition In which there Is no evidence of
organic mischief, but where the general health
IS depleted, the face sallow, the urine cOlOred,
constituting the condition in which the patient
Is said 10 be bilious, the advantage gained
by the use of this remedy is remarkable. In
Bright's disease II seems TO act us n solvent OF
to soothe and heal the inilamed
to wash out the epithelial debris
which blocks up the tubuli uriniteTi, and to
prevent destructive metamorphoss of
tissue"
Belonging as do to branch of the profess
sion that believes that no one school of medi-
cine knows all the truth regarding the treat
ment OF disease and being Independent enough
TO select any remedy that will relieve my
patients, without reference to the source from
whence IL comes, um glad to acknowledge
and commend the merits of this remedy thus
frankly. Respectfully yours,
X. A. GUM NJ. ID
Dean and Professor OF Surgery, United States
Medical College of New York; editor of Medi-
cal Tribune; Author of Gums New and I'm
proved Handbook of Hygiene aud Domestic
Medicine, etc, etc.