Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Anacortes, Wash. Ter.) 1882-1887, 1883-10-27
THE HIGHEST AUTHORITY.
Upon Subject of Vital Interest. Effectine
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:
"a general demand for reformation is one of
the most distinctive characteristics of the nine
teenth 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 conservatism and superst-
ton which has held the masses in gross ignor-
ance during q large portion of the worlds his.
tory, and in the time of the Dark Ages came
near obliterating the last glimmer of truth.
Dogmatic assertions and blind empiricism are
losing caste among all classes of all countries
People are beginning to think for themselves,
and to regard authority much less than argu-
ment. Men and women are no 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 re-
spected. AS the result of this general awak.
ening, we see, on every hand, unmistakable
evidences OF reformatory action. People who,
few years ago, endured suffering the most in
tense III the name of duty, now realize the ut
ter foolishness of such course. Men who
were under the bondage Of bigoted advisers al
lowed their health to depart; suffered their con.
situations to become under mined and finally
died as martyrs to false system of treatment.
There are millions of people filling untimely
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 thoughtlessly enduring the
hrst symptoms of some serious malady and
without the slightest realization of the danger
that il before them. They have occasional
headaches; a lack Of appetite one day and a
ravenous one the next, or an unaccountable
feeling OF WEAKNESS. sometimes accompanied
by nausea and attribute all these troubles to
the old idea of $ slight cold or malaria. 1t
is high time that people awoke to knowledge
OF the seriousness of these matters and eman-
cipated themselves from the professional bigot-
ny which controls then. When this Is done
and when all classes of physicians become lib
eral enough to exclude all dogmas, save that it
is their duty to cure disease as quickly and az
safely as possible; to maint ain 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 be no more quarreling among
the doctors, while theie will be great rejoicing
throughout the world"
l am well aware of the censure that will DO
meted out to me for writing this letter, but
feel that l cannot be true to my honest convc-
tioDs unless l extend a helping hand and en-
dorse all that know to be good. The extend
ed 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 are
greatly increasing. The treatment of the doc
tors has been largely experimental and many
OF their patients have died while they were
casting about for q remedy to cure them"
1T is now over two years since my attention
was first called to the use of most wonderful
~ Ia
Of the kidneys Patients had frequently asked
me about the remedy and had heard of re-
markable cures effected by it, but like many
others hesitated to recommend its use. A
personal friend of mine had been in poor health
for some time and his application for in
surance on his life had been rejected on ac-
count of Bright's disease. Chemical and mi
croscopical examinations of his urine revealed
the presence of large quantities of albumen and
granular tube casts, which confirmed the cor
rectness of the diagnosis. After trying all the
usual remedies | directed him to use this pre-
paration and was grently surprised to observe
decided improvement within n month, and
within tour months, no tube casts could be
discovered. At that time there was present
only trace of albumen, and he felt, as he ex-
pressed it, perfectly we'll, and all through
the influence of Warmers Safe Cure, the re-
NEEDY he used"
"After this prescribed this medicine In full
doses In both acute and chronic nephrities,
[Bright's disease and with the most satisfactory
results My observations were neither small
in number nor hastily made They extended
over several months and embraced O large
number OF cases which have proved % salts
factory to my mind, that l would earnestly
urge upon my professional brethren the i'm
portance Of giving fair and patient trial to
Warmers Safe Cure. In q largo class of all
ments where the blood is obviously in an un-
healthy state, especially where glandular en-
gorgements and infammatory eruptions exist,
indeed in many of those forms of chronic in
disposition in which there is no evidence Of
organic mischief, but where the general health
il depleted, the face sallow, the urine colored,
constituting the condition in which the patient
10 said to be bilious, the advantage gained
| by the use or this remedy is remarkable. In
Bright's disease it seems to act rs q solvent of
albumen; to soothe and heal the inhamed
membranes; to wash out the epithelial debris
which blocks up the tubufi wiaiferi, and to
prevent destructive metamorphosis of tissue"
Belonging as do to q 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 pa
tients, without reference to the source from
whence it comes, l am glad to acknowledge
and commend the merits Of this remedy thus
frankly.
Respectfully yours,
II. A. GUM, M. d.
Dean and Professor Of Surgery, United States
Medical College of New York; cditr of
Medical Tribune; Author of Gums New and
I,rprovod Hand Rook If Hvuiano and