The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1883-11-17
THE HIaHEsr AUTHORITY.


Ing the Welfare Of All
The following remarkable letter from one
of the leading and best known scientific
writer's of the present day Is especially
significant, and shodld be of unusual value
to all readers who desire to keep pace with
themarch Of modern discoveries and events:
A general demand for reformation 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 OBJ
literating the last elimmcr of truth. Dog
matte assertions and blind empiricism are
losing caste among all classes of all coun-
tries. People are beginning to think for
themselves, and to regard authority much
less than argument. Zen and women are
no longer willing that a 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 aud demand that the
general good of humanity shall be re-
spected. As the result of this general
awakening, we see, on every hand, unmis-
taxable evidences of rsformatory action
= y
fering the most intense In the name of
duty now realize the utter foolishness OF
such course. Men who were under the
bondage of bigoted advisers allowed their
health to depart; suffered their coastitu-
lions to become undermined and finally
died as martyrs to a false system OF treat
ment~ There are millions OF people 6lling
untimely graves who might have lived to
green old age had their original troubles
been taken Ia time or properly treated.
There are thousands of people to-day,
thoughtlessly enduring the first symptoms
OF some serious malady and without the
slightest realization of the danger that is
before them. They have occasional head
aches; lack OF appetite one day and
ravenous one the next, or ar unaccounta-
BILE feeling Of WEAKNESS, sometimes accom-
panied by nausea, and attribute all these
troubles to the old idea OF a slight cold or
malaria. 1t is high time that people awoks
to a knowledge OF the seriousness 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
duty to cure disease as quickly and as
safely ~ possible; to maintain no other po-
sition than that of truth honestly ascer-
tanned, and to indorse and recommend any
remedy that has been found useful, no mat
ter what its origin, there will be no moro
quarreliDg among the doctors, while there
viii be great rejoicing throughout the
world.
~ am well aware Of the censure that
win be meted out to me for writing this
letter hut l feel that can not be true to
my honest convictions unless l extend q
helping hand and indorse all that / know
to be good. The extended publications for
the past few years, and graphic descrip-
tons of different diseases of the kidneys
and liver have awakened the medical pro-
fession to the fnct 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 q remedy to
cure them.
ut is now over two years since my at
tention was first called to the use Of most
wonderful preparation in the treatment Of
Brlght's disease Of the kidneys. Patients
had frequently asked me about the remedy
and / had heard OF remarkable cures Of
fected by it, but like many others hesi-
tafed to recommend It's use. A personal
friend OF mine had been in poor health for
some time and his application for insur-
ance on his life had bean rejected on &C
count of Bright's disease. Chemical and
microscopical examinations of his urine re-
vealed the presence OF large quantities OF
aibumen and granular tube casts, which
confirmed the correctness OF the diagnosis.
After trying all the usual remedies, / di-
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Arter tnis pIescfipeo tnis meoicine IN
r,hrffia THriohtss di4aaee1 and with the
nost SAILS Lactory resuIts. NY opser va.lons
wore neisncr smaii IN numper nor nastiiy
made. iney extended over several monsns
ana emoracea large numner OF cases
wnlcn nave proved so saiisisc1ory 70 my
mlnos tnab I wouio eaInesuy urge uPoI
my professional oretnren tne importance
ner's s.fe Cure; an large class OF All