Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1883-10-03
The Highest Authority.
UPON A SUBJECT OF VITAL INTEREST
EXPECTING THE WELFARE OF ALL.

The following remarkable letter from
one Of the leading and best knowr
scientific writers of the present day il
specially significant, and ehould be o
unusual value 10 all readers who desire
to keep pace with The march OF mod
ern discoveries and events:
"a general demand for reformation
is one vf the most distinctive charac-
terislcs of The nineteenth century.
The common people, az well as the
mere enlightened and refined, cry out
with no uncertain voice TO be emanci.
pated from the slavery of conservatism
and superstition which has leld the
masses in groas ignorance during 6
large portion of the worlds history
and in the time Of the Dark Ages
came near obliteratng the last glmmel
Of truth. Dogmaiic assertions and blinC
empiricism are losing caste among all
classes Of all countries. People are
beginning to think for themselves, and
to regard authority much less than ar
gument. Men and women are no lon'
ger willing tha. few individuals should
dictate 10 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 thi;
general awakening, we see, on every
hand, unmistakabe vidences Of re-
formatory action. People who, few
years ago, endured suffering The most
intense in the name OF duty, now real.
ze the utter fOolishness of such a
course. Mec who were under the
bondage Of blgoied advisers allowed
their health to depart suffered their
constitutions to become undermined
and finally died as martyrs to false
system OF treatment. There are mil
lions of people filing 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, thought
lessly enduring the first symptoms Of
some serious malady and Without the
slightest realization of the danger that
is before them. They haye occasional
headaches; a lack Of appetite Que day
and a ravenous one the next, or an un-
accountable feeling of WEAKNESS,
sometimes accompanied by nausea and
attribute all these troubles 10 the old
idea of slight cold or malaria. II
is high time that people awoke to a
knowledge Of the seriousness Of the
matters and emancipate themselves
from tie professional bigotry which
controls them. When this is done aud
when all classes Of physicians become
liberal enough TO exclude all dogmas,
save that it is their duty to cure dis
eases as quickly, and as safely as posi-
BILE; 10 maintain no other position 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
there will be great rejoicing through
out the world"
'I am well aware of the ceusure that
will be meted out to me for writing this
letter but feel that caunot be true
to my honest convictions unless l ex-
tend helping hand and endorse all
that l know 10 be good. The eXten.
ded 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 in
creaslng. The treatment OF the doc
tors has been largely experimental and
many of their patients have died while
they were casting about for a remedy
TO cure Them
1T is now oyer two years since nv
attention was first called to the use OF
a most wonderful preparation in the
treatment Of Bright's disease Of the kid.
neys. Patients had frequently asked
me about the remedy and l had heard
of remarkable cures effected by it, but
like many others hesitated 10 recon-
mend It's use. A personal friend Of
mine had been 10 poor health for some
time and his applicat ION for insurance
on his life had been rejected On account
of B,ights disease. Chemical and nil
croscopical examinations OF his urine
revealed tie presence of large guam
titles Of albumen and granular tube
casts, which confirmed the correctness
of the diagnosis. After trying all the
usual remedies, 1 directed him to nse
this preparation and was greatly sur
prlsed to observe a decided improve
ment within month, and within four
months, no tube casts could be dis
covered. At that time there was
presen only trace of albumen, aud
he felt. as he expressed it, perfectly
wen,' and all through the in fuence of
Warmers Safe Cure, the remedy he
used.' 81. .,-, ...f...,.. I.........
After this l prescribed this medicine
10 full doses in both acute and chronic
nephriles, [Bright's diseased aud with
the most satisfactory results. My OBJ
servatious were neither small in num-
Der nor hastily made. They extended
oyer several months and embraced a
large number of cases which have prov
ed so satisfactory to NV mind, that |
would earnestly urge upon my pro-
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