The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1883-09-28
THE HIGHEST AUTHORITY.
UPON A SUBJECT OF VITAL INTER
EST, EXPECTING THE VEL.
FARE OF ALL.


The following remarkable letter
from one of the leading and best
known scientific writer's of the pres
ent day is specially 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 reforma-
ton is one of the most distinctive
characteristics of the nineteenth CEN
tltry. The common people as we'll
as the more enlightened and refined,
cry out with no uncertain voice to
be emancipated from the slavery Of
conservatism and superstition which
has held the masses in gross ignor-
ance during large portion of the
worlds history, and in the time of
the Dark Ages came near obliter-
ating the last glimmer of truth.
Dogmatic assertions and blind en-
piricism 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 few in
dividuals should dictate to them
what must be their sentiments and
opinions. They claim the right to
solve for themselves the great ques-
tons of the day and demand that the
general good of humanity shall be re.
spected. AS the result of this gener-
al awakening, we see, on every hand,
unmistakable evidences of reforma-
tory action. People who, a few
years ago, endured suffering 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 al
lowed their health to depart suf-
fered their constitutions to become
undermined and finally died as mar
tyrs to false system of treatment.
There are millions of people filling
untimely graves who might have
lived to a green old age had their
original troubles been taken in time
or properly treated. There are thou
sands of people to-day, thoughtlessly
enduring the first symptoms of some
serious malady and without the slight
est realization of the danger that is
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 "a slight cold or malaria.
1t is high time that people awoke to
a knowledge of the seriousness Of
these matters and emancipated them
selves from the professional bigotry
which controls them. When this is
done and when all classes of physi-
clans become liberal enough to ex.
clude all dogmas, save that it is their
duty to cure disease as quickly and
as safely as possible to maintain no
other position than that of truth hon.
estly ascertained, and to endorse and
recommend any remedy that has been
found useful, no matter what its ORR
gin, there will be no more quarfeling
among the doctors, while there will
be great rejoicing throughout the
world,."
81 am we'll aware of the censure
that will be meted out to me for writ
ing this letter, but feel that 1 can
not be true to my honest convic-
tons unless 1 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
awakened the medical profession to
the fact that these diseases are greatly
increasing. The treatment of the
doctors has been largely experiment
tai and many of their patients have
died while they were casting about
for remedy to cure Them"
1t Is now two years since my at
tention was first called to the use of
most wonderful preparation in the
treatment of Bright's disease of the
kidneys. Patients had frequently
asked me about the remedy and l had
heard of remarkable cures effected
by it, but like many others l hesitat-
ed to recommend its use. A personal
friend of mine had been ip poor
health for some time and his applica-
ton for insurance on his life had
been rejected on account of Bright's
disease. Chemical and microscope
cal 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