The Opelousas courier., 1884-01-26
THE HIGHEST AUTHORITY.
Upon On Subject OF Vital interest," e
Racfa my the Welfare of All.

Upon d Subject OF Vital Interest, Eff
Recfang the Welfare OF All.
The following remarkable letter from
Of the leading and best known scientific
writers of the present day is specially signif-
can't, 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
nineteenth century. The common people, as
well as the more enlightened and refined, cry
out with no uncertain voice to be emanclpa-
ted fr m the slavery Of conservatism and SUI
perstition which has held the masses in gross
Ignorance during a large portion Of the
worlds history, and in the tim OF the Dark
Ages came near celebrating the last glim-
mer Of truth. Dogmatic assertions and
blind empiricis1n are losing caste among
all classes of all countries. People
are beginning to think for them
selves, and to regard authority much less
than argument. Men and women are no
longer willing that a few individuals should
dictate to them what must be their senti-
ments and opinions. They claim theright to
solve for themselves the great questions of
the day, and demand that the general good
of humanity shall be respected. As the re-
suit of this general awakening we see, on
every hand, unmistakabie evidences OF refor-
matory action. People who, a few years
ago, endured suffering the most intense in
the name of duty, now realize the utter fool
ishness of such a course. Men who were
under the bondage of bigoted advisers allowed
their health to depart; suffered their
constitutions to become undermined
and finally died as martyrs to a false system
of treatment. There are millions Of people
filing untimely graves who might have lived
to a green old age had their original troubles
been taken in time or properly treated. There
are thousands Of people to-day thought.essly
enduring the first symptoms of some serious
malady and without the slightest realization
o. the danger that is before them. They
AVE occasional headaches; a lack Of appetite
one day and O. avenouS one the next, or
an u~naccountable feeling Of weariness,
sometimes ACCOMPANIED by nausea, and
attribute all these troubles to the Old
lea of a slight cold or malaria. It is high
time that people awo 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 to exclude all dogmas, save that it is
their duty to cure disease as quickly, and as
safely as possible; to maintain no other posi-
tion than tina of truth honestly ascertained,
and to indorse and recommend any remedy
that has been found useful, no matter what
its ori,in, there VIII be no more quarreling
among the doctors, while there will be great
II lOuUO NO =
:" am well aware Of the censure that will
be meted out to me for writing this letter,
but | feel that / cannot be true to my honest
convictions unless l extend a helping hand
and indorse all that I 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 dis
eases are greatly increasing. The treatment
of the doctors has been largely experimental,
and MANY of their patients nave died while
they were casting about for a remedy to cure
them.m
at is now over two years since my atten-
tion was first called to the use of a most won
derful preparation in the treatment Of
Bright's disease of the kidneys. Patents bad
frequently asked me about the remedy, and
l had heard of remarkable cures effected by
it, but like many others ! hesitated to recon-
mend its use. A personal friend OF mine a
been in poor health for some time, N his
application for insurance on his life had
been rejected on account Of Bright's
disease. Chemical and microscopical ex-
animation 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, I directed him to use
this preparation and was greatly surprised
to observe a decided Improvement within a
l1OuUll, dUu IGIll IOuG L1UubuS HI LuUo
casts could be discovered. At that time there
was present only q trace OF albumen, and he
felt, as he expressed it, perfectly well, and
all through the influence Of Warmers Safe
Cure, the remedy he used.m
"After this I prescribed this medicine in
full doses in both acute and chronic nephri-
tbs. (Bright's diseased and with the most salts
ia ctory results. My observations were neither
small in number nor hastily made. They ex-
tended over several months aud embraced a
large number of cases which have proved SO
satisfactory to my mind, that / would ear.
nestly urge upon my professional brethren
the importance of giving . fair and patient
trial to Warmers Safe Cure. In a large class
of ailments where the blood is obviously in
an unhealthy state, especially where glandu-
lar engagements and infammatory
eruptions exist, indeed in many of those
forms of chronic indisposition in which there
is no evidence of organic mischief, but where
the general health is depleted, the face sallow,
the urine colored, constituting tho condition
in which the patient is said to be bilious, the
advantage gained by the use of this remedy
is remarkable. In Bright's disease it seems
to act as a solvent of albumen; to soothe and
heal the iniamed membranes; to wash out
the epithelial debris which blocks up the tub
uli uriniferi, and to prevent q destructive
~metamorphosis of TISSUE
Belonging as ] do to . braRch Of the pro-
fession that believes that no one school Of
medicine knows all the truth regarding the
treatment of disease, and being Independent
enough to select any remedy that will relieve
my patients, without reference to the source
from whence it comes, I I'm glad to acknowl
edge and commend the merits Of this remedy
thus frankly.
Respectfully yours,
Dean and Professor Of Surgery, United States
Medical College of New York; editor Of
MedicnL TrihMne . Author of Cunn,s NeH