Delta chief., 1885-07-29
BARrHOLDl,s BIG GIRL.
The Prsj udisss Met ny . Canvssssr for
the Pedestal Fund.

The PrAj sdisss Met ny CaavssssF for
the Pedestal Hund.
Tho Bartholdi pedestal fund il near
ly complete. The statue has arrived
and soon New York harbor will be
graced by the most magnificent colos
sal statue the world has ever seen.
Liberty Enlightening the World |"
What priceless blessing personal
liberty is. It is the shrine at which
people, ground under the heel of tyran-
nv in the older worlds, worship with q
fervency that Americans can scarcely
realize; it is q principle for which Nj
hilists willingly die the death of dogs;
and fit and proper it is that at the very
entrance of the Bay of New York this
emblematic statue should fash q well
como to the world.
The press is entitled to the credit of
this achievement. MIR. Phillip Beers, who
has been making a circuit of the coun-
try on behalf of the Pedestal fund, says
that the fund will certainly be raised,
as the World does not know the word
fail.
Mr.. Beers says that he has found the
most pronounced generosity among
those Of foreign birth. They seem more
appreciative of liberty than do our ma
tive born. Moreover. among some a
strange prejudice seems to exist.
prejudice? In what particular"
II have ever found that however
meritorious a thing may be, thousands
of people will inevitably be prejudiced
against it. l have spent most of my life
on the road and know the American
people like book In 1879 q person.
al misfortune illustrated this prevailing
prejudice. l was very i'll, had suffered
for several years with headache, tickle
appetite, dreadful backache. cramps,
hot head. cold hands and feet and
general break down of the system. l
seeking the best professional treatment.
1t so happens that among my relatives
is distinguished physician who up
Braided me roundly for preaching SO
much about my own case. Finally,
with some spirit, l remarked to him:
"'Slr, you know that much Of your
professional wisdom is pretense. You
are controlled by prejudice. You can
not reach a case like mine and ysu
know it, can you?"
II had him; and he finally conceded
the point, for it was bright's disease OF
tHc hluueNs WHICH uaQ pTOslEateC me.
and the school men admit they cannot
cure it. Having cured myself, however.
in 1879, and not having seen a sick day
since, my relative finally admitted that
Warmers safe cure, which accomplished
this result, was really wonderful pre-
paration. Had President Rutter. of the
Central Hudson used it, l am certain he
would be alive to-day, for he could not
have been in worse condition than l
was"
II have found similar prejudlces
among all classes concerning even so
laudable scheme as this pedestal
fund"
Mr.. Beers's experience and the recent
death of President Kutter. of the Cen
trail Hudson railroad. of an extreme
kidney disorder, proves that the phvsi-
clans have no real power over such dis
eases, and indicates the only course
one should pursue il, as the late DR..
Willard Parker says, headache, sick
ness Of the stomach, dropsical SWELL
ings. back ache, dark and offensive
fluids, prematurely impaired eyesight,
loss of strength and energy occur, for
they uumistakably indicate fatal re-
suit, II not promptly arrested.
Yes, stree, every cent needed for
the pedestal will be raised. or course
it will be great triumph for the World
but would it not have been an eternal
disgrace had our people failed to pro-
vide for this pedestal?"