Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-07-03
BARTHOLtPS BIG GIRL.
The Prejudice Net by a Canvasser for
the Pedestal Fund.

The Bartholdi pedestal fund is nearly
complete. The statue has arrived. and
soon New York harbor will be graced by
the most magnificent colossal statue the
world has ever seen.
" Liberty Enlightening the World ~
What priceless blessing personal liberty
is. 1t is the shrine at which people, ground
under the heel of tyranny in the older
worlds, worship with a fervencv that Amer
leans can scarcely realize; it is principle
for which Nihilists willingly die the death
of dogs, and fit and proper is it that at the
very entrance of the bay of New York this
emblematic statue should flash a welcome
to the world.
The press is entitled to the credit of this
achievement Mr.. Philip Beers, who has
been making a circuit of the country 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 appre-
ciative of liberty than do our native born.
Moreover, among some strange prejudice
seems to exist.
Prejudice? In what particular ?"
" l have ever found that however merit
orious thing may be, thousands of people
IL.
have spent most of my life on the road,
and ! know the American people like
a book. In 1879 personal misfortune
illustrated this prevailing prejudice l was
very i'll, had suffered for several years with
headache, tickle appetite dreadful back
ache, cramps, hot head, cold hands and
feet, and a general break down of the sys-
TEN. l dragged myself back to New York
seeking the best professional treatment 1t
so happens that among my relatives is a
distinguished physician, who upbraided
me roundly for preaching so much about
my own case. Finally, with some spirit |
remarked to him
=" Sir, You know that much of your pro-
fessional wisdom is pretense. You are con-
trOlled by prejudice. You cannot reach a
case like mine and you knowit it, can you !? y
" had him and he finally conceded the
point, for it was bright's disease of the kid
neys which had Frustrated me, and the
schoolmen admit they cannot cure it. Hav-
ing cured myself, however, in 1879, and not
having seen sick day since, my relative
finally admitted that Warmers safe cure,
which accomplished this result, was really
a wonderful preparation. Had President
Rutter, of the CentralHudson, used it. l
am certain he would be alive to-day, for he
could not have been in worse condition
than | was"
" have found similar prejudices among
all classes concerning even so laudable
scheme as this pedestal fund"
Mr.. Beers experience and the recent
death of President Rutter, OF the Central
Hudson Railroad, of an extreme kidney
disorder, proves that the physicians have
no real power over such diseases. and indi-
Gates the only course one should pursue If,
rs the late Willard Parker saws headache
sickness of the stomach, dropsical swell
ings, back ache, dark and offensive fluids,
prematurely impaired eyesight, loss of
strength and energy occur. for they unmis-
takably indicate a fatal result, if not
promptly arrested.
" Yes, stree, every cent needed for the
pedestal will be raised. OF course it will
he great triumph for the WGrld, but would
it not have been an eternal disgrace had
our people failed to provide for this pedes-
tal?'