Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-07-20

The preiudlces nzgt ~ Caavanser cor 1hs
The Bartholdi pedestal fund B naarly com.
pieta The statue has arrived and soon New
York harbor VIII Be Rraced By the most mae
nihceut colOesalstntue the world has ever seen
nLaherty hnllghtening tho WoridFn What
9 pr1coless blessing personal liberty II Il IS
the shrine ~ which people ground under the
neel Of tyranny IN ths older worlds worship
! with 9 fervency that Americans can scarcely
realize. II Is q principle for which Nihilisfs
willingly die the death Of dogs; and fit and
| proper Il Is that at the very entrance OF the
Bay OF New York this emblematic statue
should flash d welcome 70 the world
The press Is entitled 20 the credit Of this
achievement Mr. Philip Beers. who has
been making circuit Of the country on be-
/ half Of the PEDESTAL fund.- SAYS that the fund
/ viii certainly be raised, as the World dos
not know the word fail.
NJ. Beers says that he has found the most
pronounced generosity among those Of for
| elgn birth. They seem more appreciative OF
liberty than do cur native born. Moreover.
among some q strange prejudice seems to ex-
'lPreiudices In what Particular
Il have ever found that however merito-
rtous thing may be, thousands of people
win inevitably be prejndiced against it.
have spent most Of my life on the road aud /
know the American people like book In
1879 q personal misfortune illustrated this
prevailing prejudice ] was very III. had suf
fered for several years with headache. tickle
appetite, dreadful baekache. cramps, hot
head, cold hands and feet and a general break
down Of the system dragged
the best professional treatment 1t 50
happens that among my relatives is q dis
tinguished physician who upbraided me
roundly for preaching SO much about my
own case. Finally, with some spirit, re-
marked to him.
q Sir Won Lnovv that r,,,,ch ~ ro,,r ,nro
fessional wisdom is pretense You are con-
trolled by prejudice. You cannot reach a case
like mine and you know it, can your"
II had him; and he finally conceded the
point, for it was bright's disease of the kid
neys which had Frustrated me, and the school
men admit they cannot cure il. Having 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 q wonderful prepare
ton. Had President Rutter, of the Central
hudson used 1t. | am certain he would be
alive to-day, for he could not have been in a
worse condition than | was.
II have found similar preiudices among all
classes concerning even so laudable scheme
IS this pedestal fund"
Mr.. Beers's 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 indicates
the only course one should pursue il, as the
late DR. Willard Parker says, head
ache, sickness of the stomach, dropsi-
al sweIlings, back ache, dark and
offensive fluids, prematurely impaired eye
tight, loss Of strength and energy occur. for
hey Enthusiastically indicate fatal result, IL
lot promptly arrested
Eyes, stree, every cent needed for the pc
iestal will be raised OF course it will be q
Teat triumph for the World, but would it
lot have been an eternal disgrace had our
,eople failed to provide for this pedestalgn