The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-07-02
BARTHOLDpS BIG GIRL.
The Prejudices Met BY Canvasser for tn
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 feryency that
Americans can scarcely realize; it is a
principle for which Nihlists 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 a welcome to the world.
The press is entitled to the credit OF this
achievement Mr.. Philip Beers, who has
been making n 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 appreci-
alive of liberty than do our native born.
Moreover, among some a strange prejudice
seems to exist.
Prejudice? In what particular"
81 have ever found that however merito-
rious thing may be, thousands Of people
will inevitably be prejudiced against it. l
have spent most OF my lie on the road and
/ know the American people like book, ,
In 1879 a personal misfortune illustrated
this prevailing prejudice. l was very
i'll, had suffered for several years
with headache, tickle appetite, dread
full back ache, cramps, hot head, cold
hands and feet and a general break down
of the system. l dragged myself back to
New York, seeking the best professional
treatment. 1t so happens that among my
relatives is a distinguished physician who
II YNHr hah m mr. y = \ o
SO much about my own case. Finally,
with some spirit, l remarked to him ::
"'Sir, you know that much of your pro-
fessional wisdom is pretense. You are
controlled by prejudice. You can not
reach q 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
kidneys which had Frustrated me, and the
schoolmen admit they can not cure it.
Having cured myself, however, in 1879,
and not having seen sick day since, my
relative finally admitted that Warner s
safe cure, which accomplished this result,
was really a wonderful preparation. Had
President Rutter, OF the Central Hudson,
used it, am certain that he would be alive
to-day, for he could not have been in a
worse condition than l was"
~ have found similar prejudices among
all classes concerning even so laudable a
scheme as 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 mower over such diseases, and in
dictates the only course one should pursue
is, as the late DIR. Willard Parker says,
headache, sickness of the stomach, dropsi-
cal swellings, back ache, dark and offensive
fluids, prematurely impaired eyesight, loss
of strength and energy occur, for they I'M
mistakably indicate a fatal result, if not
promptly arrested.S
"Yes, stree, every cent needed for the
pedestal will be raised. OF course it will
he great triumph for the World, but
would it not have been an eternal disgrace
had our people failed to provide for this
pedestal:"