The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-27

G.. Holland.
The columns OF the newspapers appear to
be flooded with proprietary medicine adver-
usementa As we cast our eye over them, lt
brings 70 mind an article that was published
by the late DR.. Holland in Scrtbnsr's A9ath-
IT, He says. Nevertheless. It Is a fact that
many Of the best proprietary medicines Of the
day were more successful than many physl-
clans, and most Of them, i should be re-
nembered, were at first discovered or used IN
actual medical practice. When. however,
any shTewi person, knowing their virtue, and
fOTeSseinZ their popularity, secures and al
vertlses them, then in the opinion CT the
hgOtei. all virtue went out OF them
Is not this absurit
This great man apprect ate1 the real merits
Of popular remedies, and the shsurdIty Of
those that deriied them becau-e public
attention was called to tn article and the
evidence OF Their cures II the most noted
physician should announce that he had made
a study Of any certain organ or disease Of the
BODY. or mahe MS 81 n larger than the code
size, though be may have praCtsei medicine
and been a leader In all meil al Counsels,
notwithstanding al. tins, If he should presume
10 advertise and decline Ia give his discovery
q the public, he would e pronounced
quack and humUuZ, although he may have
spent his entire life ami his available funds
IN perfecting his investigations.
Again saw, "absurt'
If an ulcer IS found upon ones arm. AMI is
cured by some dear soul of a grandmother,
outside Of the code it Will be pronounced by
the medical profession al ulcer of little i'm
pOrtance, But if treated under the code,
causing sleepess nights for a month, with the
scientific treatment, viz, pIasters, washes,
dosing with moTph ne, arsenic and other vile
substances, given TO pevent blood poisoning
or deaden pain and yet the ulcer becomes
malignant, and amputatIOn Is made necessary
at last, to save life, yet all done according to
the "ISms OF the medical code. this Is much
mole gratifying to the medical profession,
and adds more dignity to that distinguished
order than to he cured by the dear old grand
mothers remedy.
This appears like a severe arraignment,
yet believe that e expresses the true
standing of the medical profession in regard
to remedies discovered outside of their special
''iSmS " One of the most perpeMng Thugs
of the day is the popularity OF certain RENE
dies, especially Warmers safe cure, which
find for sale everywhere The physician of
the highest standing is ready to concede its
merits and sustain the theories the proprle-
tors have made-that is, that it benefits in
most of the ailments of the human system
because it assists in putting the II ineys III
proper condition, thereby aiding in hrowirg
off the impurities of the blood v lie others
with less honesty and experience c ride, and
are willing to see their patient Oh scientific
ally, and according to the code, rather than
have him cured by this great remedy.
Yet we notice that the popularity of the
medicine continues to grow year by year.
The discOyerer comes boldly before the peO-
pie with It's merits, ana procIalmS them from
door TO door in our opinion much more hon
Orably than the physician who, parchauce,
may secure patient from some catastrophe,
and is permitted to set bone of arm
finger which he does with great dignity, yet
very soon after takes the liberty to climb the
editors back stair, at 2 o'clock in the morning
TO have it announced in the morning paper
that 'Dr. SO-and-sO was in attendance thus
securing for his benefit beautiful and free
advert Sement.
We shall leave it to our readers to say which
is the wiser and more honorable.