Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-04-18
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Dr. j, q. Holland.
The columns of the newspapers appear
to be flooded with proprietary medicine
advertisements. As we cast our eye
over them, II brings to mind an article
that was published by the late Or.
Holland In Serib.er's Month ", He says:
.Neyerthleas, it Is fact that many OF
the best proprietary medicines of the day
were more successful than many physi.
CLAUS, and most OF them, Il should be re-
membered, were at first discovered or
used 10 actual medical practice. When,
however, any shrewd person, knowing
their virtue. and foraseeing their popu-
larity, secures aud adyertises them, then,
In the opinion Of the bigoted, all virtue
went out OF them"
Is not this aosurd2
This great man appreciated the real
merits OF popular remedies, aud the alb
surdity Of those that derided them be-
cause public attention was called to the
article and the EVIDENCE of their cures.
II the most noted ply should an
uonDee that he had made q study of any
certain organ or disease Of the body. or
make bis sign larger than the code size,
though he may have practiced medicine
and been leader In all medical counselB,
notwithstanding all this, IL he should
presume TO advertise aud decline to give
bis discovery to the public, he would be
pronounced q quack and humbug, al.
though he msy have spent his entire life
and all his available funds in perfecting
his Investigations.
Again we say, absurd"
If en- ulcer 10 found upon ones arm,
and is cured by some dear old grand
mother, gu side Of the code, IL will be
pronounced by the medical profession an
ulcer Of lttla importance. But IL treated
under the code, causing sleepless nights
for q month, with the scientific treatment,
viz, plasters, washes, dosing with NOR.
phine, arsenic and other vile substances,
given so prevent blood poisoning or
deaden pain, and yet the ulcer becomes
malignant, and amputation is made
necessary at last, to save life, yet all done
accoi ding to the 'ismsn OF the medical
code, this IL much more gratifying to the
medical profession, and adds more dig
NIFTY to that distinguished ord-r than to
be cured by the dear old grandmother's
| remedy.
This appears like q severe arraipnment
|
standing OF the medical profession in re-
gard to remedies discovered outsids Of
their special ''isrlsn 0ne of the most
perpiesing things OF the day is the popu.
lsnty OF certain remedies, especially
Warmers Safe Cure, which We fnd for
sale everywhere. The physician OF the
highest standing is ready TO cuncede its
/ merits and sustain the theories the pro-
! pr etors have made that Is, that IL bene-
fits in most of the ailments OF the human
systenl because 1t assiqts in putting the
kidneys in proper condition, thereby sid
ing in throwing Oh the impurities Of the
blood, while Others With less honesty and
experience deride, and are willing to see
their patients die scientifically, aud au
cordlng to the code, rather than have
him cured by this great remedy.
Yet we notice that the popularity OF the
medicine continues 10 grow year by year.
fhe discoysrer comes boldly before thu
people with its merits, and prooiaims
them from door to door In our opinion
much more honorebly than the physician
who, perchanre, may secure patient
from sumo catastrophe, and is permitted
10 set bone Of in srm or finger, which
he does with great dguity, yet very sonn
after takes the liberty to climb the edi
tors back stairs at 2 O'clock, iathe morn.
ing, to have IL announced in the morning
paper that "Dr. 8o-and 40 was in attend
ance," thus securing for his benefit q
oesutful aud free advertisement.
We shall leave IL to our readers TO say
hiCh la wiser and ,uoTp honorable