Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1889-06-01
EDITORS BACK STAIRS"
The Interesting Views OF the Late Dr..
]. @. Holland.

The columns Of the newspapers appear
to be fiooded with proprietary medicine
advertisements. As we east our eye
over them. il brings 10 mind an article
that was published by the late Dir. Hol-
land in Scribner's Monthly. lie says
stNeycytheless, Il is fact that many of
sha ,ssst proprietary medicines Of the day
more successful than many physi-
~ aud most Of them, II should he
Ired. were at first discovered or
.tu.i medical practice. When,
any shrewd person, knowing
Ne, and foreseeing their popu-
kres and advertises them, then,
>apf the bigoted, all virtue
I'd?
appreciated the real
emedias, and the alb
Mat derided them be-
Was called 10 the
Apf their cures. II
fbe M should an
nounc study o. a-ty
certain H{f2uyr OF
make his slse,
though he 'nediclne
and been a - 1RF'FcF.nal cotlnseis,
Notwithstanding AT this, u ne should pre-
sumo 10 advertise and decline TO give his
discovery to the public, he would be pro-
nounced quack and humbug, al
though he may have spent his entire
life and all his available funds in perfect
ing his investigations
Again we say absurd"
III an ulcer is found upon ones arm and
in cured by some dear old grandmother
outside OF the code, Il will be pronounced
by the medical profession an ulcer OF lit
lie Importance. But II treated under this
code, causing sleepless nights for month
with the scientific treatment, VIZ, plast
ers, washes, dosing with morphine. ar
senic and other vile substances, given u
prevent blood poisoning or deaden pain
and vet the ulcer becomes malignant ant
amputatien is made necessary at last e
save life, vet all done according TO th'
ssisms' Of the medical code, this is much
more gratifying to the medical profession
and adds more dignity tothat distinguish
I'd order than to be cured by the dear ole
grandmother remedy.
This appears like pevere arraignment
vet we believe that IL expresses the tru'
standing Of tie medical profession In re
gard 10 remedies discovered outside O
their special '.isms" One of the mos
perplexing things Of the day Is the popu
farity OF certain remedies, especial,
Warmers Safe Cure, which We find 10
sale everywhere. The physician OF thu
highest standing IL ready TO conccde IL
merits and sustain the theories the pro
priefors have made--that liz, that !
benefits IN most Of the ailments OF tin
human system because II assists In put
ting the kidneys In proper condition
thereby aiding In throwing of the i'm
purities 81 the blood, while others will
less honesty and experience deride, an'
are willing 10 see their patient die scien
tifically, and according . the code, rattle
than have him cured by this great remedy
Yet we notice that the popularity o
the medicine continues to grow year b.
year. The discoyerer comes boldly he
lore the people with It's merits, and pro
claims them from door 10 door in GU
opinion much more honorably than tn
physician who, perchance, may secure
patient fron some catastrophe, and Z
permitted 10 set bone OF an arm or
finger. which he does with great dignity
vet very soon after takes the Liberty !.
climb the editors hack stairs at 2 ocloci
In the morning 10 have It announced II
the morning paper that DIR. so-and. =
was n attendance" thus securing for IN
benefit 4 beautiful and free advertisement
We shall leave It 10 our readers 10 sal
which IA the wiser and more honorables