Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1889-04-06

The Interesting Views CT The Late DR.
j.. &. HoIinnd,A

The olunns Of the newspapers appear to
be focde1 with proprietary medicine SILVER
tIsements. As we cast our eve over theln. II
bring to mind an article that was published
t,y the late DR.. Holland in Scribacf : -Ho.th
". He saws: Nevertheless II is a fat that
many Of the best proprietary re-:iclne~ #
the day were more successful than many
physicians, ard most Of them. il should IL
remembered, were at first discovered or used
in actual medical practice. When. howttef.
any shrewd person, knowl.1 their v!rtu /,
sn | foreseeing their popularity secures IN
ahvertises them, then, in the opinion = tIt.-
bigoted, all virtue went ou. Of them.
Is not this absurd
This great lnen appreciated he real merits
Of popular remedies. and tie atsurity et
those that derid cd them becau>e putin. Ct
tentIon was called to he al ticie and Tia esl
: dence OF their cures. If the most noted
physician should announce that II hal mad
a study OF any certain organ or dlsa~e 4
the BODY. or make his sign larger than til.
: code size, though be may have rracti~-i
medicine and been a leader in all MEDICAL
counsels, notwithstanding All this. If he
should presume TO advertise and decline t.
give his discovery TO the publ, h. would
be pronounced a Quack and a huiutu-. al
though he may have spent hs entire tft ani
all his available funds in pertectlng his in
vestlgations.
Again we say absurd
L an ulcer is found upon ones arm. 5n
is cured by some dear cid grandmother. cut
side Of the code, it will be pronounced iy
the medical profession an ulcer Of little i'm
portance. But If treated under the cp3o,
causing sleepiess nights for a month, With
the scientific treatment. VIZ. plas'eI>
Nxashes, dosing with morphine. arstn and
other vile substances, given q prevent tits"i
poisoning or deaien pain, and yet the uirel
becomes malignant, and amputati,nl is made
necessary at last. TO save lie, Vet ali dom
according to the ''ism>' If the medical
code. this is kluch more gratifying 10 III,
medical profession and adds more dignity t
that distinguished order than to b" cured by
the dear old grandmother remedy.
1hfS appears like a >ehere arrangement
yet we believe that i expresses the tru.
standing Of the medical profession III 1egare
to remedies discovered outside Il then
special 'isms." One of the most perpiexlng
things of the day is the ptp ularity Of CERTAIN
remedies, especially Warmers Safe Cure
which we find for sale every where. Tn
physician OF the highest Standing i, ready I,
cOncede It's merits and SUSTAIN the thearleH
the p oprietOrS have mad. -that j., that !
benefits in most Of the allnent, Of the hu
man sy stem because it assists in putin : tn
kidneys IN proper conditions, thereby altll1,
In throwing off the impurities of the hIonf
while others with less honesty an | eNperleie,
deride, and are willing to see their patien+
die scientifically. aud according to the code
rather than ave HIM cured by this grea'
remedy.
Yet we notice that the popularity If th'
medicine continues to grow Year fN Year
The discOverer comes boldly before the TO
pie with its merits. and proclaims then
from door TO door in our 'pinton mu"h NOR,
honorably than the physi' ian who, per
chance, may secure a patient franI ,,1u'
catastrophe, ami Is permitted to set a lolt
Of an arm ora finger, which H. does Wit
great dignity, Yet Very soon after takes tht
liberty to climb the EDITORS back stairs at
O'Clock in the morning to have it ann1nnctt
i'll the morning paper that DR.. sioran :
Vas in attendance.n thus securing ttr HI
benefit q beautiful and free advtru>tiptnt.
We shall leave it to our readers II saN
which il the wiser and more honorable.