Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1889-04-26
Newspaper Criticism.

1t is a privilege every newspaper
reserves to itsel. TO criticise, adversely
If needs be, for the public's benefit,
ANYTHING in which the public is deeply
interested.
1t is the custom of II. II. Warner &
Co, proprietors of the renowned
Kidney and Liver Cure, better known
as Warmers Safe Cure, to flood the
country, and especially the post-offices,
with medical pamphlets. The writer
has taken the liberty TO examine one
of these marvellous little books, and
finds food for criticism, but before in
dulging in il, will give our readers
some quotations therefrom, from the
highest medical authorities, which we
believe worthy of consideration.
Under the head of NO Distinctive
Symptoms Apparent" we find:
First-More adults are carried of in
this country by chronic kidney disease
than by any other one malady except
consumption.-Tho
Second-Death from such diseases
are increasing at the rate of $50 per.
cent Observation-Disclosures.
Third-Bright's has no symptoms
of its own, and may long exist without
the knowledge of the patient or
practitioner, as no pain will be felt in
the kidneys or their vicinity-Roberts.
Fourth-In the fatal case-and
most cases have hitherto been fatal
the symptoms of diseased kidneys
will first appear in extremely different
organs of the body as stated above
Tompson.
Fifth-Only when the disease has
reached its final and fatal stages may
the usual symptoms of albumen and
tube casts appear in the water, and
will great pain rack the diseased
organs.-Thompson.
Sixth-Bright's Disease, which usual
lyh has three stages of development, is a
universal disease in England and
America. and Edwards.
Thompson is authority for saying
that more adults are carried off in this
country by kidney disease than any
other malady except consumption.
Under Warmers Safe Cure" article
on Consumption, we find a paragraph
claiming to be a quotation from
publication issued by Brompton
Hospital for Consumptives, London,
England, which states that per cent.
of the patients of that institution have
unsupported hluItN ulsOIucI. III
Herman Brehmer, an eminent German
authority, also says that Consumption
is always due TO deficient nutrition of
the lungs, because of bad blood.
Medical science can no longer dispute
the fact that the kidneys are the
principal blood purifying organs Of
the human system, and if they are
diseased and thus fail to expel
the uric acid poison or the waste
matter of the blood as the blood
passes through these two great organs,
the Safe Cure" claim is correct, and
the reasoning of its proprietor holds
good.
There is no doubt but that in too
many instances the medical fraternity
doctor for symptoms, instead OF
striking at the root of treatment, many
patients die.
We cannot, however, see the ne
cessity Of continually flooding the
country with these advertising
medical books, when their story once
well told is enough for the time being.
People as rule, nova days, go to-
their newspaper for information, and
we believe such truths as we have in
stanced could be proclaimed therein
more advantageously to the public
and much more beneficially to the
proprietors.