The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1889-04-02
NEWSPAPER CRITICISM,

NEWSPAPER GEsEgRlI%N,
1t is a privilege every newspaper r.
serves to itself to criticise, adver>"l y II
needs be, for the public's benefit, any
thing in which the public is deeply inter
ested.
1t is the custom Of II. II. Warner 4
Co.. propretors of the renowned Kidney
and Liver Cure, better known as "War-
ner's Safe Cure" to flood the country
and especially the postotfces, with medi
cal pamphlets. The writer has taken the
liberty to examine one of these marvel
lous little books, and finds food for crili-
cism, but before indulging in it Will give
our readers some quotations lhtreiroln,
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 off in
this country by chronic kidney disea~e
than by any other one malady except con-
sumption.-Thompson.
Second-Deaths from such diseases are
increasing at the rate Of 80 per cent. a
decade Edwards.
toms OF its own, and may long exist with
t the knowledge of the patient or rae
ii ioncr, as no pain Will be felt in the kid
neys or their vicinity. Roberts.
Fourth-In the fatal ca>es-and most
cases have hitherto been fatal
the symptoms of diseased kidneys Viii
first appear in extremely different organs
Of the body As stated abave-T Thompson.
Fitth-Ouly when the disease ha>
reached it final ami fatal stages may ne
usual symptoms Of alhumcn anl Tube
casts appear IN the water, and viii -r'at
pain rack he diseased orgAns.-Tnomn-
son.
Bri.ht's Di>ea~o, which usually
has three stages Of development, is
universal disease in England and America
Roberts and Edwards
Thompson i authority for saying that
more adults are carried oft in TINS country
by kidney disease than amy other maIady
except consumption. Under Warmers
Safe Care article on Consumption we
find a paragraph claiming to he a quota
tloH from publication issued by Bromp-
ton Hospital for Consum,tive~, Lonlon,'
England, which states that - per cent.
Of the patients Of that institution have
un>u>pecJcl kidney disorder. DIR. Her
man Brcbmcr, AN eminent German au-
thnrilv, also SAYS that Consumption i
always due 70 deficient I0'r.tion Of the
lungs, because Of bad blood.
Medical science can no longer dispute
the fact that the kidneys are tn" principal
blood purifying organs "t the human
system, and ii they are diseased aud lhue
fail 20 cNIcl the uric acid poison or the
vase matter Of the bioud As the blood
passes through these TWO great organs,
the I" Safe Cure clam Is correct, and the
reasoning OF its proprietor holds good.
There is no doubt but u at IN too many
instances the medical fraternity doctor
for symptoms, instead of striking at the
root Of the disease, and that under this
form of treatment many patients die.
We cannot, however, see the necessity
of continually iooling 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 informa.
ton, and we believe such truths as we
have instanced could be proclaimed
therein more advantageously to the pub
lie and much more beneficialIv to the
proprietors.