The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-12-27
The PROGRESS Ofthe Century

Leans alrdy from superstition and blind
lcolatry Of isms and ics-allopashic in
Guided. Ii leans tosrGrd universal. all
determining law; towards facts. not fan
eies- IL leans towards immutable princi.
pies and lnvulnerable truth, and away
iTom superannuated authority, organized
Ignorance and oyed-In-the-wool prejudice.
Blind empiricism in medicine has, with
other fossilized blyalyes had it's day. Yes
there are pleaty OF ''beiated crabs" but
being born of darkness and fear-twin SIS
tiers OF intellectual infancy-they cannot
much longer withstand the clvilizing in
Huence Of advancing science. They are
slowly but surely dying Egypt dying"
before the "-earch light" Of investigation.
The advancing thinker wonders how is
was possible for that monstrosity-the
medical science (2) extant now, to have
: survived 20 this late day! But where was
the reform 10 come from7 Ii is not only
passe 70 attempt reform, il is outright
dangerous. II requires boldness akin 70
Teckiessness. Legion is the name who
nave tried; they have left their bleaching
bones as warning. An attempt at re.
forming theology brands YOU "heretic:"
IN politics You are charged with every in
famv under the sun and in medicine every
duck-InteIiect 'quacks' at YOU and YOU
are accused Of having no diploma when
your diploma Is on flle in the courthouse
under the very eyes of the s.andeFers. All
TINS Is caused by beSOtted ignorance. and
since books are sent free of charge 10 every
applicant and We pay the postage, there IS
no excuse for ignorance when 10 costs
nothing 10 be informed. People who be-
rate the Histogenetlc system OF medicine
are either Intellectual periahs incapable OF
counting i've in succession or understands
ing any 2xi problem, or they are mental
sluggards and cannot screw themselves up
to the point of information by reading up
- "a Hny II fn In ass Naa
their opiniShs are as valuable as that Of
Puget sound oysters.
Sept. 10. 1881
DR.. ]. Eugene Jordan. Seattle. Wash,
Dear Sir: Nearly four months have pass
ed since wrote you. As | know you ars
interested in my case / wish 10 tell you
how / am progressing. Before | COM
menced taking your medicines | was suf-
tering most excruciating pain. had tried
every sort OF remedy and gained abso-
lutety no rel EFF. After | had taken the
Histogenetic medicines short time how
ever, the pain and swelling became less
until II was gone entirely. / cannot ex.
press my gratitude as | have been sick for
years, treating with so many prominent
physicians and getting worse all the time.
| bless the day that | left San francisco
for Washington as | know that had | not
come here and consulted you l would
have been in my grave | wish that every
one might read this as | want them 20
keow how much / have TO be thankful
for; May you live many years 10 relieve
and bless your fellow creatures.
Yours truly.
MRS. JULIA LONSDALE,
], l40 ID Street. Tacoma, Wash.
Sept. IL, 1891.
DR.. J. Eugene Jordan, Seattle. Wash,
Dear Sir: 1t is some weeks since I have
written you and in tina. time have i'm
proved very much. The pain in my liver
and kidneys entirely disappeared. 1 have
not had a sick headache since February,
and then it was a very light one. Just
think | have had them forty years and
never missed having from one to three
every month until they had worn me out.
/ have gained N lesh, and everyone says,
How well you look" l am SO much
better than l ever expected to be-
Most respectfully,
MRS. NJ. COWLEa
San Rafael, Marin County. Cal