The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-01-06
The Progress ofthe Century

Leans array from superstition and blind
idolatry of isms and ics-aIlopathic in
cluded. 1t leans touard universal, all
determining law; towards facts, not fam
cies. 1t leans towards immutable princi-
Piles and inyulnerabIe truth. and away
from superannuated authority, organized
ignorance and dyed-in-the-wool prejudice.
Blind empiricism in medicine has, with
other fossiliZed blvalves had its day. Yes,
there are plenty of debated crabs" but
being born of darkness and fear-twin sis
tiers of intellectual infancy-they cannot
much longer withstand the civilizing in
huence of advancing science. They are
slowly but surely dying Egypt, dying"
before the '-esrch light" of investigation.
The advancing thinker wonders how it
was possible for that monstrosity-the
medical science CD extans now, to have
survived to this late day But where was
the reform to come from? 1t is not only
passe to attempt reform. it is outright
dangerous. It requires boldness akin to
recklessness. Legion is the name who
have 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
fanny under the sun and in medicine every
duck-intellect "quacks" at you and you
are accused of having no diploma when
your diploma is on file in the courthouse
under the very eyes of the slanderers. All
this is caused by besotted ignorance, and
since books are sent free of charge to every
applicant and We pay the postage, there is
no excuse for ignorance when it costs
nothing to be informed. People who be-
rate the Histogenetic system of medicine
are either intellectual pariahs incapable of
counting five in succession or understand
ing any 2X4 problem or they are mental
sluggards and cannot screw themselves up
to the point OF information by reading up
and forming a conclusion. In either case
their opiniIhs are as valuable as that of
Puget sound oysters.
Sept. 10, 1891
DR.. ]. Eugene Jordan, Seattle, Wash,
Dear Sir: Nearly four months have pass
ed since | wrote you. As | know you are
interested in my case l wish to tell you
how | am progressing. Before | COM
menced taking your medicines | was suf-
fering most excruciating pain. | had tried
every sort of remedy and gained abso-
lute!y no relief. After l had taken the
Histogenetic medicines short time how
ever, the pain and swelling became less
until it was gone entirely. 1 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 l know that had l not
come here and consulted you | would
AisfNt bCtlt III IAAy SihfC W 1911 tldb every
one might read this as l want them to
keow how much l have to be thankful
for. May you live many years to relieve
and bless your fellow creatures.
Yours truly,
MRS. JULIA LONSDALE,
LAO ID Street. Tacoma, Wash.
Sept IA, 1891.
DR.. J. Eugene Jordan, Seattle, Wash.
Dear Sir: 1t is some weeks since have
written you and in that time have i'm
proved very much. The pain in my liver
and kidneys entirely disappeared. 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 in flesh, and everyone says,
How well you look" [ am SO much
better than | ever expected to be.
Most respectfully,
MRS. N. COWLES,
San Rafael. Marin County, Cal.