The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-03-21
BOLD ASSERTIONS.
THE MANLY ACrIoNoF GERMANY'S
GREATEST SCIENTIST.
Il is Warmly Endorsed by a Ringing
Editorial In q Leading American
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Il is Warmly Endorsed by a Ringing
Editorial In q Leading American
journal
Medical Tribune.
Prof. Rudolph Virchow was seriously III
several months ago. An ,mirer of bis,
the owner Of a certain proprietary medi-
cine, took occasion to present him with
some bottles Of his discovery. Virchow re-
covered, and was certain that he had re-
ceived much benefit from the remedy He
accordingly addressed letter to his bene-
factor. acknowledging the matter and ex-
pressing his gratitude. The letter coming
as IL did from the most distinguished teacher
of pathologic science in Europe, was pub
lished and widely read. The North Ger
man Medical Association, like similar
bodies in America, has its cranks on ethics.
They endeavored to call the professor to
account for disregarding The code. Virehow
regarded the instincts OF a gentlen an, and
the honor that leads q man to render JUS
tice, as paramount to the peck measure
ethics OF a conceited gang OF half fedged
medical men. He answered them with
hearty contempt. and withdrew from the
association. He chose to stand on manli-
bSocs dBu COulu 70 90 ~ WAS AN
issue between ethics and q man and man
hood was asserted.
At about the same time the editor of this
Journal wrote letter to a gentleman in
Western New York regarding the merits of
a remedy known as Warmers Safe Cure.
The circumstances in the case were as fol-
lows: We had frequently been asked by
patients II we knew anything about this
remedy, and were obliged TO answer in the
negative. We then began to make in
qulries about the remedy. and were sur
prlsed at the reports we heard regarding il.
We then recommended il in several cases
that had resisted all other treatment and
the results were surprising. The albumen
rapidly disappeared from the urine and the
patients felt greatly improved in health.
Feeling satisfied that the compound was
valuable one, and that it could do no posi-
BILE harm to any one, we continued 10 rec
ommend 1t, and were surprised at the good
results obtained.
After several months fair trial we did
not hesitate to indorse the remedy, believ~
ing as we did that IL would prove boon
to suffering humanity. We have no reason
| to regret our action Ia this particular. We
recommend a remedy that has benefited
thousands Of persons; we have seen its good
| effects on our own patients after all other
| medicines have failed, and we are not afraid
to say TO the public and the profession Just
what we know of it,
Medical journals OF all schools of medicine
are filed with advertisements and editorial
| puffs OF proprietary medicines, many of
nothing of their composition or preparation,
but have an eye to the money they get for
! their advertisements, There has been no
protest against these things, How, there
| fore, certificate based on experiences such
| as ours, and without compensation, sh ould
| have greater turpitude. is problem beyond
| our capacity. Why one should be fish and
| another flesh were are not sagaoious enough
| TO determine. We leave 1t for those who
care more for the rotten corpse of the old
| code than for common fairness and common
| sense.
Those who are eager to find fault will do
so. They are heartily welcome to their
task. To be sure. blows can be given as well
as taken, except that some escape because
of their contemplate insignificance. We
have no ammunition to waste on such. This,
however, we will say: No man of common
human sensibiltty. who has the red blood OF q
mammal. and not the pale, snaky blood of
the lower races, Will have the heart to
| judge our actions severely or to say that we
have done ought but what we have always
claimed to be our right-to use any remedy
that will benefit our patients, without ref
erence to the source from which is comes
The above article from the pen of DR.. R
A. Gum, editor of the Medical Tribune,
strongly corroborates the statements
already made by the doctor In the puplic
prints regarding the unusual merits of the
| greatest modern medicine. This prepara-
ton, after tw elve years of unqualified sue
cess, has finally received the Communication
and Endorsement of the leading members of
the med cal profession, both In this country
| and In Europe. DIR. Gum In his recently
reasons for indorsing this great remedy, and
| it goes without saying that the most dis
tinguished teacher of pathology in the world
| to-day would be the last to recommend a
proprietary article without having the ut
most faith In its curative power.