The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-01-07
The Progress ofthe Century

Leans dwdy from superstition and hind
iooiatry OF isms and ics-allopathic in
GUIDED 1t leans toteard universal, all
determining law; towards facts. not fam
cies. Ii leans towards immutable princi-
PIES and invulnerable truth. and ayav
nom superannuated authority, organized
ignorance and dyed-in-the-wool prejudice
BIND empiricism in medicine has. with
otner fosslIized bivalyes had its day. Yes.
there are plenty Of debated crabs" but
peihs porn OF darkness and fear-twin SIS
teFs OF intellectual infancy-they cannot
much longer withstand the civiiizing in
nuence OF advancing science. They are
slowly but surely dying Egypt. diving"
before the "-earch light" of Investigation.
Inc advancing thinker wonders how il
vas possible for that monstrosity-the
medical science ~ extans now, to have
survived to this late day! But where was
the reform to come from7 1t is not only
passe TO attempt reform, it is outright
dangerous. IL requires boldness akin to
recklessness. Legion is the name who
pave tried: they have left their bleaching
PONIES as warning. An attempt at re-
forming theology brands you a hereto"
IN poiitlcs you are charged with every in
fanny under the sun and in medicine every
ouck-inteliect "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 10 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 Hlstogenetlc system of medicine
are either intellectual pariahs incapable of
counting 1--we IN succession or understand
ing any 214 problem, or they are mental
siuggards and cannot screw themselves up
to the point of information by reading up
and forming conclusion. In either case
Lneir opinIShS are as valuable as that of
Puget sound oysters.
Sept. 10. 1891
DR.. J. Eugene Jordan, Seattle, Wash,
Dear Sir: Nearly four months have pass
ed since wrote you. As I know you are
interested in my case l wish to tell you
now L am progressing. Before | COM
menced taking your medicines was suf-
ferlng most excruciating pain | had tried
every sort of remedy and gained abso-
lutely no relief. After, had taken the
Hlstogenetic medicines short time how
ever, the pain and swelling became less
until 1t was gone entirely. I cannot ex-
press my gratitude as / have been sick for
years treating with so many prominent
l bless the day that I left San francisco
for Washington as | know that had not
come here and consulted you | would
have been in my grave. / wish that every
one might read this as / want them to
keow how much I have to be thankful
for. May you live many years to relieve
and bless your fellow creatures.
Yours truly,
MRS. JULIA LONSDALE.
LILO 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. I have
not had sick headache since February,
and then it was 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" I am SO much
better than ever expected to be.
Most respectfully,
MRS. NJ. COWLES,
San Rafael. Marin County, Cal.