Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1892-04-08
BOLD ASSERTIONS.
The Manly Action Of Germany's
Greatest Scientist.

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torial in Il Leading American Journal.
Professor Rudolph Virchow was serious
ly i'll several months ago. An admirer of
his, the owner of a certain proprietary
medicine, took occasion to present him
with some bottles of his discovery.
Virchow recovered, and was certain that
he had received much benefit from the
remedy. He accordingly addressed a letter
to his benefactor, acknowledging the
matter and expressing his gratitude. The
letter coming as it did from the most dis
tinguisled teacher of pathologic science in
Europe, was published and widely read.
The North German Medical association
like similar bodies in America, has its
cranks on ethic. They e%ndeavored to call
the professor to account for diSregarding
the code. Virchow regarded the instincts
of Il gentleman. and the honor that leads a
mar to render justice, as to the
peck.meaSure ethics OF a conceited gang of
half il%dged medical men. He answered
them with hearty contempt, and withdrew
from The ASSOCIATION. lie chose to- StandOn
ma9llness, and could afford to do so. 1t
was an issue between ethics and a man,
and manhood was asserted.
At abont the same time the editor of this
Journal wrote a 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
follows: We had frequently been asked
by patients if we knew ANYTHING about
this remedy, and Were obliged t, answer
in the negative. We then began to make
inquiries about the remedy, and Were
surprised at the reports we heard regard
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several cases thai had resisted all other
treatment, and the results were surpris-
ing. The aibumen RAPIDLY disapp Jared
from the urine and the patients felt
greatly improved in health. Feeling
satisfied that the compound wa a valua-
Die one, and that it could do no possible
narm TO any one we continued to rec
commend it, and We're surprised at the
good results obtained.
After several months fair trial we did
not hesitate to indOrsn the remedy. be-
lieving as we did thai it woulc prove a
boon~to suffering humanity. We have no
reason to regret our action in this pnrticu-
lar. We recommend a remedy that has
benefited thousands of persons; we have
seen rs good effects on our own patients
after all other medicines have failed, and
we are not afiaid to say to the public and
the profession just what we know of it.
Medical journals of all schools of medi-
AiiN Nv Hlltu "ltil dlNtIi ESclltIllS ana
enltonal pulfs OF proprietary medicines,
many OF which are worthless. Thc edit
OrS know nothing Of their composition or
preparation, but have an eve to the money
they. get for the advertisements. There
mas been no protest against these things.
How, therefore. a certificate based on eX-
pcrlhnccS such as ours, and without com
pensation, should have greater turpitude,
IS a problem beyond our capacity. Why
one should be fish and another flesh we
are not Sagacious enough to determine,
we leave 1t for those WhO care more Tor
the rotten corpse OF the old code than iur
common fairness and common sense.
those who are eager to find fault vii! do
Sn, Iiiey are healthy welcomed to lhcir task.
10 be sure, blows can be given as well as
taken, except thai some cscapc because Of
their contenptihle insigniicance. We
rave no ammunition TO waste on such.
IhlS, however, We will spy: so man of
common human senSlpility, who has HE
red bIOnH OF Il mammal, and not the pale.
Snaky fluid OF the lower races, will have
the heart to Judge our actlOuS severely OF
tc say that we have done aught but what
We have always claimed to be our right
to use any remedy that will benefit our
patients without reference to the source
from which it ONES
The above able article from the pen OF
DR.. r. A. Gum, editor of the Medical
Tribune, strongly corrOboratrs the state
ments already made by the doctor in the
public prints regarding the unusual merits
Of the greatest modern medicine. This
preparation, after twelve yeIrs OF unlua,i.
fed success, has: finally received the com
mendation and indOrsemt MT of the leading
members of the medical profession, both
III this country and in Europe. Dr.. Gum
in his recently published interview. gave
his unanswerable reasons for indOrsing
this great remedy, and il goes Hithouts say.
ing hat the most distinguished teacher OF
pathology in the world to day would he
the last to recommend q proprietary
article without having the utmost faith
i'll its curative power.