St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-03-21
BOLD ASSERTIONS.
The Manly Action of Germany's
Greatest Scientist.
1t Is Warmly Endorsed by Ring
ing Editorial In Leading
American Journal.

Medical Tribune.
Prof Rudolph Virchow was seriously III
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 accord
ingly addressed a letter 10 his ben
efactor, acknowledging the matter
and expressing his gratitude. The letter,
coming as il did from the most distinguished
teacher of pathologic science i'll Europe, was
published and widely read. Tine 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. Virchow regarded
the instincts OF a gentleman, and the honor
that leads a man to render justice, as para
mount to the peck-measure ethics OF con
ceited gang of half-fiedged medical men. He
answered them with hearty contempt, and
withdrew from the association. lie chose 10
stand on -manliness, and could afford to
do so. 1t was an issue between ethics and
man, and manhood was asserted.
At about the same time the editor OF this
journal wrote letter 10 gentleman III West
ern New York regarding the merits OF rem
edy known as Warmers Safe Cure The cir
eumstanees in the case were as follows:
We had frequently been asked by patients II
we knew anything about this remedy, ana
were Obliged to answer In the negative. We
then began to make inquiries about the rem
edy, and were surprised ut the reports We
heard regarding 1t. We then recommended
it 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 com,
pound was valuable one, and that it could
do no possible harm 10 any one, we contin-
nor IN recommend il and were glrDrlSeQ at
the good results obtained.
After several months fair trial we did not
hesitate to indorse the remedy, believing as
we did that il would prove boon TO suffer-
ing humanity. We have no reason 10 regret
our action in this particular. We recommend
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 10 say 10 Inc
public and the profession just what we know
Of it.
Medica! Journals of all schools Of medicine
are filed with advertisements and editorial
puffs of proprietary medicines, many OF
which are worthless. The editors know NOM
ing of their composition or preparation, but
have an eye to the money they get Tor their
advertisements. There has been no protest
against these things. How, therefore, GER
tifcate based ON experiences such as ours,
and without compensation, should nave
greater turpitude, Is problem Beyond our
capacity. why ONc eHOulu NC Hoh ohu uu-
other flesh we are not sagacious enough 10
determine. We leave it 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 IA
taken, except that some escape because OF
their contem ptible insigniticance. We have
no ammunition to waste OH such. This, how
ever, we will say: No man of common hui
man senslbility, who has the red blood of a
mammal, and not the pale, snaky fluid of the
lower races, will have the heart TO judge our
actions severely or to say that we have done
aught but what we have always claimed 10
be our right-tO use any remedy that Will
benefit our patients, without reference TO the
source from which il comes,
The above able article from the pen OF DIR.
r. A. Gum, editor of the Medical Tribune.
strongly eorrOborates the statements already
made by the doctor in the public prints re-
gardiDg the unusual merits Of the greatest
modern medicine. This preparation. after
twelve years of unqualified success, has finally
received the commentator and Endorsement
of the Leading members of the medical pro-
fession, both in this country and in Europe.
Dr. Gum, i'll his recently published inter
view. gave his unanswerable reasons for in
dorsing this great remedy, aud it goes with
out saying that the most distinguished
teacher of pathology in the world today
would be the last 10 recommend q pToprie
tary article without having the utmost faith
in its curative power.