Los Angeles herald., 1892-04-06
BOLD ASSERTIONS.
THE MANLY ACTION OF GERMANY'S
GREATEST SCIENTIST,
1t Is Warmly Indorsed by Ringing
Editorial in Leading American Jour
Medical Tribune.

meulchl IrlDune.
Professor Rudolph Virchow was seri-
ously ill several months ago. An ad-
mirer of his, the owner of a certain pro-
prietary medicine, took occasion to pre-
sent him with some bottles of his dis
covery. Virchow recovered, and was
certain that he had received much ben
eft from the remedy. He accordingly
addressedsa letter ato his benefactor,
acknowledging the matter and express
ing his gratitude. The letter, coming as
it did from the most distinguished
teacher of pathologic science in Europe,
was published and widely read. The
North German Medical association, like
similar bodies in America, has it's cranks
on ethics. They endeavored to call the
professor to account for disregarding the
code. Virchow regarded the instincts
of gentleman, and the honor that leads
a man to render justice, as paramount
to the peck-measure ethics OF conceit-
ed gang OF half fedged medical men.
He answered them with hearty con-
tempt, and Withdrew from the associa-
tion. He chose to stand on manliness,
and could afford to do 90. 1t was an is
sue between ethics and man, and
manhood was asserted.
AT about the came time the editor OF
this journal wrote letter to gentle
man 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 any
thing about this remedy, and were
obliged to answer in the negative. We
then began to make inquiries about the
remedy, and were surprised at the re-
ports we heard regarding it. 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 to any one we
continued to recommend it, and were
surprised at the good results obtained.
After several months fair trial we did
not hesitate to indorse the remedy, be-
lieving as we did that it would prove a
boon to suffering humanity. We have
no reason to 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 to cay to
the public and the profession just what
we know of it.
Medical journals of all schools of med
icine are filled with advertisements and
editorial puffs of proprietary medicines,
many of which are worthless. The ed
itors know nothing of their composition
or preparation, but have an eye to the
money they get for their advertise
ments. There has been no protest
against these things. How, therefore,
a certificate based on experiences such
should be greater turpitude, is prob
should be fish and another flesh we are
not sagacious enough to determine. We
leave it for those who care more for the
common fairness and common sense.
Those who are eager to find fault will
do 80. They are heartily welcome to
their task. To be sure blows can be
given as we'll as taken, except that some
CoCoPC OOCduoC VI OhOii
insigniicance. We have no ammuni-
tion to waste on such. This, however,
we will say: No man of common hu-
man sensibility, who has the red blood
of 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 to be our right
to use any remedy that will benefit
our patients, without reference to the
source from which it comes.
The above able article from the pen OF
DR.. r. A. Gum. editor of the Medical
Tribune, strongly corroborates 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 years OF
unqualified success, has finally received
the commendation and Endorsement OF
the leading members of the medical pro-
fession, both in this country and in Eu-
rope. DIR. Gum in his recently pub
lished interview, gave his unanswerable
reasons for indorsing this great remedy,
and it goes without saying that the
most distinguished teacher of pathology
in the world today would be the last to
recomm. nd proprietary article with
out having the utmost faith in its cura-
tive power.