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which had followed Koch's announcement,
made It difficult for Amlck's treatment 10 ind

which had followed Koch's announcement,
favor.
Nevertheless q considerable number of ply
sicians, noting the apparently favorable pro-
grcss Of The tests, and convinced by the SINGER
ity Of DR.. Amick, by the fact that he declared
himself willing to send out free to all regular
practitioners sample Quilts OF his medicines,
with directions OF treatment Of test cases,
concluded to experiment for themselves,
and to this end sent for medicines and dlrec-
tIOns.
While their test cases were progressing In
various parts of tho country, other physi-
clans, who thought to get rid OF patients
whom they could no longer treat with any
show Of success, sent tho same to Amick, de-
termiued to shift oil responsibility upon him,
and perchance cause failure OF system OF
treatment which would nuke an unfavora-
BILE comparison with their own.
Some OF them declared that Amick's refusal
great wrong, and of itself suggested mon
ey-making spirit, rather than broad and hu-
manitarian character.
Amick replied TO these critics that his rea-
son for keeping the formula secret was to
prevent the tinkcring Of inefficient doctors,
who, by adding to or subtracting from the
medicines, would achieve varied results, In
the main disastrous, and the whole system
would, In time, be thrown into disrepute. 1t
was q new theory Of practice, which was con-
and prejudices, and every safeguard was
needed that could be devised to keep the med
icInes and method Of applying them free from
innovations, until such time rs the treat
and accepted, when the formulas might, with
out further restraint, be freely given to the
world.
DR.. Amick, in the early days of bis expert
ments, was beset with doubts and fears as to
the final outcome, and he was greatly troubled
f,va mn nf the HeRDaratR casna nf n
tlon sent to him by other physicians for treat
ment. He scarcely knew himself the virtues
Of the treatment he had originated. and trem-
bled lest many deaths should occur on his
hands and discredit the treatment
But large percentage Of the third sta &c
cases sent to him improved visibly under his
care, and finally ended in rccovcrics. Others
died.
The fame of AmIck's new treatment had by
this time become generally diHused through
out America, and vast numbers Of letters OF
inquiry came pouring In upon the Cincinnati
physician from the north, south, east and
west. The doctor finally awoke to the fact
that he had become famous.
A Cincinnati correspondent OF the Nes
York Recorder called the attention OF that
journal to the Amick test cases which had
been conducted by the Cincinnati Post, and
Is the Recorder was in the field with an offer
Of q 81 900 prize for the demonstration OF q
successful method OF treating tuberculosis,
an arrangement was made with DIR. Amick
for public test In New York.
The Recorder selected 10 patients, whom
DR.. Amick took under his care, with the ulti.
mate result that all but one was pronounced
cured, and the Reeorder, having satisfied 1t
self of the fact Of their recovery, paid Amick
the thousand-dollar prize.
This triumph of the Cincinnati dlscovereI
was not unalloyed with bitterness. however
Envious persons, and Others who practiced
medicine under the old-time rules and regu
latIons, seeing the rise Of Amick's new
treatment, opened fire upon him through
the columns of certain journals, and en-
how or other the doctor's discovery was no!
air 1t seemed to be. He had long prncticed
medicine In Cincinnati, however, and had
been of excellent reputation in the craft
So innuendos fell fiat, more especially when
his brother, the we'll known Prof. M. L.
Amick, also Of the Cincinnati College Of
Medicine and Surgery, came out and asso
ciated himself in the new treatment, bring
ing with him the ripe results Of twenty-five
years. medical labors.
nor does he do SO now, that his treatment
is an infallible one. He insists that no ex
travngant claims shall be made for 1t, and
asserts that not more than twenty per cent
benefit from his medicines. He does, how
ever, declare that the treatment Is almost
specific In the earlier stages OF consump-
tion where the directions given by him are
carefully observed ana no comRncatlon -ol
other diseases is present. -,.. :,
Since the close of the tests made by the
Post and the Recorder, many other newspa
pers throughout the United States have CON
Quoted similar tests, and SO have numerou.
hospitals and sanitariums.
Tho Minneapolis Times, speaking editori
ally of the spread OF the AmIck cure, says
"Thirty or more physicians in the city
have taken the medicines compounded by
DR.. Amick and are testing them in theli
opinion that the medicines, In the test cases,
accomplished more than the discoverer claim
ed for them. It may be that a reliable cure
has been found, but II not that, help has
been introduced which will greatly assist In
the unequal battle that must be fought
agai nst this enemy Of human life."
Another editorial article published by the
Minneapolis Journal, says:
"Dr. AmIck, who has acquired a great
deal Of celebrity Of late by his successful
treatment of phthisis, has recently had his
cure Investigated by and at the instigatior
of the press OF Cleveland. OF ten almost
hopeless cases which were selected, only ont
died, two were pronounced cured, fouI
showed marked improvement and three
were much improved. In all cases there wat
m increase in weight, and the subjects had
only been under treatment two months.
1.-THE physicians who watched the course Of
treatment expressed themselves as satisfied
with the cure, and testified as to the great
tors who were interviewed accused DR. Amick
of violating the code.' He has made one Of
the most wonderful and valuable discoveries
ever hoped for In medicine, but he refuses tc
give the formula to every Tom, Dick and
Harry to monkey with, and-he therefore 'yio-
lates the code.'"
The success Of Amick's treatment has
brought into the greatest prominence his the
ory that the disease produced the microbe, ns
against the theory Of Koch and many physi
clans that the bacillus microbe was the cause
of consumption. Koch had directed his ef
forts towards the destruction of this microbc,
while avoiding killing the patient. In this
he admits that he failed. As a result, his
medicine, "tubcrculim,r is not now used.
It Is believed that something like one hall
of the medical profession now adopt Amick's
theory, although he has by no means unan-
imous support In his beliefs.
1t will be seen that DR.. Amick's theory Il
in direct conflict with tho ideas of those who,
through lack of better term, may be called
the bacteriologists of the profession, and who
ascribc all lung troubles to bacteria or ba-
clHi.
These bacteriologists demand, as Will be
noted in como Of the interviews given above,
that all consumptiyes be isolated and treated
as though they had smallpox or yellow fever.
They insist that wife shall be separated
from her sick husband and husband from
his dying wife, in order to avoid contagfon.
The opportunity to freely test the Amck
cure Is still given 10 regular physicians in all
states OF the Union and every day, In response
to calls, over 200 free outfits are sent out to
anDlfrants s.,.