Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-10-28
CURING CONSUMPTION
The Amick Discovery Now
Endorsed Everywhere.
Must Consumptives Be Isolated e-State
Legislatures and Boards of Health Say
the Disease is Infectious.

The press of the entire country are awake
nlng to the vital importance of the recently
discovered cure for consumption. The most
influential newspapers north, south, east and
west unite IN editorials calling attention 10
the universal success the treatment is meet
ing with in crushing out the deadly disease
and IN praise of the manliness shown by the
majority of the medical profession in so
promptly accepting it, regardless of the fact
that DIR. Amick has not as yet disclosed his
formuiae. Without an exception the press
OF the country have nothing but the severest
censure for the few narrow-minded conserva-
nves IN the medical profession who, while
acknowledging themselves utterly unable to
benefit, not to say cure, the poor consump-
tive, refuse to prescribe the life-giving mo-
Iclnes, giving as their only reason a
Amick violates their code of ethics in LIZ
making public his formulate for fools to
tamper with. The Louisville Commercial
says editorially: 1.-THE code of ethics
among physicians. like the social code
among club men, may be advantageous, but
the law does not recognize either and cannot
properly be used to enforce either as such.
Dr. Amlck of Cincinnati has discovered a
remedy for consumption. He is very free
to furnish his medicines to other physicians,
and according to reports, apparently well
authenticated, his remedies have proved very
effcacious. A committee of physicians went
to Cincinnati a few days ago to investi-
gate the matter and were convinced that
DR.. Amick had made a valuable discovery,
but one of the physicians charged that DIR.
Amick was guilty of unprofessional conduct !;
in other words, that he had violated the code
10 yhy ioio
of good standing in the community and has
been in good standing with his confreres of
medicine. and even if he has violated the
code of ethics the laws of Ohio cannot be
used against him.
The Minnesota Journal says: DR.. Amick,
who has acquired great deal of celebrity of
late by his successful treatment of phthisis,
has recently had his cure investigated by
and at the instigation of the newspapers of
Cleveland. Of ten almost hopeless cases
which were selected only one died, two
were pronounced cured, four showed marked
improvement, and three were much i'm
proved. In all cases there was an increase
in weight, and the subjects had only been
unner treatment for two months. The physi-
clans who watched the course of treatment
all expressed themselves as satisfied with the
cure and testified as to the great value of
the discovery. But a number of doctors
who were interviewed accused DR.. Amick of
violating the code" He has made one of
the most wonderful and valuable discover
les ever hoped for in medicine, but he re-
fuses to give the formulate to every Tom,
Dick and Harry to monkey with, and he
therefore violates the code. 1t is a note
worthy fact that the majority of physicians
who have so much to say about the ''code''
never accomplished anything of note. but
feel satisfied if only they have kept their
senseless fetch from rude violation. For
tunately the public. which gives the physi-
clan his support. doesn't care fig for the
''code," and is always ready and willing to
give honor and credit to the man who dis
covers anything that will alleviate the suf-
ferings of humanity, whether he keeps his
formulate to himself or gives it freely away
for quacks to pick up and use in their bust
ness.
The Minneapolis Times. after referring
editorially to the action of the state board of
health of Michigan in placing consumption
on the list of infectious diseases, recon-
mends the Amick treatment, because ''thirty
or more physicians in the city are using the
medicines compounded by DR.. Amick in
their practice and are of the opinion that
the medicines accomplish more than the dis
coverer claims. 1t may be that a reliable
cure has been found but if not that it seems
certain that a help has been introduced
which. greatly assists the fight against this
enemy of human life"
To Isolate Consumptives.
PHILADELPHIA. Pa, Oct. 14.-The action
of the County Medical society in asking the
board of health to isolate consumptives has
increased their fears occasioned by startling
headlines in a local paper by the resoAtion
of the medical congress in Washington and
by the state legislature of Michigan all de-
claring the deadly disease infectious. The
deaths from consumption have decreased
everywhere during the past year, and DR..
Fleck, with few others, ascribes this to his
isolation theory. Medical experts inyesti-
eating deeper, however, say it is due to the
Amick cure, free test packages of which are
distributed broadcast to all consumptiVes
through physicians. One authority says,
''Tbe doctors talking isolation could better
devote their attention to the authentic cures
by the Cincinnati treatment reported daily
in the medical and secular press"
MINNEAPOLIS, Oct. 14.-Recent editorials
in the local press on the Amick cure for con-
sumption have excited ultra-conservative
doctors. The Times says: SIT seems rea-
sonably certain it will greatly assist the fight
against the enemy of human life, for thirty
Or more local physicians say, the medicine
more than the discoverer
Claimed The journals editorial after say
ing sit is one of the most valuable and Won
ierful discoveries ever hoped for in medical
science. congratulates humanity that the
formula is not given to every Tom, Dick or
Harry to monkey with, and is preserved
from the tampering of fool empiricists."
The doctors say the edi torials are direct
blows against the medical code of ethics.