The state herald., 1893-11-17

treatment, opened nre UPON him through
tho columns OF certain journals, and eu-
deavoted to convince the public that some
how or other the DOCTORS discovery was not
all y seemed to be. He had long practivcd
medicine IN Cincinnati, however, and had
been Of excellent reputation In the craft.
80 innuendos fell fiat, more especially when
his brother, the well known Prof. NJ. l..
Amick, also d the Ciscinnatl CollegS OF
Medicine and Surgery, came out aud ass0-
ciated himself ia the new treatment, bring
Ing with him the ripe results Of twenty-five
years medical labors.
Dr.. W r. Amick did not at the time declare,
nor does he do so now, that his treatment
Is al infalliblc one. HI insists that no ex-
trnyagant claims shall 10 made for II; and
asserts that not more than twenty per cent.
OF thlrd-stage cases can receive any lasting
benefit from his medicines. He does, how
ever, declare that the treatment Is almost
| n specific In the earlier stages OF consump-
tion where the directions given by him arc
carefully observed and no complication Of
other diseases Is present.
| Since the close OF tho tests made by the
Post and the Recorder, many other newspa-
pers throughout the United States have con-
Quoted similar tests, and so have numerous
! hospitals and sanitarlums.
Tho Minneapolis Times, speaking edItori-
ally Of the spread Of the Amick cure, says:
"Thlrty or more physicians In the city
DIR. Amck and are testing them In their
practice. Ono Of the doctors gives 1t MS his
opinion that the medicines, In the test cascs,
accomplished more than the dlscovercr claim
cd for them. 1t may be that reliable euro
has been found, but II not that; o help has
been introduced which will greatly assist In
the Unequal battle that must be fought
against this enemy OF human llfc."
Another editorial article published by the
Minneapolis Journal, says:
'Dr. Amick, who has acquired great
deal Of celebrity OF late by his successful
treatment Of phthisls, has recently had his
cure Investigated by and Mt the instigation
of the press OF Cleveland. or ten almost
hopeless cases which were selected, only one
died, two were pronounced cured, four
showed marked Improvement, and three
were much improved. In all cases there was
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, md testified MS to the great
value OF the discovery. Blu. u number OF doc
tors who were interviewed accused DR. Amick
Of violating the codc.' lie has made one Of
the must wonderful and valuable discoveries
ever hoped for in medicine, but he refuses to
give the formula TO every Tom, Dick and
Harry to monkey with, aud he therefore 'vlo-
lntes the CODE"
The success OF Amick's treatment has
brought Into the greatest prominence his the
DRY that the disease produced the mlcrobe, Us
against the theory OF Koch and many physi-
c ans that the bacillus microbe was the cause
OF consumption. X. CHI had directed his ef-
forts towards the destruction Of this microbc,
while avoiding killing the patient. In this
he admits that he failed As n result, his
medicine, 'tuberculm," Is not now used.
1t Is believed that something like one half
Of the medical profession now adopt Amick's
theory. although he has by no means unan-
imous support In his bclefs.
II will be seen that DIR. Amick's theory Is
In direct conflict with tho ideas OF those who,
through lack OF a better term, may be called
| the psychologists of the profession. and who
| nscrlbe all lung troubles to bacteria or ba-
GILL;
These psychologists demand, rs will be
| noted In so.nc OF the interviews given above,
that all consrmptlyes be !solatol 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 contagion.
The opportunity 10 freely test the Amick
| cure Is still given 10 regular physicians In all
states OF the Union and every day, In response
to calls. over 700 free outfits are sent out to
applicants.
The criticism continues to be made by
physicians OF the unchanging and nonpro-
gressive school that DIR. Amick, In allowing
the newspapers 10 exploit his cure, has out
ragged his profession and should be severely
rcprlmanded.
The reply Is made to this charge that De
Amlck had no control Of the secular press,
and he very frankly says that II he had he
would not have discouraged any honorable
cirprt to bring his treatment at once thor.
oughy before the public. Had the usual
slow channels OF the medical journals been
the only means Of publicity, thousands Of
consumptlycs would have died In the interval.
Dr. Amick does not 20, In his opinion, a
step further in allowing public attention to
be called TO bis treatment than did DIR. Koch,
thu German scientist. In spreading the news
of IA