The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-02-20
MISCELLANEOUS.
Interesting Interviews
WITH SAN FRANCISCO'S LEADING
PROFESSIONAL men.
MISCELLANEOUS.
a Chat With an Eminent Physician
Regarding His Career.

Be be pugilst or pastor, the man who
excels is looked up to.
If his life work is the benefit of his
fellow-man, the manner in which he
achieves success becomes of great and gen.
eral interest.
Hence items taken from the experiences
of such men-men who better the world
by being herewith ind their way from
time to time into these columns.
The writer has in mind an eminent
specialist who has chosen this city for bis
field Of work, and has since coming here
few wears ago been fairly overwhelmed
with the patronage he deserves. We refer
to DIR. +. L.. Sweany.
His record is unbsemished by single
failure, so say the countless enthusiasts
that have come in contact with him.
few days ago the writer called upon
Dr. Sweany at his elegant suite of offices.
ISL Market street, and patiently waited
while he marveled at the number that
came and went.
Finally the doctor made his appearance
with pleasant greeting:
An! You must needs be sick in order
to see me quickly. My motto is, patients
before eVerythlng-the press included
so you want some leaves from my life
for one ofyour articles on this city's profess
slonal men2 Well, I'll tell you, my career
could be summed up in the little word
work. My duties are pleasant because
love them. but they are arduous [ live in
medical world, as it we're: nv Thoughts
are continually of stubborn cases and their
remedies. Is it any wonder. then. that b.
sorbed as [ am in my labors, [ have made
success?"
81 suppose you started out much the
same as all physicians. with diplomas and
all thatP
YES; yonder they are, as YOU see, from
the leading medical colleges of the country.
But it isn't so much what a mans taught.
as what a man teaches himself that makes
him successful. My zeal education began
with my practice. | have been connected
with The Louisville City Hospital, Cincin-
Dati City Hospital, the jefferson Medical
Hospital OF West Philadelphia and Med-
cal College of indianapolis. Ind"
What are your specialtieS as physi-
CLAMP"
II treat blood, skin disorders. female
complaints. structure, liver. lung, stomach
ana heart diseases. piles, rupture, hydro
cele. varicocele and kindred troubles,
Above all other things | strive to save
the thousands Of young and middle-aged
men who are plunging toward the grave,
tortured by the woes of nervous debility.
L am self-confdeDt regarding my treat
ment OF this phase of disease. And when
ever patient Is durable (and the incur
abes are rare eAceptions) | send him out
with life into new world"
rs your practice confined to the city 2"
On, mol l have hundreds of patients
throughout the country whose cases are as
successfully treated by correspondence as
If they were here In my office.
lso, treat the poor and unemployed
| free OF charge on Friday. afternoons that
| Is those OF them who call at my Office in
person. l do this hoping that am con-
| trlDutlDg my share toward the relief of that
| unfortunate. though often deserving class,
| who need physical as we'll as financial
| help"
''Do you make this fact known to every
BODY. doctor ?'
" es, have frequently stated it tonews-
paper men, who have kindly given il pub
lieity. And for doing this do you know
that certain class of physicians who stit
swear by the old moss covered and obSo.
lete code of medical ethics are narrow
minded enough 30 condemn me ? Honest
and legitimate advertising they look upon
as crime, and yet it is INDUCED in by all
| our leading merchants, manufacturers. and
| other enterptiSlng men who Keep the bust
| ness world moving. | think that the sick
| and afflicted, with whom | am constantly
dealing, nave right to know something
| about me and my methods of doing bust
| ness. IL man has devoted lifetime tn
| the study and practice of certain class oil
| diseases, thereby acquiring a wondrOuS
| wealth of medical skill and science, why
| should he mOdestly hide his light under
| bushel ? Why should he keep from others
| tuoL WHlCu MOuIU IIdkc IlciI lNto lODRPT
| and happier ? To my mind such a course
of conduct is sin OF omission that calls
| for prompt and severe censure. Whenever
think of this subject the strong and SEN
sible words of the Rev. Henry Ward
Beecher, the most popular Clergyman of
his time, comes into my mind. He said !:
What more valuable information can
newspaper give than to tell a sick man
where he can be cured If a man has de-
voted his life aud labor 10 the study of II
special class of diseases, the necessity of
his saying so becomes all The more press
Ing. HIS duty to advertise becomes i'm
perative. The remedy for the lying adver-
tisements of quaekS is for honest men TO
tell the truth. a really abe man.. what
ever may be his gift, makes a great mis-
take II ne fails to use those gifts through
want of advertisement go,
But over and above all. depend upon
my patients 10 advertise me. Through
their recommendation more than anything;
else my business has become what 1T is to-
day. OF course all my professional Geal-
ings are done In the Strictest secrecy. vet
You see here in these drawers thousands
of genuine and unsolicited testimonials
from grateful people who have been cured
by me and who have. with the hopes that
others might be likewise benefited. per.
mltted me to show them to the: afflicted
who in good faith cal at my Office pri-
VatelV and in DerSODv -