The Washington times., 1895-01-20
A SAN FRANCISCO PHYSICIANS
Opinion of DR.. Shades ChIori-
dunn Discovery for Con-
sumption.
Or. Shade Writing a Treatise on
tuberculosis.
"YOur Disciples Want that Book" :"
Saws Prof. Morgan.
From the Washington Post.


DR.. P. Brett Morgan. who fills the chair of
physical diagnosis ana lung diseases in the
Hospital College, San Francisco. Cal. writes
another letter to Dr. Shade in regard to his
discovery for consumption. This letter is
dated January !, 1895. and is an appeal to DR..
Shade for the completion OF his treatise on
tuberculosis. The letter reads as follows:
my DEAR De. SHADE: Not seeing anything
OF you for some time in the Medical World or
any reference to the book you are preparing
for the press on tuberculosis (consumption).
/ was deeply concerned lest we had lost 10th
DIR. Shade and the anticipated book also. I
have become so thoroughly of the opinion
that your method of treating tuberculosis was
not only In advance OF any and every other
system or plan yet discovered and as mat
ter of fact unparalleled by any other when
brought to the actual test, that | really felt
if you and your work had gone the medical
profession OF the world had suffered an in
calcul able loss. That 1 am not dealing in
'hyperbole' or mere talk let me say my first
acquaintance with the Medical World was
made by the courtesy of a brother physician
VINO loaned me the journal, when. for the
first time saw production from your pen
explanatory OF your method of treating con-
sumption. / was so much interested
in the> plan and your statement of
facts in your experience that l proceeded
TO copy YOUR articles into blank book,
uDI lItsUulli5 Gt lldt lilIo LldL l. SiOulu
care to add to my list of journals this Medical
World. which has been done since. When l
saw you proposed n small volume embodying
YOUR theory and practice on this disease /
looked and waited for il with great deal OF
anxiety; and when months had passed and /
saw no word from or about you in either the
World or Times and Register | was very
much afraid you had gone to the dark valley.
/ was at the time filing the chair OF physical
diagnosis and lung diseases in the Hospital
College in this city, and | felt it was matter
of more importance TO me than it could be to
the ordinary practitioner. because l could
teach Others what learned myself.
'My dear doctor. hope you will not delay
The matter until too late. an personally
very anxious 10 get that book. believing ii
will not only be of great benefit TO myself
and my patients, but of incalculable value to
the world. For while there are thousands OF
selfish, narrow minded and bgoted men
finding their way into the profession who
feel in solemn duty bound to taboo" every
thing under the sun UNLESS II COMES
/ ACROSS THE OCEAN. at the same time the
! profession has its quota of men who are none
the less large-minded and true because they
4 are PHYSICIANS. and such men will not fail
! sooner or later TO acknowledge and prize the
merits of every intrinsieaily valuable advance
made in the healing art. MyGe doctor. don't
allow me to weary you when l reassure
( you that your disciples want the book. have
1 more or less correspondence with gentlemen
OF the proiession-and one especially, gen.
tleman at the head of college, as sures me he
feels the deepest interest in your system or
plan OF treating tuberculosis, and with my
self waits with anxiety the coming Of your
treatise on phthisis.
Il regard to reference. l would say that ]
am at loss TO know what TO say more than
have said in my letters to you from time &c
time in the past You certainly can make
any use you desire of the contents of my
letters.
Il remain, my dear doctor. very sincerely
and cordially yours,
''P. BRETT MORGAN, NJ. D.,
| .lsl9 ooiayis street, San FraGalsoe. Cal I"