The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-11-17

The pernanence Of the cures performed
by Drs. Copeland and Provost in their i'm
mense practice in this city is a question
OF the most vital Importance 10 our people,
and IL must he most gratifying, not only
70 those physicians, but 10 the lntereSted
thousands who have been watching the
unparalleled increase and success OF their
practice that this fact has been 50 nrnly
established. The undouhted evidence or
their great success has appeared day after
day, month after month, and as this evil
dence accumulated, became undoubted,
indisputabie and overwhelming, their enc
mies-and they have them in that class
OF people who are ever envious OF success
ana genuine merlt-Were forced 20 ac-
knowledge that Drs. Copeland and Pre-
Vost were able 20 accomplish what they
claimed, and that they succeeded when
others less experienced. Sch1Oled and care
full failed. After. as has been said. this
flood tide of evidence had established this
fact beyond dispute they contented them
selves with such cold comfort as this:
''Oh, yes: they understand how to take
severe cases and fix them up so as 10 an
swer their purposes. They possess the art
feel better for little while, but just wait.
just wait. and you will find that this re-
lief is but temporary. and these poor, de-
luded people will be worse than ever.
A portion of the great public was in
fiuenced for a time by this. 1t is human
nature TO be suspicious. Drs- Copeland
and Provost We're content. There IS noth-
ing SO patient as consciousness or
truth and an innate knowledge that one
can substantiate all thar has been claim
ed. Possessed of this knowledge, Drs.
Copeland and Provost pursued the even
tenor of their way, treating and curing
thousands Of people-paying no attention
to their detract0rs. but calm in a con-
sCiousness of their own Tectitude, the pos
session OF superior knowledge and skill.
the well-known fact that truth crushed
To earth will rise again and that time
would as certainly vindicate the perma-
nency and completeness Of their work as
day follows night and springtime and mar
vest winter.
Time has completely Vindicated them.
The permanence of their cures has been
a freely and as abundantly testified TO in
that great public court of justice-the
daily pTess-as the fact that they can cure
where others have failed. There is no
great secret in this matter, although II
his associates are honest. That IS the Sc
cret-the only one. They are honest and
sincere in their claims; they are honest
and sincere in the newspapers. and they
are honest and sincere with the public.
Being honest and sincere they make no
pretenses: they do what they claim TO do.
The advice given. the prescriptions COM
pounded. the drugs selected, are on this
basis Honest. sincere and careful, with a
sole view Of doing the best thing for the
patient and curing him permanently. 4
cere physicians want. They are honest
and sincere in the newspapers. II would
he but poor policy TO attempt to deceive
the people, and they are honest and sin
Cere in all their dealings. because u is the
nature Of the men TO be so. and because
they COuid not no otherwise. Time has
established all this.