The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-07-18
A Word TO the Public.

Profoundly impressed, after years of
searching investigation, with the terrible
truth that drugs have not only multi
piled diseases but increased their fatal
ill.," and killed more than tcdr, pes
thence and famine combined" we feel
forced to" "cry aloud and spare not"
What we conceive to be duty TO the
dear dead, and to living loved ones. ire
sstibly impels us TO undertake this sac
rfcial service, albeit we are proud TO
number among our fast friends many
most excellent, but in our opinion mis-
guided ladies and gentlemen, who ''prac-
tice medicine" though most OF them, we
are equally pleased TO declare, do not
prescribe poisons.
The authorities and quotations given
are not exceptional, but fairly represent.
atiye Of the conscientious convictions OF
the best brains. The cases cited are also
quite common. Most every reader will
recall similar ones within his own ex-
perience.
We have not attempted exhaustive
quotations, because TO do so would re-
quire volumes.
But we trust we have selected from the
illimitable and accumulating mass of un-
questionable authority sufficient evi-
dence to establish the upscientific status
of this pseudo science; and. may we hope,
awakened thousands To the monstrosity
Of the medical superstition and inspired
In each an unalterable determination. to
devote time and talent TO the abolition
of the dreadful drug deluslon.
Indeed, the demand for the seventh
- 10000 edition, indicates that ours
has not been "love's labor lost"
We shall not attempt exhaustive quota
tions, but tho few hastily gathered
sample selections from the illlmitablc
and accumulating mass OF unquestion-
4 -.
and permanently establish the unscien-
tifc status Of this pseudo science:
J. w. s.
Boston. Mass, New Year, 1898.
Sir Ashley Cooper, the famous English
surgeon, says. "The science OF medi-
cine Is founded on conjecture, and im-
proved by murder"
DR.. Evans, Fellow of the Royal Col
lege, London, says: The popular
unsatisfactory system. 1t has neither
philosophy nor common sense TO COM
mend IL 10 confidence"
Dr. Jacob Bigelow. formerly president
of tho Massachusetts, Medical Society,
SAYS that "The premature death OF
medical men brings with 1t the humiliat-
ing e2nclus,on :rccrintion ut nIyuic'ne
DIR. Benz. Rush, University of Penn
sylvania, says 81 am necessarily led to
make apology for the instability OF the
theories and practice OF rhysic. {.
Djsscctions daily convince us of our
ignorance OF disease, and cause us 20
blush at our prescriptions. What mis-
chief have We not done under the belief
of false facts aud false theOriesP We
have assisted In multiplying diseases,
we have done more, we have increased
their fatality"
Prof. Ilenlc, the great German patho-
logist and teacher, says: Medical
Science, at all times, has been n medley
of cmpirically acquired facts and theo-
retical observations, and so it is likely to
remain"
Dr. 4 Abercrombie, Fellow Of the Royal
College Of Physicians of Edinburgh.
saws. Medicine has been called by
philosophers the art Of conjecturing. the
science of guessing"
STR -.fufrrr tt-t1.es, Fellow cf the Royal
College of Physicians, London, and
physician TO the Queens household,
says. "NO systematic or theoretical
classification OF diseases or therapeutic
agents ever yet promulgated Is true or
anything like truth. and none can be
adopted as safe guidance IN practice" J"
Prof. B. Y. Parker, New York. says.
"Instead Of Investigating for themselves.
Pain has no show with Dr. Miles Pain Pills.