The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-07-19
MEproISEs AID CURES.

II has often been regretted that msti-
cine Is rot one OF the exact sciences
IL me effect Of medicines could be Eaug-
Cd as exactly as the contents Of barrel
or box. or measured with as much GER
tagnty as the area Of a floor. or eeterrnin-
ed with az much accuracy as certain chem
zeal results can outside OF the human Eys-
TEN. n doctor could say TO his patient:
MY dear friend. this medicine will cure
you IN Just three days ten hours ami
fourteen minutes" But the best we can
get from any medicine in the line of cur
Ing diseases when the patient first takes
=, Il orIy the hope that II may have the
Same effect that It IL known 70 hare had
IN some o. many other cases Some nsedi-
cinss are called specifies because they VIII
care or benefit more cases OF given kind
than anything else known.
Every new remedy or assumed remedy
has 20 ngh; rs way for years against
that this Is SO. sor otherwise IT'S real rner-
It's or dement's would not become anthem
tically known. and Il might Co much more
injury than good.
The amount OF confusion ani uncertain
" existing az the present time with refer
encs to the nature. cause ard cure OF
diseases. among the best medical aGthori-
ties shows what an Immense gulf mast be
passed before man can say that he is
master OF the forces that can Destroy
disease. Thls IL not saying that great
progress has rot been made. for Il certain
y has. Medical science has kept pace
with ali the sciences IN this respect. II Il
has not actually surpassed them. Particu-
larry Is this true IN surgery. where thu
methods OF the present need not even be
compared with the crude and hangling
practices Of the past But Il Is the very
nature OF medicine. as distinguished from
surrc-y. 70 be more or less uncertain, ex-
eent where the action required Is merely
destructive.
dose OF medicine poured down the
throat az ore man may encounter con-
eltlans or assistance or opposition very
e~erent from what Il would encounter in
another. No doctor can know With GER
tainty 3ass what these conditions are in
every case. ard in general he must depend
ca ascertained results from similar treat
uaent IN such cases, "a determined by the
sxpsrgence of the profession
The Kelley cure has been N use about
sfteea years, and according 20 IS origi-
nator cut of soaoe cases treated So THAI
time only a5oat 8 pr cert. have lspseE
This IS strong testimony. ~ true, but con-
Ing from n. Kcessy himself e may Be re-
garsea IS biased. To any one wso Is a.
al familiar with medical writer's Il will
not "a surprising 20 fra testimony from
ethsr sources that eoasieerAhly reduce
th.a estimate e Or. Kesley'a
TIE report q Surgeon Jones. % tie
Teavcnsor;A. Kan. hanss for disabled
voiurseer settlers, a3rnlts lapse az IlS
Per ceat. @: these treated during ths
! salrty-zsne months prior 20 June 81. ISs.
TAe mayer * Minneapolis repovss fuIlv
s. pgr crnt O. taose whom A- had treated.
/ trora ths wcrkhease. as remaining parra-
neatly cured ~. william @. uasksa.
who has az article on the subject n rs
| Juiy Areas. reports shat after pains
/ saAsnx sn5 carefai investigates. where
/ sAe s~aairses wers sssBe directly CO ~
paueess themselves. Re coal4 nna but
( tNeaty-garse lSpses n go eases. he -
{ perts. hSeevSr. that 81 "a tnwss tsxafloa
rzsss ~ Hev. Dr. BtcSley. - ths Carts
+ sisa Advocate. not iess than s. PER cent
I e sAose acaas lntzness 81 sassc-gsc-z
NO ha2 tsker re geauine Kcsssy cure
/ h2s a@es psrnaaestiy ezres Il r.. Scw-
I ever. aasarsst fra7 review q al tse
/ tesslrs.y tat we ar far rss-sr 20 rAs
/ aeA1evsuezt - a earr fs~ alcoholism tAa-
/ - sr~ % eare far nay e;her diseases
+ so- zach - pass~ats ars nos themselves
/ ss sSarse. ara 70 waicA. & oaes Fatty
( esre1 sa~ vsessss waa'a sever sxp~rseaee
{ esassse@s Anessaxfsaz 20 -rpEaEss.-
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