Fergus County argus., 1905-09-01

remedies. The numoeT VI
cases seen BY me, together with the
failure ON the part. of physicians 10
recoshlze the condition and the real
seriousness OF it, have led me 10 the
conclusion that paper calling tne
attentlon OF the profession to the SUBJ
Ject would be of real value
Inen this physician goes on to de-
scrlDe cases Of bromide poisoning,
cases tnat other physicians tailed TO
recognize. It appears that there are
doctors VINO will go on and give Dro-
mldes and actually poison their pa
tlents without knowing that they are
poisoning them.
The most prominent symptoms Of
bromide poisoning according to this
doctor, are: Deep and lasting sleep,
drowsiness. trembling, dropping things
from the hands, walking with an un-
steady gait, dragging of the feet,
drawing speech, thick tongue, droop-
ing eyes, gummy lids, foul and metal
TIC odor OF the breath, tongue coated
with white, Shiny substance. follow
ed by red glazed tongue. These
and many other symptoms describe
the awful condition which the doc
tors are producing by dosing their
patients with bromdes.
The point to which we wish to call
the attention of our readers is the
fact that it is necessary for one doc
tor to rise up and talk in this man.
ner to the other doctors. 1t certain.
ly shows there must be a good deal OF
unnecessary drugging going on. When
it becomes necessary for a prominent
physician to stand up before a con.
vention of doctors and describe to
them how they are poisoning their pa
tients with bromides, poisoning them
| without knowing it, when it becomes
necessary for doctors to say these
things to each other it is time the peo.
pie knew something about it.
We wish to put ourselves on rec
ord as saying that bromides rarely d.
good, and generally do harm. In fact
bromides always do harm, even in
those few cases where they do some
good. Bromides thin the blood, de
range the stomach weaken the ner
vous system and will finally produce
a condition far worse than the con
dtion for which they are taken.
The doctors are responsible for the
fact that thousands of people in ev
cry state in the union are taking bro
mides. The doctors continue to give
them bromides until the people learr
how to go to the drug stores and ge
them for themselves. The people
generally regard bromides as harm
less. They take them in unlimited
quantities. Next to quinine, we be
lieve that bromides are doing NOR
harm in this country than any on
drug that can be mentioned.
The doctors are making how
; about patent medicines. We do no
hesitate to say that the harm don
by all the patent medicines in Christ
endom is but a small fraction of tn
harm that bromides are doing. w
believe that any medicine may b
used in such way as to becom
harmful. Patent medicines, as we
as other regular medicines, may b
: used to the harm of the patient. Bu
: by actual comparison, the patent met
: icines are not doing a tithe of tn
, harm that the regular medicines use
i by the doctors are doing. Quinn
: has made millions Of nervous wreck!
3 Bromides follow close behind.
= We exhort our readers to have notf
ing whatever to do with bromide
e Do not imagine that because the
a lull your nervousness for a few mt
I ments that they are doing you goot
They are doing you great harm. LIZ
y them entirely alone. If you have bee
II accustomed to taking them quit
once. There is no habit worse tina
+ the bromide habit. 1t is far wors
J. than the drink habit upon the n
l. man system-Medical Magazine.