The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-04-26
A PUBLIC
CALAMITY
10y Editor Wood OF Wine and Spirit
Review

KeNleW.l
Editor Bohannon OF the Town and
Country Magazine, Ia n recent editor
ial on the discovery In this city OF q
specific for chrome BrighI's Disease
declares from personal knowledge that
the durability OF this hitherto deadly
disease Is nos an established fact lie
closes strong article thus:
MANY broad physicians are using
the new dluretic but In view OF the ter
rible annual death list from this dis.
ease the fact that medical ethics pre-
vent them from proclaimlng thu discov
cry TO the world because the formula
Is the personal property OF indiyidu, Il
10 this Instance practically amounts ~
public calamity"
Well said. II IL q public calaml y.
Here Is n disease that Is supposed 90
be fatal, that II carrying on 10000 10
| 10000 people annually, according 10
the census, and yet actual tests 10 this
city show that nearly nine tenths n
tie cases can and do recover under y Q
GeS treatment And II the question OF
the durability OF chronic Brights .
ease was on trial befo.e the Superior
court, hundreds OF citizens Of this city
,ucluding capitalists, professional and
usiness men, could 40 intothe witne .
box ~ swear 10 their recoyerles ~ 4
among them would be the editor OF IN =
publication. Five years ago was b, .
lieved TO be beyond further help-a
clear case OF Brlght's disease in the
chroblc stage. | was sent south u
prolong life. Recovery seemed a. i'm
possible as a bolt OF lightning from q
cloudless sky. The new diuretic vas
brought Into the case. Ia six mont .
I was as well as ever vas 10 my 10,
told several others. They got ID,
sane results.
IL Is greatly 10 be regretted that ia.
scrupulous medical advertisers have
brought almost universal discredlt ~.
on their ACCOMPLISHMENTS, for with Tie
usual channels OF publicity distrusied
aud The hands OF the medical proies
sion tied by ethics, there appears ~
DO no open channel through which the
people OF the whole country csn be Al
once apprised In convincing way OF
the profound results of falton's men.
orable struggle with this disease.
There IL one way and that would be
for Congress 10 make 40 appropri alton
add procure the formula and give IL 70
the Associated Press 70 be autographed
all over the United States. II would
10 this way be at once universally
available and would awe tens OF Thus
ADDS OF lives that would otherwise Q
sacrificed before IL IL generally knos ni
With over 20, 900 deaths q year iron
Brigbts disease In the United Stat .
alone, IL 10 possible that the saving OF
q majority Of this vast army can be
measured by any reas Unable consider
atlonY
understand that q relative Of Sen
ator Perkins by marriage, q y degr Q
Mason and prominent citizen OF Phil
adelphla, was saved by the new dluret-
ic. ADD am also advised that q relative
OF one OF Senator Flint's valued
friends has likewise recovered-in both
cases after the finest professional ser
vices 10 be- had had been exhausted.
This should carry IL directly home "
them As one Of the survivors oil
chrome Brights disease and represen
ting many more whom | know person
ally, respectfully present the matter
N Unitej States Senators Perkins and
Flint Tor their serious consideration.
San Francisco Wine and Spirit Re-
view.
anyone having knowledge Of q
ca.e of Brighrs Disease or Diabetes
will send Us the name and address. "a
will see that they are sent full litera.
lure concerning this remarkable disco,
cry.
Represented 10 Bennington by w,
l.. 0oksy and u. A. Qdinlar, drug
gisis