62 MICROBES AND THE MICROBE-KILLER. 



nothing better than to take the pubUc into my confi- 

 dence as fully as possible. Hence the reason for my 

 preparing this book, which is an emanation simply of 

 my own brain, with a statement of my own thoughts 

 and experiences. It is original. I am not indebted to 

 any other books for ideas or opinions, nor to any hear- 

 say evidence upon the topics touched upon. It is my 

 own property, the result of my own hard work, and I 

 hope that it will be respected as such and that no one 

 will steal or pilfer its contents. 



There is no permission from me to anybody to use my 

 writings ; whoever takes them steals, and when the 

 thief is caught justice and the law shall be meted out to 

 him. 



Almost from the first the cures I made with my medi- 

 cine were reported far and wide. The reputation of my 

 discovery spread rapidly. Many who had been under 

 physicians' care took it and found themselves benefited 

 as they never had been before. Others had recourse to 

 it as soon as they felt themselves sick, and they were 

 relieved so readily and satisfactorily that they had no 

 occasion to apply to a doctor at all. It was therefore 

 quite natural and not at all to be wondered at that physi- 

 cians should begin to take an interest in it. They wanted 

 to learn something about a discovery which was thus so 

 materially affecting their interests. But before learning 

 anything they condemned it. Their plan was to hang 

 their man first and try him after. All that they knew 

 about the microbe -killer when they first abused it was 

 that it was interfering with their business. They began 

 by telling the most wonderful stories about it. They 

 described to their female patients what a terrible thing it 

 was, and that, if they took it, it would in a short time burn 

 up the coating of the stomach, producing incurable dis- 

 ease and ultimately death. But while painting this alarm- 

 ing picture they saw that, like all such things, it would 

 have its day and then die out. They gave it twelve 

 months in which to disappear and be heard of no more. 



I heard all this, and it amused me, the more so be- 



