Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-02-11

rs references of some of the most
prominent, well known practitioners
TINS country ever produced, and men
whose reputation is beyond reproach
Names we publish are for the perusal
OF those whose calibre is penetrablc
men who can see farther than glass
OF whisky or Beer.
A good Temperance Paper printed
here would be well supported hy all
temperance men as we'll in adjoining
counties. Right here is the place to
start one. Who will second this mos
ton? At all events do not maintain
your worst enemies no longer"
Now we turn 10 this Dir. Barth's ii
nal address to the afflicted, in which
he advertises himself saint. u tee
toiler, physical model, an intellec,
tual prodigy, and Jack -the-giant-
killer:
Eve belong to the Church of God.
Secondly-We belong to the Good
Templars, Sons of Temperance, TEN.
pie of Honor, and Chapter in all of
which Orders we are working mem
Der, and all our several members, both
physical and mental, are unimpaired.
Furthermore, we are members Of the
Royal College of Surgeons, London !;
Jefferson College, Philadelphia, and
Heidelburg School, Germany. Our
politics-we have none for outward
show"
\ doctor of such wonderful pats
and OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES il En- +,
rope, Asia, and Africa Columbia and
Deutschland one would think ought
10 settle down II the enjoyment OF n
home and family and il wishing Tor
rlohc7 surely the afflicted would gath
en- IN from the ends Of earth and add
10 his oXchequer the wealth of 4
Rothchiid in exchange for drafts on
his cXhaustlcss bank Of health.
By the,.bye, II idelburg, That Is III
Germany. Barth must sport a
| beard in honor Of the name Of his am
ccstors who were doubtless quacl1
doctors with boards Dr. Barth, hay
irg received bis diploma from ueidel
burg, undoubtedly has The following
siga painted on "tin shinglo" aud
hung out, when following hi. profes.
siou in the villages Of Germany,
which gave him such world wide
rcnown:
! Ich bin der Doctor Eisenbart (Blrth}
! kurir die Lieut. mach meiner Art,
| Kann macht tn. dasz die Blndt geh'E
| Und, dasz die Lahmen wiedsr sch n
which reads as follows in English
Iron card is my great name
| My way Of curing gave me fame
1 Restoring all the lame TO sight,
| The bird set their feet all right,
DIR. PuRRINToN.
"Hav you heard from Dr. Purrin.
ton, the world renowned Lung Doe
tor ?"
This other speciality doctor stopped
lately at Platteville, and in 4 few days
barged $1,000 90 from few misera
Bile consumptives for a lung medicine
compounded of roots and herbs-"no
caomel," as usual He, too, held a
package of diplomas from colleges in
America and Royal societies in Eu-
| IOD6, diiO OOHCUb Va llolliAo VI ClGi S3
men graced his hand >bills-each name
calling people in to be swindled, per,
haps outraged His painted like
ness hung in the hall representing
| the head OF monster semi huma n
animal, with buffalo neck and beard
His bills showed him to be also an
ignoramus of very low grade. lie
pat on the usual style and swagger
peculiar TO men without mental cul-
ture but with huge animal develope-
ment,
One Milo Dexter, young man far
gone with consumption, called on
this Purrinton, but without money
The doctor said, Il will go away to-
morrow, but will fix it so you can be
cured for $1,000"
SO saying, he wrote as follows:
"If this man sends you $1,000
letem hav packeg of medisin
Send the best cind for heard case
Adding in words Sir, send this
to my wife at Adrian, Michigan, with
$1,000 when you get it; and she will
send you tle "mediSln.
Mr.. Dexter has since been advised
to steer clear OF the internal spociali'
ty doctors and has promised 70 DO so
Our coming articles on this subject
Of humbug doctors will consist in
large parts Of details Of their actua
practice, with names Of persons vic
timised, &c We expect thereby to
save The people Of Grant County
double the amount they pay for tht
1 Neraid This is side OF The quos
ZION quite unrcpresented, as these
humbug doctors never recito theii
failures, which may lie reckoneC
some forty times more numerous
than Their successes. Or four hun
dred treatments, ten may be successes
in some degree, and these are usual
II emblazoned far and wide, whilst
the three hundred and ninety failures
arr never mentioned; even the vie
timsed from motives Of PRIDE conceal
the facts.