The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1878-02-28
Doctors Decoy Ducks.

The San Francisco Post gives the
following description of the way that
Quack doctors ply their vocation in
that city.
San Francisco is q grand place for
auscks. Professor So-snd-So. Mag
netic Healer" and Doctor What.you.
call him, of the Faculty Of Paris and
Berlin, are ready to cure you without
fail of every complaint under the cano-
py. The trouble is that there are 50
many quacks just now that nothing but
q course of epidemics could supply
enough of patiente to keep them all .
going. II has been found necessary, in
consequence. to engage cappers. and
where really good one is employed
business is never suffered to lsnguish.
The capper. is this case, goes TO q
thirdclass hotel and examines the reg
lister after guest has signed. Being
furnished with the even scant particu-
lsro entered on the register. he is not
long in picking up acquaintance with
those whom he has reason to imagine
have come to the city tor medical
treatment. A vast number Of people
come from the country and from Ne
vada every year to get cured of some
trouble" and as a rule they put up at
the thirdcla.s hotels and lodging.
houses
You don't look WE'LL" the capper
will observe after preliminary conver-
satiou.
"No; nor / don't feel we'll"
What's the matter"
We'll, I've been working at quick.
silver furnace up in the country and
the blanked STUFF has got into me. ]
came down on purpose to see Dr."
probably mentioning the name of q
prominent physicianl.
Look here" exclaims the cspper.
showing his left hand which hc causes
TO culver like al aspen, take friends
advice and have nothing to do with
that fellow. | was treated by him
six months ago and he gave me strych-
nine. and for three months ! lost the
use Of my hands I'm getting better
under the treatment Of DIR. Cheatman.
/ IL just going down tn his office now.
You may a. we'll &c along"
Ten to one the dupe goes. The Doc
tors" office is situaued in the neighbor-
hood of Pine rnd Kearny steeets. The
Doctors diploma. granted by some OBJ
scure medical college tor consideration,
hangs in the outer office The dupe il
requested to take seat. while the
duper goes inside to be examined by
the doctor" Once the door. of the
inner Office is closed. the capper gives
doctor" all the points-what is
the matter with the man. his symp
toms, the amount Of money he haa
about him, and how much it is safe to
ask him to pnt up The capper then
remains in the inner Office, and the
doctor" goes out to who're the dups ID
waiting. and tells him that his friend
will be ut liberty in few minutes.
"By ths by" he suddenly exclaims
"you look i'll yourself. Let me exam
inc you. There Is no charge for con.
sultstion." The dups consents, and
the doctor" commences to feel hi'
head. Yes" be continues you hsvs
got quicksilver in your blood. Your
mouth is tender, You have sometimes
a head ache aud . severe pain In your
side. You have no relish for food. and
altogether your case is very bad one
but you can be cured"
The daps is astonishsd. There's
doctor, you bet He don't go fooline
around asking questions. He puts hi'
hand on your head. and in minute n'
can tell you exactly what's the mattel
with you. Guess I'll give him trial.
'rhe doctor will undertake tho cure fol
5000, but be will take $l5 or even ~ 80
OF course. the treatment 10 OF equa
value TO the patient whatever hs pays
DIR" Flsttery wss an expert IL
,his business. bat the number OF news
paper exposures of which be was made
the victim rather injured his business
in the latter part Of his career in this
eity. His lsst exploit was the oes'
bsa. of this champion beat. a pool
miner had Just come down from VIZ
sinia City. and fell into the hands o.
the doctor" He bad $500. and the lat
ter agreed TO cure him for 900. hs
handed the doctor" . bank check To-
$3.50, and the doctor" told him that %
~as sorry be had not 80 much changs
about him, bat 10 call In the morning
and he would give him tho tloO IA
would g;vs hin his L o. T.. however