St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-09-01
FLIEsnURG RETA1fArEs.
The Gold Cure People Not to Have
All Their Own Way.

The Gold Cure People Not to Have
All Their Own Way.
To the Editor of the Globe:
Iii Monday mornings paper there APP
pears an anonymous article, headed
Riddles the Doctor" signed by the
fictitious name, Alice A. B." This
article purports to be some sort of an
answer to some plain statements made
by me. over my signature q have the
courage to sign my own name to what |
PUBLISH, concerning the durability of
inebriety and the alleged gold cure
scurrilous and discourteous that the
writer plainly shows himself not to be a.
lady. Therefore. shall not waste much
time III replying to the same, especially
as do not intend to honor the gold
cure frauds" with a heightened contro-
versy. thereby giving them free adver-
Using and widespread n0toriety, some
thing such concerns always seek.
First, as to the Kelley institute
and their methods of cure, l
have already stated my convictions
when |, III my article. say, ''All claims
of cure with gold are false and fraud
ulent, other agents or agencies being
used, either alone or in combination
with alleged gold cure. and these in
reality causing the cure" This is some
thing my critic even admits when he
says, Nov this is Just what the Kelley
remedy is" Then again he says "A
person would be foolish to imagine, as
the doctor would have one to infer, that
the gold cure is simply some prepare
ton of gold alone" This is just what |
claimed it was not. positively stated
that gold alone cannot cure drunken
IL oS a
peutic agent for its cure. Second, if
hypnotism and strychnia are used in
the Kelley institute don't know that
1t is-it only shows that that gentleman
| is cOnyerSant with the newest progress
of rational medicine. Third, l did
not say that drunkenness is al
ways durable, L stated, "Can in
most instances be cured" Fourth,
If the writer were capable of under
standing the proper meaning of writ
ten language, be or she would not be
liable to use most potent" where use
least active; but probably in the con-
fused brain of the writer, who has one
of her or his pet theories rudely
stepped upon, least active" and
most potent become equivalent.
Fifth, where the writer got the series of
baths which she or he says | recon-
mend is probably as mysterious as the
mysterious discovery of the gold cure
itself. As to the other accusations by
the writer, 1 let them stand for what
they are worth. | will let the readers
judge who has made a most incongru-
Gus mess of it. In conclusion, let me
ask the writer to look up the proper
definition of the word ''quackish," and
see if that word doesn't suit the methods
he or she is defending. AS to DR.. Kee-
~. if he is the great benefactor to
humankind as the writer wants US to
think him to be, why does he not. like
ADLER men than he, give his great dis
cOvery to the world at large, and
thereby become benefactor indeed?
Finally, let Inc say that have said all
l intend to say in this matter. have
given my honest opinions and convic-
tons. l honestly and frankly stated
the bare facts in the case. / have no
mysterious or secret remedies to herald
to the world. The means have advO-
Gated are already the worlds prop
erty.
OSCAR ALT. FLIEsBURG, NJ. D.