The morning call., 1892-09-23
PEOPLE Who BUILD MUSCLE.
The Mysterious Lady and the
Musician.
Victims Trying to Find Out Why Perfection
Oil and Musole-Buildsr" Did Not
Do Their Work.

1t has long been matter Of wonder where
the proprietors Of the myriad medical
specifics now in the market find their
custom.
The "Cure-alls," pain Putters-to-Slee
"Agony-averters" and hoe genus omne
seem 10 flourish with an ever-increasiDg
flourish.
Sometimes story crops up which throws
little light on the mystery.
MI Greenwood is the proprietor Of two
specifics.
By the way. he calls himself on occasion
"Dr." Greenwood and his medicines the
Electric Oil Of Perfection" aud the Mus
cle-buder."
Ia both be has the highest confdence-a
confidence, however, which is not shared
by his former patient, Dir. Smith, an accom-
plished musician.
1t is MT. Smiths misfortune to be
paralyzed, aud by some means oil other he
found himself trying Dr. Greenwoods RENE
dies, as administered by DR.. Greenwood
himself and an assistant
They rubbed the Electric Oil OF PeTfec-
! ton" into the unfortunate man several
hours day. and they, or rather the doctor.
Injected untold quantities of Muscle
builder" into his afflicted frame.
According to the administrators of the
treatment, Mr.. Smith admitted that he had
too heroic for him.
But Mr.. Smiths story differed.
He claimed that lie was rubbed almost to
pieces and that the only effect he noticed
from the Injection Of the 'muscle-builder"
was an eruption of large and painful boils
in various parts of his body
All this came up in Presiding Justice of
the Peace Pages court yesterday.
Greenwood was suing Smith for the
! amount of money alleged to be due him and
the assistant for rubbing and general atten-
ton.
They said the rubbing was very hard
work and fairly exhausted them for hours.
Never had they found cnticie so lmperv-
| i0us to the ''0il of perfection" and their
services we're worth at least 81 treatment
| for each of them or IS day.
They thought they could have cured him,
as they contracted to do for $500. if he had
only remained with them.
But Mr. Smith said he couldn't stay with
| them as be wanted to marry a young LADY.
They said he told them that now his face
| was disfigured by bOils his best girl wouldn't
| look at him.
Therefore be must decline to submit to be
| further played or punctured.
He had been grossly deceived.
| Instead of being rejuYenated, reorganized
| and reStrung. here he was almost innocent Of
| skin and with flaring blemshes upon bis
person. which blocked the triumphal prog
ress of Live with a capital l..
The evidence showed that The doctors"
| had themselves thought the society Of
| loved one would react benefcially upon
| their patient in tOning him up; but What
| lady likes bOils? 2" asked the musician.
! In vain they introduced charming stran-
gers to their patient, hoping that the mag
| netism Of their eyes might complete the
| magic Of the electric oil Of perfection"
Mr.. Smith refused to be reyiyified, and at
| last Quilted their home and care in disgust
| The case was stated by the court to
turn on the medical standing Of Green
| wood.
Was he a regular doctor or an irresponsi-
! BILE qnaek?
The defendant Smith said he had adver-
| tised himself as a doctor and as such had
| been trusted to cure paralysis.
| Greenwood showed a modest dislike to
| the distinction and claimed to be merely a
medical student
| He called Dr. Mcmillan, at whose feet he
| is supposed TO be sitting. but DR.. Mcmillan
| couldn't vOuch for the composition of the
| medicines used or make himself responsible
| for the treatment.
Greenwood said he was stndent-he was
studying the Materia Medica and text
| book and helping out with the Oil Muscle
| Builder and salve which was called the
''Sierra Corn Salye OF the Rocky Noun
| tains."
Besides this question Of the plaintiffs
| standing there we're other questions.
In fact much OF the case was question
| able.
| Some Of these we're:
Where is the mysterious lady in the
| matter?
Would not her evidence be material in
showing the amount OF damage, If any, in
| fictad by the Builder p
| Why did not the Electric OH of Perfec-
tion'' lubricate the relations of doctor" and
| patient?
Why-but Justice of the Peaca Page de-
| cided he must have the arguments in writ
| Ing, so he ordered briefs to be submitted as
soon as possible, when he Will render de-