The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-03-15
A NEW CURE.
A New York Physician Has
Remedy for Drunkenness.
No Bad After Effects-Medical Societies Agi-
tated Over the Matter-Their Ethical
Code Iransgressed.

Especial to THE misunderstanding Dispatch.
New YORK, March 14.-In the last few
days many householders in this city, physI-
clans among them, have received cards,
calling their ettentios to "phosphi-nervine
compound for the cure of the alcohol
habit; treatment by injection. The cards
further state: "F'ifteen days the term Of
treatment. Two injections daily morning
and night. No interference with business.
No exposure. Can be administered at
home"
The cards are signed by "E. F. Arnold,
M. D., physician in charge" and Edward
H. Nicoli, general manager" The address
given is No. 81, West Fifteenth street.
Members of the New York county med
ical association recognized in DR.. Arnold's
name that of fellow member, and opened
their eyes. They opened wider, and began
to talk of 'discipline' when they received
the tWo-page circular, eloquently setting
forth the claims of the treatment, adver-
Using the expense of "a course" at $50, and
Offering reference ''by special permits
sion," to patients who had received the
treatment.
A reporter was told by the doctor in
charge of the home On Fifteenth street,
that ma y patients had been treated,
among them women, and people whose
names are in the gilt-edge directory DR..
Robertson is the discoVerer of the nerve
remedy. Some of his acquaintance had
gone TO Dwight, and on their return
were visited by the doctor. Colonel Inger-
soil asked the doctor to look into the
Kelley cure. Dr. Robertson did so, but
was not favorably impressed with its re-
| suits. He says 81 experimental for
| long while and prepared compound that
never had been used to my knowledge by
any physician in this or any other country,
and | will substantiate that statement by
saying l have been over the subject in
French, German and English, and have
found no compound like it. l have used it
already in over fifty cases. and so far there
has MT been mishap. There has been no
depression. The treatment has been a
tonic from beginning to end. Three-fourths
of the diseases of men are due to alcohol
ism. About three fourths of the cases
have to treat are due to alcohol, so that if
can cure the alcohol habit l get to the very
foundation of the disease. If medical So
cieties OBJ iect to my position, | will ask
Colonel 1ngersou to help me fight them to
the end.n
DIR. Robertson added that though he
wouldn't use the formula and though he
was not receiving and had not received a
penny from any source, he had not surren-
dered it. He had impaired the knowledge
of it to DR.. Arnold on DR.. Arnold's word of
honor not to reveal it, and DR.. Robertson
retained the privilege Of making the
formula public and might do SO at some
future time.
DR.. Robertson has been fifteen years in
New York, and is q specialist in neu-
rology. Among his patients are John
Mackay, Johh Hoey, Colonel O'Brien,
president of the Southern express com
pany; Robert G. Ingersoll and other
famous men. He is member of the New
York club and of the Players club, as well
as medical societies.
A reportet called on many physicians
members of both the county society anC
the county association, and did not find one
: who approved DR.. Roberlson's position il
, the matter. They held that even il he wa:
, not directly and ostensibly connected with
the administration he was morally respon-
sible for 1t and was instrumental in keep
lug it secret and must be held to account
DR.. Hinton, treasurer of the County Medi
} cal association, said the practice of medi-
cine recognizes no secret remedies. DIR
Mcleod, president of the association, saiC
| there was some excuse for secrecy so Ions
as physician was making experiment.
with new remedy, but as soon as the ex
detrimental stage was over there was no
the slightest excuse for secrecy and DR.
Robertson and DR.. Arnold seemed to hav,
transgressed the ethical rules How
ever, the matter would have to b.
brought before the association accord
!, ing to the prescribed way. A complain
would have to be made by some membe
, before the matter could be taken up. Tn
|, only difference between the association an
the society Is that the former swear
! by the old code and the latter by the new
l A very well-known and radical member o
the society told a reporter that DIR. Robert
i son would certainly be 'kicked out of it,
/: Dr. Arnold is not q member of it.