The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-01
Frauds !!

;" S'"""oetu hoH hieuicdi cOliege, anu i
y order TO hide his identity he either tray
l. els under an assumed name, or calls him
b self some high-soundlng medical institute
d The various states should prohibit tbi
e nefarious business and protect the live
OF orr citizens.
The Upper Peninsula has within tn,
past few months been visited by Just suct
inen, and they continue coming regard
less OF the consequences.
We, as physicians. appeal to t, o citi
zers OF Houghton county to investigate
the standing OF every bysican who dares
to advertise himself as specialist, espec.
tally those who travel through the coun.
try under the guise OF medical concern
or institute.
We are not stating this in order to see
how much space we eau fill nor to do the
graduated physician an injustice, but
we are determined TO expose those who
are not eligible to practice this noble pro-
fession and who exc out an existence by
bleeding the sick and afflicted.
Several states haye recently passed
stringent laws regarding the practice OF
medicine and surgery, which made Mich
igan dumping ground for numerous
quacks. One of the leading Detroit pa.
pers recently exposed some Of these
sharks which necessitated them leaving
that city and they are now scattered
throughout the State, endeavoring TO do
business either under an assumed. name
or that OF some medical institute.
Our advice to the people of this COM
munity is, before placing themselves
under the care OF any specialist tor treat.
ment, to first learn who and what they
are; their reputation and pedigree by
writing to any of the leading papers in
Detroit and enclosing a stamp for reply.
the information will be cheerfulIy given:
you would not trust stranger with all
your money, then why trust one who has
never graduated in medicine with that
which is far more precious to you, your
health and perhaps life.
The Detroit Sunday Sun, one OF the lead. |
ing weeklies in Michigan, also determined |
some time ago to thoroughly inv estigate
the professional standing, reputation
and abilities of every physician, medical
concern, institute, sanitarium, etc. They
had not proceeded far in their investiga
ton when they discovered the irresponsi-
blity OF number of physicians, some of
whom were compelled to leave Detroit
alter being exposed; 80 enthusiastic have
they become in their work, that they
have decided to continue the investiga,
ton until the State has been cleaned from
quacks, impostors. fakirs, etc. - &l
Below is an accurate account taken
which appeared in that paper
August %, 1897. ~
Some weeks ago the Sunday Sun letter
mined to thoroughly investigate the
Methods OF the doctors, private insti.
,utes, medical concerns, etc. We propose
20 inquire into the standing and abilities
II each individual connected with the :
'arious concerns in this city, insuring
hose who understand their profession to
ontinue the pursuance of it without in !
erference and bringing to light those c
axes and frauds who fleece an uDsus :
'ecting public and exc out an existence
y breaking the laws OF God and man.
In our last edition we called attention 4
o two physicians who had made spec c
atty OF numbering infants, causing our :
lail pouch to be filled with letters of
congratulations and urging us TO con-
niue the good work till the city il rid OF
he efarious business.
he two reporters who interviewed
hese doctors found their way into the
fiices OF DR.. Goldberg & Co., No. 29l
Woodward avenue, and while one was :
shered into the private Office of DIR.
oldberg, the other remained in he re- q
option room with the purpose of inter
iewiDg a number OF patients who were 4
len waiting.
After meeting the doctor, who seems \
, be man OF large practice and vast Y
iperience, the scribe stated that he had Z
'en indiscreet and would be willing to Z
ace himself under treatment, providing 4
lie doctor would wait for his pay until !
thorough cure was effected, according \
their advertisement. Y
To this the doctor readily consented Z
I'd requested the prospective patient to 4
ep into biz private room for thor
Ugh examination.
After looking him over carefully the RI
'ctor kindly informed him that he was :
rfectly sound and not in need of treat
eDt, at the same time giving him some ID.
liable advice as to how to keep well,
=. TIT
DR.. Goldberg declined to accept any
y for the consultation and assured hs
'itor that this was always free to HI
Fully dozen of their Datienta were in