Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-06-03
NOR OTHER NARCOTIC.
Statements Were Made BY Certain Temper
a-oo People Denying This.
ASSERTIONS WERE ANNOYING
norc Than rha;, the Doctor says,
They iturt iiis nustness and lfo
Miii Trj to Recover Damages.

ORION tbl uunall Evening Timea)
Th. suits recently Instituted By the
Worlds p.apguary Medical Aasocia-
tlon. of This city, against certain pro-
raEHul.HH uf the ~. e. r. o.. and
othtfH, had their UflFIn in o. conflict ~
statement which was ut once annoying
90 DE- Pierce. ihH president uf tho
above Association personally. and iu-
furious tu hIH business Interests. For
some time thn advertisements N Or.
flprCHH THv0ritr Prescription and
Golden Medical Discovery have laid
Errnt Htrura upon the fact that these
medicines contain nu alcohol. and arc
absolutely free from opium. cocaine,
ana 900 other narcotics. 10 lH generally
known That most putaup medicines con.
tain large quantity Of alcohol. and
that ln other eases liberal use u made
~ opium. cngniur or other narcotics,
the continual uHH Uf which iH digus.
truuH Goo body and mind % was sup
posed therefore that temperance lold-
rfH. especially tnu women would re-
ruruE fhH fact that che nunsulcohoiic
ana none narcotic character of ur.
finr.HH medicines gave Thorn prior
claim t1 che attention of uu those on-
EHF.l in lighting thc uHU of alcohol.
but Instead uf thIg certain leading
Temperance women HOut ont pamph-
lUtH Iu which they assumed Goo give tho
formulas uf uf pIcrCO's medicines. and
claimed that they contained both nic0-
hul HnI opium.
in ..lf-rrotectIon and In order to
publicly nail this outrageous false
hood thofo uuT only one thing 10 do
hfWa Hult against the authors uf tho
lhUiHuH statements. This tho Doctor
ut UnUU proceeded 90 DO.
THE ETHICAL POINT Up VIEW.
From an ethical point OF view the
most curious feature ~ the case b. that
thU statements uH To- the alcoholic and
narcotic Ingredients contained In the
medicines were made without nrHt
making any analysis III the medicines.
ana were based upon the false formulas
published Doc the Interests of parties an
tnEunlHtig Co. Dr Piofcelu business. Tue
publisher ~ these false formulas arc
also setting their lesson in the law.
The injury Co Dr. piercc'n business
from tho circulation Of such statements
uH were made ln tho pamphlets above
rrfrfrud o. UHu readily De- Understood.
10 WAS natural mat zoe femunfutNe
people 60 whom these pamphlets were
addressed should believe Ia the state.
mrnH Of their own leaders and ac-
cvut che fact thHt the advertising OF
bU Pierce was uurmntiy false, A.
mater 20 fact The fnlHohoul was en-
tlrrly Un the other side. and pr, Pierce
was quick 90 support the claims 81 hts
HdyvrtiHlng BIS an ofor of 10000 Tor
each and rvDry bottle uf The medicine
which ON analysis showed the presence
of alcohol ur narcotics
HiG STAFF or poCToRs.
Anyone who had acquaintance with
IN Pierce and che WrllskuuWu institute
ton che IuyaiIiH iiutol and Surgical
Institute Of which hv is chief CONSULT
Ink physician, would have known
better than t1 attack bic adj
YyrlIH.u statement even though
published formulas seemed o. con.
trHNUu hIH claims AZ one of the
largest advertiser ln tho United States
Dr. Pierce hHH also o. reputation for
thH utmost pNlgturaH nj statement. II
Dr. Pierce says that hr has nearly a
score uf associate physicians on his
staff sou may hu certain that you Will
nud from eighteen 60 twenty physicians
working with hiD. the Indefinite atatc-
mrut being made because of occasional
changes which do not honestly permit
him Go Say there are always twenty
physicians On rho stan n tho claim
b. made on behalf uf Dr. piorco'H
Golden Medical Discovery and Favor
Gee Prescription that they contain no
alcohol ami ore free from narcotics Il
may ha depended upon that the state
HNN| n. N.M N.H ". 80 N" NNN| |MNNlN W.
rfUTHu"a foo other matters pertaining
tH fN Worlds uIapeuHury Medical A.
as....H.u NufhIuE Dr. uNrfatatvl. and
uH tI..rH owes hIH large success and
enormous business uH much tu Die abb
HuIIfH IutuEr'tY of word ana deed. as
Go IH. EHuuInr healing value ~ his
medicines. lu recent Interview pr.
Pierce said with reference 90 the suits
ut present being prosecuted; we
are determined iu stop the publication
OF tHu fllHn formulas uf our medicines.
FORMULAS NEVER MGHT
"Th.sc formulas are never oven APP
urHaIWHtHIy r.rHt. and generally their
tIlHHhuul extends. mot merely Co tho
inclusion ut alcohol and narcotics. but
tu WIH.FfItUwUutH concerning every re-
puIyI ingredient uf thH medicines, A
notable example ul thH fllHvhuud was
recently brought Go our notice. A
physician ut thu head 20 am institute
t.Hu knuWu throughout tho United
sHt.H. publishes "a rn-calloi health
guide Doc this book among the f1rmu-
Doc Hf other medicines. urr given what
IUrHHTf tu nU tho formulas uf Or.
lfUuU.H Golden Medical Discovery and
Fay1r.lH Prescription Nut one 81
thu medicinal ingredients named Ia
tHHsH f.HH formulas enters into the
competition uf Dr. Plaruv's medicines,
TUurv iH ul excuse Cor such HCuundrul-
Ism. mud no explanation OF d uXcopt
original Hn. This man has u lnhora-
tory Ht hla disposal, Doc could have had
uu analysis made had bee wanted one.
ITO probably dIi not want one, A lie
WuH caster than tho TRUTH ana "a great
dUt handler Cor his purpose.
"lf would hr Interesting 90 know how
fr HH rect Uf this book may be ~
lluI upon. m the remainder OF the in
formation n supplies b. ua utterly UNI
reliable uH these formulas. II VIII be-
% .aHu Uf Ohio hlnlleudlng tho blind TO
Gan into tho ditch. As II b. a
casual glance ut the book recalls
that famous remark made cOn-
puruInF another OF tho brother
hood Uf stuffed prophets Tho
gentleman ROLES upon hIs imagination
iur h.a facts and upon hlH memory for
Dts WII'
"Wa arc coins after this kind OF man
We HrH going Co show up tho uuprln-
cinIaI lWrs. who lend tho name and
influence uf un honorable profession 10
give WuIFht to the fllHghuudH thty ut
tor boo doing this we urc performing
a duty 90 the public aa we'll as 10 our-
selves