The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-04-11
Credulous Fall Easy Victims to Spacious Advertise
ments Promising Cures for ALI Diseases Known
TO Mankind

Prominent among those concerns
In Seattle which profit from the
weaknesses ~ mankind f. the Dr
NJ A Mclaughlin Co. dispensers 81
electric belts Of alleged wonderful
curative properties
Display advertisements In the See
attic Daily Times are used 20 At.
tract victims
The electric belt possesses one
real virtue which most Of the med
ielnes and Hocalled .Npscialtiea"
lack. u ~ perfectly harmless.
For one whose ailment IL largely
imaginary the electric belt II As
good curative medium az any
The thoughts Of the imaginary aui
forcr are diverted from the mag
mary ailmens. TO the imaginary
curative power 81 the electric belt
and IN peace of mind. the lmaEina.
tive one finds peace ~ body
Bot aside from IL harmlessnesa
and ia good effect upon the imag
nation. the electric belt furnishes
n most successful appliance for ob.
tanning money from the eredulouH.
The extent Of it, effectiveness can
be partially gnaged BY number Of
letters sent 10 the DE Al A. Nc.
fanEhlin company. i0a Second aH..
complaining Of their much adver.
tisea cure and demanding money
back
Papers Accept Their Ads.
Notwithstanding the fact that the
fafeleal character ~ the electric belt
cure has been exposed IN some OF
the public prints. certain newspa
pefs stlll accept advertisements ia
which the wonderful magnetic
healing power of the electric belt
IL exploited
In recent issue of the Seattle
Times appeared an advertisement
from which the following is an en-.
tract
Or Mel.auEhlln's Electric Belt
Is 4 wonderful remover Of the xlEOg
of men It's touch IL the touch Of
magnetism II fills the nerves with
sHAp u charges the body with a
grand force of WALKING energy.
and turns back ,he hand Of time
for men Who have begun to feel old.
broken down aud feeble. men who
are weak and pnuy. and who have
lost the force Of vitality. who feel
gloomy. desp9udent aud unable 10
battle with the affairs nf life: who
have rheumatism. back pains. weak
stomach and Kidneys and feel gen
orally a. II they aeeded to be made
over
And. being unable 20 resist the
temptation 81 siurrlne regular
Of medicine. the adj
xeftiaemonf continues
"Th Wonderful indeed.
II you have been paving money
TO doctors and taking nasty drugs
fer years. and after getting no ben.
eft from u al. you find new lease
Of life after using our belt for a
month. you vii be enthusiastic.
sou will want 10 80 ont on the
highways aud shout. and you won't
care who knows that you we're once
a weaklinE. because you are now
cured. our belt L. oasty 20 use pat
Il on when YOU 50 10 bod sou feel
the glowing heat from Il no sting
OF burn as in old style belts and
you feel the nerves tingia with
the new life flowing into them. You
get np In the morning feeling like
a tWoyearold.
All this wonderful virtue IL
claimed for a mild current Of 10
radio electricity generated by the
electric belt Foradic electricity Is
gently sumulating IN It's action on
the skin. Il acts much the same as
massage Applied TO a diseased
surface. n would be beneficial In It's
effect rs bringing the blood to
that point. but for treatment Of the