The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-04-10
Pronounce Him Dangerously Afflicted and
v,m Him That Immediate Treatment Is Requir-
! Another Not Quite so Positive But Wants
ylhsn Dollars.

AGED Specialists making big profits oil the Peo-
~, advertise themselves physicians Of wide
s ard ability and have licenses from TIE state per.
-. hen 10 practice medicine
' IN slsss in certain daily newspapers offering
...sxn suaek and cheap cures.
r., sharge an they think they &c, ont Of each
un wse are suffering from the simplest ailments
sus II these doctors into believing they have grave
&,.szsssaasl disease.
FTher he doctors Do not know their business are
-. SPECIALISTS thcy knowingly brighten their patients
4 !. .s<s 70 sSsor money from them
i snn<rous cases their treatments have aggravated
100. and OCCASIONALLY AZ least have been followed By
i h. fssuits
-sx. shocked by the unclcan advertisements Of these
nfsuxlaimed medical experts.
zoos AND RICH Alike Velo TRIBUTE.
i through the patronage secured BY using tho news
nr<fs srge SIMS 81 money taken from the pockets
i snb Il the poor and ignorant but Of The well-to-do
II isvose haunt Of these alleged hsalers Is south
4}esAr way generally the haun,s OF che vicious
81 shei psaetise Is BY means confined 90 the de
snxes o. criminal classes Many men Who are ashamed
sasaf shes family physicians respond 20 the ailnring
krsenens promising quick and certain aud find
- end that shey have parted with their cash ior treat
- hssh g<ave worse eficess behind than the diseases
~ xhkh they sought 10 cseapc
Yen III weak physique oittimes prey for these adj
rnz doctors The latter harp N their advertisements
II heue u lost vitality picture tho weakness and de-
/ - a imaginary Sufferers and anblushingy claim the
pnu 10 turn back the hands oi time and make the old
rag and The weak strong By the magic Of their won
~ urasmenss.
Ike rrs WILDCAT alNisa Man.
VIA, the widcat miniog promoter Is 20 the mining
knss the advertising doctor who pfcy~ y 70 the
Rakai profession. He boosts his business hy making
6a shich the ethical Practitioner would not dare to
/ sz<; k worker Of miracles in display advertise
Een and The worker e guilelcss patients in his office
i - sss wslcone who have money.
snp ailnsent. for which the ordinary practitioner
i ve2 r<shaps prescribe ialcum powder Is magned BY
i A. &pay into tho first symptoms
/ Haatul disease and ihc frightened patient s worked
j y i Asi be can produce in The way of coin
TIE exceptions 70 this rule those few advertising
lAYauzns d good repus who conne their practice 70
3usahs and the less loathsomc classes OF diseases
Ieie II ability 81 alleged specialists. be star
sna pa<a 70 them m practically perfect physical
nsaa AEhgscian 81 high standing ~ the medical world
vas hfH 1nsnlted make ct the mans condition.
MUST NAVE iMnroiArE TREATMENT
n sstious Of the alleged specialists were typical
~ - loHr visited socrnnly told The Star that he
r. saanr 70 immediate treatment ~ order 70 avoid the
szal n'ulis d impending constitutional diseases
lht aSees Of the medical specialists who gave this
'assf AZ sdvertsed under the following names DR..
s<.z ~ rs Occidental Globe Medical Co. 80
'rI way National Medical Institute corner Washington
vssdensal aud the Scott Medical Co. corner First ay
vi lanon Il
ne mneh adyertiscd specialists Il the DR.. Icbg COM
~ As npeFsonated By two doctors. Of whom answers
y name Of Dr. Stoddart The name 81 the younger
- Nas not obtaiHable Both specialists shook their
~ sffously after examination The stars inquirer was
1ssa That immediate treatment necessary 10 avoid
-ln-nl- Which might lead 70 The most serious con