The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-02-16


Quackery" in a paper read yesterday
before the Tri-State Medical Assocla-
ton DR.. Rolfe e. Hughes, of Laurens,
S. c.. said:
"trhe achievements OF modern sur
gerry, the revelations of the microscope
or the skill of the intern!st are TO-DAY
upon footing never before dreameu Oh
as far back the memory OF man
roes. and with this naturally comes
! tendency towards the allurinS strictiS
scientific part of our work. SO deepiS
are the majority of us absorbed in SCI
| entiffc research and its rapid advances
that ,ye are overlooking and ignoring
| some insidious but dangerous inlu-
! ences of an ordinary kind, but very
| far reaching i'll their effect.
..Therefore, when offering subject
not scientific, one would feel IKE apoi, !
| ogizins to a body like this II he ala
not know this theme a timely one or
could not with the most consistent can
dor claim that he thought The Reli-
l.rious Press and Quackery' a subject
lust as Important as the white plague
pellagra or hookworm: but the reaolns
i of a paper denouncing the religious
press for it's support of quackery VIII
doubtless prompt the usual comment
from the public to the effect that az
!, vice is cheap and that know when 10
Is,
) TO give the best advice to Kings
1--WE shrink from making attacks OF
this nature, for the laity is already
questioning the frequent and rather
| fulsome efforts on our part to advise
: and enlightcn. claiming those Of US
. least charitably inclined are the ring
a leaders in bowling our high aims and
: love Of hurna nifty Therefore any Ell
fort on our part to warn them brings
4 IL - n &.
tensible or real motives that inspire
any OF our campaigns against charla-
ltanisn. be it Christian Science, glass
vendors cancer quacks. dope drugs OF
anv of these things which they Would
] saw conilicted with our mundane IN
4 terests.
Right to sound Warming.
$50 much arc these exposures doubt
cd that we, as a class, are almost per-
So suaded to lot them alone, but when the
c. editors Of religious papers further the
cause of such inpostors tbs right thai
c. we sound warning note. Tor possibly
rs a. rap on his head would arouse,
al consciousness of the wrong he Is do
le, ing. He knows better. He Is teach
sn err. his sheet the official organ of5som'
SIS denomination, and should stand 70
he truth at least. Its influence is great
in Its weekly visit is looked forward 9
with pleasure in every religious an
IL well-regulated home. Its stories ar
hs read to the children and enjoyed D,
ne the older people. Eiehty-flve per CEN
WIS OF its readers are not discriminating
ns They believe every word of 1t. and 8
:, on through life from childhood VIZ
ou undying faith pinned to their churc
-. .ne paper. and would as soon doubt thes
-, "a mother or their Clergyman. A quac
-, 49,, is no better than thief Eie IS q rop
" her, and the religious papers are heii
tine, him by pious editorials. and whil
NAIL the readers may have some d1filcu!.
.,ed in recognizing the dangers OF quackee,I
vas per sc, he finds no such obstacle N u
case of plain stealing, and thous
thoughtless enough to tamper Win ~
ING physical condition, he does resent u
theft when he realizes that the quac
is; robbing him Quackcry and roppel
re are synonymous.
aShame on such editors that they a
low their columns TO TEEN with 1ra !,
ulent and dangerous ads. 1T IS ~
grace on the age.
"Onc other point: The people at larf
have never grasped the idea that tr'
physicians cannot and do not awe
t!sc. They only announce: they new
~ guarantee cures. only quacks can;
Il "But OF all the quacks who auYe
1 LlSc III tiIc l'apcIS Tic CtiihSS' /,
possibly the worst, and it is to NJ
we will pay our respects"
lag Several Noted QuacISs.
w. Dr. Hughes then referred to sever
~; e. noted quacks. who had guaranteed
~ cure cancers by fake patent medlcln
s s.,,i and dwelt particularly on the case
49, a man who masked under tho MAJ
s 10. or Rupert Wells, NJ, d." st. Lou
- a who conducted an extensive mail orc
,,col business with his cancer cure untli
aye. was caught aud the use Of the ma
.,hmt was denied him, lie advertised as
In sure cure tor cancer his marvellous
rned diotizcd iluld, and under chemical
J. on amination it was learned that
- "cure' did not contain an ounce
TO- lTadium.
AZ II 'Wells's support was by the rellglt
papers" continued Dr. Hughes. ~.
lln0 dreds Of similar ouaclia are being "
No.. advertised daily In round numb
UsSs sloo'oooooo Is consumed annually
- the people of the United states In %
~ nostrums and quacks
1oe Are not they more To be eensl.'