The Washington herald., 1912-09-21
DOPE ADs" LURE
AIL|NG c VICTIMS
DR.. l.. F. Kebler Says irresponsible
Papers and Periodicals Are to
Blame for Conditions.
LECTURE ON PURE WATER

irresponsible newspapers and period
icals that accept without question adver
tising from patent medicine and dope
| concerns are largely responsible for tn,
hundreds Of thousands Of victims ant
dupes which such medicines claim an
nually, according to DR.. L r. Kebler
| Chief Of the Division of Drugs Of tn,
Bureau OF Chemistry. Department OF
Agriculture.
DR.. Kebler last night delivered the sec
ond Of a series Of lectures on fake medi
cines before the health exhibit in con
nection with the fifteenth internationa
congress on hygiene and demography.
These concerns. prohibited by the
food and drugs act. from printing false
and misleading statements on the la
bels of their goods, print their false
! statements in newspapers. which the
Federal law cannot touch so long as
they are within the postal laws" said
DR.. kebler. We cannot touch them
| there. Fake consumption cures, cruel
in the false hopes they raise in the
hearts Of their dopes, are found through
out the press OF the country"
DR.. Kebler. in referring to testimonials
printed in newspapers, showed one on
a so-called tuberculosis cure known as
Eckman's Alternative, manufactured in
Philadelphia. This testimonial was writ
| ten by a minister. DR.. Kebler said a
large proportion OF testimonials are writ
ten by ministers who do so because of
their desire to please and their hesitancy
in refusing requests.
DR.. Leon W. Selbach. a dental special
ist Of this city, spoke on oral hygiene.
He declared that many diseases are de-
veloped in adults and children through
the inattention Of the teeth. Bad or ir-
regular teeth result in Intellectual as
| similation of food. and this 10 stomach
and other disorders, to anemia. and a
generally weak system. which Is sus-
ceptible to attacks Of various diseases.
Ronsts "Mammn's Boy"
DIR. Tom A. Williams. a prominent
| Washington specialist on children and
their diseases, declared that the best
way to bring up strong men and women
after they are once born is by proper
education and training and home en-
vironment. The 'goody-goody' boy, or
mammals pet" seldom grows TO strong
manhood physically or mentally. because
of temertty. indecision. and lack Of will.
These characteristics render him prey TO
disease.
Dr. w. F. Wells. engineer in charge Of
the Washington filtration system, which
is regarded as one OF the best in the
world. told how to build up and maintain
city's health by pure drinking water.
he said the destruction of food prod
ucts on which germs thrive was the first
essential and that all water can be rem
dered safe for using.
A talk on pellagra was given by Past
Assistant Surgeon c. H. Lavinder, Of the
Public Health and Marine Hospital Serv-
ice. DR.. Lavinder stated that the Amer
lean medical profession is making rapid
strides in the study and treatment of this
disease which has made much remark
able inroads on the population within
recent years.
He said that, through his own observa-
ton and experience, he doubted the great
~ advanced theory that pellagra is prac-
tically solely duet the bite OF a poison
GUS fly. He stated that that theory has
Tot been proven. but It has been proven
that the disease is caused by the eating
of spoiled or mildewed corn or its prod
ucts. In this respect pellagra is allied
with the beri-beri of the East. which is
mainly attributed to the eating of spoiled
rice and other grains and vegetables