The Detroit times., 1913-04-08
HELME AFTER
IN. C." FAKE IN
HOT BULLETIN
State Dairy and Food Depart
ment Investigates NOstrum
Exposed by Times
RESULTS BEAR OUT
PREVIOUS STATEMENTS
Five Dollar Bottle Can BE Made
at Home at Cost
of 25c

Dairy and Food Commissioner Helme
in bulletin issued today attacks the
notorious Natures Creation con-
sumption remedy. recently exposed in
The Times, and which has been large
| ly advertised In two Detroit papers.
The bulletin follows:
"One OF the largest advertisers in
certain Detroit papers during the past
month is consumption cure called
Natures Creation We are assured
through the ads that Natures Crea-
| ton conQuers consumption and
asthma. Natures Creation has
long and vivid career. The principal
owner of this dope is a woman whom
we are now informed lives in Cleve-
land. She was originally a fortune
teller In Chicago where the formula
was revealed to her. 1t was reveal.
ed TO her as a cure for blood disease.
but as the field was more inviting for
tuberculosis, II was changed 10 a
consumption cure at $500 per bottle.
Below We show how the same amount
can be made for 25c.
"A company was organized to pro-
became the angel. The woman claim
ed the high cost of the drugs was
| such that she was to draw 10 cents
per ounce from the company for the
rare drugs furnished. Campbell after
ward found he was fooled In this SO
he has sued the Creator of Natures
Creation for $22.vv0. being the differ.
ence between the 10 cents an ounce
sh drew and the two cents an ounce
actual cost.
The drug analyst OF this depart.
ment pretended to need this cure and
secured all the literature from the
Detroit agency. A pamphlet contain.
ed a large number OF testimonials OF
cures. To the letters OF inquiry %
this department, % of these testi
monials failed to reply. The princi
pal testimonial was from Miss Agnes
Bower who claimed she had had ar
advanced stage of tuberculosis while
in the Howell. Michigan, sanitarium
but was cured by Natures Creation
after she left the hospital.
Letters from Miss Agnes Bower and
DR.. Pierce OF the State tuberculosis
Sanitarium reveal the facts tuat hei
entrance record shows that she was
In the incipient stage and therefore
a desirable patient, that all patient.
are received on 80 days trial and tina
she was an arrested case upon leav
Ing. Allow me to quote directly from
letter received from DR.. Pierce.
After spending a year at tn
Michigan State sanitarium, Howell
Mich, Miss Agnes Bower was dis
charged in July, 1910, as a well ar
rested case. She had no temperature
The bacilli had entirely disappeare
from her sputum and there was only
slight cough. Her physical cond
ton was such that under ordinar'
circumstances she would have grow
stronger and become as near cure
as any case of tuberculosis can be.
Mr.. Matthew Frank, OF North -,
troit, r. F. d., No. 1, told an ir
spector OF this department that
bad taken 10 bottles at s. per bottl
but had received no benefit. One
our inspectors procured a sample O
Natures Creation at the Detroit Office
Upon examination I'm the department
laboratory, the sample of Nature
Creation was found to be a reddish
brown liquid possessing a sarsapari
la likeGodor and licorice-like taste
Qualitative analysis indicated tn,
presence of alcohol, potassium iodid,
calcium phosphate, sodium sulphat
and the absence OF creosote, mercur,
chloroform and potent alkaloids
Quantitative determination showed tn,
presence OF about 6 per cent alcohol
"A per cent potassium iodide, and {
per cent vegetable extractives. The
product is essentially. therefore, 2
weak alcoholic solution OF potassium
iodide and vegetable extracts.
To make pint OF medicine whlci
we think would be similar and equall
as effective as this product, add to i
ounces or water, one ounce OF potas
SUM iodide and FIVE ounces OF com
pound fluid, extractor sarsaparilln
This will not conquer consumption
and asthma, but IL will do SO Just a.
much as Natures Creation
One OF the worst features of tnl
situation was disclosed at one OF IN,
small cities OF the state a few day
ago. A man came TO the head OF thi
department and urged him to expos
Natures Creation He said he ha
a son In the advanced stage OF tube,
cuIosis, and that the agent OF this 8,
called cure WAS constantly pesterin
the son and pointed out the inevitabl
end unless he bought 'aNture's Crea
ton The father, believing II to be
fraud, refused 10 purchase, much &c
the disappointment OF the afflicted
one. who had read the wondrous test
mopials OF cures with all that hope
OF every sufferer from this disease,
who will grasp at every straw.
when will 1.-THE Michigan Legislature
pas san honest advertising law that
will put these people out OF the bust
ness OF defrauding the unfortunate
and gullible?"
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