The Washington herald., 1913-07-01
HEALTH OFFICER
DOUBTS CLAIMS
Dr.. W. c. Woodward Regards
with lncredulity Stark
weather Theories.
UNSUPPORTED BY FACT
zsciogist Replies that Discoveries
Made by Him Soon viii
Be Made Public.

Officials of the District Health Depart
nent look with some skepticism toward
the astounding claims of Georgs Briggs
zoology" who declares he is in posses
sion of several new and basic principles
Of life and science which will enable
him to accomplish a myriad marvellous
miracles, practically revolutionizing So
ciety.
DR.. william c. Woodward, District
Health Officer: DR.. John L. Norris. Dep
uty Health Officer. and other officials of
the department said yesterday afternoon
that they regarded the extreme incre-
dulity the announced discoveries, explain
ing that while they believed the man of
science to be thoroughly sincere and alb
solutely honest in the presentation of
his claims, they Were of the opinion
that he was deceiving himself.
Mr.. Starkweather was somewhat agra
waited last night to learn that skepticism
was abroad, but. in a voice that bespoke
perfect confidence, he declared that he
was able to refute all arguments against
his theories, and that time would vindi-
cate him and his discoveries.
Secrets TO Be Made Public.
Mr.. Starkweather said last night that
the secrets to all his theories and dis
coveries will be made public within the
next ninety days. These will be pub
lshed in a succinct treatise to be en-
titled Mans Infinite Potentialities."
Il am not in search of cheap notoriety,
and l am not looking forward to a cam
paign of money-making," said Mr.. Stark
weather. THE fruits of my forty years
of research will be given to the public
absolutely gratis. / am laboring for the
benefit of humanity"
II do not attach much weight to the
claims of the gentleman, although 1 am
sure he is sincere in his motives" said
DIR. Woodward. His theory of sex
predetermined ion-the law of superior
opposites-seems unsupported by fact. 1
should like to hear him explain how 1t
comes that many pairs of twins are
divided seXually, a boy and girl; or
better yet, that in cases of triplets the
two to one proportion is often found.
The principle of superior mentality can
hardly apply here
1T seems to me that Mr.. Stark |
weather is trying to redress theories as |
old as the Roman Empire ITSELF" said |
DR.. Norris. THE law of superior OPP
posites is almost as old as time, and is |
TO the present time improved by fact |
1 feel certain that mis- so-caIled tuber- |
culosis cure is worthless, and I doubt |
very much whether he can come any
where near curing cancer.
The causes of blondes, brunettes, !
freckles, and moles have long been /
known-they are a matter of pigment |
The claim to determine the span of life !
of a person by instantaneous inspection
sounds something like palmistry. There |
may be some degree of FEASIBILITY in |
this claim, but no more than that of i
telling the length of time a man will |
live by examining the condition of his .
finger nails
Il can answer all of these things" !
said Mr.. Starkweather last night. but |
the publication of a few sentences or \
even few columns in newspaper 4
would not make my case clear 1t is j
necessary to know all the details. thet
contents of volumes. to present my
theories in light that would do me
Justice