Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-05-24
DUKET CURE NOW
HELD WORTHLESS
A. M. A. Journal Brands Alleged
Consumption Serum as Mere
Secret Nostrum.
PATIENTS HOPES BLASTED
Investigators Declare That Many Per-
sons Reported 'Weil- Have
Since Passed Away.

Chicago, Ill, May 24.-The Journal
OF the American Medical association
yesterday published an exhaustive and
strongly adverse report or the so
called consumption cure" exploited
by DIT. Peter p. Duket OF Chicago and
financed by former Senator William
Lorimer. After a careful analysis Of
the situation, the Journal uses this
language:
By carefully selecting his cases so
that the treatment" is given only TO
those who are in the ordinary course
OF events may be expected TO live for
four or five years at the least, Duket
will have accomplished what he seeks.
And the unhappy consumptive all this
time is paying the bill in blasted
hopes-a refinement OF cruelty that is
a disgrace to a civilized community.
The Journal reports that it has care
fully investigated IS cases Of DR.. Du-
ket's. Some OF these we're cases to
which public attention was called by
Dr. Duket himself The others were
taken at random. the Journal says,
stating specifically that these cases
are not selected" The following is
the Journals chart showing the pres
en-. condition of the patients:
Patient Address Condition
Miss NJ S. C., Toledo, Ohio go. Alive
Mr.. S. G.. Toledo. Ohio ....... Dead
Mr.. A. K, Toledo. Ohio ...... Dead
Mr.. +. K, Toledo, Ohio ...... Dead
Mr.. W. L., Toledo, Ohio ...... Dead
Mr.. G. c. S, Toledo, Ohio 800. Dead
Miss W. W. Toledo, Ohio, 800. Dead
Miss b. G., Toledo, Ohio ...... Alive
Mrs. Z. H., Fiudlay, Ohio ..... Dead
Mrs A. NJ. f., Lucas county. o., Dead
Mrs S. r. T., Toledo, Ohio &c. Dead
Mr. o. b.. Toledo, Ohio ........ Dead
Mr. II. B.. Toledo. Ohio ........ Alive
Mr. II. b.. Adrian. Mich. ...... Alive
Mrs b. McC., Circleville. Ohio Dead
Mrs. f. McC, Upper Sandusky Dead
Mrs. G. L.. Arlington. Ohio ..... Dead
Mrs. c. F. X, McComb. o. o.. Dead
REPORTS At VARIANCE.
u Is stated that the investigators for
the official journal began with data OBJ
talned from a booklet published by Du-
ket in March, 1911. The statements
from the booklet are reprinted in con-
trgst aith the facts reported by the
Investigators. The Journal says:
What the booklet said: Mrs b. Nc
c., Circlevillo Ohio Admitted on
Sept. "a, 1910 Weight 30 pounds. The
disease had reached the stage Of sup
Duration, or third stage Left on Dec
3. 1910. Weight 81 pounds. Feeling
good"
What We found Mrs. b. McC-,
Circleyille. Ohio. although reported to
have left Duket's 'sanitarium' in De-
cember. 1910. feeling good went back
there in March. 1911. Her daughter
states that she never was any better
any time while under tuis treatment"
She died July 1911, Of pulmonary tu-
borculosis.
What the booklet said: Mrs. C
l.. --. Arlington. Ohio. Admitted or
Nov. i. 1910 Weight 94la pounds.
Lef' in January. 1911. Weight 1904
pounds. The disease had reached the
third stage. The patient is now feel.
ing we'll"
What we found: Mrs. c. l.. ---- was
not benefited by the Duket treatment
Our informant writes: The lady was
up and able to do part of her work
before treatment, which she was never
able to thereafter" Mrs. l. died Of
tuberculosis in July, 1912
What the booklet said: Mrs c. r
X, McComb, Ohio. Admitted on
Nov. u, 1910. Weight 94is pounds
Left on Jan. %. 1911. Weight Jos
pounds. The disease had reached the