The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-16
| LONDON SQUELC CHES
 tCON SUMP I ION CURE
Mixture of Un1ckaloabo Root, and Chijitse Fails to Inn
 press Jury.

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 The London correspondent of The Journal of the American Medical As sociation writes concerning a remark able libel suit brought against the British Medical Association by a nos trun vendor who warned the public. against American quacks and inpos- tors. The plaintiff. man named Stevens, asserted that he had a cure for consumption. He lost his suit. These particulars of the case were sent by the correspondent
 "A nostrum proprietor named Ste- vens has brought an action against the. British Medical Association for state ments made in Secret Remedies the book in which the association has ex- posed various quacks. It may be re mem bered that last year this iudivid- nal, who professes to cure consump- ton, brought an action in which the jury disagreed. In the present case he appeared in person. Tn addressing the jury he claimed that he had dis covered a cufe for consumption which had proved successful in his case when sene to South Africa seven teen years ago by his family doctor.
 Tn the association,s book it is stat ed that thevendor tconsi derab1y warns the public against American uuacks and impostors,' but though so en- gagingIY candid about his rivals, he
 
 after another to any sufferer whose name he may have obtained, a system which seems to have been invented in America. His circulars have a char acter of their own because of his eff frontery to the medical profession. Persons who respond receive a list of questfo fons. to be answered by their doc- tor, and are advised to continue under his observation, that he may be inn pressed by the marvellous qualities of the remedy.
 eHe also said: The great E draw back to my cure so far as the medical profession, is concerned has been the fact that I would not reveal its. for nula. This is now done away with. The formula Is 80 grains of uKncka- loabo root and 1a grains of chijftse to ] every once. prepared according to British Pharmacopoeia methods The book commented on the farce of re- vealing formula by the ennpIoyIn ent I Of such fancy names as one of the oldest dodges of the quack medicine man
 The following analysis was given :. The medicine contained in 100 fluid parts 21.3 alcohol, 1.S glycerin. and l 4 solid substace; the latter contained about part of tannin and 0. 2 of ash The solid substance agreed in all re- Ispects with the solids Of decoction of l krameria.' In his advertisements Ste vens guaranteed to cure the patients or to return the money in full. He also alleged that he returned to Eng I land to prove his cure to the satis- faction of thef British government. For the association evidence was i produced that man who went to see Stevens concerning some clerks in the same employn said he was subject to colds in the head. Stevens volunteered to examine him, and said that his left 1 lung was in a bad condition and gave him an injection. He subsequently, saw a chest specialist, who found there was | nothing the matter with him. Dr. Bull flock, a pathoIogist, said that he ex- l perinented with Stevens remedy and l found that it had no bacterial prop critics, although the claim was made that a dilution of LIDO killed tubercle Ibacilli
 stSir Richard Douglas Powell, for mer president of the Royal College | of Physicians, stated that he knew o1 remedy which would cure consump- ton. A physician from West Africa \ gave evidence on behalf of Stevens He had heard the name or sl1ncka- Ioabo. It was a Kaf1r word, mean ing life everlasting and was applied to a plant in Kaf1r Land; a decoctior made from it contained a vegetable parasite which was an anti-toxin fol chest complaints.
 'sStevens produced several with esses
 who stated that they had been cured
 specialists gave evidence that there was no proof that these persons had . of consum ption by him. Wel1-xnowr suffered from consumption. It was al
 so shown that, although Stevens is
 sued guarantee bonds promising to re
 fund the money if a. cure was not ac : complished, yet when his patients die and their families, who were in poo g circumstances. applied for the return g of the money, he refused to give il v The jury returned a verdict in favor Q . the defendants