The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-08-06
Dr.. Brady's Health Talks
EXPERIMENTING on THt: BABY.

Nowadays VIC hear loud protests
agains, the inhumanity OF MEDICAL
tends who cut up gunoapigs and
white rats in laboratories for the pur-
pose of experimental research, to pro-
duce new cures for old and heretofore
/ incurablc diseases But do we hear
any passionate voices raised against
the widespread practice Of baby bait
I ing? No., not peep. And why not?
Because. dear friends. there's millions
in it.
Who performs these experiments on
babies? Parents relatives friends.
, neiEhbors. manufacturers Of sweet and
pretty dope and discoveries Of unique
methods OF nonmcdlicai treatment de-
lights in trying their ideas out ON the
baby. Rarely indeed does "a baby Of
fer insupcrable objections TO tho en-
pertinent, so long as hc understands
II is being done for the entertainments
l and deicctation or the onlookers and
the enrichment OF the needy medicine
manufacturer.
Ihc Ircarheruus Pure Food and Drugs
Act Guarantee.
Cur benevolent government through
the law known as tho Pure Food and
Drugs Net is accessory before the fact
or rather accomplish. in many ruth
less murder Consutnnatcd with guar
! antced" medicine. Jealous for In. in
tcrcst of the dope seller Congress
toisted trcacherous Law upon the pub :
lie. permitting these dangerous experI =
/ mcnts TO he carried on under gov
eminent auspices. For instance, the
compound syrup OF white nine Won
, buy from any druggist contains NOR
phinc-a deadly poison for Il baby. Yet
the label reads: Guaranteed under
the Food aud Drugs Act. June 80.
1900 Which guarantee means what:
Why. simply that the morphine liz
present la standard quantity, az stated
on the label. And so It goes through
out the entire series OF so-callcd
harmless" mcdicines--cough syrups
soothing syrups, headache powders
and all the rest-each Guaranteed"
10 contain the dangerous poison men
toned OH the label.
Give the baby dose or two OF a
guaranteed" cough syrup. Presently
he will seem quiet and drowsy Re
peat the dose according TO directions.
lie Will breathe little more slowly
Keep on with tho experiment. In a
| little while you will notice that he is
breathing still moro slowly, and If
YOUR dope is sufficiently loaded with
the ncver-wanting narcotic. tho baby
viii ultimately forget TO breathe at
all. Curious. isn't it? And the United
states government permits such medi-
cine TO DO 'Guarantecd,' And the
! man who makes the stun, and the man
who sells 1t. declares IL is harmless,
II is very curious.
We wish some OF the anti orgapi-
cations would let tho CuiucaplSs and
white rats go hang and take a hand
In defense of the poor, helpless little
ba bies.
Questions and Answers.
kindergarten inquiries: What is the
average duration OF chronic Brights
disease?
Reply: This varies so much thai an
eases are under observation for ten
years Others for twenty years And
some for only year or two
Mrs. j. II. s. writes My sister has
recurring cancer of the breast fol-
lowing operation Surgeons all say
she cannot again have an opcration
woman agent of the Viavi Company
mere declares she can cure her IL we
VIII pay for Il course of treatment
! can YOU give me any informant about
this remedy?
Reply Yes. il is plain. every day
patent medicine fake state this on
personal and professional experience.
DO not bolster up your sisters hopes
with such cruel deception. The
cancers this nostrum purports TO
cure are not cancers. but merely
temporary functional troubles which
any doctor can relieve more promptly
and al nominal cost.
George D. r. writes: Which side
should one sleep on?
Reply: Whichever of your four sides
YOU prefer. There is no reason for
Partially.
Platn Mother asks: Is 1t necessary
10 have child's temporary teeth fill
cd when they become decayed.
Reply: Certainly: a child deserves
at least as good hygiene as an adult.
+. H. inquiries: Are brunettes more
susceptible to tuberculosis than
blondes?
Reply: Yes; racially and individ-
ually.