The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-09-14
Saratoga Springs and the Medical
Profession.

Profession.
The policy Of candor and publicity
pursued by the men representing the
! State OF New York In the Reserva ton
Commission OF Saratoga Springs Is
commented upon with approval In re-
cent Issue Of the Journal OF the Ameri-
( can Medical Association. the organ and
mouthplece Of all that Is best and most
bencficent to humanity In the medical
! profession Of the United States.
THE SUN has hitherto adverted to
the fact that the absence of unworthy
commercial spirit from the activities
Of commission consisting Of progress.
sive men who have achieved phenome.
nal success In their own vocations.
banking, law and farming, offers nm
ndubitable guarantee that the rene.
dial claims of the Saratoga Springs
will be presented always with candor
and with sole regard for the welfare
OF suffering humanity. In the present
day Of shrcwd and INSCRIPTIONS per
version OF truth and of magnifyinc OF
half truths FOR mercennry purposes the
| stand taken by the Saratoga Reserva
| tlon Commission from the time Of
I It's organization must appeal TO the
medical profession with special empha-
sis. since It's army In the field Of hu.
mainly Is constantly harassed by the
| bummcrs and pseudo scientists who I'll
the medical Journals with essays and
| advert ements for the exploitation OF
numerous proprietary specifics for all
| the ills that flesh is heir to. This
great medical journal owned by the
I American Medical Association publishes
a department headed:
TINE PROPAGANDA yon nrroRM
"In this department appear reports OF
the Council on Pharmacy and Chemistry
and Of the Association Laboratory. to-
gcther with other matter tending TO aid
Intelligent prescribing and to oppose medi-
cal fraud on the public and on tho pro-
fcss!on."
This department devotes page after
page Of valuable space TO scientific and
other evidence of drug and food frauds
that have fliched millions from suffer.
ers. THE Sun has often drawn from
1t information for the protection of Its
renders Undaunted by the wealth or
position of brazen advertisers of de-
ceptlve preparations, pursuing some
even into the pages OF respectable neil
cal journals, these true representatives
OF the medical profession have driven
many from the field.
An example of this activity appears
on three pages Of single issue Of the
journal. Since 1900 the sleuths Of this
department Of the journal have been
at the heels of men who under various
aliases with the aid of politicians had
eyaded the postal and other laws, and
who more recently according to the
postal authorities have mulcted the
public to the extent of Sl,50O,0O0.
! This fraudulent enterprise has now
been cstopped by fraud order from
the Post Office Department Not long
ago a certain wine Of - was dis
| covered by these medical sleuths which
| brazenly was advertise for woman S
relief as pure, Notwithstanding wine.
containing certain harmless but eff
fective drug. The associations chem
/ ists reported on the contrary that "th 5
wine Is vicious fraud. that II con
| tans 90 per cent. alcohol and contains
no drugs sufficient to give any medici.
nal effect" 4 facile avenue 10 the nlco-
! hol habit Turing unsuspecting women
was mcCilcssly exposed. as was the
sanctlmonious manufacturer.
This Journal. sustained by the solid
ranks of the best Of the medical pro-
| fesslon In this country, has even sue
ceeded In persuad!ng weakened medi-
cal journals to resist tho Establishments
of the shekel and refuse the advertising
OF unethical preparation Such mem
Der OF tho press merits commentator
from Its colleagues
The Saratoga Reservation Commits
SION Is to be congratulated upon having
earned its approval, and the medical
profession may well confide their pa
tents to the care of these men with
confidence that their and their patients
interests will be safegua rded.