Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1917-01-24
1.-THE MAN ALREADY DOWN."
My. Milan FnvOrs WatsOn'S Measure
Regulating Cnrc-.ll!S.

20 stress the attention Of the people
OF this State to the Importance Of
backing up Commissioner -. J. Wat
son in his recommendation to the
General Assembly regarding the
fraudulent cure-allS that have for
many years Hooded the state, but
have recently cngulrcd it. Since pro-
hiDition has made some Roadway
these frauds have taken up the IL
quOr trail in disguise. and we find
tot OF glowing testimonials to their
wonderful healing qualities given by
Il number Of non-Susprcting prohibi-
toDiStS. It is Il well known fact that
The base Of most Of these "patcnt
lu"dicincs' is alcohol; many Of them
containing from II to - per cent al
rnhol. a drinking man will "tnnk
np on some or these remedies when
hr ~ unable to secure the ocnuinr
alti,lr
I'h" most abominablc. cod-blood.
III feature about this business is that
1t strikes the man already down. In
stead OF going to reputable phySi-
cian for 4 careful diagnosis and got
ting proper advice and living up to
1t, he is told to take the wonderful
remedy that has cured thousands
who suffered as he and are now mi
raculonSly cured. He begins the
I>mrdN: gradually increasing the
n .Ia,,
cent alcohol speaks. We have ano-
thrr wonderful testimonial added to
the long list. After spending quite
sam OF his Scanty cash. he probably
discovers his latter condition worse
than the former, and then hunts uD
the real physician and helps the ply
stefan financially perhaps hundred
fold over and above what would have
been required had he neglected SO
great Il "curc" at the beginning
There have been hundreds Of CON
sumption cures" Of this type exploit
ed i'll this country within recent
years. There is an old standard
remedy that has recently had it's day
in court and has been convicted OF
fIand and lying. This is the usual
record OF many OF these remedies of-
ter they have filched the pockets Of
the poor. ignorant sick for years
This remedy has had unrestricted use
OF the whole country for 20 years
This remedy has appealed the case to
the Supreme Court on the grounds
that they did not violate the law by
lying on the wrapper within the
package and around the bottle. (rhe
truth OF the matter is they lied with
in the bottlcl They are to-day ply
ing their blood-sucking traffic in hun
dreds OF thousands Of fratcrnal, re-
iiGious. daily, weekly and other peri
odical publications throughout the
length and breadth OF this country.
they are reaping the coin from the
very hopeful. but none the less,
doomed consumptive We would
here intervene with the drastic law
recommended by Mr.. Watson and
forever free our sick from the cold
'''S">' S''Sp VI thtSt uiIllIDlc
wrctchcs OF iIadcs.
For four years have made il q
Kind OF hobby to keep in touch with
these frauds, and find fraternity,
conscience, character or Christianit,
has very little effect upon the morals
or the men directly concerned in this
disrcputablc business. ! have sufli-
Cicnt evidence to show that nothing
less than law will regulate them.
l'his charge includes the editor OF a
prominent iratcrnal publication and
reverend" gentleman who is inlrr-
cstcd In this business financially.
The last named says he would not
gave tine snap of my finger" for the
investigations Of all honest Dhysi-
clans and superintendcnts of tuber-
culosis sanitOrums located in this
country and Canada regarding the
WorthlessncSs OF the "cure" above re-
ferrcd to.
1t is no cXa&gcration to state that
if all the none! spent within the past
year for these "tonics" was in the
state treasury there would be sufi-
Cient funds t. establish q state sani-
tOrium for the scientific care and
cure Of tuberculosis and perhaps pay
operating expenses for some time. 1t
is the crying shame Of our state that
such an institution is wocfully lack
ing, though, be it said to her credit,
thpro ia coma effort pOw hninU mad n