The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-07-29
FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH
BUBBLE BURSTS
Albuquerque Herb Medi-
cine Man Can't Convince
Judge; Fined 5000
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SANTA fE. Jaly zs=The fountain
Of youth. so long and eagerly sought
by Ponce de Loon, I've had any
thing on the products OF the Mexican
Herb Kennedy company. late Of tho
city OF Albuquerque. n the labels and
directions on these medicines were TO
be believed. One Of the main draw
backs was that an unHympathetic
federal judge did not believe. and
fined Don Senior Juan Gandarn,
former proprietor Of the company,
tho sum OF seo0 and costs.
Tho charge was that pm or about
November Z. 1919, Gandara, operat-
ing In Albuquerque, was selling patent
medicines under labels and with dI-
rections so false ns to constitute a
violation OF the food and drugs act.
A plea Of guilty was entered by the
defendant. One OF the specific
charges was that this medicine was
sold 70 Manuel A. Rodriguez, OF 1fi7
South Oxford street, Los Angeles.
Attached TO the complaint and made
q part of the record were copies OF
letters that passed between Gandara
and Rodriguez. The lattar wrote TO
inquire whether one OF the remedies
would cure syphilis. and on October
%, Gandara replied: The purpose
OF this present letter Is only to In
form o that Sin lsual IL to cure
the kidneys and La Nobleza to cure
the blood. from syphilis to leprosy.
Tile only thing that o have TO do
Is to order them" This evidently
impressed Rodriguez. who sent the
following order on October 81: do
me the favor of sending me by ex-
press a bottle Of la Nobleza to cure
leprosy and a bottle OF Sin Igual TO
cure the kidneys. Nc more at
present"
The Directions.
The directions as to the use Of Ia
Nobleza contained the Information
that the medicine might be bought at
the Elms hotel. First 'nnd Tilcras
streets. Albuquerque. N. NJ. Some
faint idea OF the vast curative power
OF In Nobicxa may be gathered from
the following modest claim. which Is
the first sentence OF the directions;
This Is for the blood, scrofula. for
curing cancer OF the blood; cures
ieprosy and syphilis and cures tu-
%berculosls OF the blood; Is good fol-
nii impurities OF the blood; Is good
for producing noble blood
ITS good for producing noble
blood!" That claim alone wonlt
have made n string OF oil gusheri
look sick by comparison as producer
OF the con que. Gandara appears Il
be above so years OF age. He was
born In the state Of chihuahua, re
public Of Mexico. but claims TO have
been n resident of the United State,
for more than 40 years. He declared
that he had studied medicine In ont
of the southern republics. To Judge
by his knowledge OF people. and thu
results he was getting by playing up
on their weaknesses, Don Senior Gan
dnra must have devoted some time Il
study of the late =. T. Barnum's es
say on 1.-THE Great Human Sucker.
II may be recalled that Mr.. Barnun
stepped into the nal of immortals b,
simply remarking that one Is bori
every minute. But II Don Senior Gan.
dara is half as wise as he looks. HI
will neither sell nor advertise an,
more of his medicine in Judge Coli
Nebiett's baillwick-whlch mean
anywhere In the Sunshine state. For
ms has been indicated, sometimes
Judge Nehlett's sympathy wobbles.
Moonshincrs Plead Guilty.
A ease against Julius +. Carrot
/, and william NJ. Banker. charged with
, the manufacture of intoxicating
: liquor. in violation Of the nationa
: prohibition act, also was disposed o
a by Judge Ncblett. the two defendant
entering pleas OF guilty" Thei
n plant, which was raided and confis
Gated. was In operation near Schole
in Torrance county. There werl
three counts In the information ant
the plea OF guilty ran to each counI
Each defendant was fined $500.