The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-05-21
DIR. WILLIAM BRADY -
NOT INTERESTED

Every little while l find some
quuck or noBtrum monger pirnting
on my name or my teachings or US
Ing without my knowledge or con.
sent something | have written, usus
ally 40 gurblod or detached from
context as TO seem 10 endorse or
approve tho fakor's scheme. Cult
healers In tho small towns out
west have been particularly annoy.
Ing In this form OF theft. Some OF
them have boldly announced TO tho
gullible public that they employ tho
method DR.. VIM. Brady recon.
mends or advises, though In fact
| would advise any ono who trou-
bdos 10 inquire that such quacks
are never trustforthy. II doe.
tor IL fairly good, good enough to
deserve your patronage, HIS satis.
fed patients gladly spread his
fame. II the doctor In not 10 good,
he has 10 loot his own horn In
order to attract new suckers, and
the suckers have TO pay for the
horn footing, OF course.
Today comes an illustrated cir.
cular from tho manufacture OF u
linen of nostrums for dumb doc.
tors to sell the public. am
ashamed to say that In tho regular
profession we have u good many
doctors whose education wlls neg.
looted. They don't know how to
write prescriptions. Their instruc-
tors In medical school were 30
busy with the care OF the various
weird mahclnes tiiat feature Mod.
ern Medicine that they just skip
ped tho elementary subject OF ther-
apeutics. So the collegiate flop they
turn out of the medical school to.
day has to depend Oh tho ready
made junk provided by these eth
Teal" nostrum manufacturers, In
lieu of prescription TO suit the
requirements OF the individual case.
This pretty pamphlet that ar
rived to-day has a halftone view
Of a couple OF parasitlcai exec.
utives" In conference over a glass
top desk. Tho head man IL blow
ing a bubble that says "fhis Is I'M
portant news. DIR Kirk. | should
think every physician would be In
| terestcd." And the tough looking
bird who takes the role Of DIR
Kirk" bubbles his answer: "Dr
| William Brady would be, I'm sure.
Ill write him to-day"
AS I failed to receive the prom
Used letter l am taking this means
OF warning any doctors who might
be interested" that II l learn Of q
doctor prescribing the nostrum III
advise the victim to throw the stuff
in the garbage can and change
doctors.
This nostrum maker employs the
| familiar dodge Of gents In his line
he prints a lot OF testimonials
which .he credits to physicians, but
| for some strange reason he does
not dIvulge the identity of the
| physicians. In view Of the brazen
check OF the beggar In using my
name to give his nostrum an air OF
respectability, this squeamisbness
about making known the names Of
the physicians who, he would have
as believe, prescribe or use his
nostrum, Is funny, IL II not? It's
Just an old Yankee trick.
The circular bears the insignia OF
the MIRA; andA suppose the head
man In the racket Is enlder or
usher or something in some high
" respectable church. and can
furnish. IL required, excellent bank
references and all that. Neverthe-
less
DR. william Brady begs to In
form this humbug and any medical
men who may be just too credulous
that he Is NOT Interested In the
promotion Of nostrums. popular Of
exclusively doctors nostrums.
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