Nostrums and quackery; articles on the nostrum evil and quackery reprinted, with additions and modifications, from The Journal of the American Medical Association . tions, and for the firsl time In its history the United sernmenl may go into the germicide business. An inquiry at the War Department, regarding the veracityof the statements given in the exploitation of Benetol, broughtthe following statement from the office of the surgeon-general: As you have surmised, there is no foundation of truth in thestatement which you inclose with reference to the as, of Benetolt>\ the medical departme
Nostrums and quackery; articles on the nostrum evil and quackery reprinted, with additions and modifications, from The Journal of the American Medical Association . tions, and for the firsl time In its history the United sernmenl may go into the germicide business. An inquiry at the War Department, regarding the veracityof the statements given in the exploitation of Benetol, broughtthe following statement from the office of the surgeon-general: As you have surmised, there is no foundation of truth in thestatement which you inclose with reference to the as, of Benetolt>\ the medical department of the Army. This office has nut author-ized the purchase of any Benetol nor has it investigated itsmerits. Nor was the army alone the only department of the govern-ment that was credited with waxing enthusiastic over Cardsnostrum. It was claimed that the stuff had been testeJ in thenavy. An inquiry addressed to the Bureau of Medicine andSurgery of the Department of the Navy brought the followingstatement: •This Bureau has never issued Benetol for use in the Navy amidocs not contemplate doing so, having no knowledge of, nor interestin, this Greatly reduced photographic reproduction of a part of a full-page newspaper write-up of Benetol. Under the portrait or theinventor of Benetol appears the statemenl Prof. Herbert Charlesvon Fuerstenburg Car!, of the University -of Minnesota, the inventor of Benetol. This write-up appeared in the PhiladelphiaNorth American, a paper thai treats patent medicine fakers withscant courtesy. It was the appearance of such an article in apaper of this type that caused us to Investigate the method bywhich the exploiters of Benetol go! their product into the new spapers in this form. 58 G NOSTRl MS In view of the claims that have been made for Benetol itscomposition is a matter of interest. What is this marvelousgermicide; this •chemical. which destroys the germ of cancer;this wonderful discovery which for six years Prof. Careltoil
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