Nostrums and quackery; articles on the nostrum evil and quackery reprinted, with additions and modifications, from The Journal of the American Medical Association . ed in newspapers soliciting thosepersons who believed themselves to be afflicted with cancer, towrite to Drs. Mixer for a (lire. Those who answered theadvertisements were sent printed letters, circulars, pamphletsand leaflets in which they were urged to send money for theDrs. Mixers treatment for the cure of cancer. The concernfurther represented that a diagnosis of cancer could be givenfrom the answers which prospective victims mi
Nostrums and quackery; articles on the nostrum evil and quackery reprinted, with additions and modifications, from The Journal of the American Medical Association . ed in newspapers soliciting thosepersons who believed themselves to be afflicted with cancer, towrite to Drs. Mixer for a (lire. Those who answered theadvertisements were sent printed letters, circulars, pamphletsand leaflets in which they were urged to send money for theDrs. Mixers treatment for the cure of cancer. The concernfurther represented that a diagnosis of cancer could be givenfrom the answers which prospective victims might make to alist of printed questions on a blank furnished for that pur-pose. To quote at length from the report of the assistantattorney-general to the postmaster general: 50 QUACKERY MIXER S METHODS Dr. L. F. Kebler, chief. Division of Drugs; Dr. C. H. Kim-berly, assistant chemist, and Dr. F. P. Morgan, of the Depart-ment of Agriculture, were by request present at the Morgan testified that under the name of L. F. Kay he, inJuly, 1909, opened correspondence with Drs Mixer of Hastings,Mich., about their cure for cancer; that he received in reply. The sad story of M7FATHERS CHEAT SUFFERING tromCANCER Read the following and be convincedWE CAN CUBE YOU. FertT-flva years •go my father whowas himself a doc-tor, had a ?klouscancer that waseating away h I slife. Thebestphysiciansln Americacould do nothingfor him. After ninelong years ofawfulsuffering,and afterthe cancer hadtotally eatenaway his noseand portions ofhis face (asshown In hispicture heregiven) his palate was entirely destroyed togetler with por-tions of his throat. Father fortunately discovered the greatremedy that eured him. This was over forty years ago,and he has never suffered a day since. This same discovery has now cured thousands who werethreatened with operation and death. And to prove that thisb the truth we will give their sworn statement if you willwrite us. Doctors, Lawyers, Mechanics, Ministers,
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