Nostrums and quackery; articles on the nostrum evil and quackery reprinted, with additions and modifications, from The Journal of the American Medical Association . F. Bye outfitis ensconced in a shabby wooden house close to the street,and the office and laboratory are little more imposing in-side than outside. The younger Bye makes preposterousclaims of 82 per cent, of complete recoveries. . Histreatment wouldnt remove a wart or cure a mosquito B. F. Byes correspondence is replete with uncon-scious humor; vide this sample from his hurry-up form-letter : When I pause and consider the
Nostrums and quackery; articles on the nostrum evil and quackery reprinted, with additions and modifications, from The Journal of the American Medical Association . F. Bye outfitis ensconced in a shabby wooden house close to the street,and the office and laboratory are little more imposing in-side than outside. The younger Bye makes preposterousclaims of 82 per cent, of complete recoveries. . Histreatment wouldnt remove a wart or cure a mosquito B. F. Byes correspondence is replete with uncon-scious humor; vide this sample from his hurry-up form-letter : When I pause and consider the amount of quackeryand humbuggery practiced all over the country, it is notdifficult to understand why the afflicted hesitate to acceptnew treatment, no matter how logical it may be. He belongs to most of the fake medical organizations inthe country, whose diplomas (purchased) he proudly dis-plays on his walls. C I SCER CI RES That useful and overworked department of the postofficethat investigates frauds finally notified Dr. B. V. Bye to showcause why a fraud order should not be issued against himand his cancer cure outfit. The facts in the case, as sub-. D M BYE. The Originator. ^AAAAAAAAAAT^-AAAAAAAAA&A .^ 850Si k=. An << tiff FROM THE OrOMBvfc Combination Oil Cure Company for cancer and OTHER MALICNANI DISEASES
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