Nostrums and quackery; articles on the nostrum evil and quackery reprinted, with additions and modifications, from The Journal of the American Medical Association . ewas simply the price of a single visit to any reputable pcian and that I charge nothing extra for my professionalsen ices. The argument, of course, is not a strong one, as the rela-tion between any reputabh phj ;ician and Dr. TurnocksGenuine Discovery a- administered bj Dr. Lynott is not clear. ?:ss QUACKERY So. evidently, the patient thought, for he wrote to the editorof one of the Chicago newspapers. Unfortunately for the medica
Nostrums and quackery; articles on the nostrum evil and quackery reprinted, with additions and modifications, from The Journal of the American Medical Association . ewas simply the price of a single visit to any reputable pcian and that I charge nothing extra for my professionalsen ices. The argument, of course, is not a strong one, as the rela-tion between any reputabh phj ;ician and Dr. TurnocksGenuine Discovery a- administered bj Dr. Lynott is not clear. ?:ss QUACKERY So. evidently, the patient thought, for he wrote to the editorof one of the Chicago newspapers. Unfortunately for the medical company, it was the Chicago Tribune that was con-sulted and this paper responded to the inquiry with a columnwriteup of the Turnock Medical Company. It showed thatsome other -references given by the concern in its advertis-ing matter were equally unauthorized. The names of analderman, of the director of a conservatory of music, and of CNTS^ MAGAZINE »*• I Will Help You Cure Yourself of Kidney, Bladder orRheumatic Trouble, FREE. I will Hud too free trtitmcnl tnd jitc yoo itulrorUon* bow to ew»To=ritlf in joor borne, withoot eoaL Wnte mc Photographic reproduction (greatly reduced) of a small portionof a Turnock Medical advertisement. a druggist, all of Chicago, had also been included in thecompanys mythical list of references. Each of these per-sons repudiated the use of his name in this connection andthe opinions of the medical concern as expressed by the victims•cic the reverse of complimentary. Unfortunately for theindividuals concerned, there seems to be no legal process whichcan be invoked against the company. In the future when gives Chicago newspapers as references, he wouldbetter add parenthetically—except the Tribune. And that willbe about as complimentary a thing is any newspaper could: (From The Journal ,1. .1/. .4., Jan. 30, 1909.) 1/ ill ORDER CONCERNS 280 THE VAN BYSTERVELD MEDICINE COMPANY If it wore not for the fact that se
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