Nostrums and quackery; articles on the nostrum evil and quackery reprinted, with additions and modifications, from The Journal of the American Medical Association . thma, nervousness and sleeplessness, to say nothing ofa cure for blushing, complexion wafers, wrinkle removers andpile remedies. holism. Sometimes he uses his own name; sometimes heuses the name, Dr. Mary E. Webb, Boston, Mass. Woods,being nothing if not versatile* also sells a cure for bald heads,as well as a preparation to take the kinks out of the hairof those members of the colored race who are dissatisfiedwith the head coverin
Nostrums and quackery; articles on the nostrum evil and quackery reprinted, with additions and modifications, from The Journal of the American Medical Association . thma, nervousness and sleeplessness, to say nothing ofa cure for blushing, complexion wafers, wrinkle removers andpile remedies. holism. Sometimes he uses his own name; sometimes heuses the name, Dr. Mary E. Webb, Boston, Mass. Woods,being nothing if not versatile* also sells a cure for bald heads,as well as a preparation to take the kinks out of the hairof those members of the colored race who are dissatisfiedwith the head covering that Nature provided. His tradename in this latter line of endeavor is the Koskott Labora- I) It I G CI RES 201 fcory, which is advertised as being at 1269 Broadway, New York City. The connection between Edward J. W Is, Sixth Avenue, and the Koskott Laboratory, L269 Broadway, arc not evident to those unfamiliar with that part of NewYork City. As a matter of fad they are one and the sameaddress; the building running through from Sixth Avenue toBroadway and having entrances on both streets. Associatedwith Woods, both in his cure for drunkenness and his hair-. To those who are not familiar with New York <ity the connectionbetween 1269 Broadway (the address of the Koskott laboratory Iand 534 Sixth Avenue (the address of Edward J. Woods) would notbe evident. As a mailer of fact, these two addresses represent onebuilding that runs through from Sixth Avenue to Broadway. Thismap makes it clear. growing establishment, was one William E. Scott. We can-not do better than quote from the Cautionary List issuedby London Truth regarding this individual: Scott, William.—A Yankee, whose real name is Skin-ner. He achieved distinction a few years ago in connec-tion with a swindle named Kymonds London Stores, onthe smashing of which enterprise he proceeded to Berlinand. as Professor Dana, advertised a cure for asthma, asProfessor Pollok, a cure for gout, as Horatio Carter, acure for debilit
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