Nostrums and quackery; articles on the nostrum evil and quackery reprinted, with additions and modifications, from The Journal of the American Medical Association . xiom: No sufferer from tuberculosis ever got well from tlietreatment sent out by mail-order consumption cure investigated some of the cases of consumption in patientswhom Hill claims, either directly or by implication, to havecured. Space will not permit us to do more than give verybriefly the result of the inquiries. Following are the names ofindividuals whose testimonials are given as samples of thecures of consumption
Nostrums and quackery; articles on the nostrum evil and quackery reprinted, with additions and modifications, from The Journal of the American Medical Association . xiom: No sufferer from tuberculosis ever got well from tlietreatment sent out by mail-order consumption cure investigated some of the cases of consumption in patientswhom Hill claims, either directly or by implication, to havecured. Space will not permit us to do more than give verybriefly the result of the inquiries. Following are the names ofindividuals whose testimonials are given as samples of thecures of consumption which Hill achieves: Frank Wachter, Lockport, TIL: Died Sept. 6, 1908. Thetestimonial, however, was still doing duty in the latter part<»f 1910! Nancy Townesly, Shawnee, Okla.: No one of that namecould be found. The city directories for the past -i\ yearsfailed to show the name. Olio Bmrr. Hartford, Wis.: Died March 5, L909. Testimonial still used in the fall of 1910. Miss Young, South Haven. Mich.: A South Haven physicianwrites: In my opinion, judging from my observations of her STOMACH IACH SPECIALIST 1 ?*i** »tiwq, ri1ir fi btokaom, bad buith I. Photographic reproduction (reduced) of the advertisements ofsome of Hills professional friends; these gentlemen testified tohis sterling worth. for the last ten years, she has never had tuberculosis. At alltimes she has presented the appearance of a stron healthygirl. Miss Ida Schultz, Vmherst, Wis.: Died Aug. 21, testimonial still lives. Mrs. Mary Hawkins, Cleo, Okla.: A physician in Deowrites: The only Mrs. Hawkins in this vicinity is said, bythose who have known her many years, to be a strong healthywoman, with no suspicion of tuberculosis. I!, Ql ICKERY HILL GROWS WARY So much for the testimonials. Dr. Hill, within the past fewmonths lias grown wary. Like every other consumption
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