The Nonpartisan Leader Newspaper, December 21, 1916, Page 7

L ' (Tlm'd Artmle) OASTED BEANS to cure the _ kidneys, eulphur and fuller’s earth to cure piles, and burnt *sponge and nut shells to eure goitre are some of the sensational “cures” -that' the' food department of the North Dakota Agneultural college -has found’ and exposed in its latest bulletin on fake medicines, - The bulletin. is rich in infor- .. mation as to the ingenuity of the mind - when seeking easy money. -To say . ~nothing of the. headache cures that con- “tain’ the deadly poison acetanilid;" the Qtomaeh remedies. that contain . ‘peor . Whisky and useless: solid matter; the tuberculosis cures that centain morphme and kindred poisons. There are plenty of these cures made up on such original. formulas as the ones mentioned “above, to mske interesting readmg to an\wne sick or well. " Some of ‘these blossoméd here in the “northwest.” Some bear _such odd combin- ations of address as Duluth and Brooklyn, Moorhead “and Chicago, and no’doubt a /- Nisitor to the establishments. where these tlnngs ‘are - compounded, whether in big “ city or seldom heard of villages, would “find ‘many of the medicines mixed under. \‘condxtlons ~that must ‘have surrounded - ¥‘Dr. Bosanko's Cough™ Syrup." “When ' a bottle of this delectable dope was opened _in thelaboratory, it was found to contain 'the body of a dead fly—and no wonder, for.-the cough-syrup was. ‘made of an .inferior grade of honey, mixed with syrup of tar, chloroform, alcohol and morphine, Enough to kill & human bemg ora horse, not to. mention a fly. Dr. J. B. Mont Hitcheock of Montford, ‘Wis:, ‘puts “out a “goitre:cure.” . The ~..college chemists analyzed it and found it contained 52 to 54 per cent sugar of milk, “-and close examination with a" mxcrompe disclosed: black: mustard, ‘burnt: sponge, clove . stems and: some nut ' shell, Anotherallegedgmtrecurewupm—_ .cured from -“Thos:" Deseluma- Bowbens. TN -D..”-but gave no name of manufac+ turer-except®that of Deschaner a3 sfles agent. It was found to contm’n‘ 4 per _ cent of jodine in benzoinated fard; an‘d‘t few laxative tablets. It sells’ f6r $5 and costs . about’ 15 cents. “Not ‘a cln‘e, declms t.he bulletm. ; - ROASTED BEANS FOR = DISEASES OF KIDNEYS '~ i : “Pettinger’s. Kidney Remedy,” made in Burlington, Vermont, Wus, found upon aualyms to coxmun 'a small amount’ of f’roastedheansare:cureforhdmyflls "there whttleumseformnnkmd.tobe : '.,“Lenox Pile Cure”. ¥ _State street Clm:ngo,_» lore ¢ Dop‘e ’;.w . pound, ation are ndlcnlous and are mtended to mislead and deceive” - »“Alcohol is' the old reliable frxend of many a quack, no doubt because: alcohol has its own power for many an appetite, and if combined with supposed medlcmal uses will be & winner—at least , ‘winner of . dollars. Typical of tlus group 48" “Kodol Nerve. Tonic,” . put up by E. C. DeWitt' & Co.: of Chicago. .Analysis: showed " it was 13.5 per cent almhol and contamed for the rest caramel ~debility, and many other ills. wxflt a sma!l amount of other matenal. f "‘dolhn” describe;n this bhoice “Congresa Bitters. Aside from sugar there (is very little of - other solids. Sugar and alcohol are the chief and essen- tial constituents, together thh flavormg. A fraud of the worst type.” “Electric Bitters. This product con- taing little'. if anything of - med.wmal value aside from the alcohol.” “Simon’s Aromatic’ Stomach ' Bitters.- ~Aleohol by vplume 28.8 per cent. The total solids, other than sugar, amounted to 1.93 per cent, eorrespondmg closely ?” claiths for whi bo extnd: of casesra segranda w1th a “Investigation indicates - that * this ~is - “shight odor ‘of ginger. " The claims are another.ease of ‘3 cheap w]usky com- declares the A C. bulletm. THIS ONE "cunns" ALMOSr ANYTHING v Some of these qnnck “remedws" woflr gredter wonders than any human' -beings can achieve. Onesuchxs"!)r. Jaynes Alterative” be e therefore ot bome out that this. pro-. 'Mct s, prepared from selected h;rbs ““Tona thn. Tlua proguct is largely " fictitious” ‘and” its value must’ “depend chiefly upon. the high alcohol content.” “DON'T STOP TAKING,” _ : 'ADVISES. Tlfls FAKER 7 “Sa.nol’s BIbod Bmlder. This ig “com- posed largely of ¢ £onmmon salt, sugar and little salicylates.” “Solherg’s Consumptwn Cju'e. Com- msed of cereal ‘flour, chiefly barley. : Cost- $20 per month’s -treatmeént” This is ‘a_ - pretty high priee to pay- for flour, ‘even at: present ‘prices, but exposes’ the_.jiud urpose of most’ of ‘thesé bottled: ar people,-who prove to be one “best: ] usoutment of “cures” for d;spepsm, fits, fullmg hau', pnenmoma an;l the bettom is “Sagwa,” whose claims are “unwarranted”; there is _:sweats,” “lost appetite” ‘and_“improving nutrition’” centaining the' dan hose- “claims ‘are misleading and. absurd”; ““Lepso,” -43 per bottle‘ “Sxmol’s Aromatxc Stomach B:tters," falselrhbeled and 28 per cent alcohol. Some Unscrupulous Manufacturers Turn Out Ineffectlve, Harmless Frauds, But Others Are Most Dangerous to Take - 5 enough; the purpose of the second is - doubtless ‘to discourage ‘spending nioney for ‘any other dope. To make sure' that these two “don’ts” will be- heeded, the directions have one short, striking line " in “bold . face, ‘type reading, “When in doubt consult our physician.” ' It will ba » noted’ that they.urge the victim to cons sult “our” physician_ not “your family physician.” Doubtless ‘“our” physcian always lived up.to the expectations of his employers. general “Pulmonol” -for.: “mgl\t erous drug, ehloroform, “Swissco”. for: scalp. and hair, = are “ridiculous’ md mtended to. mslead aud deceuve",; THE PEOPLE’S .ADVOCATE Notwithstanding, that the: Nonparhun ague was opposed by: the most power-;, al'interests of the state, inside and withe’ Jout'its borders, it has. progressed ‘and now owns a daily paper ‘which is mtended to ‘be its advocate: During the entire bistory of the Leagne ;lxt was opposed by: some ‘of the leading:: - and’ largest. newspapers. of -the state and . ‘beyond its borders: but, brongbtup in the. school ‘of hard knocks, every:knock was: a boost. and the League thrived and grew . upon the prosperity. of ‘adversity. - => .The press of the’ mte will welcome. thn new. management' of the .Cour,xer—Newa and 'wish: it-entive success in ‘its: field.-- JAMESTOWN DAILY CAPITAL. : highly . self-recommended. medicines. “A:* . mixture put up for the great army of taal >