The nonpartisan leader. [volume], December 21, 1916, Image 7

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OASTED BilANS to cure the
kidneys, salphur and fuller's
earth to cure piles, and burnt
sponge and nut shells to eure
{foitre are some of-the sensational "cures"
that the food department of the North
Dakota Agricultural college ,hea fotmd
exposed in its latent-bulletin on fake
medicines. The bulletin is rich in infor
"nation as to the ingenuity of the mind
-356$
seeking .easy money.. -To iay
nothing pi the. headache cards that con
tain $he" deadly poison acetanilid "the
"W" stomach remedies that contain poor
.whisky and. useless' solid matter the
tubertiutosis 'curea *hat contain morphine
and
kindred poisOna Thereare plenty
•,* of these cures made up on such originall'
formulas as the ones mentioned
to make interesting reading to aiiyone^~?
sick or welLj
Some of'these blossomed hare in tl»%
Some bear such odd combin-
ations ofLaddress as Duluth and BroddynJtlr
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4 %*2k ^oorhead "'®*$ ChijMgo, and .no'doubt a£.,
j?il the estaUishinents Where thesfif^
v.- things 'are co^ounded, whetherin big^i:
city1 ir seldom heard- of villages, ^vOiddl:
find many of the medicines mixed tuidei
.... ^conditions that must have surrounded'^
^T^iK "Dr. Bosanko's Cough Synip." When af*""?
bottle of this delectable dope wss opaie^
the-labpiiitory, it was found to catitoS&M
body of a dead fly—and no wonder^!
1 '•H'* for -ttie cough- syrup waa made of an'.||
^nferi°r grade of hon^r, muced!?irith syrrip?|f|
of tar, chlorofonn, alcohol and moxphine..-^
Enongh to Mil a' human .being or a horse/®
abt to. mention a fly.
Dr. J. B. Mont Hitclwock of Montford,
Wis., puts out a "goitre feure." The
ebllegifc chemists analyzed it-and found it
contained 62 to S4 per cent sugar of imlk,
I^-and close examination with a microscope
iw^sclos®d black mustard, burjat sponge*:!
dove stems and some nut
costs about 15 debts, ,^Not a cure,**fej
2 A declares the bulletin.
grade of fuller's earth. '."No* attempt
seemed to have been made to grind ta
incorporate the sulphur with the other
products," says the bulletin. "A cheap,
poorlj' compounded fraud to get money."
"Foley's Kidney ^.-Remedy* is an
acquaintance that the reader-of news
papers can"-not', evade.-It claims to/be
3y the "3epso company" aid ,is "a water
j3olutionj of bromides" for tha cure Of
'epilepsy, Of course it ia a well knovra
fact that tins terrible disorder can not he
rcured
il. -a •. w-._
shell|§|
Another alleged goitre cule was proi
,fr°a» "Thos.' Deschaner, BowbeD^I
N. D.," but gave no name of manufac^
turer except that of Deschaner 49 sties
agent. It was found to contain 4 per
cent of iodine in benzcinated lard, and "a
few laxative tablets'. It-sells for $5 anti
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ROASTED BEANS FORs*£%*
DISEASES^OP KIDNEYS
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"Pettinger's ffidney Remedy," made ia
Burlington, Vermont, 1raa: found upon
analysis to .contain a small amount of
cquch grass, a fpw broken senna leaves,
a^l the: bi^k of the mixture ctmsiated of
toasted beans.' If grass and .crashed
roasted beans are a cure for kidney ills,
there »little excuse for inankhid^to be
further-afflicted thus.
"Lenox Pile Cure,", originating on
State street, Chicago, was found to cost
the buyer $2 per one ounce *ox, and to
be made i|ip of la?ge hu^ af s^j^ur
be made up rf large ftupp$ ct .mgj&ur cure for nearly every tjrpe ~oL disease,
mixed witn some earth reselling a poor such as scorfuTa/'c aneer, goitre, Tbeuma
M«a1a Mult, 'Vf.• 4nmM v, UnAta tmlftAn
a cure for chronic inflamation of the blad- "The-statements ,and claims are most
der, pravjl, irritation of the kidneys and extravagant-and the ingredients^ present
dibbetes and nervous exhaustion, and to arft not recognized Saia- cure or even a
this long list of potential achievements} remedy for the many ailments named.",
the fopd department, .chemats-^ (mswer,,'' "Waldw®*s_ Whit^ Wdnd^rV'is a»o
'"false and rijdi^lo^"'vJ,^ 1^' riiagical coqcoetio^, ft»r it professes to
"Great YitOrtyew-A-lJo^ made at Ltrng a eurt'i^oriA^tea fhe aamflSme fot st
Beach, CaLV to catch the unwary who divergent flls sis rupturfe knd deafness,
travd thither every yeafi for
.their, health, rheumatism and itthing
'4s compose^ of free atb^and some soda and
and Belated compppnds and tte woid?
by E C. DeWitt A Co. of Chicago.
Analysis showed ...itr was 13.5 per cent
alcohol and coiitainedfor the rest caramel,
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g? -if
Some of these quack "remedies!' work
even greater wonders than. any human
bongs can achieve.. One such is "Dr.
Jayne's Alterative.^ It claims^to bev^?a
core1 for nearly eve^ry type "of. disease^.
impure blood and a score of otluers," says
the buHetin in which it is given publicity.
Analysis showed it to: be made laTgely
at moJas8es^gly^erine, I^som salts, 25
per cent alcohol and sarsaparilla' extract,
Soncludii^g its eoQiment the bulletin says:
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,0f the.hemi8tp is «a.fraud.*-eline tod menthol and' "is ,a big fraud^
"Lepso" is made, at MilwaHk^rfe,
flIch
mo?ey fron^
pome Unscrupulous Manufacturers Turn Out Ineffective, Harmless
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Pr§J*ds, But Others-Are Most Dangerous to Take
ation are ridiculous and are intended to "Congress Bitters. Aside from sugar
mislead and deceive." there is very little of other solids.
Alcohol is the old reliable friend of' Sugar/ancl alcoholare thechief and essen
many a quack, no doubt because alcohol .tial constituents, together with flavoring.
has its own pulling power for many an A .fraud of the worst type."^
appetite, and if combined with supposed' "Electric Bitteris. TWs product con
medicinal uses will be a winner—at least' tains little if anything of' medicinal
a winner of ,, dollars. Typical of this value aside from the alcohol?'
group -is. "Kodol Nerve* Tonic," put up "Simon's Aromatic Stomach Bitters,
a.*)
wifih a "Wall amount of ether material.
"Investigation indicates that this is
another^ case of a, cheap whisky com
pmrnd," declares the A.' C. bulletin.
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THIS ONE ^CURES"
ALMOST ANYTHING
neuralgia, liver,, spleen, kidney, po8ed largely of common salt, sugar and
dyspasia, n«rv«os affection^ dropsy,
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-lege chemists ripeak out clearly 'and ^/'Columbia Stonwkh Bitters. THfsirb-£«p "Don't take' any cough to
decisively, saying rif-tliia fi%Mifeit"'®sil- d*tet can not be^clas^ed as anything other
collegeanalystssay%
Among tile mqst'lucfc-ativ^ wealSi pro—' ^directions. From it ^re taken these two
dvicers'of 'th^nostrum inventors are laiber»- significant ^don'tg":
cqfesis" rand ^stomach '^enaedies" and^" "Dout tEiiik it would be better or ^jst
wwa BUI nw --JUOU I imnK JC wouza oe Detxer or just
—1 by imbibing salty water,.hut this ^re i^what the college,says weB to -stop taking Pulmonol for a
^opeB^at^abottfe 'A|^ th^«ol-^ afew:4tf th«toJ
Alcohol by vjplume 28.8 pep cent. The
total solids, other than sugar, amounted
corresponding closely
odor of ginger^ The claims are
therefore "not born^ out that this pro
ddct* is. pre^iined from selected -h^rba
and roots."
"Tona -Vifct This pr«|uct is lairgdy
fictitioi^ andv its value' must depend
chiefiyjrpon the high aladiol-content'^
"DON'T STOP TAKING,"
ADVISES THIS FAKER
"Sanol's BIbod Builder.
little saficylates."
r^eekatatune."
r,stop
the cough."
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,4"®oP® for dollars' describes this fchoice assortment of "cures" for dxspep8ia, fit8, falling hair. pneumonia and general
'"•debihty, ind many other ills. In the bottom ia "Sagwa." trbitse claims are unwarranted" there is "Pulmonol" for "night
^sweats," "lost appetite" and "improving nntrition^ ewtaining the dangerous drug, chloroform "Swissco" for sc$lp and hair,
^.owhose. claims are misleading and absurd'^ "Lepso," claiAs for which are' "ridiculous and intended, to mislead iand deceive." A*
p^r hlltftki* ^lnmi^e I^VAmiiti^ fitrimapfi RiHmm
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per bottle /^Simoa's Aromatic Stomach Bitters," faisely-'labeled and 28 per cent alcohol.
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to extract
IftltaAl^VtthalAil a««t 9tt am aliwiliAl
Of
cascara. s^graivda,: with -a"
is com-
^Solb^rg's Consumption Que. Com
posed of cereal flour, dii^y barley. Cost
$20 per. month's -treatment.? ^Fbis is a
pretty higk price to pay. for flour, even
at present l«i^s, but exposes the teal
purpose of most of thes^ bottled. and
highly self-recommended medicines. A.
mixture put up for .the great army of
tubercular people,-wha prove to be
The^yurpose^.of %e firsts obviniff|
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enough the purpose of the second Ifll
doubtless to discourage spending money
for any other doge. To make sure'that
tiiese .two "don'ts" will be- heeded, the
directions have one short, striking line
ilk bold face type reading, "When in
doubt consult our physician." It will bo
noted that they urge the tfctim to con
suit "6ur" physician not "your family
physician."Doubtless ?'our" physciatf
always lived up to the expectations of
his employers..
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THE PEOPLE'S APYC»| ATE
Notwithstanding that Nonpartisan'
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^League was opposed by\|he jildst power
rulinterests ofvthe state, insidejmdwiih*•(jv
"V- -r.- v"
outfits borders, it haf progress^l attd now
4wns a daily ^p^.'^^ &.iiMKqaded^tv
'be its advocate:
During the entire history the League
it was opposed by some «f the leading
^'-Land largest newspapers.of the state «nd^'
,5-v^^beyond its borders bujt, brooght,up in the
school of hard knocks, every knock was
sa boost,and.the League thrived .and grew
upon the prosperity of adversity. $ .?.*'
The press of the'state will-welcome this
new management of the Courier-Newa
and^wishit.entire success in .'its ^ld^-*|fe
JAMESTOWN DAILY CA_PTTAL.,N^[(w®.
THAT PROPOSED EMBARGO
Nn^uftisgtn:
•of tiie iiest .sources «fkmone^ for the then the farmer ^should 'ask for an
m«dicipe ma?«rs, is "Eubnonolj- mide the'
in %p0klyCNf V- At-one tiiw.it. vo^abMttA wrtndetf hefceeds 40 buy.
enjoyed the prestige of Salvation Army 9***? I®"^8 ara hj^er Meoupt of
rc^omme9dation,andwas,»u»ediby the «thmii|fi-&b -farmer
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jDoland, S. DJ T)ec."2,191^'
Leader: 'xl
If we arcTto have an embtu^O on grain
and other farm p*oducts i» -theapen the
An Embargo on arms vaight «pare life
i^ foreign coWtitries.'
Ait embargo on farm products might
hurt our -markets for the fuWrti^ Specu
lation might be regulated^ or prohibited,
but I believe an embargo on farm pro*
ducts unnecessary.
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