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il8 CURRENT LITERATURE. GOLD CURE SPECIFIC. The notoriety of this empiricism is rather a sad reflection on the general intelligence of the public, and also of many so called physicians. Charlatanism managed with psychological skill, assuming some discovery in science, that is a rational possibility, and covering up the real motives, is always attractive to the credulous and nonexperts. But when it boldly proclaims theories outside the range of science and common sense, to be accepted entirely on faith, and the whole accepted on a gi-eat pecuniary scheme to enrich the authors, it is diflicult to understand how it should receive any serious attention. Compared with other empiric schemes, the bichloride of gold is very inferior in methods of management and assumed reality. It is the same old quackery, bold, ignorant and dogmatic, without a single original feature. The wild hysterical claims of cure by those who have used the secret remedy, is the same old story that is heard after every church and temperance revival. This posing as cured men by this or that means, with certificates from clergymen and others is common history in every community. It is a curious fact that mystery and concealment should add to its popularity, and still more unexplainable that both pulpit and press should be caught by such means. It is not strange that inebriates who have received benefit from the treatment should become enthusiastic as defenders of its merits, particularly when it is a pecuniary object to do so. The rapid growth of branch institutes for the treatmeyt is purely commercial, and are managed in nearly all cases by so-called cured men. Precisely what the secret remedy is used under the skin, and other means, are of no interest except psychologically, and as phases of the evolution of the drink evil. touch, as the bleeding soon becomes free and renders visual inspection impossible. 6. Diuretin, perhaps, is of value when the kidneys are damaged. It certainly does no harm. 7. Chloroform alone should be used as an ana3sthetic, for the sake of the kidneys.�Ain. Jour. Med. Sciences.
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Fixed Title * | NCHH-19: North Carolina Medical Journal [1878-1899] |
Document Title | North Carolina Medical Journal [1878-1899] |
Subject Topical | Medicine -- North Carolina -- Periodicals. |
Subject Topical Other | Medicine -- North Carolina -- Periodicals. |
Publisher | Wilmington; Charlotte : The Journal?, 1878-1899. |
Repository | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Health Sciences Library. |
Host | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
Date | 1892 |
Identifier | NCHH-19-030 |
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Language | English |
Rights | This item is part of the North Carolina History of Health Digital Collection. Some materials in the Collection are protected by U.S. copyright law. This item is presented by the Health Sciences Library of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill for research and educational purposes. It may not be republished or distributed without permission of the Health Sciences Library. |
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Volume Number | 30 |
Health Discipline | Medicine |
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Document Title | North Carolina Medical Journal [1878-1899] |
Subject Topical | Medicine -- North Carolina -- Periodicals. |
Subject Topical Other | Medicine -- North Carolina -- Periodicals. |
Publisher | Wilmington; Charlotte : The Journal?, 1878-1899. |
Repository | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Health Sciences Library. |
Host | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
Date | 1892 |
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Form General | Periodicals |
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Language | English |
Rights | This item is part of the North Carolina History of Health Digital Collection. Some materials in the Collection are protected by U.S. copyright law. This item is presented by the Health Sciences Library of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill for research and educational purposes. It may not be republished or distributed without permission of the Health Sciences Library. |
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Digital Collection | North Carolina History of Health Digital Collection |
Sponsor | The North Carolina History of Health Digital Collection is an open access publishing initiative of the Health Sciences Library of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Financial support for the initiative was provided in part by a multi-year NC ECHO (Exploring Cultural Heritage Online) digitization grant, awarded by the State Library of North Carolina, and funded through the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA). |
Volume Number | 30 |
Issue Number | 2 |
Page Number | 118 |
Health Discipline | Medicine |
Full Text | il8 CURRENT LITERATURE. GOLD CURE SPECIFIC. The notoriety of this empiricism is rather a sad reflection on the general intelligence of the public, and also of many so called physicians. Charlatanism managed with psychological skill, assuming some discovery in science, that is a rational possibility, and covering up the real motives, is always attractive to the credulous and nonexperts. But when it boldly proclaims theories outside the range of science and common sense, to be accepted entirely on faith, and the whole accepted on a gi-eat pecuniary scheme to enrich the authors, it is diflicult to understand how it should receive any serious attention. Compared with other empiric schemes, the bichloride of gold is very inferior in methods of management and assumed reality. It is the same old quackery, bold, ignorant and dogmatic, without a single original feature. The wild hysterical claims of cure by those who have used the secret remedy, is the same old story that is heard after every church and temperance revival. This posing as cured men by this or that means, with certificates from clergymen and others is common history in every community. It is a curious fact that mystery and concealment should add to its popularity, and still more unexplainable that both pulpit and press should be caught by such means. It is not strange that inebriates who have received benefit from the treatment should become enthusiastic as defenders of its merits, particularly when it is a pecuniary object to do so. The rapid growth of branch institutes for the treatmeyt is purely commercial, and are managed in nearly all cases by so-called cured men. Precisely what the secret remedy is used under the skin, and other means, are of no interest except psychologically, and as phases of the evolution of the drink evil. touch, as the bleeding soon becomes free and renders visual inspection impossible. 6. Diuretin, perhaps, is of value when the kidneys are damaged. It certainly does no harm. 7. Chloroform alone should be used as an ana3sthetic, for the sake of the kidneys.�Ain. Jour. Med. Sciences. |
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