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Vol. 52 OCTOBER, 1937 No. 19 Notes and Comment By The Editor A S we were almost ready to go to press for this isuue, we received in a single morning's mail several communications — extracts from which will form the basis of this editorial comment. All of it pertains to the rather old and sordid story of fakes and fakers. At this particular time the tobacco markets are open and the country people come to town and have a little money to spend. Hence, the usual harvest is being reaped by the patent medicine quacks and others of that tribe. FIRST, a physician friend in I Rockingham, down in Richmond County, sends us- a poster promiscuously scattered all over that town and found in the hands of many people along with bottles of the stuff. In that case, it is "Root and Herb Tonic." Suffice it to say that this is labeled as follows, spelling as on the poster: "A for Pellegra; B for Rheumatism; C for High Blood; D for Lo Blood; E for Eczema; F for General Body Builder; FF for Fever." Of course, it is all alike, is utterly worthless and sells for $1.50 a bottle. It is discouraging to know that there is any human being foolish enough to attribute any curative properties to any such stuff. SECOND, the following letter from a physician friend in Smith-field explains itself. We are taking the liberty of quoting this letter in full: "With the opening of the tobacco markets in Eastern North Carolina and the influx of medicine venders goes a story of misrepresentation and thievery that seems to me has never been challenged, and allowed to run rampant to the detriment of thousands of people—particularly the farmers. "Living for three months of each year amongst this sort of thing has given me an opportunity to see the ugly workings of these liars. The money these persons take from Johnston County alone each fall would astound any sane thinking person, to say nothing of the actual indirect harm done by them. "Many of them represent themselves as doctors who for one reason or another have to live an outdoor life, or who were hired by the medicine company to advertise their product, or who after graduation found the practice of medicine to be hum-buggery, and thereafter found a sure cure for almost all human ailments which he is now selling. One minute's listening to his political-like speech would convince any doctor that he didn't know the first rudiments of medicine. However, these fellows are convincing speakers and they swear by all that is good and Holy that their medicine will cure this and that disease. I have heard one say that "One drop of this medicine put on the palm of a baby's hand PUBLI5ME1D BY TME1 H°R-TM CA^OLIMA 5TATL EPA^D e^MEALTM
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Fixed Title * | NCHH-04: The Health Bulletin [1914-1973] |
Document Title | The Health Bulletin [1914-1973] |
Subject Topical | Public health -- North Carolina -- Periodicals. |
Subject Topical Other | Public Health -- North Carolina -- Periodicals. |
Contributor | North Carolina. State Board of Health. |
Publisher | Raleigh, North Carolina State Board of Health. |
Repository | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Health Sciences Library. |
Host | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
Date | 1937 |
Identifier | NCHH-04-052 |
Form General | Periodicals |
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. |
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 | 52 |
Health Discipline | Public Health |
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Fixed Title * | Page 3 |
Document Title | The Health Bulletin [1914-1973] |
Subject Topical | Public health -- North Carolina -- Periodicals. |
Subject Topical Other | Public Health -- North Carolina -- Periodicals. |
Contributor | North Carolina. State Board of Health. |
Publisher | Raleigh, North Carolina State Board of Health. |
Repository | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Health Sciences Library. |
Host | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
Date | 1937 |
Identifier | NCHH-04-052-0153 |
Form General | Periodicals |
Page Type | all; editorial |
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 | 52 |
Issue Number | 10 |
Page Number | 3 |
Health Discipline | Public Health |
Full Text | Vol. 52 OCTOBER, 1937 No. 19 Notes and Comment By The Editor A S we were almost ready to go to press for this isuue, we received in a single morning's mail several communications — extracts from which will form the basis of this editorial comment. All of it pertains to the rather old and sordid story of fakes and fakers. At this particular time the tobacco markets are open and the country people come to town and have a little money to spend. Hence, the usual harvest is being reaped by the patent medicine quacks and others of that tribe. FIRST, a physician friend in I Rockingham, down in Richmond County, sends us- a poster promiscuously scattered all over that town and found in the hands of many people along with bottles of the stuff. In that case, it is "Root and Herb Tonic." Suffice it to say that this is labeled as follows, spelling as on the poster: "A for Pellegra; B for Rheumatism; C for High Blood; D for Lo Blood; E for Eczema; F for General Body Builder; FF for Fever." Of course, it is all alike, is utterly worthless and sells for $1.50 a bottle. It is discouraging to know that there is any human being foolish enough to attribute any curative properties to any such stuff. SECOND, the following letter from a physician friend in Smith-field explains itself. We are taking the liberty of quoting this letter in full: "With the opening of the tobacco markets in Eastern North Carolina and the influx of medicine venders goes a story of misrepresentation and thievery that seems to me has never been challenged, and allowed to run rampant to the detriment of thousands of people—particularly the farmers. "Living for three months of each year amongst this sort of thing has given me an opportunity to see the ugly workings of these liars. The money these persons take from Johnston County alone each fall would astound any sane thinking person, to say nothing of the actual indirect harm done by them. "Many of them represent themselves as doctors who for one reason or another have to live an outdoor life, or who were hired by the medicine company to advertise their product, or who after graduation found the practice of medicine to be hum-buggery, and thereafter found a sure cure for almost all human ailments which he is now selling. One minute's listening to his political-like speech would convince any doctor that he didn't know the first rudiments of medicine. However, these fellows are convincing speakers and they swear by all that is good and Holy that their medicine will cure this and that disease. I have heard one say that "One drop of this medicine put on the palm of a baby's hand PUBLI5ME1D BY TME1 H°R-TM CA^OLIMA 5TATL EPA^D e^MEALTM |
Digital Format | JPEG 2000 |
Print / Download PDF Version | http://archives.hsl.unc.edu/nchh/nchh-04/nchh-04-052.pdf |
Document Sort | all; group-b; nchh-04 |
Volume Link | http://dc.lib.unc.edu/cdm/search/collection/nchh/field/identi/searchterm/NCHH-04-052 |
Title Link | http://dc.lib.unc.edu/cdm/search/collection/nchh/field/documa/searchterm/NCHH-04 |
Catalog Record link | http://search.lib.unc.edu/search?R=UNCb1296443 |
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