QUACK NOSTRUMS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 455, 13 March 1909, Page 10

QUACK NOSTRUMS.

Sir,—Dr. Moore, in his presidential address to the Medical Association at Napier, seems to have recommended publishing the formulae of these- cure-alls in the. daily press, and in "pamphlet, form distributed broadcast. ,, 1 wish to suggest a slight modification of this, which I have repeatedly urged for some twenty years. Let the Public Health Department buy a copy of "Truth's" Cautionary List. 1 enclose the last issuo for your inspection. Let them imitate it, with such alterations as common sense suggests. Then tlm.se who care for knowledge can pay sixpence and get il, and those who do not wish to bo wise onn remain at the mercy of the quacks. If the list interest you, make a few extracts. You will observe that Mr. Lnbouchorc dot's not wait for a new Statute; lie sinmly makes n list of tho quacks utid defies tliom to prosecute him. Do you really .<uppo.se that if Dr. Mason published a stntcmwit that iilr. Hlank's Mauve Mixture for Meningitis consisted of nothing but Epsom S:ill3 and cimuniim water, was worth one liiilf-peiiny, was sold at 4s. 9d., and was quite useless, any libel action would lie? Or that any jury would convict? The llonllh Department am cither gagged liy Ministers or influenced indirectly liy the Association of Patent'Medicino Vendors; or they are plain cowards, or lazy, or frankly ignorant. To place tho heavy foot of the policcuinn ou such a daylight swiudUs as tho

- consumption cure is absolutely simple. All 5 you havo to do is not to bo bribed) and t-ho s thing is practically done. Henry Labouclicro sis unbribable.—l am, etc., r W. F. HOWLETT.