Nostrums and quackery : articles on the nostrum evil and quackery reprinted from the Journal of the American Medical Association.

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[1911]
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    go crazy or dio and of Avliich they ^^'Oldd euro him by means of what they called ^‘■radium cure.” On these representations he charged McCalliim $1,500 for a small vial of “radium cure.” Hale pleaded guilty to this indictment and was sen- tenced to a term of eight months in the penitentiary at Blackwell’s Island, New York. In addition to tlie above evidence, proving that Hale was not a noted expert, or one of the “greatest living specialists” as he was represented to be in the letter, several physicians from Ohio and Michigan testified regarding Hale’s standing in the profession and as to whether or not he was entitled to prac- tice medicine in Ohio where he claimed to have graduated from the American Eclectic College of Medicine, or in Michi- gan where he resided. The evidence of these physicians, two of whom were secretaries of the state boards of health of Ohio and Michigan, respectively, showed that the American Eclectic College had been investigated by these two states and was not in good standing, and the diplomas therefrom were not recognized as authority to practice medicine and that, although Hale had applied for re-registration under ‘the laws of Michigan, his application had not been granted and he was not and had not been for some years authorized to practice medicine in Michigan. Of course. Hale produced physicians of his class from New York, Chicago and elsewh.ere, who swore to his excellent standing as a surgeon and diag- nostician, and he referred to having license to practice med- icine in Ylaine, Arkansas and Oklahoma. Hale, Dyar and Eegister were found guilty and were sen- tenced to pay fines varying from $1,000 to $5,000 and to serve terms in the federal prison of from twelve to eighteen months each. United States District Attorney Charlton E. Beattie and Postoffice Inspector F. J. G. Pulsifer deserve great credit for the successful outcome of these cases; they have done the public a substantial service. {From The Journal A. M. A., Oct. 15, 1910.) [Since the above appeared the newspapers state that the court of appeals—for, of course, these quacks appealed—has granted a new trial. The court of appeals held that the lower court erred in admitting the damning evidence against the quack Hale, who, as was stated, holds a penitentiary record.] THE DR. GOLDBERG MEDICAL COMPANY This concern, which had its headquarters at Detroit, was for some years conducted by Dr. Samuel Goldberg, but in August, 1906, Goldberg sold a half interest in the business to Dr. Herman Janss of Chicago. It was also shown that, in addition to Herman Janss and Samuel Goldberg, there was a Dr. Peter Janss and a Dr. H. K. Smith employed by this con- cern. The business was a mail-order treatment of “diseases of men.” After incorporating under the title of “Dr. Gold-