Truth THE QUACK AND HIS METHODS.

NZ Truth, Issue 97, 27 April 1907, Page 4

Truth

THE QUACK AND HIS METHODS.

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In another column will be lound the reprint of a circular distributed m Palmerston North by a quack calling himself J. Stamton. Whether there is any such person as^J. Stanton i or whether the circulars really emanate from that aroh-sooundrel, the soul-saving,* cancer-curing Stanton, of Christchurch, "Truth" is not in 1 the position to say, but this it can ' say, whether there t>e two of of them, or only one, , the tmmbuja;, the hypocrisy, and the deceit is there " just the same. Stanton of Chiristchurch, William of that ilk, has been preying upon that credulous public for some time. He .is a Holy man of God, and has roped frriio Ms net many young girls of estimable character and general respect. He '■ makes religion his long suit, and cures souls as well as bodies, but ; if he doesn't cure the soul any better than he cured the body of youngi Greaney it is safe to say that his converts are likely to suffer the torments of the everlasting damned. A Calvin, or a Knox might preach this, but modern thought has reconstructed religious ideas a little nearer to the laws laid down by the Great Nazarene, and the dupes, of men like Stanton, if they are sincere and ■, still live goad lives are likely to have an equal chance to heaven with the saintly of the recognised religions of whatever brand. A meroifuL and a just God may have pity for the dupes ; He made them, and He cannot condemn them for their opinions 1 . But what of the wily hypocrite who misleads and betrays them ? . The black-hearted blood-suckers like Stanton, who, wsth kid-stakes, fawning, and hypocritical cant and humbug, make capital \ out of Scripture, and coin cash out of the Commandments of Christ. An oily unctuous wastrel, who should be judiciously jugged and condemned

to a period of durance vile until such time as he foregoes his pernicious practices of polling on the poorer portion of the public's purse, and pilfering from the pouches of the public. A pestiferious .poltroon whose pretty phiz captivates the credulous and creates a convulsion of the cardium m his emotional converts.

This precious fellow Stanton, William, not John; recently treated a young fellow named Greaney. What Stanton thought was the matter with Greaney, or what he treated ham for will never be known, but he mixed him up some powders, and said he'd be-all right. Greaney took the powders and— died. A post ' mortem showed that Greaney had diptheria, and i-t was of that disease he died. Now, as all medical science has proved, diptheria is. no longer looked upon as a dangerous disease. Twenty years ago diptheria was a scourge, and m Christchurch a wellrknown doctcr and a better-known chemist lost children by the saTe malady. But Ihings have changed since then. First came the painting treatment,

which was, except m very exceptional cases, sure although slow . and somewhat painful. After that came the anti-t o xin treatment, and now doctors think it of no consccfuen.ee whatever to treat a case of diptheria. It merely means the injection of serum and the trouble is over. There is not the slightest doubt m. the . .world that if a proper medical, man had examined young Greaney he would have known what was wrong and would have prescribed, accordingly. But by same ill-fate this quack, this religious, faitbyhealing, cure by prayer bouncer Stanton Was "brought m, and he knows as much about diptheria as Tommy Taylor does of the effects of seven whiskies. He gave tflie . lad some powders, innocent enough jperfoaps, probably containing nothing more than Epsom Salts, (Professor Bickerton could find nothing 'but sugar) and told the family to. leave him to God and Stanton. Stanton lost, and Greaney went to his God. With proper medical attendance this lad could have been saved. No doctor worthy of the name loses a case of diptheria these days. It is a simple sort of a disease, much more easily cured than a bad head or a sluggish liver. Greaney should have been alive and well to-day, enjoying the life that was his and should nav-a been his for many years to come, had his sister not had the bad luck to become acquainted with this soul-sa-vwig cadger ■ Stanton, who came along with his suerar powders and don# her 'brother to death.

If Stanton was an honest rogue' it would IK)* be so bad. But he is not. he is a religibus thief, a blackguard who preys upon silly people's fears ol eternal damnation. He preaches. He upholds a doctrine. He gives himself forth as a disciple of Christ. He- pretends to.be a Christian, but he is not. He is a deceiver, a wickod wastrol, a sponger, a liar, a receiver of money under false pretences a quack of quacks, a hypocrite, an oily, unctuous, smooth-tongued rascal, apd-very little short of a murderer, by Ms callous, ignorant and iniquitous treatment of poor Greaniev. It is high time the police stepped m and cut the career of these ■ Gospelgrindiug hypocrites short. TKere is no telling what damage they may do if they are given a free leg. Their influence over young pirls, m parties lar, is enormous. "Truth" knows of several instances m which young girls have been estranged from their families, their homes made miserable and their lives blasted through the maohitnations of self-appointed preachers of the Gospel. Theiri : influence is all for bad. Never by chance do they do anything for manlctod. Their object is to collect shekels far their own pockets, and oftentimes to prcoure food for their own lust. Such wasters are ' a menace to the commutaity and should be put into the safe keeping of the public gaoler with the least possible delay.