CAULFIELD "DRINK INSTITUTE."

NZ Truth, Issue 132, 28 December 1907, Page 8

CAULFIELD "DRINK INSTITUTE."

Further and Particular Inquiries. FRAUD ? FAKE ? OR DANGER ? J.P.T.'s Alcoholic Game Conducted by His WidowT

_ 'ProTSably, ever Since the 'days of ■fcfoah, who wasi one of the earliest Jdrunkards recorded m history, and upon whom, by the way, his naughty sons and daughters played the indecent and salacious trick of "unepver-r ing his nakedness" while, he lay '■"dead to the world," there have beea so-called "drink cures." vßut it .has been of late years . through the aid of •adventitious advertising that the practice of this particular form of (quackery and unadulterated charlatanism has been developed to the degree of a. most profitable profession, And •the worst feature of this matter, .which, indeed, is so serious as to ampunt to .a crying public scandal, calling aloud for administrative restriction und regulation, if not, m lact, legislative prohibition, is that kn nearly every instance the practitioners, who pose as the possessors of' some- inherited ..or .recently dis.coYiered, but , always secret, / 'formula^' are absolutely. * ' 'i ..."7 :•'' ",' '" ''Z " '" UNQUALIFIED, INCOMPETENT, , AND INEXPERIENCED. •i" Truth" has Had occasion frequently iri the past to expose certain of these jiseudo ' 'remedies ' "for : alcoholism,' 1 ? and it is worthy of note'"- 'that our, exposures and CoKientions- on* those oc= casiong'.arofully-'bdrne ; Ipixt -by tb£ statements contained ' m" Commission* er fceale's tjeports to the 'Federal •Government oh "Secret Dnrgs ans Cures." One lofi. the:^institutes fo*' alcoholics" to.. whicli wathendeYotea no little- attention, and upon.^ which, we. turned -lihe searchlight- of ity.'was that .conducted by ". the laAe' P. T-. Caulileld, -To,, that 'same "ins"jiituteV .'we now once 1 tuore i direct jthe ,- illuminating-, fays .Of investiga- j tion and exposure, Because although! IJ. P. T. ( Cauifield, vq'uackn charlatan, i Iraud, .aid bombastic bpodler, as he! was,. i 9 now Sunder the sod, where h©-j ,was practically by his« own indulgence ia the arin^c purse as well as m other vices, .his^ prpfitable business is still being conducted m all its dangers and with all; -itheppssibili' J ties' of untold disaster* foiy his widow. ! Mrs J. P. T. Caulfieid is STILL "RUNNING THE SHOW." The history of the so-called ,and muclt-Advertised "Gaulfield. Cure"- is an interesting .sidelight upon the curse of secret drugs and cure? m ithe hands of unqualified and 'incompetent practitioners. According; to (the. bombast and "blow" and ."Waff" of J. P; T. himself, and he -"Wias & past $master / at that^gamc, the .secret cure by means of Which he exploited the pockets of hundreds of yictitn| iwas fcequeathed to him by his mo* Ither . What the ' 'f ormmfe," c6hsikts of is now only Icnowji apparently x to •t^vo persons. One of these is Mrs J. iP. T. Cauifield, and the other is Robert CaulfieM, the fiead m-anV bioth" er. It will be remembered that somp •lyaarsAgo the -brothers had a XOVT, \ !W%ich wcaten^d to develop intQ; a i Jaw. suit, ami which did end m a dis? solution cf their partnership. It i| i?jpTtinent to the present inquiry to Ik'how that Hobcrt Caulfieid himself reasserts tliat lie, and he alone, tiatl any 'knowledge pf the dispensing j of the various drugs and medioar i nients which compose , the boasted j "cure, 1 ' an&tfaat J, P, T. Oaulfield j was absolutely incompetent tQ ; j \ COMPOUND THE I( REMEDY'* ' In. i^s proper proportion?. Yet the "li-? ' ttcrature" of J, P, T.s "fcstitute^ -| >the amusing picture of J. P. .T. m his shirt sleeves, sta-ndin-g m hist s»-calltd "laboratory,'- m front of rfielves of.medicinp bpttles, cpnapoundEhg the mixture for adnjuiistri?ition it» his 'deluded '-'patients.! Moreover, this CaulfieM, who" possessed; net an atom of to ed joal .training or scientific education, . ppsed peispnilly' .?mb his owp chemdst and dispenser ■! j He was the •"cure'' and the "pure" iwas Cauifield l : What .mattered it; that J. P. T. himself was a dipso->: maniac ? He was iiot only tbas, Ac-; cording to those Ivho knew him ;intiipately, he was also . maaii- 1 jac, and likewise a'drug H^' stood before the. world as onp yrhoi had been endowed, by Almighty* God— for that' ; was a claim m one pf liis pamphlets— jvitbu the knowledge of* how to cure.-, the drink habit. But he; • 'did fliot-- cure.- himself I Xor did' he' ever try toVr Many, a time, .when htf, IWas ih a> '. ,v:-- ■'..-,■• •- -^ .ICONDITION OP SHOCKING' ? ; INEBRIETY,- -: : merging nearly .upon delirium tr@n'' ens', ' Cauifield , Himself adminiatared fits i'cure" to. others, but strenuous-; 8y and persfetently ; refused all advice' fto subtirit him«iglf 7; to l!:t hisc-wn treatment 1 . . In fact/ he : : .'never underwent /that treatment, and his" ; assertion m. iris "literature" that he did, so is so much fabrication. Caulfieid cpnstant--9y carried, about with him. a 1 little frottle containing mprphine tabloids, iwhiob heswallowed with unlailing reifiularity. Yet,, though he pretended^to x-ur^ morphinism, m others, he . never jtried the "remedy" upon himself. tWhy ? Why, if Caulfield's cures were so effective, <lid lie not resort to themhimself ■?; . Doubtless, because he knew —none coultf know better— that the iwhole thing was a shameful fraud, a ,'delus.ion aad a snare. We do not go s© far as to say that no one who .submitted himself to this or any oth•{er similar -'course" has not benefited temporarily. But we do "assert Uliat whatever benefit has resulted^ Itherefrom. has been largely m spite of and not bEcauso of the "remedies' 1 swallowed or injected. Before dealing with this alleged m some of its medical and physiological aspects, one or two other mattess may be cleared up. For ;t,ue purposes of this investigation va. | *'Truth' r representative paid a visit to the "Caulfieid Institute, which fiies its flag at a place v«ilh the liigh-r-ounding designation of "CAULFIELD HALL,"^ 5h Orange-road, Cauifield (Vie.) It is fill Oaulfield thereabouts ! Now "Caulifield Hall" is a fine building, standIng m some acres oi grounds, the interior "being handsomely, but not too i

artistically fuiriishcd and equipped/ In the grounds a sleek buggy horse munched his feed and a couple of cows 1 grazed contentedly. The sur-* roundings were apparently peaceful and prosperous, even Plutish. Why should they not toe so ? There is a never failing crop of pigeons to pluck and of drink victims to "cure" ! First of all, the investigator was met by a burly, black-moustached man, known to his associates as Rushall, who seemingly is Mrs Caulfield's factotum and general attendant. After a brief interview with that.individual, Mrs Caulfiel'd made her appearance- The relict of J. P. T. is a buxom and not bad-lopking woman, and a chat with her disclosed that she possesses at least a measure of her late, husband's cute business acumen, but is .'without his bombast and blow. An inquiry was made as to the course of treatment. . Prior to this,, however, Mrs 'Caulfieid said, m answer to ■a; direct;, question, that the ."institute" is "now .'■";..■ ' ■-' UNDER HER PERSONAL 1 MAN■AGEMENT. •"But the 'cure' itself ? What does* it consist of ?" asked the pressman. : "It is a tonic and an injection," replied Mrs . Cauifield, who, of course, Would not disclose the secret f.ot the "formula." "We do not cut off the ; drink at once. We give the patients what they want m that way. Fu't at the end of three or four days they lose the appetite, the craving the alcohol,, and then we set ourselves to build them up- They 'have the tonic every two hours, and have !\itoe,-. injection- three times .a day... I. ;myself ./dispense -the 'cure' and administer': it.'' : : "Are ther.e no subsequent" ill effects from the drugs ?" \ ; : '.'No, unless there is something organically, wrong with the patient." "And do you guarantee to cure all cases ?,' "Of course,"- said Mrs Cauifield, "thesre is always the danger of a re- : lapse. It all depends upon the willpower of the patient."Contrast . this statement with* the 'claims advertised m J. P. T's. own leaflets :— "I don't undertake the treatment of any maladies except alcoholism, drug addictions, and neurasthenia, and I • GUARANTEE TO CURE sufferers from these." But again he stated :— "Ah, yes ! But how. long, will it last ? . Will the appetite not) ;j?eturn and the patient soon be as badl as ever ? That depends upon the man. J. P. T. Caulfield's cure does not relieve him from the responsibility of being a free moral agent. If, alter 'escaping' from this Hell, he deliberately prefers the bottomless pit of. inebriety as a place of residence, there is nothing .m this cure, there is nothing m- the Government of Almighty' God, to prevent his doing so." Notice the Contradictions m this blasphemous rigmarole m which Caulfield's . cure .is placed on the same plane as God Almighty's schema of government -I Thus, on his own showing, Caulfield's - o cure"' was no cure. And Mrs Oaulfield is running the show oh her husband's lines I, "The treatment: is " scientific, safe and sure !" Of course it is ! J. P, -T. blazoned forth :—" I am not a magi-' cian or a; miracle-performer, but I have had, remarkable success as a therapeutist I" Ye Gods !. AN UNQUALIFIED QUACK as a successful therapeutist I ' "Ami "what is your fee?"-' queried the interviewer. ,'■ 'Fifty guineas for the four ..weeks' course," said Mis Cauifield. *Tis a paying game •' £52 ' lQs for four .weeks' board and lodging, with; the tonic and injection given m I No Wonder .'< Cauifield Hall" looks prps : perous, and ijs proprietress and conductor is fair and fat ! It is stated? that since Caulfteld started this mon-> ey-making "joint" m 1895 he has: b#d 9PO or 1000 patients (or vie-, tims ?<) through his hands. Say, 9QQ; at 50. guineas, and the result looms.' large monetarily. And how many fai;lures and relapses have there vbeeu ? ; But we ask now, as we asked with reference to;U. P. T., by what righfr does the relict of the Boy Politician' conduct . a medical establishment •?•: There is a law m the State which 1 forbids any person to practice medicine unless he or she is both qualified and .registerea. Yet Mrs Caulfield, untrained -m medicine, unqualified by examination, and unregistered/is ..'■,.- PERMITTED TO FREELY MANIP. UL-ATE secret,^ and, it may be, insidious- and, dangerous dru-gs, and tp administer them, both as "mixtures" fpr x taking by the mouth and as injections, to more or less hopeless persons who submit themselves to the treatment. We have, of course, no knowledge of the contents of this precious "for-* mula." If the secret were known there would doubitles,s speedily lje an end -of the Cauifield "cure' ? and tho "Oaulfield Institute." But we have , some knowledge from official sourcesof the composition of some other alleged drinK cures. In some of 'these gold is said to be an ingredient, but it has been declared by expert analysts that "the only preparation of gold; which plays a prominent part therein; is the gold coin which passes from the patient's pocket to that of the manager of the institute." -Again — w« .-quote : from f . DR. SAMUEL POTTER, tire eminent American .physician, whq investigated a certain "drink-cure"-* "The physiological symptoms produced by the remedy are those of strychnine and atropine, the administration of which hypodermically several times daily for three or more weeks is' decidedly dangerous. In many cases; cardiac failure occurred soon after the completion of the treatment, and m a large number of instances insanity or.oth,er serious psychoses developed immediately after the subjects had been through one of the so-called cures. The hypodermic injections four tim<es daily were of strychnine (X>r brucine) and atropine (or hyoscine), with codeine or cocaine for opium cases. tThe whisky; supplied to the

victims contains abfmt one-fiftieth of. a grain of apomorphine^ to each average drink*. The 'cross-shot' is an injection of apbmorphine. The 'tonic' \ consists of ammonium chloride, lgr •; ; aloin, 2gr. ; tinct, cinchonae comp., 3oz. ; with water to make 4pz." Other "drink-cures" have been ■' found to ' contain chlorate of potash and sugar .(cases of poisoning from chlorate of potash being known), while another "remedy" consisted of 08 per cent, of sugar and 2 per cent, of <:ommon taWe salt-! Mrs Caul-field can take her choice. Either her "remedy" is a harmless ami useless compound of sugar and salt, or it is composed of DANGEROUS AND INSIDIOUS .if not poisonous drugs. , Which is it ? It is either a patent fraud or a most evident danger. If the "formula"-in-cludes such potent drugs as strychnine, atropine, apomorphine, or chlorate of potash, how comes it that \;n- --■ trained and undiplomaed Mrs Caulfield is permitted to play fantastic tricks with such dangerous elements? To quote Dr. Potter once more :— "lf i ; >there 'be merit m the cures there ! should be no secrecy ; if there be secrecy it is incredible that there should lie merit.'' We -have it on the autho-. rity of one of Mrs Caulfield's agents that the "remedy" m her "institute" is known amongst those m --theswim as "Blackjack." But whatever' "Black Jack" may have as its' ingredients it is either, as we have ! shown, a fraud or a most dangerous ; composition. It is well known that even the most learned and experience ed medical practitioners acknowledge A WHOLESOME DREAD of certain modern drugs, and, moreover, declare that very little is known, .of the physiological effects of these 1 drugs. Besides qualified medical practitioners are ever most careful to examine ■ every individual patient Jbefore prescribing any of these mod>ern and most dangerous and insidious medicaments. Yet at the "Caulfieid Institute" . the "remedy," harmless and useless, or harmful and serious, is apparently administered to all and sundry without any consideration as to the respective organisations and physical constitutions of the patients. And it is administered, too ;('and dispensed and compounded) not by a trained and registered medical practitioner, but by an? unqualified and unregistered woman, whose only pretension to any claim to perform that job, and thereby continue to rake m the guineas, is based upon the secret ''formula" left her by her drink and drug-sodden husband ! Why, m such circumstances as 'these, is Mrs Caulfield 'ALLOWED TO PLAY PRANKS with apparently dangerous drugs and to exploit the unfortunate victims of alcoholism ? If Drink be, as the Caulfield people .claim, a disease, why should unqualified quacks, working behind the screen of a secret • "formula," be permitted to practice for its "cure" any more than other quacks are permitted to operate m connection with other diseases ? It was bad enough when J. P. T. himiself was working the game, but it is still worse when a woman, with not the slightest claim to medical knowledge or' experience, is allowed , to control and administer a business which contains the element of serious deception and fraud. In the interests of the public, who require to be safeguarded from the exploiters, it is essential that the medical profession, or the Medical Board, or the Government itself, should take immediate steps to demand the disclosure of the formulae of patent medicines. How much more necessary is it to demand the disclosure of the "formula" of such things as the alleged Caulfieid "sure"? Mrs. J. P. T. Caulfieid must be made to face the bar of public inquiry.