Show USED THE GOLD BRICK CURE treatment ended many cases case ot of flat feet semi blindness and other defects A gold cold brick which made the lams lam to yolk and the blind to see 19 I 1 told of by capt P IL 11 mccarthy develop ment battalion no I 1 fort benjamin harrlson ind who gets the he credit for introducing tile the term gold brick into the army during tile war the dingness of certain recruits to submit t to 0 development brought the bri balk k into play piny innumerable cases of flat feet deml blindness and other ailments were continually reported hy by reluctant sol hera at the camp it was up to captain mccarthy to discover whether these were till ailments ments or alibis when I 1 the n medical le cical profession failed the brick got in its work 1 I he soldier would be handed the gold article and told to go about its as lie he pleased free from drill hikes labor of any kind but lie he must carry the brick when lie saw an om lie he must hold tile lie brick out with the tha left hand anti and solute salute bui the right the sick man wf s invariably back drilling with ills his outfit the second day plat P lat feet and cold anes ties alike were cured |