Folk doctors, Doc Cox

Description: Chester A. Archers transcribed interview of an anonymous source about Doc Cox. According to this source, Cod Cox lived near Sullivan, Indiana, and was best known as being an herbalist. Rumor has it that Doc Cox had a cure for cancer and Eli Lilly offered him large sums of money for the cure, but Doc Cox wouldnt sell. Doc Cox was eventually arrested for practicing medicine without a license.
Origin: 1970-12
Source: http://indstate.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/folklore/id/1923
Collection: Indiana State University Folklore Archives
Subjects: Legends
People
People associated with health & safety
Physicians
Medical offices
Medical offices
Health care
Medical personnel
Folk cures
Folk medicine
Folklore

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