Nostrums and quackery; articles on the nostrum evil and quackery

W. KNUDSON, M. D, From the collection ofthe 7 m TiPreTinger a i .U.Uibrary San CaliforniaFrancisco, 2006NOSTRUMS AND QUACKERY Articles on the Nostrum Evil and Quackery from The Journal of TheReprinted American Medical Association PART I QUACKERY PART II NOSTRUMS PART III.. ..MISCELLANEOUS FIRST EDITION PRESS OP AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION FIVE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-FIVE DEARBORN AVENUE CHICAGOTABLE OF CONTENTS PACK PREFACE i 7 I:PART QUACKERY 11ADVERTISING SPECIALISTS Dr. & Co ! 11Taylor and 13Hale, Dyar Register The Dr.* Medical Co 17Goldberg Marston Co 19Remedy New York Institute of and 20Physicians Surgeons CAXCER CURES 23 Wells" 24"Rupert The Chamlee Cancer Cure 31 The Cancer Cure 38Curry The B. F. Cancer Cure 46Bye The W. 0. 52Bye Cancer CureThe Leach 56 Toxo-The Absorbent Cancer Cure 59 The "Drs. Mixer" Cancer Cure 63 Cancer Cure 68Radio-Sulpho Buchanan Cancer Cure 70 CONSUMPTION CURES 72 The Medical Institute 73Alpha Aicsol 74 ( )Lloyd International Institute for the Treatment of Tuber- culosis 84 Yonkerman's 100"Tuberculozyne" Genuine 108Lung J. Lawrence M.D . . . 115Hill, A.M., Nature's Creation 131 Horf's Cure for 145Consumption The "Cure"Wilson 146 Sartolin 148 Tuberculoids 149 The Bensonizer Treatment 150 Bromin-Iodin 151Compound 152Oxidaze-Oleozone-Hydrocine Tuberclecide 168 DRUG CURES 170 Dr. J. W. Coblentz and 170Compound Oxygen Habitina ". 176 "FEMALE WEAKNESS" CURES ... 179 Amenoretts N 179 "Mitchella 179Compound" The "Viavi" Treatment 181 Mrs. Cora B. Miller 193 Bertha C. 203Day4 TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE MEDTCAL CONCERNSMAIL-ORDER 216 Branaman 216Remedy Company Dr. Darwin Medical 228 " Nutriola 229 "Professor" Samuels and His Water 230Eye Dr. Medicine 232Rainey Company The Rice Cure 235Rupture The Turnock Medical 235Company Van Medicine 237Bysterveld MECHANICAL FAKES 243 xThe e n a t o r-Electropoise-Oxydonor-Oxygenor-0 y g 243Oxypathor-Oxytonor Device 257Hawley's 258Help-To-Hear Company The Strenva Vacuum Treatment '. 258 MEDICAL INSTITUTES 260 The "Wisconsin Medical Institute" and "The Master 260Specialist" The Bellevue Medical Institute and the Boston Med- :ical Institute 280 The Institute and the HamiltonEpileptic Company 293Dispensary PART II: NOSTRUMS ASTHMA CURES 311 Asthma Cure 311Hayes Plantoxine 312 314Tucker's Asthma Specific BABY KILLERS 317 Friend 317Kopp's Baby Mrs. Winslow's 318Soothing Syrup Monell's 318Teething Syrup CURE-ALLS 318 VitaB-Ore 319 Blenz's 324Remedy 325Bioplasm 330 Oxy-Tonic 332Radam's Microbe Killer 334COUGH MEDICINES 334Linseed CompoundKay's Tonic 334Owbridge's Lung Powell's Balsam of Aniseed 334 Kilmer's Indian Cure 334Dr. Cough Elixir 335BalsamicCrosby's Cough Cure 335Veno's Lightning 335LozengesKeating's Cough 335Beecham's 335of MedicinesDangers Cough 335 Jayne's Expectorant 336Bull's Cough Syrup 336Rex Cough Syrup 336Gowan's Pneumonia Cure Oil of Pine 337Virgin 338Roche's EmbrocationTABLE OF CONTENTS 5 PAGE NOSTRUMS FOR DIABETES 339 Diabetol 340 Vin Urane 343Pesqui's Dill's Diabetic Mixture 343 FOOD Toxics 345 Antineurasthin 345 Its Food Value 347Sanatogen HABIT-FORMING NOSTRUMS 350 Homes Commission's List 350 Coca-Bola 351 HAIR ETC 353DYES, Mrs. Potter's Walnut Juice Hair Stain 353 Eau Sublime 354 356Captol HEADACHE CURES 358 Harmful ofEffects and Acet-Acetanilid, Antipyrin 358phenetidin Sanitariums and the Acetanilid Habit 359 Acetanilid Mixtures 361 Antikamnia 361 Bromo-Seltzer : 363 364Capudine Getwell Tablets 368 371Kephalose Shac 372 KIDNEY PILLS AND SIMILAR NOSTRUMS 374 Warner's Safe Cure 375 Veno's Seaweed Tonic 375 Cure 375Munyon's Kidney Kutnow's Powder 375 LAXATIVES 379 Beecham's Pills 379 Purgen 379 Eno's Fruit Salt 381 Castoria 381 MlSBRANDED DRUGS AND FOODS 383 What Connecticut has Done 383 theConvictions Under Food and Act 386Drugs NOSTRUMSMISCELLANEOUS 424 Amolin .Deodorani Powder 424 Bracers 427 Bromidia 429 Catarrh and Cold Cures 430 Chichester's Diamond Brand Pills 431 Cholerol 434 Cuticura Resolvent 434 En-Ar-Co Oil 435 Fruitola . 437 Wonderful Stomach 440Mayr's Remedy Health Grains 443 Pile Ointment 444Munyon's Murine 445Eye Remedy7TABLE OF CONTEbTS6 MISCELLANEOUS NOSTRUMS Continued. rAGE Odol 449 Oxien Tablets 450 , 450Perspiro Poslam 450 Eathbun's 452Remedy 453Sanitol Resinol 453 WaterTansan Mineral 454 Vin Mariani 455 Wheeler's Nerve Vitalizer 456 OBESITY CURES 458 Safe Fat Reducer 458Kellogg's Marmola 459 of Associated 400Society Physicians FAKES 462PRESCRIPTION 40(5Kargon 467Mayatone RHEUMATISM CURES 469 Gloria Tonic 469 Foot Drafts . 469Magic Tartarlithine 472 Sal 472Hepatica CURES 474SEASICKNESS for Seasickness . .Brush's 474Remedy Mothersill's Seasick 474Remedy PART III: MISCELLANEOUS The Confidence of . 478Quacks The American of 480College Mechano-Therapy on Food Preservatives ..,.,.,.... 486Molding Opinion Patent Medicine Makers and the Press. , , . 491 Price's , , . , 493Mrs. Canning Compound .,,... 494Testimonials and Nostrum . ... . 499.....;.....,.Press-Clippings Enterprise v