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The Truth about Some Patent Medicines
BUREAU OF CHEMISTRY
THE TRUTH ABOUT SOME PATENT MEDICINES T
H E patent medicine and proprietary evil th at faces the public and the medical and dental professions is a m atter o f deep concern to those interested in guarding the public health. F o r t u nately fo r the citize n ry o f this co u ntry, there are numerous agencies, both o f a public and o f a semipublic character, that m aintain a constant vigilance against those w h o w o u ld exploit the public fo r pecuniary gain. T h e exposes fro m the A . D . A . B u re a u of C h em istry w hich have appeared in these colum ns du rin g the past year serve in a sm all measure to illustrate w h a t is being foisted on the pub lic and the profession by unscrupulous persons. T h e w o rk o f the B u re a u is only a sm all pa rt o f the w o rk done in the interests of public health by such organ izations as the U . S . D e p a rtm e n t o f A g r i culture, State Fo o d and D r u g L a b o ra tories, the Po st O ffice D e p a rtm e n t and th e A m e r i c a n M e d i c a l A s s o c ia t io n , through its C o u n cil on Ph a rm acy and C h e m istry and its B ureau o f Investiga tio n . I n order th a t the members o f the dental profession m ay become better acquainted w ith the various frauds and dishonest and u n w o rth y medical remedies foisted on the public, this departm ent w ill p rin t at intervals abstracts o f N otices of Jud g m e n ts and F r a u d O rd e rs issued at the behest o f the U . S . D e p a rtm e n t of A g ric u ltu re and the U . S . Post Office D e p a rtm e n t, and abstracts of articles by the Am erican M e d ic a l Association. Jour. A . D . A ., D ecem ber, IÇ2Q
TH E
T R IC H O
A c c o r d i n g to th e t r ib u te d tem
is
by
“ b e a u ty p a r l o r s ” :
th e
in v e n t io n
M .D ., a N e w fa m o u s D r.
SYSTEM
a d v e r tis in g of
b o o k le t “ T rich o
A lb e r t
C.
d is Sys
G ey ser,
Y o r k p h y s ic ia n in t e r n a t io n a lly
as a s p e c ia lis t o n E le c t r o - T h e r a p y .”
G eyser
c la im s
to h a v e
so m o d ifie d th e
x -r a y s that w it h h is a p p a r a t u s it is p o s s ib le to p r o d u c e p e r m a n e n t b a ld n e s s in h a ir y a re a s w it h o u t a n y p o s s ib ilit y o f d o i n g d a m a g e to th e sk in . I t is n o t n e c e s s a r y to te ll p h y s ic ia n s — ■ at lea st, th o se w i t h
any
e x te n s iv e
d e rm a to -
I o g ic e x p e r ie n c e — h o w s e r io u s a m e n a ce is th e use o f x - r a y s in th e r e m o v a l o f
s u p e rflu o u s
h a ir . T h e t r a g e d y in th e c a s e a ris e s f r o m th e fa c t th a t th e p r e c a n c e r o u s k e ra to s e s a n d o t h e r u n t o w a r d e ffe cts a re u s u a lly n o t e v id e n t f o r m o n th s a f t e r th e “ tr e a tm e n t” h a s b e e n g iv e n . F u r th e r, the v ic t im s — n e a r ly a lw a y s w o m e n — fr e q u e n t ly r e fu s e to p r o s e c u t e , b e c a u s e o f th e in e v it a b le
p u b lic ity .
A
fe w
d e r m a to lo g is t s
h a v e , h o w e v e r , r e p o r t e d c a s e s o f th e d is f ig u r in g
and
dan gerou s
s e q u e la e
l o w e d th e u se o f th e T r i c h o
that h a v e
fo l
System.(J.A.M.A.,
J a n . 19, 1929, p . 2 5 2 .) LESSER
S L IM
F IG U R E
BATH
D u r i n g th e p a st f e w m o n th s th e re h a s b e e n p u t on the m a r k e t a p r e p a r a t io n
s o ld u n d e r
th e n a m e o f “ L e s s e r S lim F ig u r e B a t h ” w h ic h is d e s c r ib e d
as
“The
S e n sa tio n
th a t, b y its “ m y s te r io u s a c t io n ,” th e
w e ig h t
d ie t.”
of
th e
fa t
of
E u rop e”
w ill
“ r e g a r d le s s
red u ce of
your
It c o m e s f r o m B e r lin — i f o n e is t o b e
lie v e th e a d v e r t i s i n g — a n d is th e in v e n t io n o f H err
F e lix L e s s e r, w h o , it is c la im e d ,
m itte d e m in e n t
“ h is
r e m a r k a b le
D r.
G.
B ra u n
d is c o v e r y ” of
to
B e r lin .”
sub “ th e The
e m in e n t d o c t o r ’ s r e p o r t is p a r t o f th e L e s s e r S lim F ig u r e B a t h a d v e r t is in g . com p a n y has been
A n A m e r ic a n
fo rm e d — T h e
L e s s e r C o .,
in c o r p o r a t e d u n d e r th e la w s o f I llin o is . C h ica g o tio n
2300
Tribune
a lth o u g h
its
The
ha s a d v e r t is e d th e p r e p a r a h e a lth
e d it o r
in f o r m e d
a
2301
Bureau o f Chem istry
c o r r e s p o n d e n t th a t h e k n e w
o f n o s u b sta n ce
u s e d in b a th s w h ic h w i l l r e d u c e w e ig h t . L e s s e r S lim
The
F ig u r e B a t h co m e s in th e fo r m
w a r e c o r p o r a t io n , d o i n g b u s in e ss f r o m P it ts b u rgh ,
and
engaged
in
th e of
m a n u fa c t u r e ,
a d v e rtis in g
and
s e llin g
an
The
a d v e r t i s i n g o f th e firm
a lle g e d
cu r e
o f a p a c k a g e o f w h it e , h ig h ly s ce n te d
e f fe r
f o r o b e s it y .
v e s c in g
la r g e
serts th a t w e i g h t r e d u c t io n
m ay be
s e cu re d
by
F ed era l
T ra d e
pow der
in
w h ic h
th e r e
is
a
c o m p r e s s e d t a b le t t h a t a ls o e ffe r v e s c e s .
The
in s tr u c tio n s a re to fill th e b a t h tu b w it h h o t w a t e r , e m p ty th e co n te n ts o f th e p a c k a g e in to the tu b a n d p la c e
the
s tir w e ll, g e t in to th e tu b a n d
t a b le t
“ under
you r
b a c k .”
F rom
m eans
of
b a th s.
The
as
C o m m is s io n in its c o m p la in t sets o u t e ig h te e n in d ic tm e n ts a g a in s t th is h u m b u g , e a ch o n e a n s w e r in g
c la im s
th a t
m ad e fo r F a yro.
a re ,
or
have
been,
T h e la st sum s u p the c a s e
its a n a ly s is th e A . M . A . C h e m ic a l L a b o r a
a g a in s t th is m ix t u r e o f
t o r y c o n c lu d e s th a t a p r o d u c t h a v i n g e s s e n tia lly
s a lt t h u s : IB. F a y r o is an u n s a fe , u n s cie n tific,
th e s a m e p r o p e r t ie s as th e b a th p o w d e r m a y b e p r e p a r e d b y u s i n g : c o r n sta rc h , 7 p a r t s ;
w ill n ot r e m o v e f a t o r fle sh f r o m th e h u m a n
borax
body.
1 p a rt;
a c id ,
1 p a rt;
b a k in g s o d a , s tr o n g ly
1 p a rt;
t a r t a r ic
in e ffe c t iv e
and
in d e p e n d a b le
(J.A.M.A.,
its a n a ly s is th a t
t io n as th a t o f the L e s s e r ta b le t m a y b e p r e
D en ver,
pared
it
t a b le
n o s tru m
and
A N o stru m f o r R e d u c in g H i g h B lo o d P r e s s u re .
1 p a rt;
com m on
R E D U C -I T
a t a b le t h a v i n g e s s e n t ia lly th e s a m e c o m p o s i b y u s i n g : b a k in g s o d a ,
and
J u n e 22, 1929, p . 2 1 2 1 .)
o d o r ife r o u s p e rfu m e .
T h e L a b o ra to ry fo u n d fr o m
ep som
The
D enver
R esea rch
C o l., p u t o u t
w as
c la im e d ,
L a b o ra to ry
a p r e p a r a t io n
w o u ld
redu ce
of
w h ic h ,
h ig h
b lo o d
sa lt, 6 p a r t s ; t a r t a r ic a c id , 3 p a r t s ; t a lc , as
p re s s u re .
b in d e r .
E very
p h y s ic ia n
c la im e d th a t th e p r e p a r a t io n w o u ld “ P r e v e n t
absurd
m ix t u r e
ca n n ot
know s have
th a t
th e
e ffe c t in th e r e d u c tio n o f w e ig h t .
(
th is
s lig h te st
J.A.M.A.,
F e b . 9, 1929, p . 4 9 2 .) TH E
M ARM OLA
“ R e d u c - i t .”
It w a s
a p o p le x y , p a r a ly s is , B r i g h t ’ s d is e a s e , r h e u m a tism , e c z e m a , b o ils , p im p le s a n d m a n y o th e r d is e a s e s c a u s e d f r o m h ig h b l o o d p r e s s u r e a n d im p u r e b l o o d .” T h e p o sto ffice a u t h o r i
QUACKERY
E d w a r d D . H a y e s h a s b e e n q u a c k in g it f o r a q u a r t e r o f a c e n tu r y .
I t w a s c a lle d
U s in g th e t r a d e n a m e
ties h a v e is s u e d a f r a u d o r d e r e x c lu d in g the D en ver
R esea rch
L a b o ra to ry
fr o m
the
u se
“ M a r m o l a C o m p a n y ” he e x p lo it e d a t h y r o i d -
o f th e m a ils . T h e “ D e n v e r R e s e a r c h L a b o r a
c o n t a in in g m ix t u r e — M a r m o l a .
t o r y ” w a s n o t a la b o r a t o r y a t a ll.
In
1926
the
It w as a
p o s ta l a u th o r itie s w e r e a b o u t to issu e a f r a u d
tra d e nam e a d o p te d b y on e G illia r d W . J oh n ,
ord er
a g a in s t th e
who
H ayes
s u b m itte d
M a rm o la an
C om pany w hen
a ffid a v it d e c l a r i n g th a t
con d u cted
th e
b u s in e s s
fro m
a
“ one-
r o o m - a n d - b a t h a p a r tm e n t ” o c c u p ie d b y h im
h e w o u l d d is c o n tin u e th e M a r m o l a b u s in e s s .
s e lf a n d h is w i f e .
H e d i d so b y c h a n g i n g th e n a m e o f th e M a r
w as
m o la
ta r ta r, e p s o m s a lt a n d m a g n e s iu m c a r b o n a t e .
C om pany
to
th e
R a la d a m
C om pany!
H e c o n tin u e d to sell h is n o s tru m t h r o u g h the
m ade
(J.A.M.A.,
up
T h e p r e p a r a t io n , R e d u c -it ,
of
equ al p a rts
F ederal
T ra d e
C o m m is s io n
has
cream
of
M a r c h 2, 1929, p . 7 + 3 .)
d r u g s tores in s te a d o f t h r o u g h th e m a ils . N o w th e
of
E R C O L IN
iss u e d
A n oth er
“ C o ld ”
and
H ay
F ever
“ C u r e .”
an “ O r d e r to C e a s e a n d D e s is t ,” th e e s se n tia l
T h e S m it h -E r n s t e r L a b o r a t o r ie s , In c., o f N e w
fe a t u r e s o f w h ic h a r e th a t th e firm ce a s e a n d
Y o r k C it y e x p lo it a “ p a te n t m e d ic in e ” k n o w n
d e sis t f r o m
r e p r e s e n t in g th a t M a r m o l a
is a
a s “ E r c o lin .”
E r c o l i n is s a id to b e th e “ re su lt
s c ie n t ific a n d a c c u r a te m e th o d f o r t r e a t in g o b e s i t y ; r e p r e s e n t in g th a t th e fo r m u l a f r o m
o f s ix y e a r s o f in t e n s iv e r e s e a r c h ” m a d e b y D r . N i c o l a s E rn s te r . E r c o l i n is d e s c r ib e d as
w h ic h M a r m o l a is m a d e is a s cie n tific f o r m
an
u la ;
w h ic h
and
r e p r e s e n t in g
be
ta k e n
of
a c o m p e t e n t m e d ic a l
and
w it h o u t
h a r m le s s
o b e s it y .
th e
th a t a d v ic e
rem ed y
(J.A.M.A.,
M a rm o la and
d ir e c t io n
a u t h o r it y as a in
th e
M a y 4,
can s a fe
tre a tm e n t
1929, p .
of
1 5 4 1 .)
A n o t h e r Q u a c k O b e s it y C u r e o f th e B a th T ype.
T ra d e
It
is
C o m m is s io n
le a r n e d has
new
th a t
is s u e d
th e a
F ederal
c o m p la in t
a g a in s t th e F a y r o L a b o r a t o r ie s , I n c ., a D e l a
p h y s io lo g ic a l
“ re a cts o n th e p r o t e in
c o m p o u n d ,”
o f th e
t h e r e b y n e u t r a liz in g th e e ffe c t o f le n s .”
F rom
th e
e x a m in a tio n
p o lle n ,
ALL
m ade
p o l
in
th e
A . M . A . C h e m ic a l L a b o r a t o r y w e le a r n th a t th is
“ m a r v e lo u s
“ e m in e n t B o s to n
FAYRO S a lt
“ e n t ir e ly
r e m e d y ,”
p e rfe cte d
s cie n tis t,”
N ic o la s
by
P h .D ., a s th e r e s u lt “ o f y e a r s o f e ffo r t ,” n o t h in g m o r e w o n d e r f u l th a n tio n
of
g a llic
J.A.M.A .,
(.
a c id
in
th e
E rn s te r , is
a w e a k s o lu
d ilu te
F e b . 23, 1929, p . 6 7 0 .)
g ly c e r in e !
THE TRUTH ABOUT SOME PATENT MEDICINES T
H E patent medicine and proprietary evil th at faces the public and the medical and dental professions is a m atter o f deep concern to those interested in guarding the public health. F o r t u nately fo r the citize n ry o f this co u ntry, there are numerous agencies, both o f a public and o f a semipublic character, that m aintain a constant vigilance against those w h o w o u ld exploit the public fo r pecuniary gain. T h e exposes fro m the A . D . A . B u re a u of C h em istry w hich have appeared in these colum ns du rin g the past year serve in a sm all measure to illustrate w h a t is being foisted on the pub lic and the profession by unscrupulous persons. T h e w o rk o f the B u re a u is only a sm all pa rt o f the w o rk done in the interests of public health by such organ izations as the U . S . D e p a rtm e n t o f A g r i culture, State Fo o d and D r u g L a b o ra tories, the Po st O ffice D e p a rtm e n t and th e A m e r i c a n M e d i c a l A s s o c ia t io n , through its C o u n cil on Ph a rm acy and C h e m istry and its B ureau o f Investiga tio n . I n order th a t the members o f the dental profession m ay become better acquainted w ith the various frauds and dishonest and u n w o rth y medical remedies foisted on the public, this departm ent w ill p rin t at intervals abstracts o f N otices of Jud g m e n ts and F r a u d O rd e rs issued at the behest o f the U . S . D e p a rtm e n t of A g ric u ltu re and the U . S . Post Office D e p a rtm e n t, and abstracts of articles by the Am erican M e d ic a l Association. Jour. A . D . A ., D ecem ber, IÇ2Q
TH E
T R IC H O
A c c o r d i n g to th e t r ib u te d tem
is
by
“ b e a u ty p a r l o r s ” :
th e
in v e n t io n
M .D ., a N e w fa m o u s D r.
SYSTEM
a d v e r tis in g of
b o o k le t “ T rich o
A lb e r t
C.
d is Sys
G ey ser,
Y o r k p h y s ic ia n in t e r n a t io n a lly
as a s p e c ia lis t o n E le c t r o - T h e r a p y .”
G eyser
c la im s
to h a v e
so m o d ifie d th e
x -r a y s that w it h h is a p p a r a t u s it is p o s s ib le to p r o d u c e p e r m a n e n t b a ld n e s s in h a ir y a re a s w it h o u t a n y p o s s ib ilit y o f d o i n g d a m a g e to th e sk in . I t is n o t n e c e s s a r y to te ll p h y s ic ia n s — ■ at lea st, th o se w i t h
any
e x te n s iv e
d e rm a to -
I o g ic e x p e r ie n c e — h o w s e r io u s a m e n a ce is th e use o f x - r a y s in th e r e m o v a l o f
s u p e rflu o u s
h a ir . T h e t r a g e d y in th e c a s e a ris e s f r o m th e fa c t th a t th e p r e c a n c e r o u s k e ra to s e s a n d o t h e r u n t o w a r d e ffe cts a re u s u a lly n o t e v id e n t f o r m o n th s a f t e r th e “ tr e a tm e n t” h a s b e e n g iv e n . F u r th e r, the v ic t im s — n e a r ly a lw a y s w o m e n — fr e q u e n t ly r e fu s e to p r o s e c u t e , b e c a u s e o f th e in e v it a b le
p u b lic ity .
A
fe w
d e r m a to lo g is t s
h a v e , h o w e v e r , r e p o r t e d c a s e s o f th e d is f ig u r in g
and
dan gerou s
s e q u e la e
l o w e d th e u se o f th e T r i c h o
that h a v e
fo l
System.(J.A.M.A.,
J a n . 19, 1929, p . 2 5 2 .) LESSER
S L IM
F IG U R E
BATH
D u r i n g th e p a st f e w m o n th s th e re h a s b e e n p u t on the m a r k e t a p r e p a r a t io n
s o ld u n d e r
th e n a m e o f “ L e s s e r S lim F ig u r e B a t h ” w h ic h is d e s c r ib e d
as
“The
S e n sa tio n
th a t, b y its “ m y s te r io u s a c t io n ,” th e
w e ig h t
d ie t.”
of
th e
fa t
of
E u rop e”
w ill
“ r e g a r d le s s
red u ce of
your
It c o m e s f r o m B e r lin — i f o n e is t o b e
lie v e th e a d v e r t i s i n g — a n d is th e in v e n t io n o f H err
F e lix L e s s e r, w h o , it is c la im e d ,
m itte d e m in e n t
“ h is
r e m a r k a b le
D r.
G.
B ra u n
d is c o v e r y ” of
to
B e r lin .”
sub “ th e The
e m in e n t d o c t o r ’ s r e p o r t is p a r t o f th e L e s s e r S lim F ig u r e B a t h a d v e r t is in g . com p a n y has been
A n A m e r ic a n
fo rm e d — T h e
L e s s e r C o .,
in c o r p o r a t e d u n d e r th e la w s o f I llin o is . C h ica g o tio n
2300
Tribune
a lth o u g h
its
The
ha s a d v e r t is e d th e p r e p a r a h e a lth
e d it o r
in f o r m e d
a
2301
Bureau o f Chem istry
c o r r e s p o n d e n t th a t h e k n e w
o f n o s u b sta n ce
u s e d in b a th s w h ic h w i l l r e d u c e w e ig h t . L e s s e r S lim
The
F ig u r e B a t h co m e s in th e fo r m
w a r e c o r p o r a t io n , d o i n g b u s in e ss f r o m P it ts b u rgh ,
and
engaged
in
th e of
m a n u fa c t u r e ,
a d v e rtis in g
and
s e llin g
an
The
a d v e r t i s i n g o f th e firm
a lle g e d
cu r e
o f a p a c k a g e o f w h it e , h ig h ly s ce n te d
e f fe r
f o r o b e s it y .
v e s c in g
la r g e
serts th a t w e i g h t r e d u c t io n
m ay be
s e cu re d
by
F ed era l
T ra d e
pow der
in
w h ic h
th e r e
is
a
c o m p r e s s e d t a b le t t h a t a ls o e ffe r v e s c e s .
The
in s tr u c tio n s a re to fill th e b a t h tu b w it h h o t w a t e r , e m p ty th e co n te n ts o f th e p a c k a g e in to the tu b a n d p la c e
the
s tir w e ll, g e t in to th e tu b a n d
t a b le t
“ under
you r
b a c k .”
F rom
m eans
of
b a th s.
The
as
C o m m is s io n in its c o m p la in t sets o u t e ig h te e n in d ic tm e n ts a g a in s t th is h u m b u g , e a ch o n e a n s w e r in g
c la im s
th a t
m ad e fo r F a yro.
a re ,
or
have
been,
T h e la st sum s u p the c a s e
its a n a ly s is th e A . M . A . C h e m ic a l L a b o r a
a g a in s t th is m ix t u r e o f
t o r y c o n c lu d e s th a t a p r o d u c t h a v i n g e s s e n tia lly
s a lt t h u s : IB. F a y r o is an u n s a fe , u n s cie n tific,
th e s a m e p r o p e r t ie s as th e b a th p o w d e r m a y b e p r e p a r e d b y u s i n g : c o r n sta rc h , 7 p a r t s ;
w ill n ot r e m o v e f a t o r fle sh f r o m th e h u m a n
borax
body.
1 p a rt;
a c id ,
1 p a rt;
b a k in g s o d a , s tr o n g ly
1 p a rt;
t a r t a r ic
in e ffe c t iv e
and
in d e p e n d a b le
(J.A.M.A.,
its a n a ly s is th a t
t io n as th a t o f the L e s s e r ta b le t m a y b e p r e
D en ver,
pared
it
t a b le
n o s tru m
and
A N o stru m f o r R e d u c in g H i g h B lo o d P r e s s u re .
1 p a rt;
com m on
R E D U C -I T
a t a b le t h a v i n g e s s e n t ia lly th e s a m e c o m p o s i b y u s i n g : b a k in g s o d a ,
and
J u n e 22, 1929, p . 2 1 2 1 .)
o d o r ife r o u s p e rfu m e .
T h e L a b o ra to ry fo u n d fr o m
ep som
The
D enver
R esea rch
C o l., p u t o u t
w as
c la im e d ,
L a b o ra to ry
a p r e p a r a t io n
w o u ld
redu ce
of
w h ic h ,
h ig h
b lo o d
sa lt, 6 p a r t s ; t a r t a r ic a c id , 3 p a r t s ; t a lc , as
p re s s u re .
b in d e r .
E very
p h y s ic ia n
c la im e d th a t th e p r e p a r a t io n w o u ld “ P r e v e n t
absurd
m ix t u r e
ca n n ot
know s have
th a t
th e
e ffe c t in th e r e d u c tio n o f w e ig h t .
(
th is
s lig h te st
J.A.M.A.,
F e b . 9, 1929, p . 4 9 2 .) TH E
M ARM OLA
“ R e d u c - i t .”
It w a s
a p o p le x y , p a r a ly s is , B r i g h t ’ s d is e a s e , r h e u m a tism , e c z e m a , b o ils , p im p le s a n d m a n y o th e r d is e a s e s c a u s e d f r o m h ig h b l o o d p r e s s u r e a n d im p u r e b l o o d .” T h e p o sto ffice a u t h o r i
QUACKERY
E d w a r d D . H a y e s h a s b e e n q u a c k in g it f o r a q u a r t e r o f a c e n tu r y .
I t w a s c a lle d
U s in g th e t r a d e n a m e
ties h a v e is s u e d a f r a u d o r d e r e x c lu d in g the D en ver
R esea rch
L a b o ra to ry
fr o m
the
u se
“ M a r m o l a C o m p a n y ” he e x p lo it e d a t h y r o i d -
o f th e m a ils . T h e “ D e n v e r R e s e a r c h L a b o r a
c o n t a in in g m ix t u r e — M a r m o l a .
t o r y ” w a s n o t a la b o r a t o r y a t a ll.
In
1926
the
It w as a
p o s ta l a u th o r itie s w e r e a b o u t to issu e a f r a u d
tra d e nam e a d o p te d b y on e G illia r d W . J oh n ,
ord er
a g a in s t th e
who
H ayes
s u b m itte d
M a rm o la an
C om pany w hen
a ffid a v it d e c l a r i n g th a t
con d u cted
th e
b u s in e s s
fro m
a
“ one-
r o o m - a n d - b a t h a p a r tm e n t ” o c c u p ie d b y h im
h e w o u l d d is c o n tin u e th e M a r m o l a b u s in e s s .
s e lf a n d h is w i f e .
H e d i d so b y c h a n g i n g th e n a m e o f th e M a r
w as
m o la
ta r ta r, e p s o m s a lt a n d m a g n e s iu m c a r b o n a t e .
C om pany
to
th e
R a la d a m
C om pany!
H e c o n tin u e d to sell h is n o s tru m t h r o u g h the
m ade
(J.A.M.A.,
up
T h e p r e p a r a t io n , R e d u c -it ,
of
equ al p a rts
F ederal
T ra d e
C o m m is s io n
has
cream
of
M a r c h 2, 1929, p . 7 + 3 .)
d r u g s tores in s te a d o f t h r o u g h th e m a ils . N o w th e
of
E R C O L IN
iss u e d
A n oth er
“ C o ld ”
and
H ay
F ever
“ C u r e .”
an “ O r d e r to C e a s e a n d D e s is t ,” th e e s se n tia l
T h e S m it h -E r n s t e r L a b o r a t o r ie s , In c., o f N e w
fe a t u r e s o f w h ic h a r e th a t th e firm ce a s e a n d
Y o r k C it y e x p lo it a “ p a te n t m e d ic in e ” k n o w n
d e sis t f r o m
r e p r e s e n t in g th a t M a r m o l a
is a
a s “ E r c o lin .”
E r c o l i n is s a id to b e th e “ re su lt
s c ie n t ific a n d a c c u r a te m e th o d f o r t r e a t in g o b e s i t y ; r e p r e s e n t in g th a t th e fo r m u l a f r o m
o f s ix y e a r s o f in t e n s iv e r e s e a r c h ” m a d e b y D r . N i c o l a s E rn s te r . E r c o l i n is d e s c r ib e d as
w h ic h M a r m o l a is m a d e is a s cie n tific f o r m
an
u la ;
w h ic h
and
r e p r e s e n t in g
be
ta k e n
of
a c o m p e t e n t m e d ic a l
and
w it h o u t
h a r m le s s
o b e s it y .
th e
th a t a d v ic e
rem ed y
(J.A.M.A.,
M a rm o la and
d ir e c t io n
a u t h o r it y as a in
th e
M a y 4,
can s a fe
tre a tm e n t
1929, p .
of
1 5 4 1 .)
A n o t h e r Q u a c k O b e s it y C u r e o f th e B a th T ype.
T ra d e
It
is
C o m m is s io n
le a r n e d has
new
th a t
is s u e d
th e a
F ederal
c o m p la in t
a g a in s t th e F a y r o L a b o r a t o r ie s , I n c ., a D e l a
p h y s io lo g ic a l
“ re a cts o n th e p r o t e in
c o m p o u n d ,”
o f th e
t h e r e b y n e u t r a liz in g th e e ffe c t o f le n s .”
F rom
th e
e x a m in a tio n
p o lle n ,
ALL
m ade
p o l
in
th e
A . M . A . C h e m ic a l L a b o r a t o r y w e le a r n th a t th is
“ m a r v e lo u s
“ e m in e n t B o s to n
FAYRO S a lt
“ e n t ir e ly
r e m e d y ,”
p e rfe cte d
s cie n tis t,”
N ic o la s
by
P h .D ., a s th e r e s u lt “ o f y e a r s o f e ffo r t ,” n o t h in g m o r e w o n d e r f u l th a n tio n
of
g a llic
J.A.M.A .,
(.
a c id
in
th e
E rn s te r , is
a w e a k s o lu
d ilu te
F e b . 23, 1929, p . 6 7 0 .)
g ly c e r in e !