Chapter 13

ALCOHOLIC PROPRIETARY OR "PATENT" MEDICINES.

The Pure Food Law--The guarantee--Newspaper opposition to the law--Headache remedies--Fake testimonials--Dangers of soothing syrups and morphine cough syrups--Fraud orders issued by Post-Office Department--Internal Revenue Department and Patent Medicines--Proprietary "Foods" strongly alcoholic--Alcoholic Cod-Liver Oil preparations--Australia's Royal Commission on Patent Medicines--Committee on Pharmacy analyses--Malt extracts--Coca Wines--Advertising, the strength of the Nostrum business--An effectual remedy 299