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THE PROPAGANDA FOR REFORM
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Proprietary Medicines
IV. Contributions from the Journal: Miscellany
[Ninth Edition]
REPRINTED FROM THE JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
Preface
From time to time The Journal of the American Medical Association has published the reports of the Council on Pharmacy and Chemistry and the Chemical Laboratory, as well as other matter on proprietary medicines. Repeated requests for some of the matter have led to the compilation of “The Propaganda for Reform in Proprietary Medicines,” which, in the present volume, attains its ninth edition.
The seventh, eighth and ninth editions have been compiled on slightly different principles from their predecessors. The therapeutic reform work of The Journal and of the Association’s Chemical Laboratory was at first confined almost entirely to the criticism and analysis of the so-called ethical proprietaries. This was right; the medical profession owed it to the public to combat the nostrum evil within its own ranks.
As the more flagrant evils of the “ethical proprietary” question were mitigated, the Association has turned the light on the more widespread and dangerous “patent medicine” evil. The articles devoted to “patent medicines” or quackery being naturally of greater interest to the general public than to the medical profession, the number of inquiries from laymen regarding various quacks and nostrums has steadily increased. It has been thought best, therefore, to publish separately[1] all of the matter from The Journal relative to quackery and to those nostrums exploited only or chiefly to the public, and to include in the Propaganda for Reform practically none of the matter that is of direct interest primarily to laymen. In one or two instances in which the subjects were of equal interest to the profession and to the public matter that has already appeared in “Nostrums and Quackery” is also given here; but as a general rule the contents of the ninth edition of “The Propaganda for Reform” are of strictly professional interest. Those physicians who are desirous of obtaining in convenient form the matter dealing with “patent medicines” should order the book “Nostrums and Quackery” or the various pamphlets on the same subjects that have been issued since “Nostrums and Quackery” came from the press.
[1] This matter appears in “Nostrums and Quackery,” a 700-page book, and also in various pamphlets. Write for the descriptive price-list of publications dealing with the nostrum evil.
The ninth edition of “Propaganda for Reform” contains a number of new articles, greatly increasing the size of the book. It also contains one novel feature which greatly enhances its value. The index includes references not only to articles in the book, but also to matter on proprietaries not accepted by the Council on Pharmacy and Chemistry which appeared in The Journal of the American Medical Association and elsewhere. This index makes of this edition of “Propaganda for Reform” a very full work of reference on proprietaries which are undeserving of recognition. It should be understood, however, that not all articles indexed are condemned; some are merely discussed and compared.
I. COUNCIL REPORTS
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Acetanilid Mixtures 9
Agar-Lac 10
Anasarcin and Anedemin 11
Maignen Antiseptic Powder 19
Tyree’s Antiseptic Powder 21
Apergels 26
Aseptikons 26
Betul-Ol 27
Peacock’s Bromides and Chionia 28
Bromidia 31
Cactus Grandiflorus 36
Calcreose 40
Campho-Phenique 40
Celerina, Aletris Cordial and Kennedy’s Pinus Canadensis, Light and Dark 43
Cineraria Maritima 49
Hagee’s Cordial of the Extract of Cod Liver Oil Compound 51
Wampole’s Perfected and Tasteless Preparation of an Extract of Cod Liver 52
Waterbury’s Metabolized Cod-Liver Oil Compound 54
Waterbury’s Compound 57
Colchi-Sal 58
Cypridol Capsules 59
Cystogen, Cystogen Aperient and Cystogen-Lithia 60
Cysto-Sedative 61
Taka-Diastase and Liquid Taka-Diastase 62
Digalen Omitted from N. N. R. 68
Dioradin Refused Recognition 73
Echinacea 79
Echtisia, Ecthol and Echitone 81
Ergoapiol 82
Erpiol (Dr. Schrader) 83
False Unicorn (Helonias) 84
Formurol 85
Gastrogen Tablets 87
Glyco-Heroin, Smith 88
Glyco-Thymoline 92
Glycozone 95
Gardner’s Syrup of Hydriodic Acid 97
Hyperol 100
Ingluvin 101
Intestinal Antiseptic W-A 103
Bannerman’s Intravenous Solution 105
Iodalia 106
Iodex 107
Iodia 108
Burnham’s Soluble Iodine 110
Iodotone 113
Iosaline 113
Nourry Wine 115
Labordine 115
Lactobacilline Omitted from N. N. R. 120
Reexamination of Lactopeptine 121
Meat and Beef Juices 123
Valentine’s Meat Juice 129
Medicinal Foods 131
Migrainin 135
Neurilla 136
Neurosine, Dioviburnia, Germiletum and Palpebrine 139
Oxychlorine 147
Pam-Ala, Another Worthless Quinin Substitute 149
Papayans Bell 151
Passiflora and Daniel’s Concentrated Tincture of Passiflora 156
Liquid Combinations Containing Pepsin and Pancreatin 157
Pepto-Mangan (Gude) 159
Liquid Petrolatum or “Russian Mineral Oil” 161
Clinical Experience with Liquid Paraffin (Liquid Petrolatum) 167
Angier’s Emulsion 169
Phecolates, Phecolax, Phecozymes and Phecotones 174
Phenol Sodique 175
Phytin and Fortossan 178
Prunoids 178
Sal Hepatica 179
Sanmetto 182
Secretogen 185
Sinkina 188
Somnos 193
Succus Alterans 195
Sulpho-Lythin 196
Taurocol 198
Tri-Iodides, Three Chlorides and Maizo-Lithium 198
Thialion 205
Unguentum Selenio Vanadic (V. Roemer) 207
Unicorn Root, Wild Yam and Wild Indigo 208
Proprietary Vanadium Preparations 209
Venarsen 212
Venodine 214
Veracolate 216
Hayden’s Viburnum Compound 218
Vin Mariani 221
Virol 225
II. CONTRIBUTIONS FROM THE CHEMICAL LABORATORY
Anusol Hemorrhoidal Suppositories 227
Aromatic Digestive Tablets 229
Burnham’s Soluble Iodin 233
“Hydrocyanate of Iron-Tilden” 235
Hymosa 238
Micajah’s Medicated Uterine Wafers 240
Noitol and Anadol 245
Pix Cresol 247
Saliodin 249
Theobromin Sodium Salicylate Versus “Diuretin”; The Economical Aspect 251
Unguentine 254
Uricedin 256
Uriseptin 256
Zemacol 259
Zyme-Oid 261
III. CONTRIBUTIONS FROM THE JOURNAL: NOSTRUMS
Alleotone 264
Baume Analgésique Bengué 267
Antidiabeticum-Bauer 267
Antikamnia 268
Anusol Suppositories 280
Aspiro-Lithine 281
Bell-Ans (Pa-Pay-Ans, Bell) 282
Biosol 284
Bromin-Iodin Compound 285
Calmine 286
Camphenol 287
Chologen 288
Hagee’s Cordial of Cod-Liver Oil 289
Waterbury’s Compound Once More 291
Collyrium-Wyeth 292
Diatussin 293
Enteronol 294
Expurgo (Sanol) Anti-Diabetes 299
Formamint 303
Gomenol 304
Headache Cures 305
Hectine 308
Hydronaphthol 308
Hydrozone 309
Hypoquinidol 310
Iodonucleoid 310
Iridium 312
Iron Tropon 313
Kutnow’s Powder 314
Lymph Compound R-H and Orchitic Fluid Tablets 317
Lysol--The Evolution of a Proprietary 318
Thompson’s Malted Food Company 319
Manola 323
Mercol 326
Midol and Nurito 327
Mu-col 329
Narkine 329
Papine 330
Pasadyne 332
Pas-Avena 333
Pertussin 334
Phenalgin--A Typical Example 335
Pheno-Bromate 343
Phenolphthalein 343
Mixed Vaccine and Phylacogens 346
The Danger in Protonuclein, a Preparation Containing Thyroid 348
Purgen 349
Pyo-Atoxin 350
Resinol 352
Resor-Bisnol 353
Robinol and Sevetol 353
Salacetin 356
Sal-Codeia-Bell 357
Sanatogen 358
Sanatogen: a Scientific Investigation of Its Alleged Action on the Recuperating Powers of the Blood 378
The Feeding Value of Sanatogen Compared with Commercial Casein with Respect to Maintenance and Growth 385
Poehl’s Spermin in Arteriosclerosis 395
Syrup of Cocillana Compound 396
Aubergier’s Syrup of Lactucarium 399
Tartarlithine 401
Thoxos 402
Trypsogen 403
Tyree’s Antiseptic Powder 404
Vapo-Cresolene 408
Vasogen and Iodovasogen 408
Viburnum Compound--and other Nostrums 409
Wheeler’s Nerve Vitalizer 411
Zymotoid 412
IV. CONTRIBUTIONS FROM THE JOURNAL: MISCELLANEOUS MATTER
Acetphenetidin and Phenacetin--Their Relative Purity 414
Clean Advertising 418
Lippincott’s Magazine 419
Medical Journal Advertising 422
Medical Journals and the Great American Fraud 426
The Army and Navy Medical Record 432
The Medical Times Advertisements 438
Cause for Optimism 440
The Comparative Nutrient Value of Cod Liver Oil and Cod Liver Oil Cordials 442
Diabetic Foods Offered for Sale in the United States 446
The Jireh Diabetic Food Company 451
The Name “Epinephrin” Versus the Name “Adrenalin” 454
The Hord Sanitarium 456
The German Propaganda for Reform 458
The German Council on Pharmacy and Chemistry 459
Grand Prix and Gold Medals for Sale 462
The Hypophosphite Fallacy 464
Buffalo Lithia Water 467
Meat Extracts and Meat Juices 470
Pharmaceutical Manufacturers and the Great American Fraud 474
Dowd’s Phosphatometer 476
Amorphous Phosphorus 478
THE PROPAGANDA FOR REFORM IN PROPRIETARY MEDICINES