Nostrums and quackery; articles on the nostrum evil and quackery reprinted, with additions and modifications, from The Journal of the American Medical Association . a letter of inquiry was written to several men whosetraining particularly fits them to express an impartial opinionon a question of this kind. The following inquiry, expressedin practically the same words, was propounded: Is it possible for a product, even if it has the compositionclaimed for Sanatogen. to have properties as a food and med-icine which are claimed for this preparation? The replies to this inquiry are interesting and
Nostrums and quackery; articles on the nostrum evil and quackery reprinted, with additions and modifications, from The Journal of the American Medical Association . a letter of inquiry was written to several men whosetraining particularly fits them to express an impartial opinionon a question of this kind. The following inquiry, expressedin practically the same words, was propounded: Is it possible for a product, even if it has the compositionclaimed for Sanatogen. to have properties as a food and med-icine which are claimed for this preparation? The replies to this inquiry are interesting and instructive,although they are what might have been expected from menwhose judgment has not been warped by the glittering claimsof the Sanatogen publicity agents. THE REPLIES Dr. Lcwellvs F. Barker, professor of medicine, Johns Hopkins University, medical department, says in part : food roxivb 175 If Sanatogen consists simply of casein and sodium glycero-phosphate, it is pretty obvious thai all of its good effects(excepl perhaps the psychic influej taking an expensive and, to the layman, mysterious remedj i can b ? n by including milk and eggs in the
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