Nostrums and quackery; articles on the nostrum evil and quackery reprinted, with additions and modifications, from The Journal of the American Medical Association . eclaim was reinforced by some such pretended discovery. It would be interesting to know, but it is impossible tolearn from a study of the records, whether Sanche invented theforce of diaduction for the purpose of dignifying his gas-pipe fake or -invented his nickel-plated humbug so as tocapitalize his imaginary force. At any rate, both fakes wereworked to the limit. UECUA MVAL FA l\! > Tin. i i;a i 1 .i:.\ in oi 01 \ Nor we
Nostrums and quackery; articles on the nostrum evil and quackery reprinted, with additions and modifications, from The Journal of the American Medical Association . eclaim was reinforced by some such pretended discovery. It would be interesting to know, but it is impossible tolearn from a study of the records, whether Sanche invented theforce of diaduction for the purpose of dignifying his gas-pipe fake or -invented his nickel-plated humbug so as tocapitalize his imaginary force. At any rate, both fakes wereworked to the limit. UECUA MVAL FA l\! > Tin. i i;a i 1 .i:.\ in oi 01 \ Nor were the instrument and the force the only thingsfounded by Sanche. Fraternitas D the Fraternity of Duxanimse was the Dame of an organization evolved fromthe fertile brain of this exponent of gas-pipe cure. Naturally,the object of Fraternitas Duxanimw was the enriching of itsfounder, both by the sale of Oxydonor and otherwise. Anelaborate booklet was issued which purported to se1 forth theobjects of the Fraternity. To discuss the book at lengthwould be tedious and probably the besl method of acquaintingthe reader with its contents will be to quote one sentence. Photographic reproduction (reduced) of some of the numerousmechanical fakes by which Sanche has separated the simple fromtheir money. The instrument shown on the extreme left of theupper row was known as the •Animator and was said to be apowerful diaductive tonic. It sold for from $5 to $10. Thedevice on the extreme righi of the upper row is the Novorawith its accompanying cords and discs rolled around it : the centerillustration in the lower row is the Novora without cords or Novora was supposed to be used by any person that had tosleep with a patient who was using an Oxydonor. hie of theNovora discs was to be attached to the ankle of the patient whilethe other disc was to be attached to the ankle of the patients bed-mate. The instrument shown in the lower right hand corner wasknown as the Vocorbis, and it als
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