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100 1 _aBritish Medical Association
245 1 0 _aSecret remedies
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2025
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2025-01-21
508 _aMWS and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
520 _a"Secret Remedies: What They Cost and What They Contain" is a scientific publication written in the early 20th century. The book delves into the analyses of various secret remedies, detailing their purported efficacy and actual ingredients, based on investigations conducted for the British Medical Association. It highlights the deceptive marketing tactics of such remedies by juxtaposing their extravagant claims against the realities of their composition. At the start of the book, the author provides a comprehensive introduction that discusses the allure of secret remedies among the public and the often unfounded claims made by their vendors. The writing prepares readers for a systematic exploration of different remedies, starting with catarrh and cold cures, where the book dissects various preparations, revealing their inconspicuous ingredients and the minimal costs of the actual components compared to their market prices. The opening sets the stage for an analytical critique of the misinformation prevalent in the remedy market, emphasizing the book's goal of enlightening consumers about the realities behind advertised health cures. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cLondon: British Medical Association, 1909
653 _aPatent medicines
856 4 _uhttps://archive.org/details/b21974615
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/75168
999 _c115893
_d115893