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which will restore the deranged system to its normal healthy 

 condition. 



243. Other Deceptions. Nearly all patent medicines con- 

 tain some alcohol, and in many, the quantity of alcohol is far 



FlG. 161. Diagram showing the amount of alcohol in some alcoholic drinks and in 

 one much used patent medicine. 



in excess of that found in the strongest wines. Tonics and 

 bitters advertised as a cure for spring fever and a worn-out 

 system are scarcely more than cheap cocktails, as one writer 

 has derisively called them, and the amount of alcohol in some 

 widely advertised patent remedies is alarmingly large and 

 almost equal to that of strong whisky. 



Some conscientious persons who would not touch beer, 

 wine, whisky, or any other intoxicating drink consume patent 

 remedies containing large quantities of alcohol and thus 

 unintentionally expose themselves to mental and physical 

 danger. In all cases of bodily disorder, the only safe course 

 is to consult a physician who has devoted himself to the study 

 of the body and the methods by which a disordered system 

 may be restored to health. 



