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they have at the famous springs or seashore resorts. Many of these 

 waters are no better than any good clear drinking water. 



Some water which is bottled and sold to the public as coming 

 from certain springs is merely ordinary water, obtainable in any 

 locality, to which has been added Glauber's salts, Epsom salts, 

 common salts, etc. 



Send for pamphlet, " Mineral Water sold under Misleading or Fraudulent 

 Claims," American Medical Association, Chicago, 111. 



QUESTIONS 



1. How do some patent medicines, as a rule, compare with 

 liquors? 



2. What medicines are dangerous? Why? 



3. Why should we always read the labels of bottles? 



4. Why should we avoid all medicines which do not state the 

 contents of the bottles on the labels? 



5. Why are medicines frauds which claim to " cure," or to 

 " remedy " many ills? 



6. Why are children apt to form the taste for alcohol and dan- 

 gerous opiates if they are fed cough syrups and soothing syrups? 



7. Why may people who regularly take headache powders form 

 a " dope habit "? 



8. Why should people who have incurable diseases avoid patent 

 medicines? 



9. . Why are hair-growing tonics fakes? 



10. What is the best cure for obesity? 



11. Why should people who are too stout avoid all obesity cures? 



12. Why is water a good medicine? 



13. Why should people not use bottled waters without finding 

 out the contents of the water? 



14. What is the chief objection to buying patent medicines even 

 if they contain no injurious material? 



15. Why should people never buy a " patent medicine" for 

 serious ailments? 



16. What do you consider of greatest value in this section? 



