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drug for a headache powder, but when one considers that there 

 are only 480 grains in an ounce, it will be seen that each 

 powder is one half acetanilide. Powders taken in small quan- 

 tities and at rare intervals are apparently harmless ; but they 

 never remove the cause of the trouble. Ordinarily, hygienic 

 living will eliminate the source of the trouble ; if it does not, 

 a physician should be consulted. 



Other deceptions. Nearly all patent medicines contain 

 some alcohol, and in many, the quantity of alcohol is far in ex- 



FIG. 68. Diagram showing the amount of alcohol in some alcoholic drinks 

 and in one much used patent medicine. 



cess of that found in the strongest wines. Tonics and bitters 

 advertised as cures for spring fever and for a worn-out system 

 are scarcely more than cheap cocktails, and the amount of 

 alcohol in some widely advertised patent remedies is almost 

 equal to that in strong whisky (Fig. 68). 



Some conscientious persons who would not touch beer, wine, 

 whisky, or any other intoxicating drink consume patent reme- 

 dies containing large quantities of alcohol and thus uninten- 

 tionally expose themselves to mental and physical danger. 



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