General Instructions for Using Instruments and Medicines from the Alpha Medical Institute
Cincinnati, OH: The Alpha Medical Institute, [1900]. A brochure advertising several medical instruments made by the Alpha Medical Institute in Cincinnati, OH, which was run by Dr. Thomas William Graydon (1850-1900). While the instruments could be used to treat any cough, they were designed for consumption, or tuberculosis patients. The three (3) devices advertised in this brochure are: Dr. Graydon's Direct Nasal Appliance, Dr. Graydon's Direct Inhaler, and Dr. Graydon's Improved Compound Inhaler. Instructions for use and an illustration are provided for each device. The Alpha Medical Institute was a financial success, even after Graydon's death in 1900, however in 1905, it was exposed as a fraud by Samuel Hopkins Adams (1871-1958), in a series of articles he wrote in Colliers, which were later complied into a book in 1912 entitled "The Great American Fraud: Articles on the Nostrum Evil and Quackery". Tri-fold brochure. OCLC 0 (February 2022). Measures 8" x 5 1/2" (folded), 16 1/2" x 8" (unfolded). General wear due to age. Letter folds.
Price: $125.00
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