Anyone could create a concoction of any number of uncontrolled ingredients and make claims for its efficacy without verification. You might also remember another patent medicine, Mrs. Winslow’s Soothing Syrup, which was made from a recipe developed by Mrs. Charlotte Winslow, a nurse from Bangor, Maine.
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David Gapp was a Biology Professor at Hamilton College where he taught Biology of Reproduction, Food for Thought, Vertebrate Physiology, General Endocrinology, and Integrative Animal Biology. David has taught several courses for Acadia Senior College.
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