Excerpt from Secret Nostrums and Systems of Medicine Several formulas of preparations that are not strictly proprietary have been included, because it has seemed proper to enlighten our readers in regard to them. While expressing our obligations to all sources from which we quote, we are especially indebted to the following journals: The New Idea, the organ of the firm of Frederick Stearns 81 Co., of Detroit. This house, in addition to the good work done in the exposure of the character of secret compounds, has introduced a line of non secret remedies for popular use. These preparations are as excellent as they are attractive. The Medical World, of Philadelphia, one of the brightest and most practical of our medical journals, as the character of our extracts from its pages show. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.