The Art of Snake Oil & Quackery CD-ROM and Book (Dover Electronic Clip Art)

A window into a fascinating forgotten era in medicine and advertising, this collection features colorful, often-bizarre graphics from the patent medicine era. Promoting everything from blood purifiers to nerve and brain foods, 165 illustrations include trade cards, posters, prints, bookplates, and sheet music featuring the work of Jules Cheret, Maxfield Parrish, and other artists.