A pamphlet, clearly intended for the laity, entitled “What Is Catarrh?” gives direction for the “sterilization” of the nose, throat, stomach, lungs, eyes, gums, mouth and the genito-urinary tract. The following, taken from this pamphlet, illustrates the absurdity of the claims made for Maignen Antiseptic Powder: “STERILIZATION OF THE STOMACH “TAKE of the Maignen Antiseptic Powder half the quantity raised on a dime, scant. “ADD to a tumbler of water, preferably warm, and stir. “DRINK SLOWLY. “THIS IS WHAT MAY HAPPEN: “1). Belching may be the first indication of the sterilization of the stomach. “2). The excess of acidity is corrected. “3). The fermentation is stopped. “4). The sterilization extends to the Intestinal Tract. “5). The bowels are regulated without purgation. “6). The whole metabolic process is improved. “WHEN AND HOW OFTEN TO DRINK THE ANTISEPTIC SOLUTION. “a). For Indigestion, whenever distressed, before or after meals. “b). For Constipation, half an hour before breakfast or last thing at night. “c). For Gastro-Intestinal troubles, such as Typhoid Fever, Dysentery and Cholera, which are the most serious forms of catarrhal inflammation, take half a tumbler or a whole tumbler of hot water with half the quantity of Powder raised on a dime every hour, and between times a glass of generous [sic] wine. “REMARKS “The sterilization recommended here is a plain disinfecting process which does not interfere with medical treatment. It is, on the contrary, of great assistance to it. “It has been found very effective in breaking up the cigarette habit. It does away with the craving by removing the morbid irritation of the mucous membrane.” Eighty-eight disorders are listed in a pamphlet entitled “Antiseptic Therapeutics” all of which are reported as having been treated with success. The dangerous character of the Maignen “sterilization” propaganda is illustrated by a pamphlet “First Aid to Baby-Sick” and by the recommendation on the trade package: “To prevent Blood Poisoning, Lockjaw, Hydrophobia and Infectious Diseases.” The legend on the trade package and the advertising matter contained in it are likely to lead the public to place dependence on a weak sodium hydroxid solution as a means of preventing blood-poison, lockjaw, hydrophobia and infectious diseases. The pamphlet “First Aid to Baby-Sick” recommends its use in sore eyes, teething and sore mouth, sore throat, running ears, running nose, sore chest, summer complaint, skin troubles and infection after vaccination; if any trust is put in these claims, they are bound to lead to the sacrifice of many infants through neglect of proper treatment.