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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | The "Cure" Craze |
| Reference | 2004-99-39 |
| Library | Philadelphia Museum of Art |
| Collection | The William H. Helfand Collection, 2004 |
| Date | 1889 |
| Author | Hamilton, Grant E |
| Publisher / Printer / Lithographer | Printed by Sackett & Wilhelms Litho. Co., Brooklyn, New York |
| Document Type | Ephemera |
| Theme(s) | Homeopathy; Satire and Parody |
| Keywords | doctor, wares, cure, death, elixir, blue glass treatment, astrology, light rays, hydrotherapy, electrotherapy |
| Additional Information | The "Cure" Craze presents a critique of a number of medical systems and remedies employed by nineteenth-century fringe groups: hydropathy, electricity, faith healing, massage, astrology, curing illness by filtering light through blue glass, and, of course, patent medicines. Hamilton's satire depicts the ultimate users of such remedies as asses, and the merchant receiving the money from the treatments as Dr. Quack. |
| Note | Please note that some of the metadata for this document has been drawn from the Philadelphia Museum of Art's catalogue. |
| Visual Content | View thumbnails |
| Copyright | Philadelphia Museum of Art |