I recall there was some discussion in June re the book written by A. W. Chase, MD. I came across the following site which may interest those who took part in the earlier discussion. http://www.davetill.com/ads1920s/06_aw_chase.htm The site has an old advertisement that appeared in Toronto paper in 1926. The site says the following about Dr. Chase: "Dr. A.W. (Alvin Wood) Chase (1817-1885), of Ann Arbor, Mich., was a giant of the patent-medicine field. Though he had no medical degree, having learned his trade by apprenticing to another doctor, he made up for his lack of formal training with a healthy dose of entrepreneurship. Besides Dr. A. W. Chase’s Every-Day Mouth Wash, the good doctor’s remedies included Dr. A. W. Chase’s Ointment, Dr. A. W. Chase’s Catarrh Powder and Dr. A. W. Chase’s Tonic (which was laxative pills). However, Dr. Chase was best known as an author. In 1863, his first book, Dr. Chase’s Recipes or Information for Anybody, was published. This book was intended for people who either couldn’t afford a doctor or preferred to treat their own ailments. Since doctors in those days were expensive and usually not particularly skilled, the book sold over seven hundred thousand copies in the thirteen years following its first appearance.