Comments on: Swaim's Panacea – part 2 http://thequackdoctor.com/index.php/swaims-panacea-part-2/ Panacean powders, pills, potions and pamphlets, as advertised in historical newspapers. Fri, 16 Mar 2012 02:34:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Caroline Rance http://thequackdoctor.com/index.php/swaims-panacea-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-127 Caroline Rance Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:23:20 +0000 http://quackdoctor.wordpress.com/?p=2060#comment-127 Thanks, Jane! Thanks, Jane!

]]> By: Jane Le Galloudec http://thequackdoctor.com/index.php/swaims-panacea-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-126 Jane Le Galloudec Mon, 09 Nov 2009 11:36:27 +0000 http://quackdoctor.wordpress.com/?p=2060#comment-126 I very much enjoyed my visit to your site. as the last commentator but one said, not much has changed at all! Actually I find that comforting... I very much enjoyed my visit to your site. as the last commentator but one said, not much has changed at all! Actually I find that comforting…

]]> By: Caroline Rance http://thequackdoctor.com/index.php/swaims-panacea-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-125 Caroline Rance Sun, 08 Nov 2009 17:28:42 +0000 http://quackdoctor.wordpress.com/?p=2060#comment-125 I second that! Thanks for visiting and for your kind comments. I second that! Thanks for visiting and for your kind comments.

]]> By: twaza http://thequackdoctor.com/index.php/swaims-panacea-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-124 twaza Sun, 08 Nov 2009 17:23:28 +0000 http://quackdoctor.wordpress.com/?p=2060#comment-124 I have just discovered your blog --- a wonderful and fascinating resource. The advertisements are a welcome reminder that not much, other than the style of language, has changed in human nature over the centuries. I have just discovered your blog — a wonderful and fascinating resource.

The advertisements are a welcome reminder that not much, other than the style of language, has changed in human nature over the centuries.

]]> By: Caroline Rance http://thequackdoctor.com/index.php/swaims-panacea-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-123 Caroline Rance Sun, 08 Nov 2009 16:00:02 +0000 http://quackdoctor.wordpress.com/?p=2060#comment-123 Yes, I think they were a bit embarrassed, especially as some of them had based their endorsements on just one or two patients. I find the uneasy relationship between the faculty and nostrum vendors interesting, though, because the Panacea wasn't that different from things commonly prescribed by qualified doctors at the time. There was a rather fine line between quackery and orthodox practice. Yes, I think they were a bit embarrassed, especially as some of them had based their endorsements on just one or two patients.

I find the uneasy relationship between the faculty and nostrum vendors interesting, though, because the Panacea wasn’t that different from things commonly prescribed by qualified doctors at the time. There was a rather fine line between quackery and orthodox practice.

]]> By: thegentlemanadministrator http://thequackdoctor.com/index.php/swaims-panacea-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-122 thegentlemanadministrator Sun, 08 Nov 2009 11:11:43 +0000 http://quackdoctor.wordpress.com/?p=2060#comment-122 Fascinating article & great illustrations. These Panaceas seem comical in a way now but how many people did they kill, no wonder the doctors wanted their endorsments removed. Fascinating article & great illustrations. These Panaceas seem comical in a way now but how many people did they kill, no wonder the doctors wanted their endorsments removed.

]]>