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On 10 October 1908 the Prevention of Quackery Act was passed by the New Zealand Parliament. The Act was intended to prevent the publication of promotional material making false claims for medicines, preparations or appliances. The leaflet (c.1905) shown here could be an example of what the Act was trying to prevent. Bile Beans for Biliousness were claimed to cure many ailments including indigestion, headaches, stomach troubles, lead poisoning, pimples, eczema, bad breath, liver afflictions, debility, sleeplessness, anaemia, and as shown here “Fulness after Eating”. It was claimed that the formula for Bile Beans was created by an Australian scientist Charles Forde in 1898, based on research he had conducted on a vegetable source known only to Aboriginal Australians. In reality, Charles Forde did not exist; the name was used as an alias for Charles Fulford, who had no scientific training. According to a 1903 report published in the British Medical Journal, the chief ingredients of Bile Beans were cascara, rhubarb, liquorice and menthol, packaged as a gelatine-coated pill, all ingredients commonly found in pharmacies of the period. The publication “Science Siftings”, mentioned in the leaflet, was not an accepted academic scientific journal. A court case in Scotland in 1905 dismissed a case brought to prevent another product using the same name, the judge saying there was no secret ingredient, and no connection with any plant found in Australia. This leaflet is from a collection of papers and leaflets formerly held by Hokianga County Council, and now in Archives New Zealand, Auckland Regional Office. Archives Reference: ZAAP 22145/8e For updates on our On This Day series and news from Archives New Zealand, follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/ArchivesNZ Material from Archives New Zealand Additional information from Wikipedia |
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