SECRET REMEDIES.
PILLS AND THEIR INGRE-
DIENTS
LONDON, Jan. 23. Giving evidence to-day before the Committee of the House of Commons that is investigating the manufacture and sale of patent medicines, Sir Joseph Beecham asserted that the book published under the title of "Secret Remedies" did not disclose all the ingredients of his pills. Referring to the output from his own establishment, Sir Joseph said that 1,000,000 pills were manufactured daily, and that the quantity turned out in a> year would weigh 50 tons. Witness added that his firm spent £100,000 annually in advertising its pills.
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Marlborough Express, Volume XLVII, Issue 33, 7 February 1913, Page 3
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96SECRET REMEDIES. Marlborough Express, Volume XLVII, Issue 33, 7 February 1913, Page 3
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