Glow with health using violet rays (1920 ish, through to 1960's)
Glow with health using violet rays (1920 ish, through to 1960's)
Another quack cure from the early / mid 1900's. You can find them still in antique markets. It seems to be a UV light wand. UV light is harmful to eyes and can be carcinogenic, causing skin cancers. There are a few skin conditions that spot UV is used to treat today, but most of this ad is harmful quackery!
The ailments the wand claims to cure:
- Asthma
- Boils
- Blackheads
- Catarrh
- Colds
- Eczema
- Failing Hair
- Hayfever
- Headaches
- Insomnia
- Lumbago
- Nervousness
- Neuralgia
- Paralysis
- Pimples
- Rheumatism
- Skin Diseases
- Sore Throat
- Other ailments