Keep smiling [inscribed]

Item Overview

Title

Keep smiling [inscribed]

Date Created

[between 1870 and 1906?]

Place of Origin

Brattleboro (Vt.)

Language

English

Collection

Patent Medicine Trade Cards
History and Special Collections for the Sciences Collection

Notes

Description

Original trade card forms part of: Collection no. 311, History & Special Collections for the Sciences, Louise M. Darling Biomedical Library, UCLA.

Caption

Text on front of card: Keep smiling. Dr. R.O. Starkey, D.C. 80 Main St., Brattleboro, Vt. Hours 10-12, 2-4 daily ex. Thurs.; 7-8 P.M. Mon., Wed. & Fri. Reverse of card contains text and image of spinal column. Text from reverse of card: Chiropractic is the knowlege of the cause of disease; the science of knowing how and the art of being able to adjust it. The brain is the dynamo of life current. The spinal cord and nerves carry this current to all parts of the body and health is the result. Disease is the result of obstructing the transmission of this current, creating abnormal conditions, and is due to varying pressure upon nerves at their exits between the bones of the spinal column...Affections of any of the following may be caused by nerves impinged at the spine by a subluxated vertebra. Brain, eyes, ears, nose, throat, arms, heart, lungs, liver, stomach, pancreas, spleen, kidneys, small bowel, large bowel, genital organs, thighs and legs...

Physical Description

Extent

1 print (trade card)

Dimensions

7.1 x 10.1 cm

Keywords

Genre

trade cards

Subject topic

Spinal column
Chiropractic--Advertisements.
Back Pain--prevention & control--Advertisements

Names

Starkey, R. O.

Location

United States

Resource type

still image