“... given by the mouth, it passes to the lowermost portions of the intestines without changing its identity; hence it exerts antiseptic, soothing and demulcent properties upon every inch of the intestinal tract, from the duodenum to the rectum.”
The old claims, however, were not discarded altogether, for in 1911 the preparation was recommended for children’s diseases as:
“... an aid to appetite and digestion and a splendid tonic and builder.”
Before long the attempt was made to weave together the claims based on opposed and mutually incompatible properties. In 1912 we find Angier’s Emulsion recommended because it:
“... corrects digestive disturbance and promotes normal action of the bowels. At the same time it has a most invigorating tonic influence upon the general health.”
In 1914 medical men are advised through the advertising pages of the British Medical Journal of the:
“... tonic and reconstructive merits of Angier’s Emulsion.”
A pamphlet on “Constipation,” which is “Presented to Physicians with Compliments of the Angier Chemical Company” (copyright, 1913; still distributed in 1914) informs physicians that Angier’s Emulsion is:
“... purely mechanical in its action.”