The Propaganda for Reform in Proprietary Medicines, Vol. 1 of 2 - Council on Pharmacy and Chemistry

Date	Rat 1					Rat 2					Rat 3
Date	Weight, gm.	Gain or Loss, gm.		Food Eaten, gm.		Weight, gm.	Gain or Loss, gm.		Food Eaten, gm.		Weight, gm.	Gain or Loss, gm.		Food Eaten, gm.
1/2	240.0	.....		.....		264.6	.....		.....		314.1	.....		.....
1/9	250.8	+10	.8	73	.7	270.9	+ 6	.3	85	.2	314.6	+ 0	.5	95	.7
1/16	264.3	+13	.5	89	.3	284.9	+14	.0	99	.2	308.7	- 5	.9	117	.9
1/23	274.9	+10	.6	90	.7	293.5	+ 8	.6	107	.7	313.8	+ 5	.1	116	.5
1/30	278.6	+ 3	.7	80	.2	304.5	+11	.0	100	.5	322.2	+ 8	.4	116	.7
2/6	278.3	- 0	.3	82	.4	294.2	-10	.3	97	.0	311.2	-11	.0	119	.9
2/13	288.7	+10	.4	85	.5	281.5	-12	.7	94	.2	308.2	- 3	.0	125	.6
2/20	286.4	- 2	.3	86	.1	293.3	+11	.8	86	.8	309.0	+ 0	.8	126	.8
2/27	287.6	+ 1	.2	81	.1	297.6	+ 4	.3	100	.7	303.4	- 5	.6	129	.3
3/6	292.6	+ 5	.0	80	.1	307.4	+ 9	.8	103	.1	292.4	-11	.0	101	.0
Total	.....	+52	.6	759	.1	.....	+42	.8	874	.4	.....	-21	.7	1,049	.4
Average per week	.....	+ 5	.8	84	.3	.....	+4	.8	97	.2	.....	-2	.4	116	.6
* The growth curves of Rats 1, 2 and 3 are given in Chart 1.

Chart 1.—Growth curves of Rats 1, 2 and 3, on Ration 1: Casein.

TABLE 2.—WEIGHTS OF SANATOGEN RATS, RATION NO. 2, OVER A PERIOD OF NINE WEEKS*

Date	Rat 4					Rat 5					Rat 3
Date	Weight, gm.	Gain or Loss, gm.		Food Eaten, gm.		Weight, gm.	Gain or Loss, gm.		Food Eaten, gm.		Weight, gm.	Gain or Loss, gm.		Food Eaten, gm.
1/2	251.8	.....		.....		290.6	.....		.....		294.0	.....		.....
1/9	257.1	+ 5	.3	73	.4	297.2	+ 6	.6	86	.3	289.1	- 4	.9	58	.4
1/16	262.4	+ 5	.3	89	.8	292.4	- 4	.8	88	.9	286.1	- 3	.0	76	.8
1/23	274.4	+12	.0	97	.3	295.7	+ 3	.3	92	.8	287.6	+ 1	.5	85	.8
1/30	282.7	+ 8	.3	95	.5	299.5	+ 3	.8	92	.3	298.6	+11	.0	90	.9
2/6	279.8	- 2	.9	97	.7	284.2	-15	.3	87	.7	292.9	- 5	.7	89	.8
2/13	271.2	- 8	.6	96	.1	280.0	- 4	.2	94	.9	295.1	+ 2	.2	99	.7
2/20	257.5	-13	.7	91	.6	274.9	- 5	.1	96	.4	296.0	+ 0	.9	93	.9
2/27	258.0	+ 0	.5	93	.5	273.0	- 1	.9	103	.3	295.0	- 1	.0	95	.1
3/6	270.9	+12	.9	94	.8	278.1	+ 5	.1	94	.9	306.3	+11	.3	89	.4
Total	.....	+19	.1	829	.7	.....	-12	.5	837	.5	.....	+12	.3	779	.8
Average per week	.....	+ 2	.7	92	.2	.....	- 1	.4	93	.1	.....	+ 1	.4	86	.6
* The growth curves of Rats 4, 5 and 6 are given in Chart 2.

Chart 2.—Growth curves of Rats 4, 5 and 6, on Ration 2: Sanatogen.

Certainly the above data show no superiority of Sanatogen over commercial casein. In fact the results might be taken to suggest a slight advantage for the cheaper article, if one were warranted in drawing fine distinctions from a limited number of animals.

To conclude, a comparative feeding of six male white rats during nine weeks showed no nutritive superiority of Sanatogen, costing $3.12 per pound, over commercial casein costing 10 cents per pound.

II. THE PROMOTION OF GROWTH IN YOUNG RATS