In October, 1919, the Physicians Drug Syndicate was circularizing physicians in Iowa trying to get them to send in $6 for “1 Dozen Thymozene 4 oz.” For this $6 the doctors were to get, in addition to the marvelous Thymozene, the following rights, privileges and emoluments:
1. A free Post-Graduate Course in Intravenous Therapy by Dr. Charles Loffler.
2. A gift of $100 worth of stock in the Physicians Drug Syndicate.
3. A copy of Dr. Loffler’s Lectures on Blood.
4. The privilege of purchasing future supplies of Thymozene “at wholesale prices less discount of 331⁄3 per cent.”
The letter making these offers mentioned incidentally:
“Besides our product Thymozene we have been forced to add a Uterine Wafer to be used in connection with hot Thymozene douches in Leucorrhea. These wafers are simply miracle workers.”
In addition to this circular letter there was a membership blank leaflet detailing the marvels of “Thymozene.” There was another leaflet headed in very large, black type “Influenza” and recommending “Ma-Oze Antiseptic Powder” or “Thymozene” for this condition. Still another leaflet accompanying it lauded “Intravenous Compound (Loffler)” and reprinted laudatory puffs of this preparation that were credited to H. H. Witherstine, M.D., Rochester, Minn., Joseph B. Klinehans, M.D., Chicago, and the “Loring Park Sanatorium” of Minneapolis.
In addition to the Intravenous Compound (Loffler) there is, of course, certain “apparatus for the giving of the treatment” which the Intravenous Chemical Co. supplies. The “compound” must be given just so, and the Intravenous Chemical Co. “reserves the right to refuse to supply any physician with Intravenous Compound (Loffler) who, either through lack of proper apparatus or proper care in preparation of solution, or for any reason, uses it in such a manner that will cast discredit upon it.”