In Polk’s Medical Directory for 1904, Dr. Albert A. Lowenthal’s name appeared, under Chicago, at 910–912 Chicago Opera House Building. He was described as “Superintendent of Lowenthal’s Sanitarium.” In the same issue of the directory, there was a display advertisement of the Lowenthal Sanitarium, which, while located at Kankakee, Ill., had its “main offices” at 912 Chicago Opera House Bldg., Chicago. The advertisement was headed “GOAT LYMPH TREATMENT,” and read in part:
“Goat Lymph has revolutionized medicine, and has been adopted by the scientific medical world as the only therapeutical agent that will absolutely bring about positive results in chronic conditions, such as Neurasthenia, Nervous Collapse, Paralysis, Locomotor Ataxia, Brain Fag, Oncoming Insanity, Chronic Stomach Disorders, in fact such diseases needing cell stimulation.”
It mentioned further that Dr. Albert Lowenthal “introduced Goat Lymph to the medical world as a curative agent.”
A few years ago a Chicago concern, known as the “American Animal Therapy Co.,” put out such products as “Lymphoid Compound (Lowenthal),” “Ova Mammoid (Lowenthal),” “Prostoid (Lowenthal),” etc. The American Animal Therapy Co. had for its manager James M. Rainey. Rainey also operated the “Rainey Medicine Co.,” a mail-order “patent medicine” concern that sold “Vitaline,” a “general debility cure.” The Rainey “Vitaline” quackery was exposed in The Journal, Oct. 1, 1910, and the matter appears in “Nostrums and Quackery.”
When the American Animal Therapy Company was operating from 84 Adams St., Chicago, it claimed to have a hospital and laboratory at Kankakee. At the same time letters were being sent out on the stationery of “The Lymph Hospital,” signed Albert A. Lowenthal, M.D. Although this “hospital” was at Kankakee, Ill., the address on the stationery was 84 Adams St., Chicago, and its telephone number was that of the American Animal Therapy Company. According to the stationery, the “Medical Department” of the Lymph Hospital was “under the personal direction of Dr. Albert A. Lowenthal, who introduced the Lymph Compound and Lymphoid Compound to the Scientific Medical World as a curative agent in Chronic Nervous conditions.” A layman received a letter from the “Lymph Hospital” urging him to take “Lymphoid Compound.” Later he received a “follow-up” letter, from which the following extracts are made. Capitals used as in the original:
Some letterheads (greatly reduced) of concerns in which Dr. Albert A. Lowenthal has been interested.
“Do you know that the doctors of this country are using the Lymphoid Compound Exclusively in all cases, where the nervous system is greatly involved, with the most Marvelous Results. Isn’t that Sufficient Proof as to the merit of the remedy?”
“... Nobody can tell you there is something just as good, because THERE IS NOTHING JUST AS GOOD AS THE LYMPH—in fact IT IS THE ONLY THING THAT CAN BE DEPENDED UPON.”
“... Our Dr. Lowenthal gives his personal attention to all cases at the Hospital and devotes a portion of his time advising by mail those persons under treatment who are unable to come to the Hospital. He is a man of WORLD WIDE REPUTATION IN TREATING NERVOUS DISEASES—HIS ADVICE ON CASES LIKE YOURS IS WORTH EVERYTHING TO YOU.”