Word: depolatron
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...rogues' gallery of them from court cases it has recently won. The "Ortho-Structurometer," a posture adjuster, was falsely claimed to be effective for tuberculosis, asthma, heart conditions and ear-nose-throat infections. A San Francisco outfit got into space-age labeling with the "Oscilloclast," "Oscillotron," "Dipolaray" and "Depolatron." A Southern California chiropractor achieved the ultimate in low fidelity by distributing an endless-tape recording of Smoke Gets in Your Eyes. The machine emitted no music, but the promoter claimed that vibrations, transmitted through electrodes, cured cancer as well as cataracts and ulcers. He sold several hundred before...
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