| From Publishers Weekly Boyle's wickedly funny spoof of the turn-of-the-century health spa craze is packaged in a 50，000-copy "cereal boxed" edition. Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information， Inc. From School Library Journal YA-This novel gives readers insight into the health attitudes and morals of the early 1900s. It's also a riot to read. Boyle points out the ease with which medicine was manufactured at the turn of the century， and the dangers of taking them. John Harvey Kellogg， founder of Kellogg cereals， is mercilessly portrayed as an unethical doctor who purposely misinformed his patients. He supported his outlandish claims with circus tricks that demonstrated the violent potential of eating meat. The man is also shown to have had a humanitarian side. He adopted over 52 children， many of whom went on to become successful doctors and lawyers. Another of the main characters， Will Lightbody， unwittingly becomes addicted to Sears's White Star Liquor Cure. He has a chronically upset stomach， and the tonic his physician prescribes has alcohol as the main ingredient. Will's wife， in a desperate attempt to cure his alcoholism， surreptitiously slips "the cure" into his evening coffee-the active ingredient being opium. And so the story continues.Heidi M. Steinhauer， Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University， Daytona Beach， FLCopyright 1993 Reed Business Information， Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. See all Editorial Reviews |
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