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Ayer's Ague Cure is warranted to cure all malarial disorders / prepared by Dr. J.C. Ayer & Co.

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The claim wears a lab coat: a diagram, a percentage, a clinical tone that is not necessarily a clinician.

Mechanism

Authority costume. Science-looking form transfers trust. Use it only when the substance matches, or we are documenting a historical mechanism. We do not recommend the abuse.

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