"Don't trust anyone who doesn't like cats."
Okay.
But does that imply "Trust everyone who likes cats"...?
Chances are, this man's face is totally unfamiliar to you. And yet he came within a hairsbreadth of altering the course of global history in the aftermath of World War I.
Take your best guess as to his claim to fame, then find out his story after the jump.
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Such was the medical wisdom of 1912.
Original ad here.
I'm trespassing on Alex's territory here, with an hour-length documentary on what was once a famous hoax.
Here's the story in a nutshell.
I've just finished reading the fine book about weird fraternal lodge devices from a century ago. It would make a fine gift for any WU-vie.
WU-vies will find much to amuse them
on this page of weird medical gadgets.
One of the prime charlatans whose stuff is on display was a fellow named
Dr. Albert Abrams pictured to the right.
You can read a book he wrote here.
Read the bare facts about this charming place here.
I sure wish it was still around.
(Click image for more detail.)
An odd advertisement that I noticed while browsing through a 1916 journal,
Current Opinion, on Google Books. It's for the "Trados" Nose-Shaper. The blurb tells us:
Upon the impression you constantly make rests the failure or success of your life. Which is to be your ultimate destiny? My new nose-shaper "Trados" (Model 22) corrects now ill-shaped noses without operation quickly, safely and permanently. Is pleasant and does not interfere with one's daily occupation, being worn at night. Write today for free booklet, which tells you how to correct ill-shaped noses without cost if not satisfactory. M. TRILETY. Face Specialist.
If this was Model 22, I wonder what models 1 through 21 were like?
Now, I can be easily distracted, but I'm nothing compared to this guy. It seems that he stopped for some OJ at a garden party during his run, and just had a hard time starting again. He did eventually finish, 54 years later.
Futility Closet
Category: Historical Figure, Cats, 1910's, 1920's, Russia