Cosmo-Light (chromotherapy)
From Kook Science
The Cosmo-Light (later rebranded as Color-Therm) is a device, originally manufactured and sold by Fred Gerkey, a Kansan chiropractic, consisting of a wooden box holding "tubes for producing colored lights similar to the so-called neon lights, together with the electrical connections needed to operate them," which was marketed as an instrument for chromotherapeutic use.[1] According to Gerkey's advertising materials, the device would be used to expose patients to light of a curative frequency, claiming such exposures would be effective in the treatment of afflictions stemming from the "liver, eyes, female trouble, asthma, nervousness and sinus trouble."[2]
Resources
- APPARATUS, QUACK: Color-Therm or Cosmo Light, kshs.org (Kansas Historical Society), https://www.kshs.org/museum/musobjs/view/425431
References
- ↑ Notices of Judgment under the Federal F.D.C. Act. 2388. Misbranding of Cosmo-Light Device. U. S. v. 1 Device, etc. (F.D.C. No. 22289. Sample No. 70813–H.)
- ↑ U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit - 187 F.2d 1005 (10th Cir. 1951). Lee v. United States, 187 F.2d 1005 (10th Cir. 1951), https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/appellate-courts/F2/187/1005/439999/ March 12, 1951.