Save Your Sun-Starved Tot
When determining which demographic to target, advertising agencies favor children’s items. Why do you ask? Because parents are always looking for the next best way to ensure their children’s happiness and health. Although it is wonderful that the majority of parents are prepared to spend their hard-earned money on their children, some products may do more damage than good. This 1930s advertisement for sunlight recommends that infants should sleep under its rays. The phrasing even implies that parents are depriving their infants of an essential nutrient, despite the fact that the substance might be extremely detrimental to an infant’s skin. Wild, right?
Save Your Sun Starved Tot
The Wholesome DDT
Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane, also known as DDT, was a widely lauded pesticide when it was initially introduced to the globe due to its effectiveness at eliminating mosquitoes. The odorless, tasteless, and colorless chemical was deemed amazing when it was discovered that fruits, vegetables, and cattle grew larger on farms that utilized it. In this vintage advertisement, the manufacturer pitched DDT as a safe and healthy cleaning solution, despite its widespread usage as an insecticide. 1972 was an unpleasant awakening for consumers when the EPA declared DDT a human carcinogen after realizing its terrible environmental impacts.
The Wholesome DDT
