Seemingly supportive of the sweeping grandiose claims made for mineral springs is the fact that many visitors offered testimonials in their favor. However, according to psychologist Terence Hines (1988, 236-237), “One can find testimonials attesting to the effectiveness of almost anything,” such as those given for “snake oils” that allegedly cured even “consumption” (tuberculosis). Hines adds: “It is safe to say that if testimonials play a major part in the ‘come on’ for a cure or therapy it is almost certainly worthless. If the promoters of the therapy had actual evidence for its effectiveness, they would cite it and not have to rely on testimonials.”