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214086 Mike Siemsen <mike@g...> 2011‑02‑23 Re: RE: cleaning oilstones
Sleep is a potent healer. The drugs killed the pain or coughing or 
whatever so you could get a decent nights sleep. It wasn't that long ago 
that codeine was in over the counter cough medicine. Many of them 
contain alcohol. My old man gave us blackberry brandy for it's curative 
powers, and he could have some too!
Mike

On 02/23/2011 12:11 PM, scott grandstaff wrote:
> OK, old patent medicines,... just get me started !!!!
>
>   The three most popular ingredients in nearly all of them, including
> The Great - Dr Kilmers - Kidney Liver and Bladder Cure - Specific!!
>
> (one dollar a bottle, folks, just one dollar for the perfect 
> preparation of secretly guarded ingredients guaranteed to cure ......)
>
>  Were alcohol, opium and laxative.
>  Notably senna or calomel.
>  About 4 hours in the outhouse worth.
>
>
>  Mrs Winslows Soothing Syrup for Teething Infants.......
>  was loaded with alcohol and opium (also known as laudanum)
>
>  The thing was, people didn't really have all that much that actually 
> worked to a strong effect.
>   Aspirin and quinine didn't come along until the 1880's.
>   So old time herbs and spices, not very effective but old time 
> trusted, and the big three, made up almost all of them.
>
>  They wouldn't really cure you of anything, but they seldom killed you 
> either, and when you drank them?
>   something definitely did happen.
>
>  Happy tonight, busy tomorrow
>
>    yours Scott
>
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