Shock of the Old: 10 Scandalous Vintage Remedies From Asthma Cigarettes to Cocaine Wine
Tconfusion with patent medicines begins with the name, as they are rarely ever patented; the producers just thought it sounded cool. Bamboozling has always been part of the package: since the 17th century, concoctions of water, alcohol and herbs have been sold with wild claims and tales of exotic origins. In the 1630s, Anderson’s pills …
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