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Sent: 17 January 2000 20:49
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Subject: 19th century medicines
A student working in our January term nees some help identifying the
medicines found in what appears to be a 19th century medicine bag. Any
identifications or lead would be most appreciated.
Please send info to him at [log in to unmask], and copy to me at
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His message is copied below.
Don Beaver, Prof. of the History of Science
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Hello. I am doing a winter study project on analyzing the content of 19th
century medicine bag under the direction of Dr. Anne Skinner. I need to
identify the medicine (hopefully its chemical formula) and find out what
it was used for. I believe Dr. Skinner already talked to you about this,
and I would really appreciate if you could provide me with any
information. Here is the list of the labels on the medicine and brief
description of what the medicine looked like:
Label Appearance
1. white powder
2. Tonic white powder
3. Acetophenetidin?
4.
5. Rheumatic dark, black/brown
6. Grip
7. Throat white powder
8. Acetanilid comp? White powder
1. Neuralgic brown tablets
2. Heart Tonic reddish brown tablets
3. NOINE
4. Calomel and Soda
5. white tablets
6. Bron black tablets
7. Phenacetin
8. Autec? Mi ng
9. white tablets
10. Cholera Infantum
11.
1. Pepsin
2. Opium
3. Caffein white powder
4. Salol
5. Hyos (Hyoscine)
6. Morp.si
7. Ceril Oxide black
8. Calomel and soda White tablets
9. Aconite and Digitalin Yellow tablets
10. Dovers Powders
11. Guinine
Hiro Komura
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