A bottle of Bayer's heroin. Between 1890 and 1910, heroin was sold as a non-addictive substitute for morphine. It was also used to treat children who had a strong cough.
Coca Wine:
Metcalf Coca Wine was one of a huge variety of wines with cocaine on the market. Everybody used to say that it would make you happy and would also work as a medicinal treatment.
Mariani Wine:
Mariani wine (1875) was the most famous Coca wine of its time. Pope Leo XIII used to always carry one bottle with him. He awarded Angelo Mariani (the producer) with a Vatican gold medal.
Maltine:
Produced by Maltine Manufacturing Company of New York. It was suggested that you should take a full glass with or after every meal. Children should take half a glass.
Opium for Asthma:
No comment.
Cocaine Tablets (1900):
All stage actors, singers teachers and preachers had to have them for a maximum performance. Great to "smooth" the voice.
Cocaine Drops for Toothache:
Very popular for children in 1885. Not only relieved the pain, but made the children happy!
Opium for New-Borns:
No comment.
Ah, the good old days.
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