The world of 19th century patent medicine(atlasobscura.com)

12 pointsby benbreen11 anni fa3 comments

http://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/narcotics-in-medicine

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So, pretty much like my Ginseng dealer of today?

I like that the advertisement for the paper-mache elephant points out that "this is a better thing than it appears to be"!

I'm going to play Oregon Trail and know exactly what to buy after reading this article.

Or maybe what not to buy...