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Steve Gagen
Steve Gagen
Sat, Oct 11, 2014 9:25pm

There are two layers to this signage – I can just about make out he lower layer at the bottom where it says “citrate of magnesium”. This was (and still is) used as a powerful laxative. Just searching for this and the other words I can make out has brought me to a site with some interesting information about this sign: http://communicatescience.com/zoonomian/2012/12/08/a-ghost-of-medicinal-misnomers-past/

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Steve Gagen
Steve Gagen
reply to  Steve Gagen
Sat, Oct 11, 2014 9:49pm

Also http://paintedsignsandmosaics.blogspot.com.au/2010/06/batess-cures.html

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RogerBW
RogerBW
Sun, Oct 12, 2014 10:35am

Not laudanum, for a change.

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