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Description
The card depicts a woman holding an infant and giving her/him the syrup in a spoon while two small girls are looking. All are in Victorian cloths. The woman has one of her feet on a foothold and there is a table by her side with an elaborate tablecloth. A small children dolly is on the floor and a small glimpse of outdoor wall can be seen. Original trade card forms part of: Collection no.311, History & Special Collections for the Sciences, Louise M. Darling Biomedical Library, UCLA. "This syrup was widely used during the Victorian era, although the original American formula of 1835 came in severe criticism from some doctors because it contained morphia..." ...The mother's friend for children teething...
Dental Care for Children--Advertisements Medicine, Popular Syrups Children Pain--Treatment Women Pain--drug therapy--Advertisements Drugs, Non-Prescription--Advertisements Pain Teething Patent medicines
Source
Patent Medicine Trade Cards History and Special Collections for the Sciences Collection
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