Is this true?

[kittyrefuge]

WHY OUR GREAT GRANDPARENTS WERE SO MUCH HAPPIER THAN WE ARE.

Forget Tums & Tylenol. Forget Aleve & Benedryl.


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 suffering with a strong cough.

Coca Wine, anyone?


Metcalf's 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 it would also work as a medicinal treatment.

Mariani Wine


Mariani wine (1875) was the most famous Coca wine of it's time. Pope Leo XIII used to carry one bottle with him all the time. He awarded Angelo Mariani (the producer) with a Vatican gold medal.

Maltine


Produced by the Maltine Manufacturing Company of New York. It was suggested that you should take a full glass with or after every meal. Children should only take half a glass.

A paperweight:


A paperweight promoting C.F. Boehringer & Soehne (Mannheim, Germany). They were proud of being the biggest producers in the world of products containing Quinine and Cocaine.

Opium for Asthma:


At 40% alcohol plus 3 grams of opium per tablet. It didn't cure you... but you didn't care!

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 did they relieve the pain, they made the children very happy!

Opium for newborns


I'm sure this would make them sleep well. (not only the Opium, but also the 46% alcohol)

♣ Credit to moonlustie

Comments

[firlefanzine.livejournal.com]

Unbelievable!
...but it explains a lot! ;-)

[kittyrefuge.livejournal.com]

Einstein!

It's quite something, isn't it? Coca Wine, Heroin and Opium even for children...I wonder if they grew up alright.

[ireth06.livejournal.com]

Incredible!

I'm sure it worked wonders!

[kittyrefuge.livejournal.com]

Good (?) old days...

Thanks for your comment with the gorgeous 'tongue' icon! *hugs*

[ireth06.livejournal.com]

What you don't know, can't harm you, right?

Got more where those came from... ;)
*hugs*

[kittyrefuge.livejournal.com]

...Ooooow tease! *giggles*

Now I'm going to check all your yummy icons. *nods*

---Just come back here to tell you that your icon collection is wonderful! Some are hot, some are sweet...made me want to read your stories. *hugs*

[ireth06.livejournal.com]

This is my all time favourite!

I have a lot more, but I did away with the extra packages.
You're always welcome to visit them again hun.
New one is almost done... :) ... I think...

[kittyrefuge.livejournal.com]

Oh yes, I bet that look has inspired you a lot. :D

BTW, my favourite is 'This Big!'.

[ireth06.livejournal.com]

Yep! *g*

That IS a good one as well!

[kittyrefuge.livejournal.com]

YAY, thanks! *hugs*

[ireth06.livejournal.com]

:)

[kittyrefuge.livejournal.com]

Aww...the sigh.
I'm very much looking forward to reading your new story!

[ireth06.livejournal.com]

He's still so young ther... :)

It's coming, working on chapter 18 at the moment... *g*

[silvan-lady.livejournal.com]

I remember my grandmother saying that her mother was told to put a spoonful of whisky in the baby's last bottle at bedtime to make it sleep!

[kittyrefuge.livejournal.com]

Oh wow...whisky in baby's bottle. There used to be many happy and sleepy babies in those days!

Wish I could ask my great grandparents about their favourite medicine.