Mary Anderson models the latest in subtle color and advertising (though we doubt she would ever wear a hat with this...
Mary Anderson models the latest in subtle color and advertising (though we doubt she would ever wear a hat with this inscription). Born in 1859, we found no evidence this actress ever used "Eclectric Oil." This was a quack cure-all. See the comment below for all the ailments it was supposed to cure.
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Great claims!! Surprised could not prevent mortality! 😶
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ReplyDeleteRose Emma LaRose Evidently this became primarily a mix of Camphor and Oil of Thyme after many variations over the years.
ReplyDeleteI found this ingredient history on "10 Old Timey Recipes that Inspired the FDA" https://goo.gl/RC8tAo
"Developed in the mid-1800s by Dr. S.N. Thomas of New York and later marketed under the name Excelsior Eclectric Oil, this remedy had as an eclectic mix of ingredients as ailments it claimed to cure. Active ingredients were opium, chloroform, hemlock oil, turpentine, an unspecified type of alcohol, and alkanet (for color). The commercially produced product was so popular that recipes were published in books like 1899’s Secret Nostrums and Systems of Medicine by Charles Wilmot, [see https://goo.gl/ipm5De] giving people the chance to mix their own version."
(Mixing chemicals for self-medication or sale not recommended.)
Jeff Diver
ReplyDeleteGood grief! What a potentially dangerous combination of ingredients this concoction was!! I find myself wondering how many experienced torturous deaths as a result of these lethal ingredients?! The ultimate best when it comes to such things is:
The doctor of the future shall prescribe no medicine but will interest the patient into the proper care of the human frame, the body, and in proper nutrition.
- Thomas Edison
We recently were greatly saddened to learn that a 15 -year-old boy, diabetic and insulin dependent, died because his mother chose to treat him at home, refused to permit him the use of insulin and required medical care. The boy weighed less than 50 pounds at time of death. It tore my heart into pieces when I considered what this most unfortunate child must have experienced. The mother claims to not be guilty of negligence. Additionally claims that she "loved her son very much, and knew what was best for him!"
We have many who claim that education is very expensive. What about ignorance!??
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ReplyDeleteRose Emma LaRose Ignorance had better be comforting. There's a lot of it going around these days! What bothers me most is that the dopes don't want to learn. Salute stupidity, they say! Aargh!
ReplyDeleteJeff Diver
ReplyDeleteYes. I wholeheartedly agree. Stupidity and ignorance seem to have reached global epidemic proportions. This despite the technological progress we have achieved. I wish to share:
Until when shall the people remain asleep?
Until when shall they continue to glorify those
Who attained greatness by moments of advantage?
How long shall they ignore those who enable
Them to see the beauty of their spirit,
Symbol of peace and love?
Until when shall human beings honor the dead
And forget the living who spend their lives
Encircled in misery, and who consume themselves
Like burning candles to illuminate the way
For the ignorant and lead them into the path of light?
- Kahlil Gibran
Rose Emma LaRose ...and advertising, then and now is all about creating those "moments of advantage" by stimulating a need for products that otherwise might not exist. The NRA and the drug industry have had outstanding success with this tactic, though the drug industry may have had a bit of a head start with these cards.
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ReplyDeleteJeff Diver
ReplyDeleteHow or why is it that when advertisements claim something is good or better for us, we do not question or ask, "What kind of evidence is there for that?" We need to think very carefully before we believe what we are told.
Most people would rather die than think - many do! We are not taught to think; we are taught what to think. Unfortunately.
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