The Good Old Days / Happiness Was In The Medicine Cabinet

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May 28, 2009

The Good Old Days / Happiness Was In The Medicine Cabinet

By L Roland

If you remember your great grandparents ~ I bet they died happy. They had Bayer's Heroin, Coca Wine, Opium for Asthma, cocaine tablets, cocaine drops for toothache and opium for new-borns ~ happiness and peace of mind was in the medicine cabinet : L Roland

It’s no wonder they thought those were " the good old days "   They were too stoned to know any better ~ Happiness was in their medicine cabinet. 

Treatments from our great granny's time... Very effective medications !

Bayer's Heroin ~ 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 with strong cough.

Coca Wine ~ Metcalf 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.

ni wine ~ ni 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 ni (the producer) with a Vatican  gold medal.  

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

A paper weight  ~ A paper weight 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 ~ No comments.

 

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 happy!

Opium for new-borns ~ And to make sure they slept well ( not only the Opium, but 46% alcohol !! ) 

The good old days but have things really changed ?

L Roland   http://blogs.salon.com/0002255/2009/05/28.HTML 

Author's Website: http://www.allenroland.comAuthor's Bio: L Roland is a practicing psychotherapist, author and lecturer who also shares a daily political and social commentary on his Weblog and website allenroland.com He also guest hosts a monthly national radio show TRUTHTALK on Conscious talk radio www.conscioustalk.net