Transparent rectangular glass bottle of Maltopepsyn squared at neck with tan cork closure stuck in neck; white powdery substance inside; tan paper lable with manufacturer's name, price, directions for use, and ingredients; narrow strip of tan paper label on shoulders and would have been over the co…
Transparent rectangular glass bottle of Maltopepsyn squared at neck with tan cork closure stuck in neck; white powdery substance inside; tan paper lable with manufacturer's name, price, directions for use, and ingredients; narrow strip of tan paper label on shoulders and would have been over the cork closure has the guarantee of authenticity.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Transferred from the Parks Canada Agency, via Gail Cariou of the Curatorial and Collections Branch.
Printed on label: "ONE AND A HALF OUNCES // MALTOPEPSYN // COMBINES ALL THE AGENTS THAT ACT // UPON FOOD FROM MASTICATION TO ITS // CONVERSION INTO CHYLE, WITH ALL THE // NUTRITIVE QUALITIES OF EXTRACT OF MALT // AND THE BRAIN AND NERVE STRENGTHEN - // ING POWERS OF THE ACID PHOSPHATES. // IT HAS TEN TIMES GREATER DIGESTIVE // POWER THAN ANY PREPARATION OF // PEPSINE, AS IT DIGESTS ALL AILMENT // USED BY MANKIND, WHILE PEPSINE ACTS // ONLY ON PLASTIC FOOD. // PREPARED BY // HAZEN MORSE, // TORONTO // PRICE SEVETY-FIVE CENTS // REGISTERED AT OTTAWA // FORMULA OF MALTOPEPSYN // SACCHARATED PEPSINE 10 GRAINS // PANCREATINE 5 GRA // ACID LACTOPHOSATE OF LIME 5 GR // EXSICCATED EXTRACT OF MALT 10 GR // EQUAL TO ONE TEASPOONFUL OF EXTRACT OF MALT // DOSE - FIFTEEN GRAINS 91/4 TEASPOONFUL) TO THIRTY GRAINS // (1/2 TEASPOONFUL) BEFORE EACH MEAL, DRY UPON BREAD, OR IN // A LITTLE WATER AS PREPFERRED. DIRECTIONS - EAT REGU // LARLY. EAT ROAST, BROILED OR BOILED FRESH MEAT, FISH // OR POULTRY, FEW VEGETABLES. DRINK AS LITTLE AS POSS-// IBLE OF ANYTHING, AND NO ALCOHOL; USE TOAST OR STALE // BREAD, AND TAKE EXERCISE IN THE OPEN AIR DAILY."; Embossed on back: "MALTOPEPSYN // HAZEN MORSE // TORONTO"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-A4-8 Box 5 Row B
Dimension Notes
Length 11.4 cm x Width 4.9 cm x Depth 2.8 cm
Condition Remarks
Paper has yellowed, surface grime and stained, cork is half covered in a dark stain