Paper "handbook" from Dr. Pierce filled with testimonials and some advice on when to plant, etc.; front: shows a merchant, farmer and mechanic in the top half (black and red-orange); back: photograph of the Canadian Branch Laboratory in Bridgeburg, Ont.; 20 double-sided pages.
Paper "handbook" from Dr. Pierce filled with testimonials and some advice on when to plant, etc.; front: shows a merchant, farmer and mechanic in the top half (black and red-orange); back: photograph of the Canadian Branch Laboratory in Bridgeburg, Ont.; 20 double-sided pages.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Purchased by Dr. M. Chiong for his patent medicine collection, before July 15, 1995.
Probably fairly soon after father's death in 1914, perhaps in 1920's; said it was around for 50 years, after Dr. R. V. Pierce's death in 1914, but still during Dr. V. M. Pierce's lifetime
Material
paper: black; red-orange
Inscriptions
Front: "HAND BOOK // Designed for // FARMERS MECHANICS // MERCHANTS AND ALL PEOPLE"; back: "Our Canadian Branch Laboratory at Bridgeburg, Ont. // is complete, and here are made all Dr. Pierce's Family // Remedies which have been so favorably known to Cana- // dians for 50 years, and for sale by every good druggist in Canada. // For your back- // ache, ANURIC // strengthens weak ..." and so on
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-G Chiong Trade Cards Binder D
Unit Of Measure
centimeters
Dimension Notes
Length: 14.6 cm. x Width: 10.2 cm.
Condition Remarks
Quite age/sun discoloured; small tear along front right edge; several stains along front left edge; back: some math written in ink, top right; bottom right, bent and partially torn; minimal staining within the booklet
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Book
Other
Reference Comments
"Secret Nostrums & Systems" by Chas. W. Oleson, p. 136; "American Health Quackery" by James Harvey Young, pp. 72, 135; "The Golden Age of Quackery" by Stewart H. Holbrook, chapt. 3
Research Facts
Pierce's Favorite Prescription -- Savin, Cinchona, Agaric, Cinnamon, Acacia, Sugar, Tinct. digitalis, Opium, Oil anise; Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery extracts of: cinchona, columbo, guaiacum, licorice, tinct. of opium, padophyllin (resinoid), Glycerine, alcohol; began with Dr. Ray Vaughn Pierce in 1862 -- set up small laboratory in Buffalo, manufacturing patent medicines; 1891, founded the Invalids Hotel and Surgical Institute.
Another mucilaginous herb that helps to soothe inflammation, licorice root is great for all sorts of coughs. Its mucilaginous properties make it great for dry irritated membranes, while it's also a natural expectorant, making it great for helping rid a wet productive cough of all the phlegm. Licorice root is also used in many syrups to help sweeten the flavor due to some of the bitter tasting herbs that many syrups contain.
Like ginger, cinnamon is a warming herb that helps with circulation, congestion, and boosting immunities which make it a great addition to any cold or cough syrup.