Small paper trade card for Hood's Sarsaparilla; front: three crawling babies looking right out at you; back: usual description and promises concerning the product.
Small paper trade card for Hood's Sarsaparilla; front: three crawling babies looking right out at you; back: usual description and promises concerning the product.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Purchased by Dr. Chiong for his patent medicine collection, before July 15, 1995.
Front: "Who said 'Hood's Sarsaparilla'?"; back: "Merit Wins // The chief reason for the marvellous success of // Hood's Sarsaparilla is found in the article itself. // It is merit that wins, and the fact that Hood's // Sarsaparilla actually accomplishes what is claimed // for it has given this medicine its firm and increasing // hold upon the confidence of the people ... "; etc.
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-G Chiong Trade Cards Binder D
Unit Of Measure
centimeters
Dimension Notes
Length: 14.8 cm. x Width: 7.0 cm.
Condition Remarks
Some age/sun discolouration; front: bottom right corner bent and some staining; a few mild stains
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Book
Reference Comments
"The Snake-Oil Syndrome" by A. Walker Bingham, pp. 50-53, 109, 115, 128, 131, 145, inserts #48, 49, 50, 53, 55; "American Health Quackery" by James Harvey Young, p. 134; "Remedies & Rackets" by James Cook, p. 89; "Nostrums & Quackery", pp. 596-597; "The Great American Fraud" by Samuel Hopkins Adams, pp. 21, 128; "One for a Man, Two for a Horse" by Gerald Carson, pp. 54, 111, 121; "The Promise & the Product" by Margolin, Brichta & Brichta, pp. 35, 42; "Step Right Up" by Brooks McNamara, colour insert page #2 has identical picture; another Hood's Sarsaparilla product can be seen on colour insert page #5
Research Facts
Contained 18% alcohol, water, potassium iodide, sugars, vegetable extracts (sarsaparilla, licorice and senna); fined $50.00 Jan. 30, 1918 for false and fraudulent claims; potassium iodide is dangerous unless properly prescribed; very good and large advertiser, and was very big for over 50 years.
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.