University Health Network - Academy of Medicine Collection
Category
Pharmacy, General
Pharmacy
Home Health Care
Pharmacy, Gastrointestinal
Classification
Pharmacy, General
Pharmacy
Home Health Care
Pharmacy, Gastrointestinal
Accession Number
1980.18.265
Description
A flat bottle with sloping, rounded shoulders, medium-narrow neck, and a small collar, and a fat lip; cork stopper; paper label; dark liquid contents for Dr. W. B. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin.
A flat bottle with sloping, rounded shoulders, medium-narrow neck, and a small collar, and a fat lip; cork stopper; paper label; dark liquid contents for Dr. W. B. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Acquired from the Academy of Medicine; source: Mr. Dean Charters.
Printed on label: "DR. W. B. CALDWELL'S // LAXATIVE // SYRUP PEPSIN // COMPOUND // CONTAINS: Alcohol 41/2 per cent // Prepared from Dr. Caldwell's ori- // ginal formula (1892): // Alex Senna Cassia // Pepsin Peppermint // Cascara Sagrada Aromatics // Pure Cane Syrup // RECOMMENDED FOR // CONSTIPATION // AND ITS ATTENDANT ILLS // SUCH AS // Biliousness, Sick Headache, Sour // Stomach, Heartburn, Foul // Breath, Flatulency Etc. // DIRECTIONS: To cleanse the // system thoroughly when bilious or // constipated and to dispel Headaches // and Fevers, take from a tea to a table- // spoonful: repeat in 6 to 8 hours if // necessary. // For Heartburn, Bad Breath, Foul // Stomach, Sallow Complexion, and Flatu- // lence, take from 1/2 to one teaspoonful // before or after meals. // As a Laxative for Habitual Con- // stipation, Piles, etc., take from a tea // to a tablespoonful every night at bedtime. // For Children give from 1.2 to a teaspoon- // ful, according to age, strength, condition // of bowels and effect desired and repeat in // 6 to 8 hours if necessary. // SHAKE WELL BEFORE TAKING // PEPSIN SYRUP CO., Limited // Sole Proprietors // TORONTO, ONTARIO, CAN."; box lists same information (expanded); embossed on bottle (back): "DR. W. B. CALDWELL'S // SYRUP PEPSIN"; (side) - "BRIDGEBURG, ONTARIO"; (other side) - "PEPSIN SYRUP COMPANY"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-A2-9 Row G
Length
18.0 cm
Width
5.8 cm
Depth
3.4 cm
Unit Of Measure
centimeters
Condition Remarks
Paper faded, shows wear, abraded edges, brown stains, residue inside neck of bottle
Copy Type
Original
Reference Comments
"Bottles" by Michael Polak, pp. 19 & 21; "Nostrums and Quackery" by Arthur J. Cramp, p. 494
Research Facts
Used to relieve constipation, biliousness, sick headache, sour stomach, heartburn, foul breath, flatulency, etc.