University Health Network - Academy of Medicine Collection
Category
Pharmacy
Home Health Care
Motion Sickness
Classification
Pharmacy
Home Health Care
Motion Sickness
Nausea -- drug therapy
Vomiting -- drug therapy
Antiemetics
Accession Number
1999.3.45 a-b
Description
New sealed box of Mothersill's Seasick Remedy. The front of the box shows a logo as well as instructions for use. The rear of the box displays further instructions as well as refund information. The inside of the box is sealed and covered by cream glassine paper, under which there is the product wi…
New sealed box of Mothersill's Seasick Remedy. The front of the box shows a logo as well as instructions for use. The rear of the box displays further instructions as well as refund information. The inside of the box is sealed and covered by cream glassine paper, under which there is the product with the company logo visible.
Number Of Parts
2
Part Names
a - bottom - Length 5.3 cm x Width 3.6 cm x Depth 1.9 cm
b - lid - Length 5.5 cm x Width 3.7 cm x Depth 1.9 cm
Printed on front label: "Mothersill’s // SEASICK // Remedy // FOR ADULTS // AN AID FOR PREVENTING AND RELIEVING THE // SYMPTOMS OF TRAVEL SICKNESS. MAXIMUM // DOSE CONTAINS 1/200 GRAIN OF HYOSCINE // HYDROBROMIDE, WITH OTHER MEDICINAL AGENTS. // DIRECTIONS: TWO CAPSULES, ONE PINK AND ONE BROWN, ONE HOUR BEFORE DEPAR- // TURE AND ANOTHER DOSE AT THE TIME OF DEPARTURE. DISCONTINUE IF DIZZINESS OR // BLURRING OF VISION OCCURS. No. 21271 THE PROPRIETARY OR PATENT MEDICINE ACT. // FULL DIRECTIONS INSIDE. // CAUTION: USE IN EXCESS OF RECOMMENDED DOSAGE MAY CAUSE SERIOUS NERVOUS // DISTURBANCES. // THE MOTHERSILL REMEDY COMPANY, LIMITED // MONTREAL LONDON."
printed across label in cursive: "J. B. Mothersill"
printed on back label: "REFUND OF PURCHASE PRICE // UNLESS SUCCESSFUL ACTION OF MOTHERSILL’S SEASICK REMEDY // IS OBTAINED. THE PURCHASE PRICE WILL BE REFUNDED. // IMPORTANT NOTICE // DIRECTIONS FOR CROSSING ENGLISH AND // IRISH CHANNELS, AND FOR SIMILAR SEA TRIPS. // OWING TO THE ROUGH WEATHER ENCOUNTERED ON THESE TRIPS // AND CONSEQUENT LIMIT TO THE SIZE OF STEAMERS. AND // THE SUDDENNESS WITH WHICH THE TRAVELLER IS EXPOSED TO // MOTION, ONE DOSE OF THIS REMEDY IS TO BE TAKEN TWO // HOURS BEFORE GOING ON BOARD AND THE DIRECTIONS ON THE // ENCLOSED LEAFLET TO BE FOLLOWED IN ALL OTHER PARTICULARS. // PLEASE READ DIRECTIONS CAREFULLY. // MADE IN CANADA."
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-A2-3 Row E
Unit Of Measure
centimeters
Condition Remarks
Surface edges show minor wear; small hole in glassine paper on the box's interior
Copy Type
original
Reference Comments
The Smithsonian has a similar object, slightly older, which references other forms of motion sickness. https://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/search/object/nmah_737854
Research Facts
This remedy primarily uses hyoscine hydrobromide, and involved two different pills, one pink and one brown. While labelled as a seasickness remedy, it was also marketed as a remedy for motion sickness during various forms of travel, such as trains.