Kathy Pinna
Heroin Cough Syrup
A photo of an ad for a heroin cough medicine - a patent medicine. It reads:
COUGH
The Sum of Clinical Experience Designates Glyco-Heroin (Smith) as a Respiratory Sedative Superior in All Respects to the Preparations of Opium, Morphine, Codeine and Other Narcotics and withaldevoid of the toxic or depressing effects which characterize the latter when given in doses sufficient to reduce the reflect irritability of the bronchial, tracheal and laryngeal mucous membranes.
THE PROBLEM
of administering Heroin in proper doses in such form as will give the therapeutic virtues of this drug full sway, and will suit the palate of the most exacting adult or the most capricious child.
HAS BEEN SOLVED BY
the pharmaceutical compound known as
GLYCO HEROIN (Smith)
The results attained with GLYCO-HEROIN (SMITH) in the alleviation and cure of cough are attested by numerous clinical studies that have appeared in the medical journals within the past few years.
Scientifically Compounded, Scientifically Conceived, GLYCO-HEROIN (Smith) simply stands upon its merits before the profession, ready to prove its efficacy to all who are interested in the advances in the art of medication.
NOTES.
Glyco-Heroin (Smith) is supplied to the druggist in sixteen ounce dispensing bottles only. The quantity ordinary prescribed by the physician is two, three or four ounces.
DOES.
The adult dose of GLYCO-HEROIN (Smith) is one teaspoonful, repeated every two hours or at longer intervals, as the case may require. Children of ten or more years, from a quarter to a half teaspoonful. Children of three years or more, five to ten drops.
Sole British Agents, Thomas Christy & Co., Old Swan Lane, London E.C.
Martin H . Smith & Co., Chemists, New York City.
Samples and Literature Supplied on Request.
COUGH
The Sum of Clinical Experience Designates Glyco-Heroin (Smith) as a Respiratory Sedative Superior in All Respects to the Preparations of Opium, Morphine, Codeine and Other Narcotics and withaldevoid of the toxic or depressing effects which characterize the latter when given in doses sufficient to reduce the reflect irritability of the bronchial, tracheal and laryngeal mucous membranes.
THE PROBLEM
of administering Heroin in proper doses in such form as will give the therapeutic virtues of this drug full sway, and will suit the palate of the most exacting adult or the most capricious child.
HAS BEEN SOLVED BY
the pharmaceutical compound known as
GLYCO HEROIN (Smith)
The results attained with GLYCO-HEROIN (SMITH) in the alleviation and cure of cough are attested by numerous clinical studies that have appeared in the medical journals within the past few years.
Scientifically Compounded, Scientifically Conceived, GLYCO-HEROIN (Smith) simply stands upon its merits before the profession, ready to prove its efficacy to all who are interested in the advances in the art of medication.
NOTES.
Glyco-Heroin (Smith) is supplied to the druggist in sixteen ounce dispensing bottles only. The quantity ordinary prescribed by the physician is two, three or four ounces.
DOES.
The adult dose of GLYCO-HEROIN (Smith) is one teaspoonful, repeated every two hours or at longer intervals, as the case may require. Children of ten or more years, from a quarter to a half teaspoonful. Children of three years or more, five to ten drops.
Sole British Agents, Thomas Christy & Co., Old Swan Lane, London E.C.
Martin H . Smith & Co., Chemists, New York City.
Samples and Literature Supplied on Request.
Date & Place:
Not specified or unknown.
