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Dr. Hand's Colic Cure
Object/Artifact
Small apothecary bottle with cork. Dr. Hand's Colic Cure contained about 12% alcohol and a hazardous ingredient called santonin which could cause convulsions, respiratory failure, or blindness in infants.
89.20.2
Genesee Country Village and Museum
Hand Medicine Co.
circa 1890
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
United States of America
North America
Label
Front
Prepared by Hand Medicine Co. / Philadelphia. PA / Successor to D. B. Hand M.D. Dr. Hand's Colic Cure for Children
Pill bottle
Medicine bottle
Glass
Paper