Some Cool Narcotic Labels I Picked Up Today.

I know these aren't stamps but they still will find a spot between my revenues and other B.O.B. stuff. I so remember paregoric and glad the stuff is outlawed as I was practically raised on the stuff! I like this lot though and got it pretty cheap. Enjoy!

Nice group, ILS

Nice one!


Cheers

Thank you. I'm excited to get these in my box soon! (Sellers images)

Nice BOB material ILS

Correct me if I am wrong, but, wasn't paragoric used in licorice to enhance it's flavour, or am I thinking of something else?

Chimo

Bujutsu

I don't think even opiates could make (black) licorice taste better.. yukk

Sadly it was used as a "liquid babysitter" up in to the late 70's and to cure, well, just about anything.
If you give somebody something that is 20% alcohol and 20% Morphine by volume you'll start to feel better- no-matter what you have! A very dangerous product that I remember from my childhood. It was even marketed for teething babies!

Thanks for the information on that ILS

I wasn't sure - now I know

Chimo

Bujutsu

Well not really as I'm not clear on that. I do know that Anise is used, quite heavily I might add, to licorice and sold as a digestion aid and a stomach bitter also but I'm not exactly clear on everything pharmacopeia-wise. I just know from what my Great Grandmother used to tell me that Anise was a homeopathic remedy back in her day. (We are Pennsylvania Dutch)

The way I'm hurting right now I almost wish I had some laudanum or Paregoric about now. I am on some strong pharmaceuticals but nothing like that crap!~ lol





<- This is what I think my pharmacist looks like...lol

LOL

Close enough

Chimo

Bujutsu

Reminds me of when I used to live in Normandy, France -- home of that wicked brew Calvados (apple cider with an 80+ degree proof PUNCH).

In the local countryside, mothers used Calva to put their babies to sleep, as a result of which there were entire hospital wings for infant alcohol-related liver disease. Wonder what they did about the pickled brains ...

I Love Stamps, my Australian label would feel at home in your collection.

lol yeah it would! IMO- that stuff is bad news right there. I believe we actually have a resident pharmacist on here if I'm not mistaken? I bet he has some neat stuff too (label wise )