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To: MeshugeMikey

In the 19th Century, ‘soothing syrups’ for teething infants were sold which were basically laudinum.


5 posted on 08/05/2013 10:47:28 PM PDT by VietVet (I am old enough to know who I am and what I believe, and I 'm not inclined to apologize for any of)
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In the 19th Century, ‘soothing syrups’ for teething infants were sold which were basically laudanum.

Which is opium.

I've read that a fair number of babies died, usually from malnutrition because they were too sleepy to eat.

7 posted on 08/06/2013 5:32:10 AM PDT by Tax-chick (Ask me about the Weiner Wager. Support Free Republic!)
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