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To: Tennessee Nana

Yep.
I have a book from 1895 (I really like old medical books) anyway, it is mostly about women/babies. One of the suggestions is to rub opium liquid on the babies gums when they are teething. According to the doctor is eases pain and helps them sleep - yea duh!


950 posted on 10/06/2010 4:53:43 PM PDT by svcw (Just in case you ever wondered: As of May 2010, it costs ~ $0.0167 US Dollars to mint a penny.)
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To: svcw

Laudanum and Peregoric


964 posted on 10/06/2010 7:56:52 PM PDT by Elsie ( Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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