652 MISCELLANEOUS FARM SUBJECTS 



Cold and Cough Remedies. Colds and coughs are among the 

 most common ailments of childhood and youth, and many special 

 mixtures have been devised and placed on the market for treating 

 them. These concoctions usually contain one or more habit-forming 

 drugs, as is clearly shown by the following examples : 



Acker's English Remedy (chloroform.) 



Adamson's Botanic Cough Balsam (heroin hydrochlorid.) 



Dr. A. Boschee's German Syrup (morphin.) 



Dr. Bull's Cough Syrup (morhpin, later codein.) 



Dr. Fenner's Cough-Cold Syrup (morphin.) 



Jackson's Magic Balsam (chloroform and morphin.) 



Kohler's One-Night Cough Cure (morphine sulphate, chloro- 

 form, and cannabis indica.) 



Von Totta's Cough Pectoral (morphin and chloroform.) 



The same habit-forming agents are offered to the public in the 

 form of confections under such names as cough lozenges and pas- 

 tilles; examples: 



Linseed, Licorice and Chlorodyne Cough Lozenges (chloroform 

 and ether.) 



Linseed, Licorice and Chlorodyne Pastilles (morphin, chloro- 

 form, and ether.) 



Pastilles Paneraj (morphin and codein.) 



Such a practice is uncalled for, as efficient cough and cold rem- 

 edies can readily be prepared without the use of these pernicious 

 drugs. 



Consumption Cures. The exploiting of so-called consumption 

 cures has apparently always been an inviting field to quacks. From 

 the nature of the disease and the general information available to 

 the public, it is only natural that persons so afflicted should grasp 

 at the last straw. These remedies as a rule contain one or more of 

 the well-known habit-forming agents, the action of which is to be- 

 numb the sensibilities and thus make coughing and some of the other 

 symptoms less prominent and distressing, leading the victim to the 

 belief that the medicine is actually bringing about the results 

 claimed. The ravages of the disease are, however, neither checked 

 nor abated in spite of the fact that the patient appears to feel better. 

 On the contrary, the poisonous secretions, instead of being expector- 

 ated, are absorbed, thus increasing the poisons, or, as they are com- 

 monly called, toxins, in the body. The most disastrous feature of the 

 scheme is that the unfortunate sufferer is robbed of valuable time 

 which could be utilized to advantage in restoring his strength and 

 health. It is well known that if treatment is begun early the disease 

 can be arrested, but not by using these worthless and deceptive nos- 

 trums. Hundreds of thousands of dollars are spent annually in a 

 campaign of education and in the treatment of this disease, and it 

 is of the utmost importance to get control of the cases early, as there 

 is little hope in the advanced stages. Some of the well-known reme- 

 dies of this class are the following: Piso's Cure, a Remedy for Coughs 

 and Colds, formerly known as Piso's Cure for Consumption (canna- 

 bis indica and chloroform;) Shiloh's Cure, formerly known as Shi- 



