Posted 8 years ago
angies622
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Label reads as follows:
Sample
Chocolate-coated pills No. 974
Alophen
Aloin, - 1/4 gr.
Powd strychnine, - 1/80 gr.
Ext. Belladonna leaves, - 1/12 gr.
Powd. Ipecae, - 1/15 gr.
Phenolphthalein, - 1/2 gr.
Dose 1 to 3 pills.
Parke, Davis & Co Detroit, Mach., U.S.A.
Could be something which given to a doctor by a pharmaceutical rep.
Alophen is a laxative.
Maybe it kills your worms & helps pass them real quick.
I'm going with Blunderbuss's idea based off the poison in it and the flavoured coating-- likely for kids with worms.
Looks to be later 1910s onward.