Description: This is a patent medicine handbill advertisement which is 6.5 x 10 inches in size. It is printed on pink paper, and the sheet is blank on the back side. The handbill is not dated, but I think it was probably printed in the 1890s, when these types of dubious "medical" nostrums were at their height of distribution, prior to the Food and Drug regulatory acts in the early 1900s. (In Ted Hake's "A Treasury of Advertising Collectibles," Liebig's is listed as one of the leading national advertisers in the 1890s.) The handbill is in Fine condition. In full, it reads as follows: * * * * * The Great Restorative Tonic. LIEBIG'S BEEF, WINE AND IRON. FRESH BEEF, CITRATE OF IRON AND SHERRY WINE. In this preparation are combined the stimulant properties of WINE and the nutriment of BEEF, with the tonic powers of IRON, the effect of which on the blood is so justly valued. For many cases in which there is PALLOR, WEAKNESS, PALPITATION OF THE HEART, with much nervous disturbance, as for sample, where there has been much loss of blood or during the recovery from wasting fevers, this article will be found especially adapted. The peculiar feature of this combination is that it COMBINES NUTRIMENT WITH STIMULUS. In the majority of cases, along with failure of strength, and, indeed, as one cause of that failure, there is an inability to digest nourishing food. Hence, it is very desirable to furnish nourishment in a form acceptable to the stomach, at the same time we excite this organ to do its duty. On the other hand, again, wine stimulus, although needed, is ill-borne if given by itself, producing headache excitement and other symptoms which may be avoided by the addition of nutritious substance such as the ESSENCE OF BEEF Iron also can be taken in this way by the most delicate and sensitive woman or child, to whom it may be inadmissable as usually given. Prompt results will follow its use in case of sudden exhaustion, arising either from acute or chronic diseases and it will prove a VALUABLE RESTORATIVE FOR ALL CONVALESCENTS. As a Nutritive Tonic, it would be indicated in the treatment of impaired nutrition, impoverishment of the blood, and in all the various forms of general debility. Each tablespoonful contains the essence of one ounce of Beef, with two grains of Citrate of Iron, dissolved in Sherry Wine. With a view to making the article more palatable, a portion of the Beef is in the first place partially roasted, as experience has shown that it is better borne by the stomach; and can be administered for a longer period when this is done. ADULT DOSE.---One tablespoonful between meals, and when suffering from fatigue or exhaustion. DOSE FOR CHILDREN should be reduced according to age. We trust physicians will be careful to direct our manufacture of BEEF, WINE AND IRON, as numbers of persons make mixtures called by the same name, and claim equal merit. We can only say that the reputation of this medicine was created by Our Preparation, and is almost exclusively prescribed by our leading physicians. Beware of Imitations. NONE GENUINE WITHOUT THIS TRADE MARK PRINTED IN RED ON CENTRE OF LABEL. _gsrx_vers_1680 (GS 9.8.3 (1680))
Price: 6.95 USD
Location: Camp Hill, Pennsylvania
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