The fight for the standard: Ayer's Pills

The fight for the standard: Ayer's Pills

Collection:
Images from the History of Medicine (IHM)
Publication:
[United States : s.n., 18--]
Language(s):
English
Format:
Still image
Subject(s):
Nonprescription Drugs
Genre(s):
Advertisement
Abstract:
Advertisement for Ayer's Pills. Statement on verso claims the medication will cure "constipation or costiveness, indigestion, dyspepsia, biliousness, heartburn, loss of appetite, flatulency, foul stomach, nausea, dizziness, headache, numbness, jaundice, diarrhoea, dysentery, and disorders of the liver." Card features a military scene involving two soldiers on horses fighting. One soldier is holding a flag that says, "Ayer's Pills."
Copyright:
The National Library of Medicine believes this item to be in the public domain. (More information)
Extent:
1 trade card : 12 x 7 cm.
Technique:
chromolithograph, color
NLM Unique ID:
101402315 (See catalog record)
NLM Image ID:
A021079
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101402315