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In the 1930s, Listerine cigarettes were created. The tobacco was infused with the same antiseptic oils used in the mouthwash for a "cooling and soothing effect." Listerine cigarettes were evidently not very popular because there is almost no record of their existence.

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A green tin advertising Listerine Cigarettes.

Back of the green tin which claims the cigarettes are meant to be "cooling and soothing." https://mastodon.world/@DrLindseyFitzharris/110050525473841606

[unconditionallyfresh]

I love old medical ads... I decided to fill a stomach with 100 years of stomach remedies. Yum!

[burnsarchive]

Mercy Street Season 2 premieres tonight. 

“Dive deeper into the era with Stanley B. Burns, MD, FACS and The Burns Archive...” 

Behind the Lens: A History in Pictures: Essays and Photos Courtesy of The Burns Archive

[intellectualpeasant]

Today we celebrate some interesting personalities in medical history, including the incomparable James Barry! 

[jmundie-blog1]

Hyperthyroid rats #jamesmundie #jamesmundieart #pathology #disease #health #medicalhistory #medicalmuseum #medicine #museum #science #anatomy #anatomical #muttermuseum #müttermuseum #medhist #museumobject #hyperthyroidism #cabinetofcuriosities #rats #blackandwhite #blackandwhitephotography (at Mütter Museum of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia)

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From Twitter: Photo of the operating room at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in Missouri, c.1900. The murals were painted by a surgeon who wanted to give patients something to look at while they waited for anaesthesia. #histmed #medhist pic.twitter.com/JQFIzdsJxJ— Lindsey Fitzharris (@DrLindseyFitz) June 1, 2019

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[instapicsil1]

This Red Crescent First-Aid backpack would have been used on the battlefield by members of the Turkish Army during World War I. In use since the late 1870s, the Red Crescent symbol for medical services provides a Muslim alternative to the Red Cross. As we unpack the case in these photos, you can see that the inner flaps of the backpack are labeled in German. A Turkish cheat sheet for the supplies is adhered to the top flap, likely for those who could not read German. Together, these clues suggest the Germans provided the pack to their Ottoman Empire allies. The kit contains familiar first aid supplies. A metal case contained syringes, morphine, and caffeine. Glass bottles once contained camphor oil, while small paper and cloth packages contained bandages. The red and white tags would have been secured to the wounded and used to track their treatment and whether they were well enough to travel. Today's #WW1Stories photos were selected by Mallory in our Division of Medicine and Science. We hope you've enjoyed her takeover of our Instagram account! 🔬💊💉 #CountdownToVeteransDay #VeteransDay #ITweetMuseums #AmericanHistory #HistMed #MedHist #MedicalHistory #MilitaryMedicine #MilitaryHistory #WW1 #TheGreatWar #MedicalKit #thingsorganizedneatly #TurkishArmy #OttomanArmy #TurkishMilitary #RedCrescent #RedCross #FirstAid #FirstResponders #WorldWar1Stories #WW1Lives http://ift.tt/2zqzNo2

[unconditionallyfresh]

You've found the Panacea!

From Rattlesnake Oil to Electric Belts, the vast gamut of 19th century cure-all concoctions and medical devices spawned an absolute treasure trove of at-times surreal advertising in period newspapers. This original and striking pharmacy icon will make the perfect addition to your home or office, a perfect gift for the doctor or pharmacist in your life!

Comprised of a painstakingly researched collection of hundreds of actual ads ranging from the 1820s to the dawn of the 20th century, this brief history of quackery and exploitation of all manner of human insecurities of the Victorian era, especially, will no doubt be an instant conversation piece.

Incidentally, the Rx on the mortar and pestle represents the Latin 'recipere' which means 'take this' or 'to take' - which is where we get the word, recipe.

Check out this design on lots of cool products at Redbubble!

[garretsociety]

Fellow book clubbers! We are reading Severed by Frances Larson. All welcome - bring a friend! Just let me know on here or through Twitter, so I can work out numbers!

[jmundie-blog1]

James G. Mundie, "Proportions of Joseph Merrick (Recto)", ink drawing On view and available for purchase @stanekgallery #jamesmundie #jamesmundieart #drawing #ink #crosshatching #inkdrawing #dessin #portrait #portraits #pigmamicron #technicalpen #penandink #instadraw #freakshow #sideshow #oddities #pen #josephmerrick #elephantman #skeleton #anatomy #anatomyandphysiology #prodigies #comparativeanatomy #medhist #showhistory #elephant (at Stanek Gallery)

[jhellden]

Thomas Rowlandson (1756–1827): The Persevering Surgeon

The notion that the anatomist/surgeon never gives up is presented in Rowlandson's drawing The Perserving Surgeon. Here the practioner is dissecting a female cadaver. His lascivious expression and raised phallic scalpel whilst thus 'ravishing' the body in his possesion again expresses prevalent ideas as to the activities of these gentlemen. Rowlandson cannot be absolved from the accusation of using such naked female bodies for the purpose of voyeurism and, in some instances, for pornography. The articulated human and animal skeletons, bottles of specimens, and tub for entrails in this print complete the recognisable venue.

Source: Fiona Haslam: From Hogarth to Rowlandson: Medicine in Art in Eighteenth-Century Britain (Liverpool University Press, 1996)

[instapicsil1]

This neat medical chest would be on board Italian ambulances during World War I. Inside, we found both first aid supplies familiar to us today and a few surprises. A wooden splint can be seen in the lid and paper packages with red crosses contain muslin and cotton bandages and compresses. Drugs include morphine, adrenaline, laudanum, and caffeine. See the small tubes with a skull and crossbones? They hold mercuric chloride, a topical antiseptic particularly important in a war before antibiotics. In the chaos of battle, how did medical personnel keep track of the wounded? Orange and green paper tags would have been secured to wounded men and used to track their treatment—and whether they were well enough to travel. Today, we're sharing #WorldWar1 objects and stories selected by Mallory of our Division of Medicine and Science. Follow the hashtag #WW1Stories all day for more fascinating stories from the Great War. Museums and archives around the world are sharing some REALLY cool and unexpected stuff. #CountdownToVeteransDay #VeteransDay #musesocial #ITweetMuseums #AmericanHistory #HistMed #MedHist #MedicalHistory #MilitaryMedicine #MilitaryHistory #WW1 #TheGreatWar #ambulance #MedicalKit #thingsorganizedneatly http://ift.tt/2AoZzpL

[unconditionallyfresh]

You've found the "Recipe!" From Rattlesnake Oil to Bile Beans, Worm Lozenges, Prickly Ash Bitters and Flesh-Worm Paste, the vast gamut of 19th century cure-all concoctions spawned an absolute treasure trove of at-times surreal advertising in period newspapers. This original and striking pharmacy icon will make the perfect addition to your home or office, a perfect gift for the doctor or pharmacist in your life!

Comprised of a painstakingly researched and digitally remastered collection of hundreds of actual ads ranging from the 1820s to the dawn of the 20th century, this brief history of quackery and exploitation of all manner of human insecurities of the Victorian era, especially, will no doubt be an instant conversation piece. This design incorporates mostly medications rather than devices, although I did throw in a "Health Jolting Chair" that was sold as a cure for dyspepsia and constipation... Yeah. That was a thing.

Incidentally, Rx represents the Latin 'recipere' which means 'take this' or 'to take' - which is where we get the word, recipe.