Hi, Elizabeth-
 
I was wondering if you could pass along any refs you get re: patent
medicines. I am interested in uses of herbal medicine in the past and
would be interested to see what the ingredients of these medicines were.
 
Thanks for the time and trouble.
 
Chris Hamlin ([log in to unmask])
 
>
> I am a graduate student in historical archaeology at Louisiana State
> University, Baton Rouge.  My thesis deals with ethnicity and patent
> medicine choices.  Does anyone know of a good reference source for
> information containing ingredients and alcohol contents for patent
> medicines? Ed Fike's The Bottle Book has been of help as have been
> Devner's Patent Medicine Picture, Carson's One for a Man Two for a
> Horse, and a few of James Harvey Young's books.  Any references would
> be appreciated.
>
> Thank you,
> Elizabeth Davoli
>