Carol,

The Gauss Catarrh Elixir and the information that Jennifer Low provided on
the formula are interesting.  Catarrh can be translated as congestion
(mucus) mainly in the head and throat.  The formula that Street provided
was obtained by chemical analysis. The key ingredient is the "vegetative
extractive" and chemical analysis of organic plant extracts, especially in
the early 20th century, is not very illuminating.  This extractive would
have likely been very complex chemically.  The 14% alcohol might have been
needed to keep the plant extracts in solution. 

Allen


> [Original Message]
> From: Carol Serr <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: 7/2/2007 10:10:15 PM
> Subject: Gauss bottle
>
> I give up! (and it's hard for me to admit defeat).  Can't find anything
> online referring to our amber, rectangular panel bottle (only have
> fragments) with the marking on one side of GAUSS ...with no additional
> words (on that side) that I can tell (dont have any of opposite side).
>  
> Only info online is about the German mathmetician.  Pooh.  Has anyone
> found one of these before?  Can't figure out if it was a medicine...or
> toiletry product (like hair dye)...or  ???
>  
> Also have many other very partial marks that are being a Challenge to
> ID.  Some markings I thought I would easily find info online,
> but...nope.   
>  
> I know there was a S.W. Craigue who bottled whiskey in San Diego in the
> late 1800s...but, cant find a single example of one of his flasks
> online.  Yes...I have come to expect Everything to be online.  ha ha.
>  
> Can't find anything on the Colusa Soda Works (Colusa, CA) either, except
> the ref. to a 1994 article in a bottle mag. (that I hope a friend has a
> copy of).
>  
> Shoot.
>  
> Two different bottles have portions of body markings that would appear
> to read:
> "CRESCENT MARK" as part of the wording...but, nothing comes up online
> for that either (as a liquor; I think).   I thot searching on "PURITY
> AND EXCELLENCE" would surely bring up info on a bottle with such
> markings (same Crescent Mark one)....but...no luck.  :o(
>  
> I really dont like when I strike out searching.  :o(
>  
> Did find a photo of a whole jar lid for San Jose Fruit Packing Co...when
> all we have is <1/4 of a milkglass lid with some decoration on it...and
> "AN JOSE"...  Turns out the decoration is a depiction of 2 fighting
> bears (over a can of CALIFORNIA FRUITS) and a bald eagle!  What an
> ellaborate design for the company.  Dont know what type jar the lid went
> to tho....
>  
> Any help, leads, etc....will be Greatly appreciated.