[Transcriber's Notes]

This is one of the first books I remember reading as a child. Some of
the items are thoughtfully written, like how to write checks. Many
others are just rumors or careless opinions. Some are "racy" ads. Many
articles are lead-ins to the advertisements. Whatever their truth, they
are interesting reading, calculated to draw the attention of drug store
customers of 1910.

The text of the advertisements have been reproduced along with the
accompanying graphics. Correct grammar and punctuation has beensacrificed
to preserving the original format of the ads.

"Mother's Remedies, Over One Thousand Tried and TestedRemedies from Mothers
of the United States and Canada" (Gutenberg EText 17439) is a book for a
similar audience, but without advertisements.

Here are the definitions of some unfamiliar (to me) words.

aperients
  Laxative.

averment
  Assert formally as a fact.

biliousness
  Peevish; irritable; cranky; extremely unpleasant or distasteful.

bill of attainder
  Legislative determination imposing punishment without trial.

bodkin
  Small, sharply pointed instrument to make holes in fabric orleather.

carnelian
  Pale to deep red or reddish-brown.

catarrhal
  Inflammation of a mucous membrane, especially of the respiratory
  tract, accompanied by excessive secretions.

cholera morbus
  Acute gastroenteritis occurring in summer and autumn; symptomsare
  severe cramps, diarrhea, and vomiting.

conspectus
  General or comprehensive view; survey; digest; summary.

copperas
  Ferrous sulfate.

cumulation
  Accumulation, heap, mass.

diathesis
  Constitutional predisposition.

disseised
  Dispossess unlawfully or unjustly; oust.

emercement (amercement)
  Fine not fixed by law; inflicting an arbitrary penalty.

emoluments
  Payment for an office or employment; compensation.

Erebus
  Greek Mythology;  the dark region of the underworld throughwhich the
  dead must pass before they reach Hades.

erraticism
  Deviating from the usual conduct or opinion; eccentric; queer.

histologist
  One who does anatomical studies of the microscopic structure ofanimal
  and plant tissues.

impecuniosity
  Having little or no money; penniless; poor.

indurated
  Hardened; obstinate; unfeeling.

inheres
  Inherent or innate.

intendent
  Title of various government officials or administrators.

Irondequoit
  Town of western New York on Lake Ontario and Irondequoit Bay,near
  Rochester.

lees
  Sediment settling during fermentation, especially wine; dregs.

luxation
  Displacement or misalignment of a joint or organ.

Marque (letter of)
  Commission granted by a state to a private citizen to capture and
  confiscate the merchant ships of another nation.

meerschaum
  Fine, compact, usually white clay-like mineral of hydrousmagnesium
  silicate, H4Mg2Si3O10, used for tobacco pipes, building stone and
  ornamental carvings. Also called sepiolite.

Orfila
  Mathieu Orfila (1787-1853). Chemist, founder of toxicology.

pearlash
  Potassium carbonate.

prosody
  Study of the metrical structure of verse.

Prussian blue
  Dark blue crystalline hydrated compound, Fe4[Fe(CN)6]3.xH2O;ferric
  ferrocyanide.

putrescible
  Liable to decay or spoil or become putrid.

quassia
  Shrub or sma

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