SLV-Some Like it Vintage.com: Remedy Rhapsody

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Yuck! I hate being sick. It seems especially offensive as the weather is finally improving, the sun is shining on a weekend for a change but I'm feeling very under the weather with a spring virus. I'm not as holistic as I think I should be. We have a large medicine cabinet full of lotions and potions from the local drug store. My secret motto is "have drugs will travel". As I think in a more vintage or retro vein, I started wondering about old fashioned remedies for colds.

In the good ol' days, cough drops were made with opiates such as morphine and heroin. I remember when we were vacationing in Paris awhile back, I was given at a drug store, some codeine-filled soft chews for a persistent cough. Ahhh, another reason to like the French! I might not have actually improved in health, but with such powerful drugs in my system, I may not have cared! What about using animal droppings as a cure-all?! This practice has been in use since the Egyptian times. I think I would have to be feeling pretty ill to consider this one! I may consider another old remedy that consists of adding crushed raw garlic to warm milk. Hmmm...maybe not!

Here are some fun, old ads for cold remedies: