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Brown glass bottle of cough mixture, London, England, 1925-1
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Brown glass bottle of cough mixture, London, England, 1925-1
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MIST. TUSSI RUB. CONC. may seem like gibberish but the words are actually abbreviated Latin terms commonly used by apothecaries and pharmacists. MIST is short for mistura or "mixture"; RUB is short for rubra, "red"; TUSSI is short for tussive, a medical term for a cough. So the label translates as "Concentrated Red Cough Mixture". It was also recommended by its makers, C J Hewlett and Son Ltd, to ease bronchitis. The dose was two teaspoonfuls diluted with water for adults and half a teaspoon for children under 12 as the mixture contained compounds of morphine, which is highly addictive.

maker: C J Hewlett and Son Limited

Place made: London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom

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Keywords: Morphine; bottle; Bronchitis
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