Ransom, Dr.

Dr Ransom's Hive Syrup and Tolu. [With African-American. First edition.]

New York: late 19th Century. Color lithograph trade card. With cut-outs. 20 x 13.5 cm.
Hive syrup was used to treat croup, bronchial infection commonly seen in children. Soothing remedies were popular treatments, as were expectorants. More well-known hive syrups such as Cox’s or Dr. Ransom‘s have surviving recipes with ingredients such as squill extracts, senega, tincture of tolu, tartar emetic, sugar, water, and alcohol. Tartar emetic, a poisonous white salt, would cause profuse vomiting, though side effects could include hepatitis and death. Although recipes do not survive, for Jacques & Marsh’s Hive syrup, researchers may be able to test the bottles to see if residue analysis can help determine what their syrup was made of.z. Item #51-5520

Price: $200.00