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Dr. Thomas' Eclectric Oil, about 1885

Dr. Thomas’ Eclectric Oil was formulated by Dr. S. N. Thomas in the late 1840s. It contained: spirits of turpentine, camphor, oil of tar, red thyme, and fish oil.

 

Dr. Thomas' Eclectric Oil claimed to cure toothache, earache, backache, lameness, coughs, hoarseness, sore throat, deafness, burns, scalds. catarrh, neuralgia, asthma, bad cold, rheumatism, bronchitis, croup, and piles.

 

-- Joe Nickell. Com

 

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Uploaded on October 6, 2014
Taken circa 1885