Today I learned on Nostr: TIL During the 19th Century, a popular medicine for children known as ‘Mrs. ...

TIL During the 19th Century, a popular medicine for children known as ‘Mrs. Winslow’s Soothing Syrup’, which promised to “allay all pains” was heavily laced with morphine.

https://museum.dea.gov/museum-collection/collection-spotlight/artifact/soothing-syrup
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