Back in the 1950s and 1960s your local UK pharmacy sold a very effective
over the counter, non-prescription liquid medication for the settlement of
upset stomachs, indigestion, nausea, headaches, hangovers, morning sickness,
diarrhea, constipation, coughs, colds, sore throats, bad breath, tooth ache,
etc. Sold in ~ 500 ml bottles it had the colour of an over strength urine
sample, tasted really aweful and smelled even worse. The manufacturers
really cranked up the bad taste by adding tiny tiny trace amounts of
........ wait for it ...........nitric acid and strychnine. The stuff was
called "Fennings" and it was very good for upset stomachs. Those of an age
on this list from the UK will well remember this product. Sadly it is no
longer available but the distinctive bottles are collectors' pieces !
jh
----- Original Message -----
From: "Moose" <olymoose@xxxxxxxxx>
To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, February 14, 2014 7:10 PM
Subject: Re: [OM] swans
> On 2/14/2014 8:56 AM, Chris Barker wrote:
>> Sounds like the kaolin and morphine that we would find in India. That
>> normally put the cork in it :-)
>
> There used to be an absolutely wonderful concoction available in Mexico,
> Donamycin PG*. It contained an antibiotic,
> kaolin, pectin, belladonna alkaloids and an opium extract. One dose, and
> one's digestive tract simply stopped for about
> 24 hours. Usually, it was fine thereafter, although sometime repeat doses
> were needed.
>
> I once gave some to a Mexican visiting here on business. :-)
>
> Absolutely perfect for that plane ride home ... Doesn't seem to be made
> anymore. :-(
>
> A painful, but funny experience was when I once became seriously
> constipated in Mexico. I went with my late wife to a
> Farmacia. She had a long, almost heated discussion with the woman behind
> the counter, who was absolutely convinced that
> this obvious Gringo needed something to stop him up, not loosen him up.
>
> Felicia was a native speaker, also with an MA in Spanish Literature, so it
> was not a translation difference. All's well
> that ends well. :-)
>
> Balanced Process Moose
>
> * For paragoric <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paregoric>.
>
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