October 12, 2013 - The Rothschild Apothecary Museum

Event Recap

Medicines of the 1900's were both legitimate and fraudulent. Important medicines of the time were among the deadliest poisons known. Great fortunes were made from some of the proprietary medicines which at one time sat side by side with snake-oils and other deceptive concoctions.

Presented by, H. Ernest Hemphill
Emeritus Associate Professor, Biology Syracuse University.

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