1909 National Druggist Magazine  Vol. 39 Jan to Dec (12 issues bound) w/ads

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NATIONAL DRUGGIST, Volume 39 - twelve magazine issues (Jan to December 1909) bound together (Used but in overall good condition). The magazines' articles and vintage ads, cartoons & poems provide an entertaining glimpse into the world of medical science and the practice of pharmacy at the turn of the century.
Sample articles:
"Kava Drinking," which compares comparing the effect of the beverage to OPIUM
"Medical Legislation" - clever poem, which ends with "But most of his mistakes are hidden underground"!
"The Druggist in the Gates" - which heaps lofty praise on the pharmacist, even referring to him as "father confessor of the secular world"
"Experiment on the Cause of the Loss of Activity of Indian Hemp" (cannabis indica) - May 1909
"Persecuting Druggists under Pretense of Enforcing the Liquor Laws" - Sept 1909
"Cigars Legally Declared to be a Drug" - allowing for their sale on Sundays!
"The Truth about Soda Water" - There's no soda in it - It was "christened" wrong!!
Health & the Druggist poem - Health is the key to bliss!
Allen's Digitalis Leaves - "narcotic herbs"
Advertisement for Syrup Cocillana Compound, and Antidiphtheric Serum & Globulins