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Vintage Order Form for Opium Act of Congress Approved Dec 17, 1914 Date 1/13/16

$ 4.46

Availability: 10 in stock
  • Time Period Manufactured: Pre-1930

    Description

    Vintage Order Form for Opium, Etc. Act of Congress Approved Dec 17, 1914,  Dated Jan 13, 1916. to J.R. Miller & Son. Signed by Charles W. Harrington M.D. from Peterborough N.H. 12% of Opium is made of Analgesic Alkaloid Morphine. Medical Textbooks (of the time) even recommended its use by people in good health, to "Optimize the internal equilibrium of the human body." Great conversation starter, especially for those with medical backgrounds. Suitable for framing. Medical profession has definitely come a long way. (A19)