Hite's Household Remedy
date: label: Date made
content: after 1938
label: Date made
content: ca 1920
label: Date made
content: ca 1930
label: Date made
content: ca 1940
name: label: maker
content: S. P. Hite Company
notes: label: Description
content: The indications or uses for this product as provided on its packaging:
label: Description
content: Used internally to ally irritations caused by coughs, due to the common colds, and for mild forms of flatulent colic. Used externally for surface burns and cuts, simple bruises and non-poisonous insect bites and stings. Also for slight sprains and muscular aches and soreness due to fatigue and over-exertion.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: Place Made
content: United States: Virginia, Roanoke
topic: label: Subject
content: Skin & Dermatology Drugs
label: Subject
content: Diarrhea Drugs
label: Subject
content: Catarrh, Cough & Cold Drugs
label: Subject
content: Rubs, Liniments & Ointments
label: Subject
content: First Aid Products & Antiseptics
label: collection
content: G.E. Damon Collection
setName: label: See more items in
content: Medicine and Science: Medicine
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content: Health & Medicine
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content: Balm of America
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: MG.M-10426.50
label: catalog number
content: M-10426
label: accession number
content: 246707
label: catalog number
content: M-10426 [dup55]
objectType: label: Object Name
content: otc preparation
label: Other Terms
content: Patent Medicines; Drugs; Liquid
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: alcohol 65% (drug active ingredients)
label: Physical Description
content: camphor (drug active ingredients)
label: Physical Description
content: ammonia (drug active ingredients)
label: Physical Description
content: spirits turpentine (drug active ingredients)
label: Physical Description
content: gum myrrh (drug active ingredients)
label: Physical Description
content: capsicum (drug active ingredients)
label: Physical Description
content: oils thyme (drug active ingredients)
label: Physical Description
content: wintergreen (syn.) (drug active ingredients)
label: Physical Description
content: cajeput (drug active ingredients)
label: Physical Description
content: cassia (drug active ingredients)
label: Physical Description
content: spruce (drug active ingredients)
label: Physical Description
content: pennyroyal (drug active ingredients)
label: Physical Description
content: sassafras (drug active ingredients)
label: Measurements
content: box: 4 7/8 in x 2 in x 1 in; 12.3825 cm x 5.08 cm x 2.54 cm
label: Measurements
content: bottle: 4 1/2 in x 1 3/4 in x 7/8 in; 11.43 cm x 4.445 cm x 2.2225 cm