Dixie Fever and Pain Powder
date: label: date made
content: 1908-1918
notes: label: Description
content: Anodyne, antipyretic. Useful in cases of fever to lower temperature and relieve pain. Also very effective for headache, neuralgia, catarrh, la grippe, cold in the head, rheumatism, sleeplessness and all nervous conditions.
label: Description
content: For the relief of Fevers, such as Intermittent, Remittent, Hay Fever, Chill Fever, Etc.
label: Description
content: Directions: For fever, take one powder every two hours until fever cools. [...] The powder may be given on the tongue and swallowed with water, or mixed in a tablespoon with water and syrup. [...] For headache, neuralgia, laGrippe, cold in the head, earache, toothache, pain over the eyes, rheumatism, etc., take one powder, and if convenient lie down for 20 to 30 minutes, and if not relieved in two hours take another powder. [...] Ladies of weak and delicate constitutions, half a powder is sufficient. For insomnia and sleeplessness, one powder taken on going to bed will usually produce sleep.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: Arkansas, Fort Smith
topic: label: Subject
content: Rheumatism & Arthritis Drugs
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content: Medicine and Science: 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.314016.088
label: catalog number
content: 314016.088
label: accession number
content: 314016
objectType: label: Object Name
content: otc preparation
label: Other Terms
content: Patent Medicines; Drugs; Non-Liquid
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: paper (packaging material)
label: Physical Description
content: acetanilid, 3 9/10 grains (drug active ingredients)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 4.3 cm x 6.7 cm x 2.1 cm; 1 11/16 in x 2 5/8 in x 13/16 in
label: Measurements
content: overall: 1 3/4 in x 2 5/8 in x 7/8 in; 4.445 cm x 6.6675 cm x 2.2225 cm