Name/Title
Mrs Winslow's Soothing syrup Medicine BottleEntry/Object ID
2021.103.41Description
Soothing syrup Curtis & Perkins Proprietors for babies.One of the ingredients was morphine and was harmful some times causing death. circa 1880 Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup was one of the most successful — and lethal — potions on the market. It was linked to untold numbers of child deaths and the American Medical Association labeled it a “baby killer.” Pharmacist Jerimiah Curtis invented the dangerous concoction in Bangor and it made him a millionaire.