Nuxated Iron Pill Bottle

Object/Artifact

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West Virginia Mine Wars Museum

Name/Title

Nuxated Iron Pill Bottle

Entry/Object ID

WS.0054

Description

Vessel for nuxated iron pills.

Use

The indications or uses of this product as provided by the manufacturer are: Use as directed by your physician or in the absence of specific directions, take two tablets after each meal three times per day for general weakness, nervousness, anaemia, lack of iron in the blood, impaired nutrition, mal-assimilation, and as a general tonic in "run-down" or debilitated conditions of the system.

Collection

Household Goods

Material

Glass

Research Notes

Research Type

Internet

Person

Shaun Slifer

Date

Feb 11, 2021

Notes

“Nuxated Iron” pills, as endorsed by Dempsey, were, obviously, iron supplements. As for the “nuxated” part of it, that refers to nux vomica, a deadly substance better known as strychnine (i.e. rat poison). Fortunately, the stuff being hawked…actually contained very little strychnine, and not much iron either. It was comparatively useless as a performance-enhancing drug, but would not kill you unless you took a lot of it. https://peterboriana.wordpress.com/2015/08/27/nuxated-iron/

Research Type

Donor/Source Information

Person

Wilma Steele

Date

Feb 7, 2022

Notes

Found in basement of Charlie Kaiser's house in Meador