HIMALYA THE KOLA COMPOUND NATURES CURE FOR ASTHMA NEW YORK CINCINNATI for sale

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From an ad in 1885:

"The most important Medical Discovery ever made since the dawn of civilization, is, without doubt, the recent discovery of the wonderful kola plant, found in the Soudan and on the Congo river, in the heart of Africa, This strange botanical product in its Compound (Himalya) has a peculiar action upon the Nervous System of Man, through which it allays and removes the irritability which is the foundation and cause of spasmodic diseases. Through this singular property it is Sure and Unfailing cure for asthma at every stage and in every form"

After investigation:

Later analysis by chemists at the North Dakota Agriculture Experiment Station found Himalya to be a "weak hydro-alcoholic solution of potassium iodide, flavored with peppermint and licorice and colored with caramel". The preparation contained little if any kola, it was about nine percent alcohol.


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This amber Cure is 7 1/4" tall and embossed:

HIMALYA / THE KOLA / COMPOUND / NATURES / CURE FOR / ASTHMA / NEW YORK / CINCINNATI

http://www.ebay.com/itm/170820795186?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649



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