what does it say.

[ellisnowens]

??????????

 

[ellisnowens]

???????????????///

 

[glass man]

X-QALIA??HA!THAT IS FREAKY!![8D] The weeds or flowers under it may or may not hold a clue{DUH SHERLOCK JAMIE!} Would like to see a pic of the whole bottle...any oter embossing? on the bottom? There is a X-ZALIA for catarrh [allergy type stuff] from Boston 1885 ..listed in the"PATENT AND PROPRIETARY MEDICINE BOTTLES" by JOSEPH K. BALDWIN 1973..one of the best books on patent meds...
JAMIE

 

[glass man]

OK just saw the other pic...and it is from Boston so maybe this is what it is..JAMIE

 

[ellisnowens]

Are the plants opium

 

[bostaurus]

Looks more like cattails.

 

[AntiqueMeds]

yes Cattails,

X-Zalia was a topical medicine.
http://books.google.com/books?id=pcVYAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA413&lpg=PA413&dq=X-ZALIA++BOSTON&source=bl&ots=_QSIyDFLQ1&sig=79JvFgOMdPa9HDnIChJF67peab4&hl=en&sa=X&ei=p6SpT6e-KYeu6AG-vvCnBA&ved=0CFIQ6AEwBA#v=onepage&q&f=false

 

[surfaceone]

Great find, Tony.

From.

From.

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[Poison_Us]

Which caused dilusional behavior...and it spawned the idea for God-Zilia