02303cam a22003253u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003701000130007804000110009104100170010205000070011910000280012624500440015426400510019830000470024933600260029633700260032233800360034850000310038450801120041552012880052753400450181565300210186070000360188185600430191799900170196030162UtSlPG20260610133704.0mcr n260607r2009||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  a61061037  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aRM1 aGriffenhagen, George B.10aOld English Patent Medicines in America 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2009  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2009-10-02  aProduced by Chris Curnow, Joseph Cooper and the Online
Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net  a"Old English Patent Medicines in America" by George B. Griffenhagen and James Harvey Young is a historical account written in the mid-20th century. The book explores the origins and journey of English patent medicines that made their way across the Atlantic to America, analyzing their impact on early American medical practices and culture. It particularly delves into various notorious remedies such as Bateman's Pectoral Drops and Godfrey's Cordial, detailing their extravagant claims and the role they played in self-medication among settlers.  The opening of the work sets the stage by discussing the backdrop against which these medicines became popular in both England and America. The authors sketch the beginnings of notable patent remedies in 18th-century England, introducing several key figures involved in their promotion. It highlights the early colonial context where such ready-made solutions appealed to settlers facing health challenges with limited resources, foreshadowing the burgeoning patent medicine market in America. This section elucidates the complexity and competition among various medicines and their manufacturers, establishing the context for the detailed examination that follows in subsequent chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aPatent medicines1 aYoung, James Harvey,d1915-200640uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/30162  c71009d71009