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Please pass the strychnine: the art of Victorian pharmacy
 | Fig. 3: Prescription for "Baby Smith," who was prescribed a combination of belladonna, strychnine aromatic ammonium and syrup tolu balsam, with the signa, "1 teaspoon in a little water every 2 hours." The cost, $0.40. |
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