Take two teaspoonfuls mixed in water every morning.
The label and package appear to have been devised for the purpose of suggesting, without explicitly stating, that it is a cure for the complaints named. On one side appears the following (divided into sections by use of different type):
Oh my back, how it aches! Why? Fitch’s Kidney and Liver Cooler. Trade Mark. Sluggish liver. Inactive kidneys. Over-heated blood. Bad urine. Acts chemically by absorption.
and on the other:
Oh my back, how it aches! Why? Because your Kidneys and Liver are Sluggish, and a deposit has formed in the urine which will contaminate the whole system unless dissolved chemically. Try this; you won’t regret. It’s a grand conception.
Analysis showed the liquid to consist simply of a solution of potassium nitrate in water, the strength being 56 grains in a fluid ounce—that is, 14 grains in a dose.
The estimated cost of the contents of the bottle is one-eighth of a penny.
WARNER’S “SAFE” CURE.
Warner’s Safe Cure is a liquid sold in a bottle holding about 8 fluid ounces at the price of 2s. 9d.
The label bore the words, “For Kidney and Liver and Bright’s disease and jaundice, gravel, stone”—and a long list of other complaints. “Dose for adults, one tablespoonful 5 or 6 times a day.”