Posted 8 years ago
AryraRave
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I was wondering more about this little bottle I found in the floor board of a old house about 100 or so years old I was doing construction in.
Was wondering about the bottle history?
(Cork still inside the bottle in the photos)
It's a medicine. If the seams on the side stop before the top, it is nearing if not at 100 years old. Wonderful find!
"Sweet Spirit of Nitre (Spiritus Aetheris Nitrici). Sweet spirit of Nitre Is diuretic, diaphoretic, and antispasmodic. It is deservedly much esteemed as a medicine, and is extensively employed in febrile diseases, either alone or in union with tartar emetic, or with spirit of Mindererus. It is often a grateful stimulus to the stomach, relieving nausea and vomiting, and promoting sleep. It acts especially upon the kidneys, augmenting the secretion of urine, and is often given in conjunction with squills, digitalis, and acetate of potassa. The dose is a teaspoonful, given in water every two or three hours."
Source:
http://householdphysician.com/chapter28.php?page=14