Twelfth Edition of The Ills of Life, or the Encyclopedia of Family Medicine.
[Columbus, Ohio]: [S.B. Hartman], 1901. 32 pp. Illus. with 2 b/w drawings. 8vo. Stapled paper wrappers. Twelfth Edition. A very good copy with small chips to front wrapper and a small punched hole in upper left corner, not affecting text. OCLC: 14780444. Item #28403
Promotional literature for Peruna. Illustration of Hartman's Sanatorium. "Thanks to effective advertising, Pe-ru-na was by 1900 the best selling proprietary remedy in the United States. The fact that it was nearly 30% alcohol doubtless contributed to its popularity," (Annotated Catalogue of the Edward C. Atwater Collection of American Popular Medicine and Health Reform, Vol. I, p. 436). "The Peruna jag, a slight intoxication from drinking the nostrum, became so common a phenomenon, especially in areas dry by Prohibition laws, that druggists had trouble keeping it in stock," (Amer. National Biography 10, p. 259). OCLC shows three copies.
Price: $50.00