"An Opiate" and "Pain - Its Importance and Therapeusis" promotional pamphlets for Papine, an opiate-based medicine
Scope and Content
Two pamphlets that present testimonials from doctors attesting to the pain-relieving efficacy of "Papine," an opiate-based medicine. The pamphlets are titled "An Opiate" and "Pain - Its Importance and Therapeusis," and dated May and August 1896 respectively. The pamphlets were distributed by Battle & Co., Chemists' Corporation of St. Louis, Missouri, which also manufactured the drug.
Dates
- May 1896; August 1896
Creator
- Battle & Co (Organization)
Access Restrictions
There are no access restrictions.
Use Restrictions
Public Domain. There are no known restrictions.
Historical Information
The Battle & Company Chemists' Corporation (also known as Battle & Co.) was founded by brothers Cullen Andrews Battle and Jesse Mercer Battle circa 1875 in St. Louis, Missouri. The company gained an international reputation for its medications, including Bromidia, and had storefronts in the United states, England, France, and India. Papine was manufactured by the company and was advertised and used as a painkiller. In a promotional booklet from the company, the drug is described as follows: "Papine is derived from opium, and retains all its anodyne properties...It is a remedy producing certain and rapid effects, and has so wide an application that no physician can successfully dispense with its use" (National Library of Medicine).
Extent
.01 Linear Feet (2 items)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Two pamphlets titled "An Opiate" and "Pain - Its Importance and Therapeusis" on the pain-relieving efficacy of "Papine," an opiate-based medicine, published in May and August 1986.
Arrangement
This is a single folder collection.
Physical Location
R 72, C 3, S 4
Acquisition Information
Purchased by Lynn Eaton from Caroliniana in January 2021.
Bibliography
The Book of St. Louisans: A Biographical Dictionary of Leading Living Men of the City of St. Louis and Vicinity. United States: St. Louis republic, 1906, 42. Accessed July 13, 2022. https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Book_of_St_Louisans/itQtAAAAYAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22battle+%26+co.%22+st.+louis&pg=PA42&printsec=frontcover.
"Cullen Andrews Battle[.]" Find a Grave. Accessed July 13, 2022. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/62800047/cullen-andrews-battle.
"Jesse Mercer Battle[.]" Find a Grave. Accessed July 13, 2022. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/19542394/jesse-mercer-battle.
The National Druggist. United States: H. R. Strong, 1908, 140. Accessed July 13, 2022. https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_National_Druggist/hGznAAAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22cullen+a.+battle%22+%22st.+louis%22&pg=PA140-IA2&printsec=frontcover.
Papine the Anodyne, Iodia the Alternative, Pil. Hemorrhoidica : March, 1893. St. Louis: The Company], 1893. Accessed July 13, 2022. https://collections.nlm.nih.gov/catalog/nlm:nlmuid-101247067-bk.
Processing Information
Processing and finding aid completed by Amanda Brent in July 2022.
- Medical care Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Medicine Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Opioids Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Guide to "An Opiate" and "Pain - Its Importance and Therapeusis" promotional pamphlets for Papine, an opiate-based medicine
- Subtitle
- "An Opiate" and "Pain - Its Importance and Therapeusis" promotional pamphlets for Papine, an opiate-based medicine
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Amanda Brent
- Date
- July 12, 2022
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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