These goods from yesteryear are either too lethal or useless to be sold today. But they’re also just plain weird.
Poisonous cigarettes (to cure asthma).
In case the idea of smoking to cure asthma wasn't crazy enough, the active ingredients are Stramonium, also known as Datura, the most awful drug in the world, and Belladonna, also known as Deadly Nightshade. Yes, that Deadly Nightshade.
Source: herbmuseum.ca
Opium-laced booze elixir.
It's as strong as whiskey and contains a spoonful of opium for good measure. So it makes perfect sense that this explosive cocktail was a treatment for babies as young as five days old. What exactly it cures, I'm not sure.
Source: peachridgeglass.com
Cough medicine made out of heroin.
When a few drops of opium aren't enough, why not try full-on smack? Recommended for the relief of coughs. It's quite cheap too.
Source: bonkersinstitute.org
Morphine injection kit from Harrods.
Where better to buy your needles than upmarket London department store, Harrods. They were quite a popular present for soldiers on the front during World War 1.
Source: aahn.org
