Object ID Number:
PH212
Object Name:
Medicine Bottle
Type:
Combination Tablets
Manufactured from:
1906
Manufactured to:
1925
Description / History:
Small clear mouth–blown glass bottle with tan label that reads, "Caro–Peptine Comp./No.3". Manufactured by The Zemmer Company in Pittsburg, PA. According to its label, the remedy is "guaranteed... under Food and Drug Act, June 30, 1906".
The label explains, "Caro–peptine is a digestive ferment composed of the dried juice of Carica Papaya, combined with Pepsin, Pancreatin, Diastase, Charcoal, Sodium Bicarbonate and Aromatics". It was mainly given to children for indigestion.
The label explains, "Caro–peptine is a digestive ferment composed of the dried juice of Carica Papaya, combined with Pepsin, Pancreatin, Diastase, Charcoal, Sodium Bicarbonate and Aromatics". It was mainly given to children for indigestion.
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