Comments on: The Famous Little Sugar Plums http://thequackdoctor.com/index.php/the-famous-little-sugar-plums/ Panacean powders, pills, potions and pamphlets, as advertised in historical newspapers. Fri, 16 Mar 2012 02:34:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: The Etherial Oil of Mustard for the Gout « The Quack Doctor http://thequackdoctor.com/index.php/the-famous-little-sugar-plums/comment-page-1/#comment-139 The Etherial Oil of Mustard for the Gout « The Quack Doctor Wed, 23 Dec 2009 14:55:47 +0000 http://quackdoctor.wordpress.com/?p=2138#comment-139 [...] the mid 18th century, one of the free books given away by Mr Burchell of Anodyne Necklace and Sugar Plums for Worms fame intriguingly [...] [...] the mid 18th century, one of the free books given away by Mr Burchell of Anodyne Necklace and Sugar Plums for Worms fame intriguingly [...]

]]> By: Rum Crime Worms Bread Dickens « See My Tongue http://thequackdoctor.com/index.php/the-famous-little-sugar-plums/comment-page-1/#comment-138 Rum Crime Worms Bread Dickens « See My Tongue Sat, 28 Nov 2009 05:42:29 +0000 http://quackdoctor.wordpress.com/?p=2138#comment-138 [...] The Famous Little Sugar Plums (The Quack Doctor) — “These are the Gnawing WORMS . . .”  Yeesh. [...] [...] The Famous Little Sugar Plums (The Quack Doctor) — “These are the Gnawing WORMS . . .”  Yeesh. [...]

]]> By: Some remarkable cases of worms « The Quack Doctor http://thequackdoctor.com/index.php/the-famous-little-sugar-plums/comment-page-1/#comment-137 Some remarkable cases of worms « The Quack Doctor Tue, 17 Nov 2009 21:53:14 +0000 http://quackdoctor.wordpress.com/?p=2138#comment-137 [...] ← The Famous Little Sugar Plums [...] [...] ← The Famous Little Sugar Plums [...]

]]> By: Caroline Rance http://thequackdoctor.com/index.php/the-famous-little-sugar-plums/comment-page-1/#comment-136 Caroline Rance Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:49:35 +0000 http://quackdoctor.wordpress.com/?p=2138#comment-136 The prevalence of intestinal worms has often occurred to me when writing historical fiction - many characters would probably have them, and yet I think readers would draw the line at infested heroes and heroines! I've never looked much into the US travelling medicine shows - an area I'd like to find out more about. The prevalence of intestinal worms has often occurred to me when writing historical fiction – many characters would probably have them, and yet I think readers would draw the line at infested heroes and heroines!

I’ve never looked much into the US travelling medicine shows – an area I’d like to find out more about.

]]> By: Suzanne Fischer http://thequackdoctor.com/index.php/the-famous-little-sugar-plums/comment-page-1/#comment-135 Suzanne Fischer Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:52:01 +0000 http://quackdoctor.wordpress.com/?p=2138#comment-135 It has long been my contention that we totally underestimate how endemic intestinal worms were in the past. I think this helps account for the wild popularity of medicine shows and traveling fringe docs in the US West in the 19th C--they were often really selling vermifuges. It has long been my contention that we totally underestimate how endemic intestinal worms were in the past. I think this helps account for the wild popularity of medicine shows and traveling fringe docs in the US West in the 19th C–they were often really selling vermifuges.

]]> By: Caroline Rance http://thequackdoctor.com/index.php/the-famous-little-sugar-plums/comment-page-1/#comment-134 Caroline Rance Sun, 15 Nov 2009 20:25:29 +0000 http://quackdoctor.wordpress.com/?p=2138#comment-134 Ah, interesting idea! I don't know what was in these, but I think it's most likely they contained mercury as this was popular as a vermifuge in orthodox and proprietory medicines at the time. Probably a selection of herbs too, but there were various ones used against worms so I can't guess which Burchell would have chosen. Ah, interesting idea! I don’t know what was in these, but I think it’s most likely they contained mercury as this was popular as a vermifuge in orthodox and proprietory medicines at the time. Probably a selection of herbs too, but there were various ones used against worms so I can’t guess which Burchell would have chosen.

]]> By: Michael http://thequackdoctor.com/index.php/the-famous-little-sugar-plums/comment-page-1/#comment-133 Michael Sun, 15 Nov 2009 17:37:34 +0000 http://quackdoctor.wordpress.com/?p=2138#comment-133 Fascinating article and illustration. Does the spelling "plumbs" suggest that the recipe for Basil Burchell's Purging Sugar Plumbs contained lead? Fascinating article and illustration.

Does the spelling “plumbs” suggest that the recipe for Basil Burchell’s Purging Sugar Plumbs contained lead?

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