Do not let slight or severe Kidney Disorders develop into Cancerous Decay, Twin Complaints—Kidney Liver Diseases. Cure them! Put both in strong active order. There is not a safer, surer, speedier remedy in existence. Myriads of people thank Providence for Dr. Var’s Kidney Pills. _Should be taken for Natural Weak Kidneys._ The directions are: One to be taken three times a day after meals. The “pills” were in reality flexible capsules, each containing about 5½ grains of a soft mass in which oils of juniper and peppermint could be recognized in small quantity; examination also showed the presence of potassium nitrate, of small quantities of iron and magnesium compounds, and of lycopodium,[1] together with powdered squill, wheat starch, and a “green” extract, containing a trace of alkaloid, which appeared from its characters to be a mixture of extracts of henbane and taraxacum. The iron was perhaps an accidental impurity, and the magnesia and lycopodium were probably added to assist in making up the mass and not for therapeutic effect. The following formula gives a similar mass: Oil of peppermint 1 drop. ” juniper 8 drops. Potassium nitrate 8 grains. Powdered squill 3 ” Wheat flour 6 ” Extract of henbane 7 ” ” taraxacum 21 ” In 10 capsules. The estimated cost of the materials of 14 capsules is under ¾d. [1] Lycopodium is a fine powder consisting of plant-spores sometimes used by pharmacists for enveloping pills which easily take up moisture. FITCH’S KIDNEY AND LIVER COOLER. A bottle of this preparation containing rather less than 4 fluid ounces is sold for 2s. The directions are: Take two teaspoonfuls mixed in water every morning. The label and package appear to have been devised for the purpose of suggesting, without explicitly stating, that it is a cure for the complaints named. On one side appears the following (divided into sections by use of different type): Oh my back, how it aches! Why? Fitch’s Kidney and Liver Cooler. Trade Mark. Sluggish liver. Inactive kidneys. Over-heated blood. Bad urine. Acts chemically by absorption. and on the other: Oh my back, how it aches! Why? Because your Kidneys and Liver are Sluggish, and a deposit has formed in the urine which will contaminate the whole system unless dissolved chemically. Try this; you won’t regret. It’s a grand conception. Analysis showed the liquid to consist simply of a solution of potassium nitrate in water, the strength being 56 grains in a fluid ounce—that is, 14 grains in a dose. The estimated cost of the contents of the bottle is one-eighth of a penny. WARNER’S “SAFE” CURE. Warner’s Safe Cure is a liquid sold in a bottle holding about 8 fluid ounces at the price of 2s. 9d.