Bitters Bottles
Bitters, the medicine of the last half of the nineteenth century, were a mixtures of herbs, roots, spices, and barks that were blended with alcohol. Some ingredients, like opium or marijuana, are considered dangerous and illegal today. Bitters were taken by the spoonful—or the full bottle—and they were considered the wonder drugs of their times.
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