Malvina Cream contained mercury chloride, an ingredient no longer used because of its toxicity.
Salt rheum was eczema or skin problems. Notice that “extract of red clover blossoms” also cured several other serious diseases – too good to be true! Red clover supplement is still marketed to treat many different health problems but lacks scientific evidence demonstrating effectiveness.
From Munsey’s Magazine, June 1905
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