The Man of Signs or zodiac man diagrams in almanacs associated body parts with astrological signs and calendar dates. This 1878 example promoted Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters throughout its forty-pages. Multiple articles promoted their product for unsettled nerves, insomnia, constipation, fever prevention, indigestion, biliousness, liver complaints, rheumatism, and as a safeguard against illness while traveling. Bitters usually contained water, alcohol, and bad tasting herbs.
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