Posted By: Paul - Sat Jul 12, 2014 -
Comments (7)
Category: Disasters, Insects and Spiders, Nature, 1940s
Posted By: Paul - Fri Jul 11, 2014 -
Comments (10)
Category: Fashion, 1950s, Genitals
Posted By: Alex - Fri Jul 11, 2014 -
Comments (12)
Category: Art
Posted By: Alex - Thu Jul 10, 2014 -
Comments (7)
Category: Food, Insects and Spiders
Preparation.—Take of elder bark, parsley root, each, in coarse powder, 1 ounce; sherry wine, 1 pint, or a sufficient quantity. Form into a medicated wine by maceration or percolation, as explained under Vina Medicata, and make one pint of the preparation.
Action, Medical Uses, and Dosage.—Wine of elder is useful in dropsical diseases, especially ascites, and dropsy supervening upon scarlatina or other exanthematous diseases. Dose, 2 fluid ounces, 3 or 4 times a day.
Posted By: Paul - Thu Jul 10, 2014 -
Comments (23)
Category: Advertising, Natural Wonders, Nineteenth Century, Alcohol
Posted By: Alex - Wed Jul 09, 2014 -
Comments (5)
Category: Products, Perfume and Cologne and Other Scents
Posted By: Paul - Wed Jul 09, 2014 -
Comments (9)
Category: Business, Advertising, Products, Appliances, 1960s
Posted By: Alex - Tue Jul 08, 2014 -
Comments (14)
Category: Body Modifications
Posted By: Alex - Tue Jul 08, 2014 -
Comments (6)
Category: Animals
Posted By: Alex - Tue Jul 08, 2014 -
Comments (15)
Category: Drugs
Get WU Posts by Email | |
---|---|
Who We Are |
---|
Alex Boese Alex is the creator and curator of the Museum of Hoaxes. He's also the author of various weird, non-fiction books such as Elephants on Acid. Paul Di Filippo Paul has been paid to put weird ideas into fictional form for over thirty years, in his career as a noted science fiction writer. He has recently begun blogging on many curious topics with three fellow writers at The Inferior 4+1. Chuck Shepherd Chuck is the purveyor of News of the Weird, the syndicated column which for decades has set the gold-standard for reporting on oddities and the bizarre. Our banner was drawn by the legendary underground cartoonist Rick Altergott. Contact Us |