Solacen lightens the load of worry

I'd worry too if I had a giant crow standing behind me.

Circa 1967. Reproduced in The
Medical Runaround (1973) by Andrew Malleson.

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Posted By: Alex - Wed Sep 13, 2023
Category: Advertising | 1960s | Mental Health and Insanity

Comments

Many cultures believe that crows foretell or represent death. Here we have an ad, for a tranquilizer that uses a gigantic crow as a symbol of relief. Not to mention the claim of a drug aided since of calm.

Posted by Teri on 09/14/23 at 12:30 AM

Come on, stop being facetious. We know what the bird is, and it isn't the "Solacen", whatever that is.

Posted by Richard Bos on 09/16/23 at 12:37 PM

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