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bags of 100 Aspirin

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Granmarderby10 Sat 05-Apr-25 16:42:32

Aspirin in a glass bottle with cotton wool stuffed in the neck. Don’t know why!

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Allira Sat 05-Apr-25 16:37:51

Seidlitz powders were for indigestion, I think.

We used to give babies gripe water that contained alcohol (although I don't think we realised that) years ago 😯

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Allira Sat 05-Apr-25 16:34:29

I remember Beecham's Powders, mixed with water in a little tumbler. They contained aspirin and caffeine, probably not good for children at all.

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Usedtobeblonde Sat 05-Apr-25 16:30:15

What were Beecham’s Powders?
I remember them well and am sure my mother gave me lots.
They had a bitter taste.
I also remember something called Seidlitz (sp) powders.
They caused a huge row with mother , who always knew best and liked her own way.
We were staying for a few days and my infant D wasn’t well.
My mother said she would fetch some from the chemist and I said if she did I would leave.
She was very very cross with me but knew when a line was drawn.
I don’t remember bags of aspirin but you could buy large bottles with no problem and they were widely used.

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SORES Sat 05-Apr-25 15:32:04

Buying Paracetamol in a pack of 16, bought 2, remarked to daughter that we could buy a box of 100 Aspirin or a bag of loose 100, you know, when I was a girl.
Daughter was convinced this was not possible, I’m sure it
wasn’t a false memory.
I also remember the magic of Beechams Powders in their
separate paper packets, in a blue box, kept in a tin with plasters
and other mysterious distinctive smelling articles, in a long
blue tin with a picture of a young QEII on the front, in a sideboard drawer.

Do households still keep First Aid boxes at home?
What are the contents, are they ever applied?

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