The Museum of Chinese in America

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February 8, 2011 • 8:01 pm

From Our Collection: Daily Dose

2009.027.014, Courtesy of Andrew Cahan. Lion & Ball medicine box.

On front: “Lion & Ball Trade Mark / Very Effective to Headache & Cold”

On back, in English: “NGOI KUM SAM. This medicine acts like a charm for sufferers of the following sickess [sic]: headache cold and influenza / rheumatism vomiting toothache and / stomach ache etc. etc.”

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