Nembutal and Aspirin

Did folks buy this for the aspirin or for the phenobarbital? Oh wait, this was a FREE sample.

I think William S. Burroughs mentioned "nembies" in his classic work "Junky"; musta been some mighty good stuff, because it's a controlled substance now. It's what veterinarians use to euthanize pets. You have to go to Mexico or Switzerland to buy it if you are regular folk. My, how time changes things.

DIME-LAX

Laymon's Chocolate Flavor Dime-Lax 

Each tablet contained 1.5 grains Yellow Phenolphthalein, a suspected carcinogen, which was withdrawn from the U.S. market about 1997. This tin would have been made quite a bit earlier, probably from the 1930s to 1960s. The chocolate flavor was probably to cover a really bad taste.

Made for and packed by World's Products Co. of Spencer, Indiana. I suspect "Laymon's" is a play on the word "layman".

When It Hurts Try Laymon's