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Mercury pill jar
This jar once held mercury pills in the mid-1700s. The pills were used to treat a variety of illnesses. We now know that the pills probably slowly poisoned the patients instead of helping their initial aliments.
This jar once held mercury pills in the mid-1700s. The pills were used to treat a variety of illnesses. We now know that the pills probably slowly poisoned the patients instead of helping their initial aliments.
