The University of Iowa Hospital has a medical museum, and they have a number of old prescriptions and medications on display- they may be a good source. Their address is: http://www.uihealthcare.com/depts/medmuseum/ Adrienne Drapkin is the Director. Dain Martinek In a message dated 5/2/01 10:46:09 AM, [log in to unmask] writes: << Dear List, We are still looking for a source/dictionary to help determine what the original names i.e.. Eucaine Hydrochloride, Aloin compound, Anti Pyrine, etc. are and what they where intended to remedy. We have tried http://palimpsest.sanford.edu/lex , //humanities.uchicago.edu/forms_unrest/webster.form.html and other "old" dictionaries without luck. Any sources out there? Thanks, Dave >> ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).