THE HOME NURSE

New York: SEABURY & JOHNSON, 1889. Staplebound. Illustrated wraps. Good. 32 pages. 11.75 x 7.5 cm. Before founding Johnson & Johnson, Robert Wood Johnson partnered with George Seabury to create the medicated plaster company Seabury & Johnson. In this pamphlet, the main product the company is marketing is Benson's Capcine Porous Plasters. The product was recommended for everything from sore throats, to kidney trouble and most likely contained a combination of pain killers such as morphine, cocaine, and cannabis. This pamphlet was designed to aid the "home nurse" with both descriptions on how to use the plasters and an A-Z directory of advice on everyday ailments. Pamphlet disbound but complete.