Soothing Syrup: The Victorian Baby KillerHow parents were sold morphine to quiet their children.

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Historically Bad Advice

This is the story of one of the 19th century's most popular patent medicines. Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup was a household name, trusted by mothers to calm fussy infants. Its secret ingredients, morphine and alcohol, made it dangerously effective, leading to addiction and thousands of deaths. Despite being denounced by doctors, it remained on shelves for decades, revealing a darker side of medical history.