Why Opium Was the Most Popular Christmas Gift for 1800s English Children | Boring History for Sleep
Автор: The Snoozetorian
Загружено: 2025-12-18
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In Victorian England, Christmas stockings weren’t filled with toys and sweets they were filled with bottles of opium. Sold in pharmacies and corner shops under names like Godfrey’s Cordial and Mother’s Friend, these “soothing syrups” promised to calm fussy babies and help exhausted parents sleep through the night. But for countless children, they were a deadly gift.
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