Stories
- Article
Diagnosed bipolar, prescribed lithium
In the first part of a series looking into lithium, Laura Grace Simpkins recounts the beginning of her troubled relationship with this mysterious drug.
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Shakespeare and the four humours
Blood. Phlegm. Black bile. Yellow bile. The theory of the four humours informed many of Shakespeare's best-known characters, including the phlegmatic Falstaff.
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On nature cures and taking the waters
When chilly outdoor swims began to chip away at her depression, Jessica J Lee was drawn to a closer study of the complex natural world around her.
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Love, longing and tea from the polski sklep
For people of Polish origin in the UK, herbal tea is closely tied to health and shared history. Kasia Tomasiewicz explores her changing relationship to these tea-related cultural habits.
Catalogue
- Ephemera
- Online
Drying drink, for drying a cow of her milk / prepared by Cary Cocks & Roper.
Cary Cocks and Roper.Date: [between 1890 and 1899?]
- Ephemera
- Online
Placentula, or Cleansing drink for newly calved cows... / prepared by Joseph H. Payne.
Payne, Joseph H.Date: [between 1890 and 1899]- Ephemera
Dry Ginger Ale : extra quality.
Date: [between 1960 and 1969]- Ephemera
Dry Ginger Ale : purity and quality.
Date: [between 1950 and 1959]- Ephemera
The leader : the "Premier Dry" Ginger Ale Extract.
Date: [1907]