The sun shining amid white clouds by day, advertising Veramon analgesic medicine, and the moon shining amid black clouds by night, advertising Medinal hypnotic medicine.  Process print after Leonhard Fries for Schering Ltd.

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<p>Two barbiturates marketed by Schering Ltd.: Veramon, a combination of barbital (barbitone) and amidopyrine, marketed for menstruation pains, and Medinal, a soluble version of barbital, marketed for insomnia</p>

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The sun shining amid white clouds by day, advertising Veramon analgesic medicine, and the moon shining amid black clouds by night, advertising Medinal hypnotic medicine. Process print after Leonhard Fries for Schering Ltd.

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