C0390Guide to "An Opiate" and "Pain - Its Importance and Therapeusis" promotional pamphlets for Papine, an opiate-based medicine C0390"An Opiate" and "Pain - Its Importance and Therapeusis" promotional pamphlets for Papine, an opiate-based medicineAmanda BrentGeorge Mason University. Libraries. Special Collections Research Center

July 12, 2022

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This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2026-07-01 07:01:20 -0400.Description is written in: English, Latin script.Describing Archives: A Content Standard George Mason University. Libraries. Special Collections Research Center "An Opiate" and "Pain - Its Importance and Therapeusis" promotional pamphlets for Papine, an opiate-based medicine Battle & Co C0390 /repositories/2/resources/614 .01 Linear Feet 2 items May 1896; August 1896 Two pamphlets titled "An Opiate" and "Pain - Its Importance and Therapeusis" on the pain-relieving efficacy of "Papine," an opiate-based medicine, published in May and August 1986. R 72, C 3, S 4 English Access Restrictions

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 Use Restrictions

No known copyright. The Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries believes that this collection is not restricted by copyright or related rights, but a conclusive determination could not be made. (See https://rightsstatements.org/page/NKC/1.0/?language=en)

 Preferred Citation

"An Opiate" and "Pain - Its Importance and Therapeusis" promotional pamphlets for Papine, an opiate-based medicine, C0390, Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries.

 Acquisition Information

Purchased by Lynn Eaton from Caroliniana in January 2021.

 Processing Information

Processing and finding aid completed by Amanda Brent in July 2022.

 Historical Information

The Battle & Company Chemists' Corporation (also known as Battle & Co.) was founded by brothers Cullen Andrews Battle and Jesse Mercer Battle circa 1875 in St. Louis, Missouri. The company gained an international reputation for its medications, including Bromidia, and had storefronts in the United states, England, France, and India. Papine was manufactured by the company and was advertised and used as a painkiller. In a promotional booklet from the company, the drug is described as follows: "Papine is derived from opium, and retains all its anodyne properties...It is a remedy producing certain and rapid effects, and has so wide an application that no physician can successfully dispense with its use" (National Library of Medicine).

 Scope and Content

Two pamphlets that present testimonials from doctors attesting to the pain-relieving efficacy of "Papine," an opiate-based medicine. The pamphlets are titled "An Opiate" and "Pain - Its Importance and Therapeusis," and dated May and August 1896 respectively. The pamphlets were distributed by Battle & Co., Chemists' Corporation of St. Louis, Missouri, which also manufactured the drug.

 Related Materials

The Smithsonian Institution's and the in London, England both hold bottles of Papine in their collections.

The National Library of Medicine also holds a and other medicines produced by Battle & Co.

 Arrangement

This is a single folder collection.

 Bibliography

"Battle and Company[.]" Science Museum Group. Accessed July 13, 2022. https://collection.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk/people/cp77777/battle-and-company.

The Book of St. Louisans: A Biographical Dictionary of Leading Living Men of the City of St. Louis and Vicinity. United States: St. Louis republic, 1906, 42. Accessed July 13, 2022. https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Book_of_St_Louisans/itQtAAAAYAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22battle+%26+co.%22+st.+louis&pg=PA42&printsec=frontcover.

"Cullen Andrews Battle[.]" Find a Grave. Accessed July 13, 2022. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/62800047/cullen-andrews-battle.

"Jesse Mercer Battle[.]" Find a Grave. Accessed July 13, 2022. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/19542394/jesse-mercer-battle.

The National Druggist. United States: H. R. Strong, 1908, 140. Accessed July 13, 2022. https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_National_Druggist/hGznAAAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22cullen+a.+battle%22+%22st.+louis%22&pg=PA140-IA2&printsec=frontcover.

Papine the Anodyne, Iodia the Alternative, Pil. Hemorrhoidica : March, 1893. St. Louis: The Company], 1893. Accessed July 13, 2022. https://collections.nlm.nih.gov/catalog/nlm:nlmuid-101247067-bk.

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