This pair of Vintage Herbs- Catnip Herb by S. B. Penick & Co. Bliss Native Herbs are in very good condition. The Bliss has the instructions and the Catnip has never been opened.
A little history: For nearly a century following the Civil War, the abundance of wild plants used in pharmaceuticals made Southern Appalachia the main source for what became known as the crude drug business. Picking and gathering ginseng, bloodroot, and wild sarsaparilla, only a few of the herbs, leaves, roots, and barks used to make medicines, provided a substantial side income for mountain folk. In the early 1900s, drug-making companies opened collection and processing plants in the region. These “botanical houses” included the Blue Ridge Drug Company, Wilcox Drug Company, and S. B. Penick & Company. Founded in Marion in 1914 by Sydnor Barksdale Penick, S.B. Penick & Company began as a small, owner-run business. Instead of selling his milled drugs in burlap bags, as was customary at the time, Penick offered them in neat packages. With the advent of World War I, the need for medicine skyrocketed, and Penick’s business grew tenfold.
The Alonzo O. Bliss Medical Company was in business in the late 1890’s and had branches in Washington, Kansas City, San Francisco, Chicago and Montreal Canada. These would make great display items especially in a pharmacy or for a pharmacist. A collector of old medicine or drug store items would love these. Both come with the instructions.

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