Bottle
Small square glass bottle with a glass stopper that is covered with a piece of leather with string wrapped round. Light brown powder inside. Label reads "Compound Jalap powder". Second label reads "20-30 grains for a dose". Pulvered Jalap root; Jalap is the dried root of a Mexican morning glory of the genus Ipomoea (I. simulans); a powerful purgative.
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