I’ve never seen a full page laxative ad (but I also don’t read Parents, Parenting, Working Parent, or Scare Me About Something I Hadn’t Heard About That May Kill My Kid magazines…so maybe that’s why…)

But what on earth were they feeding kids in 1941 that they were giving kids laxatives so…often? Even better, did people really used to live in neighborhoods where the school nurse walked by on the street…or knew that much about children other than how to dole out medication?

The funniest part for me is #3 in the list of medical background info. “has little tendancy to cause irritation or constipation after use” – I would sure as hell hope the laxative wouldn’t cause constipation.