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My boomer husband had never heard of George’s Marvellous Medicine. When I read him a list of the ingredients he was absolutely horrified and said it was encouraging children to play with poisons. All us Gen X kids played with poisons! We were fine!
@purplepadma I remember Rik Mayall reading it on Jackanory and there always being a reminder not to go mucking about making medicines. As a child I found that extremely patronising
@IanThistlethwaite “Don’t try this at home, kids!”
@purplepadma @IanThistlethwaite they literally add that in the beginning of newer additions. My first copy didn't have the warning and when I got a second copy which did I was indignant with the publishers 
@purplepadma suuuuurre we are
@purplepadma The ones who survived are fine!
@garland @purplepadma This was the basis of so many of my childhood summer adventures! We were given strict limits (nothing from the bathroom cupboards, nothing from the shed or garage). It was never ingested, nor as spectacular, but every single time, we dreamed it would be.
@purplepadma One, as a six-year-old, used to be able to purchase explosives at the corner store.
@todwest @purplepadma with the penny candies!! Fun days!
@purplepadma Some lucky kids in the early1950s were able to play with a commercial science kit that contained 4 vials of real uranium. Wonder how that turned out for them.
@purplepadma. Life With Father! Clarence Day, Jr. tries a ‘patent tonic’ on his mother to see if it works as he wishes to sell it door-to-door. https://youtu.be/jc3Vrz4OnY4