blue-pills

"Now, put in a good dose of these blue-pills," advised the captain, scooping up both hands full from the bag in which we kept them.

Left on Labrador or, The cruise of the Schooner-yacht 'Curlew.' as Recorded by 'Wash.' 1887

At the end of his week of retirement, Mr. Port found himself in the hale condition of a bilious giant refreshed with blue-pills.

The Uncle Of An Angel 1891 W. T. [Illustrator] Smedley 1881

I had, previous to my coming to Bladen, suffered considerably from derangement of the liver, and had from time to time, at comparatively short intervals, resorted to blue-pills, calomel, and I do not know what other remedies in order to regulate that most important organ, but could not get relief beyond a few weeks.

The Autobiography of Nicholas Said; a Native of Bornou, Eastern Soudan, Central Africa 1873

There was in the chest a large bottle of pills marked "blue-pills," and of these he gave two to each applicant.

The Dash for Khartoum A Tale of Nile Expedition Joseph [Illustrator] Nash 1867

Its just reinforcing social memes, keep swallowing the blue-pills, everything will be ok, there, there, there.

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"Oh!" continued Katy, "Aunt Izzie put on her glasses too, and screwed up her eyes – you know the way she does, and she and the judge read a little bit of it; that part at the first, you remember, where Bop steals the blue-pills, and the Wizard tries to throw him into the sea.

What Katy Did: A Story 1887

"Oh!" continued Katy, "Aunt Izzie put on her glasses too, and screwed up her eyes -- you know the way she does, and she and the judge read a little bit of it; that part at the first, you remember, where Bop steals the blue-pills, and the Wizard tries to throw him into the sea.

What Katy Did Susan Coolidge 1870