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Digestive Collection

From McVitie's Digestive in 1936 to Enos Salts in 1897, digestive aids have been a part of our lives for centuries

Background imageDigestive Collection: MCVITIEs DIGESTIVE 1936

MCVITIEs DIGESTIVE 1936
McVities digestive biscuits At any time of the daily round

Background imageDigestive Collection: ADVERT / ENOs SALTS 1897

ADVERT / ENOs SALTS 1897
Enos Fruit Salt for digestive problems

Background imageDigestive Collection: Enos Cockerel

Enos Cockerel
Enos Fruit Salts, a popular cure for digestive ailments throughout the 19th and early 20th centuries

Background imageDigestive Collection: Digestive Organs

Digestive Organs
Various diagrams depicting the digestive organs

Background imageDigestive Collection: Deer anatomy, artwork

Deer anatomy, artwork
Deer anatomy. Computer artwork showing the internal anatomy of a deer (family Cervidae). Anatomical features shown here include the skeleton, lungs, intestines, bladder

Background imageDigestive Collection: Enos Fruit Salts

Enos Fruit Salts
Full page colour advertisement fo Enos fruit salts, a popular remedy for digestive problems throughout the 19th century

Background imageDigestive Collection: Fish anatomy, historical model

Fish anatomy, historical model
Fish anatomy. 1950s anatomical model showing the internal organs of a typical fish

Background imageDigestive Collection: Neutrophil cell trapping bacteria, SEM

Neutrophil cell trapping bacteria, SEM
Neutrophil cell trapping bacteria. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of bacteria (rod-shaped) being trapped by a neutrophil cell

Background imageDigestive Collection: Mcvitie & Price 1934

Mcvitie & Price 1934
McVitie & Prices digestive: the premier biscuit of Britain

Background imageDigestive Collection: Advertisement for Dewar's whisky (colour litho)

Advertisement for Dewar's whisky (colour litho)
8676119 Advertisement for Dewar's whisky (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Advertisement for Dewar's whisky)

Background imageDigestive Collection: Advertising in West Africa (engraving)

Advertising in West Africa (engraving)
8672777 Advertising in West Africa (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Advertising in West Africa. African animals advertising Dewar's Whisky)

Background imageDigestive Collection: The women of Kyana, Indiana, go to the railroad depot and demolish a cargo of liquor (engraving)

The women of Kyana, Indiana, go to the railroad depot and demolish a cargo of liquor (engraving)
8664245 The women of Kyana, Indiana, go to the railroad depot and demolish a cargo of liquor (engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Rum on tap)

Background imageDigestive Collection: Coming events cast their shadows before them (colour litho)

Coming events cast their shadows before them (colour litho)
8635631 Coming events cast their shadows before them (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Coming events cast their shadows before them)

Background imageDigestive Collection: A Monk holding keys to the cellar

A Monk holding keys to the cellar
3478100 A Monk holding keys to the cellar; (add.info.: Woodcut print depicting a Monk holding keys to the cellar. He is tasting the liquor as he fills the jug from the barrel)

Background imageDigestive Collection: Smelling (colour litho)

Smelling (colour litho)
8635372 Smelling (colour litho) by Holden, Albert William (1848-1932); Private Collection; (add.info.: Smelling. Illustration from Pears' Annual, 1897.); © Look and Learn.

Background imageDigestive Collection: Advert, Haywards Military Pickle

Advert, Haywards Military Pickle, the great digestive. 1937

Background imageDigestive Collection: BUDDHA DIES

BUDDHA DIES
SIDDHARTHA GAUTAMA, known as the BUDDHA ('Enlightened One') he dies of a digestive disease Date: 563? BC - 483? BC

Background imageDigestive Collection: Advertisement for Pruna (colour litho)

Advertisement for Pruna (colour litho)
1732696 Advertisement for Pruna (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); (add.info.: Advertisement for Pruna, the true Quetsche (plum) from Alsace)

Background imageDigestive Collection: Benedictine Palace. (Illustration, circa 1930)

Benedictine Palace. (Illustration, circa 1930)
5975927 Benedictine Palace. (Illustration, circa 1930) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Power supply)

Background imageDigestive Collection: Benedictine distillery. (Illustration, circa 1930)

Benedictine distillery. (Illustration, circa 1930)
5975928 Benedictine distillery. (Illustration, circa 1930) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Power supply)

Background imageDigestive Collection: Benedictine liquor. (Illustration, circa 1930)

Benedictine liquor. (Illustration, circa 1930)
5975925 Benedictine liquor. (Illustration, circa 1930) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Power supply)

Background imageDigestive Collection: Bottle of Benedictine. (Illustration, circa 1930)

Bottle of Benedictine. (Illustration, circa 1930)
5975924 Bottle of Benedictine. (Illustration, circa 1930) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Power supply)

Background imageDigestive Collection: Benedictine liqueur. (Illustration, circa 1930)

Benedictine liqueur. (Illustration, circa 1930)
5975930 Benedictine liqueur. (Illustration, circa 1930) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Feeding)

Background imageDigestive Collection: Card players. (Illustration, vers 1930)

Card players. (Illustration, vers 1930)
5975929 Card players. (Illustration, vers 1930) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Art of living. Company of men playing cards)

Background imageDigestive Collection: Benedictine liquor. (Illustration, circa 1930)

Benedictine liquor. (Illustration, circa 1930)
5975926 Benedictine liquor. (Illustration, circa 1930) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Power supply)

Background imageDigestive Collection: 398336

398336 by Berchmans, Emile (1867-1947); JMK Archiv, Bremen, Germany; JMK Archiv

Background imageDigestive Collection: Appareil Digestif (engraving)

Appareil Digestif (engraving)
7158304 Appareil Digestif (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Appareil Digestif pour Mettre la Face Anterieure de l Estomac en Evidence)

Background imageDigestive Collection: Workers in a distillery (engraving)

Workers in a distillery (engraving)
7185991 Workers in a distillery (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Workers in a distillery)

Background imageDigestive Collection: Representation of an Aristotelian Theory of Consciousness (From

Representation of an Aristotelian Theory of Consciousness (From
FIA5400536 Representation of an Aristotelian Theory of Consciousness (From: De corpore et anima) - Anonymous - 1497 - Watercolour on parchment - 22x15

Background imageDigestive Collection: A new kind of pond, in the country of prohibition (colour litho)

A new kind of pond, in the country of prohibition (colour litho)
2809263 A new kind of pond, in the country of prohibition (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: A new kind of pond, in the country of prohibition)

Background imageDigestive Collection: Ivan Petrovich Pavlov (b / w photo)

Ivan Petrovich Pavlov (b / w photo)
XJF265895 Ivan Petrovich Pavlov (b/w photo) by English Photographer; Private Collection; (add.info.: Ivan Petrovich Pavlov (1849-1936)

Background imageDigestive Collection: Advert, Elixir de Kempenaar, with view of London Bridge

Advert, Elixir de Kempenaar, with view of London Bridge
Advert, Elixir de Kempenaar (a digestive liqueur from Antwerp, Belgium), with a view of London Bridge. circa 1900

Background imageDigestive Collection: Label, India Verveine

Label, India Verveine
French Drinks Bottle Label, India Verveine (Verbena)

Background imageDigestive Collection: Advert for Gordon & Dilworths Tomato Catsup 1897

Advert for Gordon & Dilworths Tomato Catsup 1897
Appetising! Disestive! Delicious! Gordon & Dilworths Tomato Catsup, made from tomatoes. Date: 1897

Background imageDigestive Collection: Pharmaceutical Advertisement for Dr Jimeno Sal de Agraz, c. 1900 (colour litho)

Pharmaceutical Advertisement for Dr Jimeno Sal de Agraz, c. 1900 (colour litho)
CHT237150 Pharmaceutical Advertisement for Dr Jimeno Sal de Agraz, c.1900 (colour litho) by Spanish School; Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris, France; eArchives Charmet; Spanish

Background imageDigestive Collection: Poster advertising Source St. Pierre, eau de Vals

Poster advertising Source St. Pierre, eau de Vals
PER248093 Poster advertising Source St. Pierre, eau de Vals, natural mineral water (colour litho) by Courchez, L. (fl.1900); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageDigestive Collection: EXPRESS DAIRY WINDOW

EXPRESS DAIRY WINDOW
The window display of an Express Dairy which has a range of food such as McVities digestive biscuits, processed peas and sliced peaches. Date: 1960s

Background imageDigestive Collection: Segments of the colon seen together after resection of the anterior wall of the abdomen and thorax

Segments of the colon seen together after resection of the anterior wall of the abdomen and thorax

Background imageDigestive Collection: Advert for Andrews Liver Salts

Advert for Andrews Liver Salts
Andrews inner cleanliness comes first. Refreshes the mouth and helps clean the tongue. Antacid in action, Andrews settles the stomach and corrects digestive upsets

Background imageDigestive Collection: Sundew With Digested Food, British Columbia

Sundew With Digested Food, British Columbia

Background imageDigestive Collection: Abstract Of Intestines

Abstract Of Intestines



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From McVitie's Digestive in 1936 to Enos Salts in 1897, digestive aids have been a part of our lives for centuries. The iconic McVitie's Digestive biscuit, introduced in 1934 by McVitie & Price, has become a beloved treat enjoyed with tea or on its own. Meanwhile, Enos Salts made their debut in 1897 and quickly gained popularity as an effective remedy for indigestion. Enos Cockerel became the face of Enos Fruit Salts through captivating advertisements that promised relief from digestive discomfort. These ads featured vibrant illustrations and catchy slogans that caught the attention of consumers. Understanding our digestive organs is crucial to maintaining good health. Just like the intricate fish anatomy depicted in historical models, our own intestines play a vital role in breaking down food and absorbing nutrients. However, they can also be susceptible to intestinal protozoan parasites as shown under the microscope using TEM technology. Even animals benefit from digestive aids. Artwork depicting dog anatomy showcases how similar their systems are to ours when it comes to digestion. It reminds us that taking care of our furry friends' stomachs is just as important as taking care of our own. In moments of reflection, we find even spiritual figures like Buddha acknowledging the importance of digestion. As history tells us, Buddha passed away after consuming contaminated pork – a stark reminder that proper digestion is essential for overall well-being. Advertisements throughout time have highlighted various products aimed at improving digestion. One such example is Pruna - a color litho ad featuring mouthwatering fruits encourages consumers to indulge while ensuring optimal digestion. Whether it's enjoying a delicious McVitie's Digestive biscuit or finding relief with Enos Salts, these hints remind us that caring for our digestive system has always been an integral part of human history.