The Poisoned Arrow
Out of the darkness of the Unknown, a terrible hand sped an arrow. Swift, sure, it pierced man's body, brought him suffering-death.
So disease seemed to man, thousands of years ago.
The arrows of many a disease are tipped with the poisons of infection- poisons that creep or race through the blood. For centuries, these poisons worked their will. Man knew no way to check them.
One day Jenner penetrated the darkness, found a vaccine that armed man's body against the poison of smallpox- the first great victory over infectious disease.
The torch was passed onward. Medical science found immunizing agents that barred the way to other poisons, such as scarlet fever and typhoid, diphtheria and measles.
Each step marked one more conquest of disease. Till now, in the hands of medical science, half the arrows of disease are broken.
Like a conquering army, science sweeps forward, moving toward the hope that mankind shall be delivered from all infections.
To help in bringing this hope nearer, the House of Squibb has worked for 75 years in constant service to the medical profession.
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E. R. SQUIBB & SONS MANUFACTURING CHEMISTS TO THE MEDICAL PROFESSION SINCE 1858 THE PRICELESS INGREDIENT OF EVERY PRODUCT IS THE HONOR AND INTEGRITY OF ITS MAKER
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