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Joshua Vicks' Original Batch of Vicks Vapor Rub

Origin

Joshua Vicks

Type

Vapor Rub

Effects

Cures non-serious illnesses and injuries

Downsides

Causes sensory overload

Activation

Rubbing on the skin

Collected by

Warehouse 13

Section

Telesphorus-474U

Aisle

237059-5614

Shelf

624716-38416-276

Date of Collection

June 7, 1944

[Source]


Origin[]

Vicks was started by Dr. Joshua Vick in Greensboro, North Carolina and continued by his brother-in-law Lunsford Richardson. They struggled selling their products outside the local area until they decided to focus on Vapor Rub.

Effects[]

Cures all ailments when rubbed on someone but subsequently causes them to suffer from sensory overload due to the smell the extra strong batch emits.

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