mvmhm Posted March 29 Share #1 Posted March 29 A gent stopped by today with a bottle of pills (?) he said that he found on Iwo Jima when he was stationed there in the 1960's (the island was returned to Japan in 1968). The cork top is missing pieces, but you can see the pills inside. Can someone translate it? I tried Google translator but it couldn't read the characters apparently. Thanks in advance for the hekp! Mark sends Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mvmhm Posted March 30 Author Share #2 Posted March 30 I got a translation - it says "creosote pills". Creosote pills were used by the Japanese military since the Sino-Russo war mainly as an anti-diarrheal medicine (and sometimes as a "fix all"). There's a detailed write up on them on Wiki. Mark sends Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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