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Flu Masks, Vibrators & Carbolic Smoke Balls: A History Of Quaint Remedies (PICTURES)

Fetch My Orange Segments & Carbolic Smoke Ball: A Pictorial History Of Quaint Flu Remedies
Sara C Nelson
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Tis the season to douse yourself in Lemsip, invest in Kleenex shares and affix your wrist to your clammy forehead in a permanent gesture of despair.

Yes, it's flu season - a time of high temperatures, headaches, sore throats and generally feeling dreadful.

Some of the HuffPost UK team will be getting flu shots next week but we'll be sparing a thought for how the denizens of yesteryear coped...

Flu remedies from yesteryear
(01 of08)
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Keep protected - even at work (1957) (credit:Getty)
(02 of08)
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Invest in a Veedee vibratory massager (1909) (credit:Getty)
(03 of08)
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Under the advice everyone should eat three oranges a day, gratefully accept your vitamin C 'rations' (1940) (credit:Getty)
(04 of08)
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Don't panic when the bus is sprayed with an anti-flu virus (1920) (credit:Getty)
(05 of08)
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Wear your flu mask at all times (WWI) (credit:Getty)
(06 of08)
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Line up in an orderly fashion for your daily dose of anti-flu spray (1937) (credit:Getty)
(07 of08)
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Try out the Carbolic Smoke Ball challenge - should you contract the flu afterwards you can claim £100 in compensation (1892) (credit:Getty)
(08 of08)
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Make sure the little ones have a daily spoonful of medicine to garble with (1931) (credit:Getty )
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