Vicks, 1950s
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- | Mummy, I can't breathe. My nose feels stuffy. | 0:01 |
Narrator | Poor boy. | 0:05 |
You can see why he feels all clogged up. | 0:06 | |
A cold can make breathing passages too dry. | 0:08 | |
Congestion builds. | 0:11 | |
His cough worries you too. | 0:12 | |
This is when many doctors recommend steam | 0:14 | |
and for more effective relief, | 0:17 | |
medicate the steam with Vicks VapoRub. | 0:18 | |
Put it in your vaporizer or boiling water, | 0:21 | |
as directed on package. | 0:23 | |
Vicks VapoRub in steam brings relief fast with every breath. | 0:25 | |
See why? | 0:29 | |
Steam quickly moistens dried out breathing passages. | 0:30 | |
Add VapoRub and the steam carries medication with it. | 0:33 | |
Medication that is breathed in | 0:37 | |
helps loosen nasal congestion, ease irritated throat, | 0:39 | |
reduce coughing, relieve in upper bronchial passages. | 0:43 | |
Soon, he breathes easier. | 0:46 | |
Cough calmed, he can sleep peacefully. | 0:48 | |
For congestion of colds, | 0:51 | |
use steam medicated with Vicks VapoRub. | 0:52 | |
And save 25 cents. Get this economy size. | 0:56 |
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