This bottle of saline gargle salts—which once contained baking soda, menthol, camphor, and eucalyptus oil—came from the Office of the Attending Physician. The first Attending Physician was appointed in 1928 primarily to care for the health of members of Congress. Scratchy throats have long been a concern among talkative Members. For example, in 1911, it was reported that Congress had ordered endless supplies of cough drops.
