Once he knew what the chest contained, John took a dangerous move. He decided to test the vitality of those medicines.
It all went well and John discovered several different kinds of medicines. He first put a purple liquid to test. It was sugar water intended to raise sugar levels. Other bottles contained pain relievers and caffeine to, of course, give a kick to the brain as well as to decrease inflammation. Quite a handy chest!
Bottles after that contained dangerous substances that John did not really put to test. There were ones with hypnotizing powers to alleviate anxiety, others for use during amputations or bullet removals.
Apart from the medicines, the chest contained other handy items like a flashlight that was bathed in acid already, 2 kerosene bottles, and a medical mask.
John found a host of other items which he kept exploring. Now that the hype around the chest was dying online, John was pretty much by himself to figure things out. In his process of discovery, John once again chanced upon something interesting.
There was a brief note in Japanese language that read adrenaline, novocaine, atropine when translated. The last of the trio causes serious hallucinations and its place in the chest is a mystery in itself.
Now it was time to know how much this valuable discovery was worth. To John’s immense disappointment, not really that much. The chest, after all these years, may be a relic of the past, but one that nobody would excitedly want to own.
But anything belonging to that era is like a time capsule. Monetarily it may not weigh much, but for John, the discovery of the chest was a peek into his grandfather’s life during the war years.
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