Thompson, John Smith, 1872-

Aldon F. Thompson was a C. P. A. in Georgia and was elected to the Georgia Society of Certified Public Accountants in 1914.

In 1879 Chattanooga businessman Zeboim Carter Patten and a group of friends established the Chattanooga Medicine Company. Its first two products, Black-Draught and Wine of Cardui, were so successful that they were sold well into the twentieth century. Patten procured the formula rights to Black-Draught, a senna based laxative, from the grandson of its originator, Dr. A. Q. Simmons. Wine of Cardui was a uterine sedative, whose name derived from Carduus benedictus, a synonym for botanical Cnicus benedictus. According to tradition, Wine of Cardui originated among the Cherokee Indians. During World War II the company became the largest producer of K-rations and a major supplier of ammonia. Today the company operates under the name of Chattam, Inc.

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