will.illinois.edu/prairiefire/episode/pf1999-01-14 WILL, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Series Episode WILL looks at the Pepsin Plant in Caldwell; we visit the animals at the Scovill Zoo in Decatur; we learn about the ice dancing club at the University of Illinois. Abstract Segment Hobbies, University of Illinois, WILL Custom Prairie Fire Subject Headings Alison Davis Producer Segment Decatur, Livestock/Animals/Zoology, Parks/Outdoor Recreation, Science/Nature, WILL Custom Prairie Fire Subject Headings Prairie Fire visits the Scovill Zoo in Decatur to see what happens to all the animals in the winter. “We were curious about how zookeepers could care for them when it’s so cold and snowy outside,” said Prairie Fire host Alison Davis. Abstract Alison Davis Producer Segment History, Illinois Culture/History, Monticello, WILL Custom Prairie Fire Subject Headings Prairie Fire looks at the history of Dr. Caldwell’s Syrup of Pepsin, a laxative manufactured in Monticello from the late 1800s to 1985. Dr. William Bur Caldwell, a country doctor, began making the tonic and giving it to patients, according to town lore. Later the tonic was sold by traveling medicine men and produced in a factory just off the town square in Monticello. Prairie Fire host Alison Davis said historians aren’t sure whether Caldwell actually invented the syrup, or whether the inventors just put the well-respected physician’s picture and name on the bottle and box to make the remedy more credible. It was one of the few early tonics that survived into the era of regulated medicines. “It did actually work, so it continued to be made in Monticello until the 1980s,” Davis said. Abstract Alison Davis Producer Jack Kelly Chief Camera - Segment WILL-TV, University of Illinois Copyright Holder Publisher ¬© 2008 University of Illinois 1999-01-14T14:37:00-06:00 1999-01-14T14:37:00-06:00 video/mp4 http://willmedia.atlas.uiuc.edu/mpeg4/pf1999-01-14.mp4 Moving Image MPEG video MPEG-4 00:28 eng pf1999-01-14.mp4 WILL Public Media, University of Illinois 1999-01-14T14:37:00-06:00 1999-01-14T14:37:00-06:00 video/x-flv http://willmedia.atlas.uiuc.edu/flash/pf1999-01-14.flv Moving Image Flash Video Flash Media 8 00:28 eng pf1999-01-14.flv WILL Public Media, University of Illinois 1999-01-14T14:37:00-06:00 1999-01-14T14:37:00-06:00 video/vnd.rn-realvideo http://willmedia.will.uiuc.edu/ramgen/pf1999-01-14.rv Moving Image 00:28:00