▁label ▁on ▁the ▁t onic ' s ▁bott le ▁clearly ▁stated ▁that ▁the ▁recommended ▁dos age ▁( 1 ▁tables po on ful ▁taken ▁ 4 ▁times ▁a ▁day ) ▁was ▁to ▁be ▁taken ▁"... in ▁a ▁ 1 / 2 ▁glass ▁of ▁water ▁after ▁me als ▁and ▁before ▁ret iring ". ▁However , ▁some ▁ph arma cies ▁in ▁dry ▁count ies ▁were ▁known ▁to ▁sell ▁it ▁by ▁the ▁shot - glass ▁and ▁at ▁least ▁one ▁bar ▁in ▁New ▁Orleans ' ▁French ▁Qu arter ▁was ▁known ▁to ▁sell ▁a ▁" T ass el ▁C ock tail " ▁with ▁Had ac ol ▁as ▁an ▁ing red ient . ▁In ▁North bro ok , ▁Illinois , ▁a ▁sub urb ▁of ▁Chicago , ▁sales ▁of ▁Had ac ol ▁were ▁limited ▁to ▁liqu or ▁stores . ▁ ▁Prom otion ▁ ▁Le Bl anc ▁created ▁the ▁name ▁" H ad ac ol " ▁from ▁his ▁former ▁business , ▁the ▁Happy ▁Day ▁Company , ▁mak er ▁of ▁Happy ▁Day ▁Head ache ▁Pow ders ▁( which ▁the ▁Food ▁and ▁D rug ▁Administration , ▁or ▁F DA , ▁had ▁seized ) ▁and ▁D ix ie ▁D ew ▁C ough ▁Sy rup . ▁" H appy " ▁became ▁" HA ", ▁" Days " ▁became ▁" DA ," ▁" Company " ▁became ▁" CO ", ▁and ▁his ▁own ▁last ▁name ▁" Le Bl anc " ▁provided ▁the ▁" L " ▁( the ▁" OL " ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁name ▁also ▁was ▁indic ative ▁of ▁the ▁nost rum ' s ▁alco hol