L.S.D.

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from the MAPS.org list:

BICYCLE DAY, April 19th

Since 1984, some people have observed Bicycle Day on
April 19th. This is the anniversary of the day that
Albert Hofmann intentionally took LSD in 1943. On the
16th Hofmann accidentally absorbed a bit of LSD, but
the 19th was the first intentional experience, when he
took what he then considered a minimum effective dose,
250 mics. In LSD, My Problem Child he records that
day: 

By now it was already clear to me that LSD had been
the cause of the remarkable experience of the previous
Friday, for the altered perceptions were of the same
type as before, only much more intense. I had to
struggle to speak intelligibly. I asked my laboratory
assistant, who was informed of the self-experiment, to
escort me home. We went by bicycle, no automobile
being available because of wartime restrictions on
their use. On the way home, my condition began to
assume threatening forms. Everything in my field of
vision wavered and was distorted as if seen in a
curved mirror. I also had the sensation of being
unable to move from the spot. Nevertheless, my
assistant later told me we had traveled very rapidly. 

In this dark hour of ignorance and superstition about
psychedelics, you can light a candle of hope and
reason. To commemorate the bicycle ride that changed
the world forever, let's celebrate Bicycle Day with
bicycle trips, sending cards with bicycle pictures on
them to friends, joyful picnics, and other festive
activities. 

Remember Bicycle Day and Keep it Holy


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