authors under the influence

[robinlandseadel at comcast.net]

I'd wonder, if only because:
A: the drugstyles of the rich & famous [what was served up at, say, Mme. Guermantes to-dos?]
B: what was floating around at the time? Was Laudanum still being prescribed? What about cannibus derivatives? I understand they were still in common medical use during the turn of the century.
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From: Steven <mcquaryq at comcast.net>
> 	No cocaine?  Opium?  Anti-asthma cigarettes?  What was the secret  
> ingredient, if you know?

That would be talent. Really no subsitute, you know. . .



> On Oct 19, 2006, at 4:05 PM, Paul Mackin wrote:
> 
> > amytal nitrate
> > valerian
> > pure adrenaline
> > veronal
> > caffeine
> > anti-asthma cigarettes
> 



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