V-2nd C4 (A Little?) Sexually Aroused

[Dave Monroe]

"Next week she arrived, punctual: guts tight, skin sensitive.  'Come.'
 Schoenmaker took her gently by the hand.  She felt passive, even (a
little?) sexually aroused." (V., Ch. 4, Pt. II, pp. 106-7)


"'Come'" .... "(a little?) sexually aroused"

>From Katrin Amian, Rethinking Postmodernism(s): Charles S. Peirce and
the Pragmatist Negotiations of Thomas Pynchon, Toni Morrison, and
Jonathan Safran Foer (New York: Rodopi, 2008), Ch. 2, "Creativity and
Power: Thomas Pynchon's V.," pp. 69-112;

"Schoenmaker's surgical act is ... explicitly cast in terms of a
military and sexual siege, revealing the extent to which Esther's,
like V.'s, objectification is framed by male desires and needs." (p.
97)

http://books.google.com/books?id=L2Xy8dMJdMIC
http://www.rodopi.nl/functions/search.asp?BookId=PMS+41


"green soap"

"Tincture of green soap is widely used in medical facilities as well
as for tattoo and piercing purposes...."

http://www.ehow.com/facts_5825634_tincture-green-soap_.html


"barbituric acid derivatives affect individuals differently"

"Barbiturates are drugs that act as central nervous system
depressants, and, by virtue of this, they produce a wide spectrum of
effects, from mild sedation to total anesthesia...."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbiturate"


Hyoscin

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scopolamine

"When combined with morphine, scopolamine is useful for pre-medication
for surgery or diagnostic procedures and was widely used in obstetrics
in the past; the mixture also produces amnesia and a tranquillised
state known as Twilight Sleep ..."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scopolamine#Drug_interactions

"... scopolamine as a truth drug was not seriously tested for this
purpose until the 1950s when it was experimented on by various
intelligence agencies, including the CIA as part of Project MKULTRA."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scopolamine#Use_in_interrogation

"In 1910 it was detected in the remains believed to be those of Cora
Crippen, wife of Dr. Hawley Harvey Crippen .... Scopolamine poisoning
is sometimes reported by the media as method by which people are
raped, killed, or robbed ...."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scopolamine#Criminal_use_and_urban_legends

"Scopolamine was one of the active principles in many of the "flying
ointments" used by witches, sorcerers and fellow travellers ...

"The inclusion of belladonna/datura type plants amongst the dozens of
ingredients in the Haitian zombie drug is thought by some authorities
to be at least somewhat likely ..."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scopolamine#Witchcraft_and_sorcery

"The fictional use of scopolamine as a truth serum is featured in a
number of works including Farewell, My Lovely ..."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scopolamine#Popular_culture



Novocain

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Procaine


"a drop of castor oil in each eye"

"The use of cold pressed castor oil (CPCO) in folk medicine predates
government medical regulations. CPCO is tasteless and odorless when
pure. Its uses include skin problems, burns, sunburns, skin disorders,
skin cuts, and abrasions. It has also been used to draw out styes in
the eye by pouring a small amount into the eye and allowing it to
circulate around the inside of the eyelid. Note that most bottles of
castor oil indicate it is to be kept away from the eyes...."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castor_oil#Traditional_or_holistic_medicines

"In Fascist Italy under the regime of Benito Mussolini, castor oil was
one of the tools of the blackshirts. Political dissidents were
force-fed large quantities of castor oil by Fascist squads. This
technique was said to have been originated by Gabriele D'Annunzio....

"Today, the Italian terms manganello and olio di ricino, even used
separately, still carry strong political connotations (especially the
latter)....

"As a means of punishment, the force-feeding with castor oil still
lives on in animated cartoons such as Tom and Jerry."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castor_oil#Use_as_a_means_of_intimidation_in_Fascist_Italy


Metaphen

http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/nitromersol,+tincture

The Comparative Value of Metaphen in Alcohol—Acetone-Aqueous Solutions
in the Pre-Operative Disinfection of the Skin

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1398305/
http://journals.lww.com/annalsofsurgery/Citation/1931/02000/The_Comparative_Value_of_Metaphen_in.9.aspx


"'Stick it in ... pull it out ... stick it in ... ooh that was good
... pull it out ...'" (p. 108)