[Dixielandjazz] Bennies

[tcashwigg at aol.com]

I forgot to mention stories my father told me about a concoction called 
"Torpedo Juice" often made by sailors on Navy and Coast Guard ships 
during the WWII days.  I recall it often caused Blindness, which may 
have been attributed to that other widely known cause of it.  Which at 
my age is finally manifesting itself to be true.  Now where did I put 
those danged glasses?

Cheers,

Tom Wiggins


-----Original Message-----
From: EDWIN COLTRIN <boreda at sbcglobal.net>
To: dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
Sent: Sun, 21 Aug 2005 22:11:31 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [Dixielandjazz] Bennies

   Tom ;

You forgot to mention that the price of a "Joint" in the 1930's was 
about  $
1.00,  and the GIs in the service got "Elixir of Turpin Hydrate w/ 
codiene" or
ASA #3. which had codiene for coughs and fever or pain. The four ounce 
bottle
was rapidly consumed. And the request for more was not unusual.Other 
liquid
diets included Lydia Pinkhams Liquid, ~18 % alcohol. In the 50's there 
was a OTC
product that addicted many people to the HIGH alchol content. To my 
knowledge it
is no longer available , name escapes.

The alternative to heavy coffee drinking by college students preparing 
for exams
was Benzedrine (Bennies), which left them as Zombies during or after 
the exams.
As I understand the CRASH was terrible.

No adulterated beveries for me

Slainte

Ye Olde Mouldy Fygge

Ed Coltrin    (lurker in diguise)
WA6FWU

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