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1. dead_red_eyes
   December 8th, 2006 at 7:17 pm

   That some cheap coke I might add ... I bet someone cut it with baby powder or baking soda.

2. gail
   December 8th, 2006 at 7:58 pm

   That was before it became a "controlled substance." I've even seen ads for cocaine tooth drops for kids.

3. dead_red_eyes
   December 8th, 2006 at 8:34 pm

   I'm just havin fun .. I know it was an ad probably based around the early 1900s. I've also seen cocaine tooth drops ... oh how they numb the gums, hahaha.

4. gail
   December 8th, 2006 at 9:17 pm

   You inspired me to put up my cocaine toothache remedy ad.

5. anita
   December 8th, 2006 at 11:03 pm

   Cure for dandruff, I'm sure! Lose all your hair and dandruff goes away. Worst case, a few drops of this and you forget all about your dandruff.

6. Lester
   December 10th, 2006 at 3:43 am

   Notice that it says "cocoaine," not "cocaine." This was because cocaine was very popular during this period as a medicinal cure-all. Burnett's actually used coconut oil, not cocaine, but gave it a similar name as to trick shoppers into buying it.

7. gail
   December 10th, 2006 at 8:56 am

   That's fascinating Lester. I wondered about the spelling. Do you have a source for that? Is it online? (The subject really interests me)

8. Jacob
   December 10th, 2006 at 1:39 pm

   This just proves that cocaine's a helluva drug.

9. Lester
   December 11th, 2006 at 11:20 am

   You can read about it here:
   http://wings.buffalo.edu/aru/preprohibition.htm

   Scroll down to where it talks about Burnett's Cocoaine. Glad you found it interesting!

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