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By gail in Everything Else on Dec 8, 2006 at 6:52 pm
Apparently it also makes your follicles levitate. Via Wicked Art
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Apparently it also makes your follicles levitate. Via Wicked Art
dead_red_eyes
That some cheap coke I might add … I bet someone cut it with baby powder or baking soda.
gail
That was before it became a “controlled substance.” I’ve even seen ads for cocaine tooth drops for kids.
dead_red_eyes
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.
anita
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.
Lester
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.
gail
That’s fascinating Lester. I wondered about the spelling. Do you have a source for that? Is it online? (The subject really interests me)
Lester
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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