tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37623912.post816288168071542889..comments2011-03-15T19:17:39.934-04:00Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05349466286549537039noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37623912.post-39614666818609820472008-02-07T17:42:00.000-05:002008-02-07T17:42:00.000-05:00not to mention all the ironing that was going on!ilananoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37623912.post-57800860337443458902008-02-07T15:52:00.000-05:002008-02-07T15:52:00.000-05:00Ilana, it's sciencey enough!<BR/><BR/>People were seriously crazy back in those days. Ether and chloroform will knock you the heck out, not to mention the fact that they're flammable as all heck. Combine them with friggin' gasoline and naptha (a component of gasoline), and the fact that people lit lots of candles back then, and I imagine at least a couple of seamstresses managed to set themselves on fire.Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05349466286549537039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37623912.post-55364642231137078112008-02-06T18:54:00.000-05:002008-02-06T18:54:00.000-05:00so it's not a science book, but a sewing book of mine from 1927 says that "grease spots on woolen or silk may be removed by naphtha, gasoline, ether and chloroform. A good mixture for removing grease-spots is made from equal parts of alcohol, benzin and ether"<BR/><BR/>this is as sciencey as I can get for you Chris.ilananoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37623912.post-91414658264883234482008-01-28T21:23:00.000-05:002008-01-28T21:23:00.000-05:00So, turns out that <A HREF="http://www.erowid.org/library/books/" REL="nofollow">Erowid</A> has a great list of cool drug books.Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11212911860244941466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37623912.post-76082518750174840082008-01-25T05:48:00.000-05:002008-01-25T05:48:00.000-05:00Have ordered a copy after reading your review Chris - can't wait for it to turn up!Nadiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17374119785182422095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37623912.post-54878638177290214042008-01-23T07:48:00.000-05:002008-01-23T07:48:00.000-05:00I can heartily recommend Clinical Psychopharmacology by Shepherd, Lader & Rodnight (I have the 1st ed from 1968). Its also a fantastic time-warp of a book, with equal footing given such things as LSD and Mescaline, as well as the more mainstream psychotropics. The tone of the writing is particulaly fun (on the subject of piperidyl benzilate compounds):<BR/><BR/>"The subjects percieve the experience as highly unpleasant, {..} though they remember little of the experience, they are loth to volunteer for further sessions" <BR/><BR/>Its also got a foreword written by Schild, which is pretty neat.logpnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37623912.post-77411956113740205392008-01-22T00:04:00.000-05:002008-01-22T00:04:00.000-05:00I bought it through <A HREF="http://www.abebooks.com/" REL="nofollow">AbeBooks</A>.<BR/><BR/>I am totally getting an old Merck Index.Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05349466286549537039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37623912.post-58071072427268630932008-01-21T22:25:00.000-05:002008-01-21T22:25:00.000-05:00Where did you find it?Natehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05174378205222344598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37623912.post-3258602495967521672008-01-21T20:55:00.000-05:002008-01-21T20:55:00.000-05:00the book looks like it should have a pentagram on the back cover...milkshakehttp://orgprepdaily.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37623912.post-56482347017555393092008-01-21T10:43:00.000-05:002008-01-21T10:43:00.000-05:00What a fabulous idea to hunt down this gem. Not only is it a great piece of pharmacology history but it is an incredible resource, as you say, on history. Quite often, subsequent editions of G&G will refer to previous editions for greater detail on the history of drug classes. It's quite intriguing to see the development of each therapeutic class over time. I have a few editions but you've inspired me to try and collect every edition.Abel Pharmboyhttp://scienceblogs.com/terrasignoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37623912.post-6939988294951164542008-01-21T10:42:00.000-05:002008-01-21T10:42:00.000-05:00Ahhh, such a geeky delight! I have one too, along with old US Pharmacopoieas.<BR/><BR/>Another book to look for are old editions of _The Merck Manual_Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com