On Mon, 15 Nov 2004 12:38:25 GMT, Wayne Boatwright >
wrote:

>blake murphy > wrote in
:
>
>> when i was a sprout (roughly when they started painting in caves)
>> there was a bottle of coca-cola syrup in the kitchen medicine chest
>> for use in the case of stomach upset. i don't recall whether it was
>> diluted or by the spoonful.
>>
>> but, as i say, it was a while back. i seem also to recall a bottle of
>> paregoric.
>>
>> your pal,
>> blake
>>
>
>When I was a kid I remember other people talking about coca-cola syrup, but
>we only had paregoric in the kitchen cabinet. A teaspoon or so was taken
>in a bit of warm water. It worked wonders for an upset stomach.
>
>Nowadays it's impossible to buy without prescription, and most doctors
>won't write one for it. Too bad.

i didn't know you could get it with a prescription! does it still
contain opium?

your pal,
blake