Saturday, March 31, 2012

Horse Radish and Vin Mariani


Graphics from Review of Reviews (American) 1898.  “Vin Mariani” was a notorious cheap wine laced with cocaine, named for Cardinal Mariani. It gave such a “buzz” that users thought it was the universal panacea. Images courtesy E. M. Sanchez-Saavedra.



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