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“SHERLOCK HOLMES took his bottle from the corner of the mantelpiece, and his hypodermic syringe from its neat morocco case. “
Sherlock's getting ready to do some cocaine. 😳
AnnR Wowza! I was shocked when I read that page. 3mo
dabbe @AnnR He just has a few flaws, our brilliant detective. 🤩 3mo
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AnnCrystal Why, why...one of the few things I never liked about the famous Sherlock Holmes. I guess it was a different time... (edited) 3mo
dabbe @monkeygirlsmama #😱indeed 😍 3mo
dabbe @AnnCrystal Yep, I think it was. Cocaine was even in the original Coca-Cola. Wonder if any of that was in London at that time? The first bottling was in 1894 in Mississippi, so it could be possible. I guess our man needed to be energized 24-7. 3mo
Bookwomble @AnnCrystal Cocaine and opium use was common in the Victorian era and, despite Watson's tendency to sniff at Holmes' drug use (sorry, couldn't resist the pun!), Queen Victoria was a fairly heavy user - https://www.thehistorycorner.org/articles-by-the-team/queen-victoria-drug-addict... - as was Sigmund Freud - https://www.vice.com/en/article/payngv/how-cocaine-influenced-the-work-of-sigmun... 3mo
dabbe @Bookwomble I did not know about Victoria! Interesting! 🤩🤩🤩 3mo
AnnCrystal @dabbe & @Bookwomble WOW, how strange, right? What was considered normal and acceptable 🤔 then! How very strange... (edited) 3mo
dabbe @AnnCrystal #strangeindeedy 😃 3mo
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