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To: 21twelve

Pre 1970s America was not stingy in giving babies drugs and alcohol to quiet them, I can’t remember the name of the drug that was popular for babies.

The sensitivity to that came in the late 1960s forward.


22 posted on 06/01/2013 11:22:14 PM PDT by ansel12 (Social liberalism/libertarianism, empowers, creates and imports, and breeds, economic liberals.)
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To: ansel12
Pre 1970s America was not stingy in giving babies drugs and alcohol to quiet them, I can’t remember the name of the drug that was popular for babies.

Gripe water?

23 posted on 06/01/2013 11:23:49 PM PDT by thecodont
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Butter and sugar, wrapped in a cotton swath, nipple like and started with warm water or milk. A sugar tit.


25 posted on 06/01/2013 11:38:03 PM PDT by RedHeeler
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To: ansel12

paragor?


39 posted on 06/02/2013 3:37:01 AM PDT by Donnafrflorida (Thru HIM all things are possible.)
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To: ansel12

> Pre 1970s America was not stingy in giving babies drugs and alcohol to quiet them, I can’t remember the name of the drug that was popular for babies.

Paregoric I believe.


42 posted on 06/02/2013 4:12:36 AM PDT by jsanders2001
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