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Newsgroups: alt.drugs From: gardner@convex.com (Steve Gardner) Subject: Re: What is "Dowam Meskh" ? Message-ID: <1993Jun13.175755.10120@news.eng.convex.com> Date: Sun, 13 Jun 1993 17:57:55 GMT In article <1vflgm$6t@sun.Panix.Com> newsome@panix.com (Richard Newsome) writes: >In a 19th Century book I found a reference to an Egyptian drug called >"Dowam Meskh", which the author says he tried in Paris in the 1850's. >Can anyone identify this? An arab confection containing mostly Hashish. Theophile Gautier mentions it in "Le Club des Hachichins". By the way, a number of Gautier's works are available in english, I recommend them highly. The folks who regularly read this group would like his works, Gauthier was rather fond of recreational pharmaceuticals it seems. ;-) >The author says that the compound is prepared in Cairo, and that he took >18 grains. In describing his experience he says it "perfectly illuminated me" >and to write him for more information if desired. Can't get it in Cairo without risk anymore. . . try Amsterdam the coffee houses should be able to set you up for illumination. ;-) But remember as ol' Theo would have said: "Ceci vous sera defalque sur votre portion de paradis". smg