Re: [DL] Quick questions

[Allan Seyberth <darious@darious.com>]

At 04:28 PM 12/22/00 +0000, you wrote:
 >
 > Just got a couple of niggly details I've been wondering about...
 >
 > Morphine - does it exist in 1876 in the way we know it?  Is it used as a
 > heavy-duty sedative for injured people?  How readily available is it?

It does indeed exist.  It was discovered in 1806 and was used extensively 
throughout the Civil War.  It is an opium extract and is highly 
addictive.  In DL terms, opium would be a cornerstone of Kang's financial 
power.

hmm.  . . thousands of opium addicts suffering shell shock wandering the 
West. . .

 > My posse's martial artist had a portion of his skull blown off by a Colt
 > Army and is receiving medical care at the moment, which is why I ask.

A portion of his skull?  Hopefully not a vital part.

:-)


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