LIQUOR IN AMERICA
NUMEROUS GASES OF PARALYSIS. United Press Assn.—Elec. Tel.—Copyright. WASHINGTON, March 29. The Commissioner of Prohibition, Dr. J. M. Doran, has reported that an analysis of the liquor which caused numerous cases of paralysis in Oklahoma and elsewhere three weeks ago, shows that it contained alcohol ginger, an extract from crude carbolic acid and creosote. It caused a tremendous shook and paralysis in the legs and a feeling of utter depression and melancholy. Dr. Doran said the disinfectants used in the new drink were contained in ordinary sheep dip and could be obtained at a low cost.'
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Waikato Times, Volume 107, Issue 17983, 31 March 1930, Page 7
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