For what it's worth....

Here is what I had on this topic in my book in a footnote on p. 204:



  An item in the San Francisco Dramatic Chronicle indicates other
unconventional behavior: “It appears that a ‘Hasheesh’ mania has broken out
among our Bohemians. Yesterday, Mark Twain and the ‘Mouse-Trap’ man
[Tremenheere Lanyon Johns] were seen walking up Clay street under the
influence of the drug, followed by a ‘star,’ who was evidently laboring
under a misapprehension as to what was the matter with them. The
‘experiences’ of the twain may be looked for in the next number of the
Californian” (“Hasheesh Eaters”).


On Mon, Sep 9, 2013 at 11:54 PM, Peter Messent <
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> British Newspaper, The Guardian, reports  (Sept 7) that 'it seems likely
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