Thanks! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alan Kitty" <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] Sent: Tuesday, September 10, 2013 2:25:51 PM Subject: Re: Countercultural Twain Definitely common in the 19th century west . Sent from my iPhone On Sep 10, 2013, at 11:07 AM, Ben Wise <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > "star" meaning "cop" - wearing a star badge? (not a movie star, I presume)= =20 > Hadn't seen the term before. Was it common everywhere, or just in SF?=20 >=20 > Ben=20 >=20 >=20 >=20 > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Robert H. HIRST" <[log in to unmask]>=20 > To: [log in to unmask] > Sent: Tuesday, September 10, 2013 9:58:21 AM=20 > Subject: Re: Countercultural Twain=20 >=20 > Sept. 18, 1865, San Francisco Dramatic Chronicle:=20 >=20 > It appears that a "Hasheesh" mania has broken out among our=20 > Bohemians. Yesterday, Mark Twain and the "Mouse-Trap" man were seen=20 > walking up Clay street under the influence of the drug, followed by a=20 > "star," who was evidently laboring under a misapprehension as to what=20 > was the matter with them.=20 >=20 >=20 >=20 > On Tue, Sep 10, 2013 at 2:54 AM, Peter Messent <=20 > [log in to unmask]> wrote:=20 >=20 >> British Newspaper, The Guardian, reports (Sept 7) that 'it seems likely=20= >> that ... Mark Twain.. tried cannabis.' True? PeteThis message and any=20 >> attachment are intended solely for the addressee and may contain=20 >> confidential information. If you have received this message in error,=20 >> please send it back to me, and immediately delete it. Please do not use,=20= >> copy or disclose the information contained in this message or in any=20 >> attachment. Any views or opinions expressed by the author of this email d= o=20 >> not necessarily reflect the views of the University of Nottingham.=20 >>=20 >> This message has been checked for viruses but the contents of an attachme= nt=20 >> may still contain software viruses which could damage your computer=20 >> system, you are advised to perform your own checks. Email communications=20= >> with the University of Nottingham may be monitored as permitted by UK=20 >> legislation.=20 >>=20