Moxie Nerve Food given to me

[Dcravosa]

True. Every time I drive from CT to MA for my kids' ice hockey tournaments, I bring home a couple cases.

 

[epgorge]

Did you get my PM Joel?

Yes sir, I did. Thank you very much.

 

[epgorge]

I thought the Diet only had sassafras ?? Also I never heard cocaine to be in it and yes it was more popular than coke and still tastes better

That is a very good point, JohnDeerMoxie. Conventional wisdom and Augustin Thompson would say it did not have cocaine in it "or any other harmful ingredients" but in the book "Beverages" written in 1888 by Charles Sultz, it is mentioned that the "Nerve Foods" of the day, had Cocaine in them (http://www.mariettasodamuseum.com/moxie_facts.htm see paragraph 7). Also, this article mentions that if Mr. Thompson was less than truthful about the marketing use of a Lt. Moxie as the founder of the main ingredients, how can we believe him when he says there were "no harmful ingredients" in Moxie. Another salient point, the article mentions, was that the earlier Moxie would cure "nervous exhaustion, loss of manhood, imbecility and helplessness". Cocaine certainly would have done that.So, I can not say it did have Cocaine in it, but there are early era articles that question that just, maybe it did. Please keep in mind that back then Cocaine was not illegal. It was a medicine.Joel

 

[cowseatmaize]

Don't forget it's value to the temperance movement. It stayed off the craving of alcohol and drugs. Words like that anyway, isms and addiction were still mostly in the future.I'll look for that ad, I have it somewhere.

 

[JohnDeereMoxie]

Nice Dean. They don't sell cases of it in SE Mass gotta settle for a liter. Or a 6 pack sometimes if someone in my family ventures to market basket haha

 

[Dcravosa]

Hannaford's on boston post rd in marlboro

 

[JohnDeereMoxie]

Niccce

 

[cowseatmaize]

I just went to NH and got three 12 packs for $10. I've never seen a soda in NH that wasn't returnable here in MA so knock off another $1.80. I'll have to check the cans though...................Yup, MA returnable.[]Kind of sounds like a Seinfeld episode, doesn't it? []

 

[RED Matthews]

Interesting thread subject 9 especially after my four years of addiction while I was in High School. Red Matthews