tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6380232356803921253.post3089984204010624966..comments2024-01-28T02:24:23.386-05:00Comments on Dan Leo: “A Town Called Disdain”, Episode Twenty-Eight: presenting the Thorndyke familyDan Leohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01603402268945559679noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6380232356803921253.post-55440251964678591662007-11-26T05:38:00.000-05:002007-11-26T05:38:00.000-05:00Jimson weed is one of the principal substances pop...Jimson weed is one of the principal substances popularized (OK, popular for drug aficionados)by Carlos Castaneda in his series of books about Don Juan (the brujo, not the lover). Since it has some unfortunate side effects, even the more dedicated abusers in the seventies opted to chew a few Hawaiian Woodrose seeds instead. The advice of Nancy Reagan notwithstanding, it is probably wise to demur, just on general principle.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6380232356803921253.post-67753783747191019162007-11-17T16:52:00.000-05:002007-11-17T16:52:00.000-05:00Thanks for the information. My impression, who kno...Thanks for the information. My impression, who knows from where, was that jimson weed was prevalent in the Southwest and not especially dangerous. So now I know better.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12306491903311869968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6380232356803921253.post-41066404002928072632007-11-15T05:38:00.000-05:002007-11-15T05:38:00.000-05:00Anon: Whoa! I read some of those stories, and that...Anon: Whoa! I read some of those stories, and that it one scary natural substance! <BR/><BR/>This makes the Thorndykes even scarier than they were.Dan Leohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01603402268945559679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6380232356803921253.post-30011557401507666982007-11-15T02:18:00.000-05:002007-11-15T02:18:00.000-05:00Try dis:http://erowid.org/experiences/subs/exp_Dat...Try dis:<BR/><BR/>http://erowid.org/experiences/subs/<BR/>exp_Datura.shtml#GeneralAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6380232356803921253.post-11828187287151060462007-11-15T02:17:00.000-05:002007-11-15T02:17:00.000-05:00The irony never stops. This plant is legal, yet re...The irony never stops. This plant is legal, yet read the insane reviews:<BR/><BR/>http://erowid.org/experiences/subs/exp_Datura.shtml#GeneralAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6380232356803921253.post-88315317355628888412007-11-14T23:48:00.000-05:002007-11-14T23:48:00.000-05:00I'm so glad you asked, dear Kathleen.From Wikipedi...I'm so glad you asked, dear Kathleen.<BR/><BR/>From Wikipedia, admittedly not always the most reliable source:<BR/><BR/>"Datura stramonium, known by the common names Jimson Weed, Gypsum Weed, Stink Weed, Loco Weed, Jamestown Weed, Thorn Apple, Angel's Trumpet, Devil's Trumpet, Devil's Snare, Devil's Seed, Mad Hatter, Crazy Tea, Malpitte, The Devil's Balls and, along with datura metel, Zombie Cucumber is a common weed in the Nightshade Family. It contains tropane alkaloids that are sometimes used as a hallucinogen. The active ingredients are atropine, hyoscyamine and scopolamine which are classified as deliriants, or anticholinergics. Due to extremely high risk of overdose, many deaths and hospitalizations are reported from recreational use."<BR/><BR/>So in other words, if someone offers you some, just say no.<BR/><BR/>Turning to Wikipedia once again for "chuckwalla":<BR/><BR/>"Chuckwallas (less commonly Chuckawallas) are large lizards found primarily in arid regions of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico. Some are found on coastal islands. There are five species of Chuckwalla, all within the genus Sauromalus; they are part of the iguana family, Iguanidae.<BR/><BR/>"The name Chuckwalla derives from the Shoshone word "tcaxxwal" or Cahuilla "caxwal", transcribed by Spaniards as "chacahuala"."<BR/><BR/>Pulque is indeed a traditional alcoholic beverage brewed from agave juice in Mexico, and I suppose the Thorndykes learned the method (or bought their supply) from the local Mexican-descended or Native American population.Dan Leohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01603402268945559679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6380232356803921253.post-34062782341079301902007-11-14T23:09:00.000-05:002007-11-14T23:09:00.000-05:00What's jimson weed and why chew it? I'm so clueles...What's jimson weed and why chew it? I'm so clueless about this nation's culture. What's chuckwalla?<BR/>Pulque, I've heard about, but I thought it was Mexican, but New Mexican/Mexican, maybe it's not so different.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12306491903311869968noreply@blogger.com