-=> Quoting Wayne Chirnside to Charles Angelich <=-

 WC> BTW, there is a legitimate use of atropine outside of nerve 
 WC> agents and that's interrum treatment of poisonous snake bite.
 WC> I'd forgotten about that one and that is odd as Florida has 
 WC> three of four poisonous snakes to be found in the U.S.
 WC> and I'm allergic to atropine.

	Another legitimate use is for opthamologists to drop into
the eyes to dilate the pupil.   The herb belladonna has a bit of
atropine in it, so despite the dangers of dosage it was used 
cosmetically to dilate the pupils, hence the name for the herb--
"beautiful lady."




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