-=> Sean Dennis wrote to Dave Drum <=-

 DD> In 1897, Bayer employee Felix Hoffmann found a way to create a stable
 DD> form of the drug that was easier and more pleasant to take. (Some
 DD> evidence shows that Hoffmann’s work was really done by a Jewish
 DD> chemist, Arthur Eichengrun, whose contributions were covered up during
 DD> the Nazi era.)

 SD> Quite some time ago, I watched an excellent documentary about Bayer and
 SD> this subject called "Aspirin: A Bitter Pill" (1998).  It's no longer
 SD> available on Amazon Prime but the documentary wasn't too kind to Bayer
 SD> as it basically said Bayer stole the formula for Aspirin and patented
 SD> it unbeknownst to its original discoverer.

Business, just business. Done the German way.

 SD> I can't take any pain reliever except Tylenol which itself is a poison
 SD> that has theraputic qualities in a low dose.  It's worthless to me so I
 SD> just have built up my pain tolerance instead.

I use aspirin as a muscle relaxer. Every once in a while I'll get a 
muscle spasm (cramp) in an arm or leg. If I take three regular aspirin.
voila' - end of problem. For other pains I use ibuprofen very carefully
since it's an NSAID and I almost killed myself with bleeding ulcers from
using Aleve (naproxen sodium). I approach all pain killers with extreme
caution.

 SD> Another fun fact about Bayer: it trademarked the name "Heroin" for the
 SD> drug diacetylmorphine.  It also marketed Heroin (proper noun here) as a
 SD> non-addictive substitute for morphine.

I knew that from the '60s/ It was adverted to wean people from morphine.
Which had benn marketed to wean people from opium. My only addictive
chemical these days id caffeine. I stay away from any opioids.

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06
 
      Title: Coffee Pot Roast
 Categories: Beef, Crockpot, Vegetables, Potatoes
      Yield: 8 Servings
 
      6    Carrots; peeled, diced
      2 c  Potatoes; peeled, diced
      3 lb Beef chuck roast
           Salt & pepper
     14 oz Can diced tomatoes
      1 c  Black coffee
      1 c  Water
 
  Put vegetables in cooker. Add beef, sprinkle with salt
  and pepper. Add tomatoes and liquids. Cover and cook on
  low 8 ~ 10 hours or until tender. If desired, thicken
  with flour and water base.
  
  From "Woman's Day Crockery Cook Book"
  
  Meal Mastered by Heather Smith
  
  Uncle Dirty Dave's Kitchen
 
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