> When Coke came to market in the early decades of this century (1920's
> ish?) it contained real cocaine-- as did many medicines and so forth. It
> was apopular stimulant-- it addictive side effects where not yet given a
> great deal of concern.
I know someone who got pretty excited when after New Coke turned out to
spark protests, the company announced they would go back to the original
recipe.
Eva