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...Occidentalized son, a refugee Jewish surgeon who had won the Iron Cross, a svelte White Russian married to a drunken English millionaire, a bespectacled little Japanese journalist, a trained nurse from Iowa and her self-pitying fiance from Hawaii, a tuberculous coolie, a young German musician turned opium addict...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Chile con Carne | 7/31/1939 | See Source »

Last week Dr. Anders himself was on the carpet, and the reason was a pulverized poison called morphine. By regulation of the Federal Bureau of Narcotics, a physician may not supply morphine to a known addict. But for two years Dr. Anders has been feeding heroic doses of morphine to addict Fred Barrick, a busy Philadelphia insurance agent. Federal agents warned Dr. Anders three times to cut off Fred Barrick's supply. Three times he denounced them for "intruding upon the relation between a doctor and his patients." Finally the agents caught Dr. Anders off base...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Medicine: Pulverized Poison | 6/12/1939 | See Source »

...patient had been addicted [to narcotics] before he came to me, mainly because he was suffering from three chronic ailments. . . . Although Fred Barrick was an addict he was a chronic, continually sick man; however, when relieved [by morphine] he was of phenomenally acute, alert, clear and competent mentality. . . . I believe I am right and loyal to my profession in relieving him or anyone . . . if thereby I can save him to some useful purpose. . . . The extraordinary tolerance the man had for gluttonous dosage [often 20 grains a day] was . . . so marvelous that his case deserves my future recording...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Medicine: Pulverized Poison | 6/12/1939 | See Source »

...hoist with a hookah," one pipe addict commented, while another said. "It satisfies our oral libido...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: RADCLIFFE TAKIES TO PIPES; COLLEGE AUTHORITIES KICK | 1/16/1939 | See Source »

...cast, Tullio Carminati, as Jumel, is excellent, and Irene Bordoni, playing a French dressmaker who becomes a countess, is, as always, delightful; Shepperd Strudwick, the Napoleon addict is adequate, but his performance lacks sureness. Frederick Loewe's music is pleasant if not catching, the outstanding number being "Why Can't This Night Last Forever." William Dollar's choreography is often striking, but over balanced with quasi-ballet. Albert Johnson's revolving sets are superb...

Author: By V. F. Jr., | Title: The Playgoer | 11/23/1938 | See Source »

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