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East Coast devotees of New Age thinking tend to favor faster-acting applications. Douglas Hardy, former manager of Star Magic, a space-age gift shop in Manhattan, suggests drinking gem and tonic -- literally, water "on the rocks" -- to get a "crystal hit." The crystal, it seems, sends its vibes through the water, which then charges up the person drinking it. Even more practical advocates suggest placing a cluster of "charged" crystals inside a refrigerator to accelerate cooling and thus reduce the electric bill or -- better yet -- attaching a 3-in. crystal to an auto carburetor to save on gas mileage...
...bright side, the U.S. trade deficit fell from a record $16.1 billion in July to $13.3 billion. A sustained drop in the deficit would be a tonic for domestic economic activity, which is still showing signs of weakness. The Government reported last week that new-home sales dipped 13.4% in August and the unemployment rate jumped from 6.8% to 7% in September as manufacturers eliminated 38,000 jobs. Concludes Economist Charles Schultze, a senior fellow at Washington's Brookings Institution: "The economy just hasn't shaken off its lethargy...
...cautiously. Upjohn has already spent nearly $26 million retooling its plant in Kalamazoo. Regaine will not come cheap; a year's treatment with the prescription-only lotion may run around $1,000. But no one doubts there will be plenty of takers. Some resourceful men are creating a moonshine tonic on their own. The key ingredient: mashed hypertension pills, containing--what else?--minoxidil...
...Reagan seems to derive his strength from the fact that he does exactly what he says he will do. He told the air-traffic controllers what he would do, for example, and when they persisted in their strike, he fired them and made it stick. All that has a tonic effect. It may give Americans the idea that they are getting what they pay for. His critics say Reagan is lucky. He is. The decline in the world price of oil, for example, was a huge fortuity, and may explain Reagan's current attraction for the electorate even more than...
HARVARD AND MONEY. Money and Harvard. They go together like gin and tonic...