The other side of 1880s

[SimplySagacious]

Originally Posted by cowdog

I haven't read this topic but feel it's good to say, I just had three teeth pulled that hurt badly. I would have hate to have that done in the 1880s.

You would have been fine. Cocaine was used as a local anesthetic in 1880s dentistry.

[SimplySagacious]

Originally Posted by ognend

A bottle of gut-rot and you now have two problems instead of one - what would be wrong with that?!

The word you are looking for is rotgut.

[ognend]

Originally Posted by SimplySagacious

The word you are looking for is rotgut.

Thanks, that's the word yes - English is not my native tongue