RARA-AVIS: crank

Levin, Doug (DLEVIN@DIRECTIMPACT.COM)
Wed, 29 Apr 1998 09:12:04 -0400 In response to ED questions:

I always took "speed" to refer to a whole range of stimulants, many of
which were prescribed for for weight loss to housewives in the fifties.
(I believe the American over-the-counter diet aid, dexatrim, refers to
>the presciption stimulant dexetrine (?))
>
>BTW, who or what are 'hoosiers'?
>
Generic term for people from or in Indiana; the name of Indian
University's sports team(?). There's a minor 19th-century American
"regional" classic called _The Hoosier Schoolmaster_, so the term has
been around for some time. (sorry for the off-topic digression)

>Doug
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