The first World Services approved Braille copy of "As Bill Sees It" was transcribed in September, 2009. If anyone wants more info, I'll be glad to provide it. ...
I just noticed a difference in 2 AA pamphlets as I de-acidified, removed staples and re-sewn them. Both are 1944 pamphlets and the first one I have (which...
Shakey1aa@...
Oct 30, 2009 7:49 pm
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... I was talking about Laudanum. It was liquid as well and commonly used/abused as a drug, which paregoric is not of sufficient strength to easily ...
Where does the phrase The Broad Highway on page 55 of the Big Book come from? If anyone can give me a reference on this one, I would really appreciate it. ...
Paul Martin from Illinois (sober over 50 years) died on Sunday 10/25/09. Obituary: Paul W. Martin, age 87, of Bethlehem Woods, LaGrange Park, formerly of ...
The Divine Companion Allen described this book as "The story of my soul" and said it should be the last book of his to be read. Published after his death in ...
On November 19, 2009 fromm 1-3 PM CST at Level Plains Group, in Level Plains, Alabama. (About three miles east of Enterprise, Alabama, in the southeastern...
Father Ralph Pfau says explicitly in his autobiography that the "sedatives" he was using were barbiturates and bromides. One of the bromide compounds that he ...
My best guess would be phenobarbital ("Luminal"), first synthesized by Farbenfabriken Bayer around 1902, though secobarbital ("Seconal") was available from...
... - - - - As a pharmacist, Mike, do you think there is any clue in the Bill's recollection of "drinking" the sedative? From what I've read, bromides were...
The sedative sure appears to be liquid based on Bill's description in the Original Manuscript. The operative word is "drinking." "A doctor came with a...
Paregoric, or _camphorated_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camphor) _tincture_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tincture) of _opium_ ...
Shakey1aa@...
Oct 25, 2009 8:00 pm
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"We found the Great Reality deep down within us. In the last analysis it is only there that He (sic) may be found." (Big Book, page 55) Cf: "With few...
World Cat shows a publication date of 1968. No reference to an earlier publication. John Schram Samuel Lasenby Bookseller - - - - John is here responding to...
One substance which had been very popular and could potentially have been deemed to be a sedative at the turn of the century was Laudanum, a strong mixture of...
Do we know when James Allen's The Divine Companion was written? Charlie Parker Austin, Texas Toll free 877-223-6387 - - - - From the moderator GC: See...
The Divine Companion by James Allen http://www.jamesallenlibrary.com/the-divine-companion-instruction-concerning-the-great-reality.html And thine eyes...
As a pharmacist in the fellowship,I think we should all be aware that the biggest sedative prescribed by physicians was Ethyl Alcohol. The following can...
Shakey1aa@...
Oct 22, 2009 2:27 am
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What does the phrase "the Great Reality" on pp. 55 and 161 of the Big Book refer to, and what is its origin? Bernadette M. King City Group Ontario, Canada...
Bernadette MacLeod
bernadette.john@...
Oct 21, 2009 10:11 pm
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Probably a barbiturate, or a bromide. (Barbital 1904, Phenobarbital 1912) by the 1930's 'barbs'would have been in common use with a variety available. Chloral...
It is interesting to note that the first prayer in the 24 hour book is a Sanskrit proverb. Does that suggest that it is a translation of a Hindu prayer? - - -...
Howdy: What was the sedative described by Bill W. on p. 7 of the Big Book? "next day found me drinking both gin and sedative" Thanks and God Bless, Ben H,...
We might consider having a history discussion on the General Service Structure to understand what GSO does and doesn't do. GSO does not make or recommend...
Glenn, Indianapolis continues to rebel. We do have a Pfau group that is still meeting. Marion - - - - From: dctim <dctim322@...> (dctim322 at yahoo.com) ...
MarionORedstone@...
Oct 15, 2009 6:46 pm
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Birth and early years: Ralph Sylvester Pfau was born on November 10, 1904 in Indianapolis, Indiana, to Charles Pfau and Elizabeth Smith Pfau (his father was of...
Were or are there any AA groups named "Fr. Pfau" or "Fr. John Doe" appearing in AA Directories, anywhere in the world? Thank you. - - - - From GC the...
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