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The Reader, by Alexander Ver Huell, c. 1880

Book of the Month -- October 2024 

Ludlow's Vision
This book was first published in the USA in 1857 and was a very early account of the effects of hallucinogens. He describes in great detail the fantastic visions and distortions of reality he experienced after taking large doses of cannabis extract. He also warns of the unfortunate side-effects he experienced.  Despite these, the book stimulated a brief fashion for emulating him: clubs were formed in several cities to experiment with the effects..

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