Reading “The Poisoner’s Handbook” by Deborah Blum. Remarkable tales of true-crime and the tools of the trade in the 1920’s. I loved the tales of criminals, coroners, cops and kooks who made poison such a prevalent pastime.

Speaks became real Jan. 20

Where hootch of all kind sold aplenty

As Prohibition ground hard

The local boneyard

Was stuffed with the rich cognoscenti

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Down in the Bowery, the Smoke

Is a drink that will soon make you choke

It’s pure alcohol

Charcoal filtered through coal

This poison is really no joke