stoney wrote:
>> , Rev Chuck wrote:
>> [>Ichimusai wrote:
>> [snip]
>> [>> That and certain antibiotics like penicillin, can you imagine the
> [>> world without it?
> [>
> [>Or cocaine. It's invaluable for sight-saving eye surgery.
>> How so?
A derivative of it is used as a topical anesthetic drop before surgery.
