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What did they give the baby to keep it from crying?

posted 18 years ago by merfwriter
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In the movie, they smuggeled a baby. What did they give the baby to keep it from crying?

[–] mrssand 17 years ago

I think it was some sort of hard liquor.

I thought it was Chloroform =S At least thats what our teacher told us xD

I think they gave the baby some sort of liquor. Everyone who was watching it in my house at the time goes, "Well, now the baby's drunk.."

[–] novastar_6 17 years ago

I don't know, I saw it last night and it looked like they just dabbed something for the baby to inhale so it would sleep. Granted I wasn't paying much attention but it didn't look like the baby was drinking anything.

[–] alrk66-1 16 years ago

It was some form of hard liquor, in a very moderated dose of course. This was a common practice, albeit not a very popular one as with Corrie's response to the event expresses.

[–] princess_lannan 16 years ago

Some sort of liquor. Some people use it when a baby is teething, it numbs the gums a bit sort of like using anbesol or something.

[–] abs_is_back 16 years ago

Ok, I must be weird. Did no one here every have their Grandma make them a hot toddy when they had a cold? Or as was also mentioned, used alcohol on a baby's gums for teething?

[–] LDEzzell 11 years ago

It may have been paragoric, which used to be given to babies to help them sleep. It was put in the babies pacifier.