![Given the theory
with some evidence
that the natives of this land
had about the same tolerance
for alcohol as they had for smallpox
and because someone “knew better”
they were not allowed to buy it
If your hubby showed a weakness for drink
and a strong tendency to spend
the grocery money on the demon rum
You’d just go to the proper authorities
have him added to the Indian list
and barred from every bar](https://i0.wp.com/www.neilmeili.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/North-of-the-Medicine-Line.jpg?resize=600%2C600&ssl=1)
The Medicine Line refers to the 49th parallel and Fort Whoop-Up (pictured above) was a notorious trading post in the late 1800s.
The Medicine Line refers to the 49th parallel and Fort Whoop-Up (pictured above) was a notorious trading post in the late 1800s.