Hi Angela, I know what a BLIND PIG is, thats an illegal drinking establishment, a name that was used during Prohibition. But that was in the 1920's and 30's. The Blind Tiger story was from 1901 could this possibly refer to a heroin den? Opium was commonly used in this country back prior to 1917 when laws were inacted by Congress to cut down on use of "Hard" Drugs. John __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - now with 250MB free storage. Learn more. http://info.mail.yahoo.com/mail_250