Brave New World - 13

Page 125: "He said the stuff in the gourd was called mescal; but Linda said it ought to be called soma; only it made you feel ill afterwards."

Finally, I think I have figured out what mescal and soma is. I believe that mescal is alcohol and soma is some drug. Through context clues I have figured it out. Mescal was described as a liquid that looked like water but smelled bad and burned. It was also said that mescal made you feel ill afterwards. Soma was described to do the same as mescal but not make you ill. The items are very similar. It makes sense now because whenever Lenina would take soma she would act different. She would also see things and take an approach to them differently.