66 On the Effects of Opium 



These soon disappeared and left no dis- 

 agreeable consequences behind. 



EXPERIMENT 39. 



Mr. Gerard, at the same-time, took upon an 

 empty stomach two drams of vitriolic aether. 



Hours. Minutes. 



9. — Pulse 64, and feeble. 



5. Pulse 68^ and considerably more 

 full. 



15. Pulse 72, very strong; agreeable 

 sensation of pleasure. Warmth 

 at the stomach. 



45. Pulse has diminished to 68. — He 

 took two drams more. 



59. Pulse not more than 68, but yet 

 full and hard; a little head-ach, 

 ^ sense of heat and nausea at the 

 stomach : notwithstanding this, 

 he experiences a degree of ex- 

 hilaration. 



10. 25. Pulse 66, but na sensation of un 



easiness. 

 45. Pulse 66 ; some degree of nausea. 

 55. Pulse 62. The nausea gone ofF^ 



no uneasy sensation. 



