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made of the juice of the wild lettuce, is an e3#» 

 cellent medicine ; the sjrup of diacodiuin, which 

 is maele of a strong decoction of poppy heads. 

 is a little stronger than this ; and if something 

 more powerful than these is required, there is i^Hi 

 asthmatic elixir. One or other of these mav al- 



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most on every occasion serve the purpose ; and it 

 is almost impossible that the use of them should 

 be attended with danger, I would therefore ad- 

 vise, that opium or laudanum be very rarely used: 

 perhaps it might be well to say, not used at all, 

 for the others will be able in almost all cases^ if 

 not universally, to answer the purpose. 





