ka eee IS ee Rod and ing = 1e discha 
Joram it. ie pulntites to any thing ae Slveay be ved 
colics, tetanus, &c. In short, circum: es May occur in almost ; 
__ every disease that may render a pill of ium beneficial. - 
_ It is generally given in the orm er a pu by itself, and is sian one 
~ to sit on the stomach in this form than in any a Saeed but requires ras 
ne Sete time to produce its effects. he requisite pre 
4 ry ‘in different persons, and in diffaroub-states of the : 
ame person. A quarter of a grain will in one adult ce’ 
effects which ten times the quantity will not do in another; and a 
dose that might prove fatal in cholera or colic, will not be per-— 
ceptible in many cases of lock-jaw or mania. T he lowest fatal dose 
to the unaccustomed, as mentioned ly authors, seems to be four 
ains; but a. rous dose is so apt to puke, that it has seldom 
time to oceasion death. When given in too small a dose it is apt 
t duce e disturbed ved sleep, and other disagreeable consequences ; 
th se titutions it seems not to agree in any shape. Of 
en, on the from a smal! dose, sound sleep, and allevia- 
tion of eerie while a larger one gives rise to vertigo 
and delirium. Some prefer the repetition of smal! doses, others the — 
giving of a full dose at once. The soporific effect of a moderate dose 
is supposed to last in general about eight hours from the time of 
taking 1 it. - 
. Externally applied, opium alleviates pain, and relieves pitas 
action- Hence its utility in culic, inflammation, toothach. In the 
form of clyster, combined with starch, it is of sin la 
obstinate relaxes, and it is employed under the same form in other 
Sareea where its administration by the mouth is conyeni 
The s wifté! effets of6 ium may be checked if a proper quanti- 
ty 0 stable acid be taken with deo} esha er it. Thus, 
if: an ounce of pure lemon j juice, or twice that quantity of good vine- 
gar, be added to every grain of opium, or to twenty-five drops of lau- 
danum, such a compound will produce a very different effect. In- 
stead of stupifying the head, and producing troublesome costivenéss, 
_ it will not only relieve the bowels, but also occasion a degree of cheer- be 
_ fulness, never attainable by the use of opium alone, and afterwards ~ 
induce ¢ a — refreshing sleep. 
Dpium is often used for the horrid purpose of :elf-destruction. 
ng symptoms induced by it, are, vomiting, delirium, stu- _ 
ag 2 and difficult breathing, convulsions, and death. The re- 
es are, in the first instance, eens tabelia, or a oe 
pa wine 2 should be or other veg by copious draug or strong me ; 
which last appears to be the most effectual antidote. 
o A principal object to be kept in view, is to ——— such #. 
