si. INTRODUCTION. 



made of the juice of the wild lettuce, is an ex 

 cellent medicine; the syrup of diacodium, which 

 is made of a strong decoction of poppy hrads # 

 is a little stronger than this ; and if something 

 more powerful than 'hese is required, there is the 

 asthmatic elixir. Go or other of these may al- 

 most on every occasion s<>rve the purpose ; and ;t 

 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. 



