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continue the draught that undermined his 

 health. He was advised to continue taking 

 his quart of rum daily ; but, upon emptying 

 the decanter, a horse-bean was as regularly 

 to be added, as it was to be replenished with 

 spirits. Notwithstanding the unperceived 

 diminution in the daily quantity, it was not 

 long before the vessel became so full of beans, 

 as not to allow room for a draught of rum; 

 and he is now living in health, and often 

 laughs at his former industry in rinsing the 

 beans to procure a single glass of grog. 



The action of opium is said to be very 

 analogous to that of wine or vinous spirits ; 

 the good and ill effects of both differ little, 

 and it is as common a remark in the Turkish 

 dominions, that " he has eaten opium," as 

 with us, " he has drunk too much wine." 



We do not deny that the Turks and other 

 inhabitants of the Eastern nations, from 

 habit, can take great quantities of opium 

 without instantaneous ill effects ; whereas 

 a few grains will destroy a person unaccus- 

 tomed to it. 



Tournefort says, the Turks eat the green 

 heads of poppies, Papaver orientale, although 

 excessively acrid. 



Dr. Smith, while at Smyrna, took great 



