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therefore should be dealt with as other poisons and its 

 general sale prohibited. 



Opium and Other Narcot&s. The various forms in 

 which opium is used are: morphine (Ci 7 Hi 9 3 N), co- 

 deine (Ci 8 H 2 iN0 3 ), narcotine (C 2 2H 2 30 7 N), and heroin. 



Laudanum is a mixture of 

 opium and alcohol. Most of 

 the opium fiends use opium in 

 the form of morphine. Codeine 

 and morphine are used in some 

 patent cough remedies and 

 soothing sirups. Cocaine 

 (Ci 7 H 2 i0 4 N) is taken from coca 

 leaves and is used to relieve 

 pain. 



29. Patent Medicines. 

 The kinds of patent medicines 

 on the market are numerous 

 and nearly all contain alcohol. 

 Many of them contain more alcohol than do strong 

 wines, while some have as much as poor whiskey. They 

 are advertised for every kind of petty ill, but they 

 only benumb the nerves, thus making the danger greater 

 instead of effecting a cure. Some persons who would 

 not think of taking beer, wine, whiskey, or any other 

 intoxicating drink consume patent medicines containing 

 large quantities of alcohol and thus thoughtlessly expose 

 themselves to mental and physical danger. In case of 

 any physical disorder, serious accident, or disease, the 

 family physician should be consulted. 



30. Headache Powders. On account of carelessness 

 in the habits of exercise, rest, and eating, a great number 

 pf ills, of varying degrees of severity, are developed. 



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