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and Debility of the Limbs, Raving, Defedt of 
Memory, Giddinefs, Dimnefs of the Eyes, Lax- 
nefs of the corneous Coat, Dilatation of the Pupil, 
a Faultering in the Speech, and heavy Drowfinefs, 
with a great and flow Pulfe •, a Rednefs of the 
Face, Hanging of the Jaw, Intumefcence of the 
Lips, Difficulty of Breathing, Fury, Heat of the 
Stomach, and fometimes Oppreffion ; Luff, with a 
Priapifm •, Heat of the Skin, and Itching ; a Nau- 
fea , Vomiting, and Hickups *, an unequal Pulfe, 
fometimes low, fometimes high ; Convulfions, cold 
Sweats, Swooning, and Death. All thefe Symp- 
toms do not attack all People, nor with equal Vi- 
olence, but fome more, fome lefs, according 
to the different Conftitution of the Body, the 
different Dofe of the Opium, and other Circum- 
ftances. 
They who efcape Death, recover, for the moll: 
Part, by a very copious Flux of the Belly, or by 
.plentiful Sweats, Fuelling of Opium, and attended 
with great Itching of the Skin. It is to be obferved 
that a Flux of the Belly is the more fecure Means of 
Recovery *, that they are in molt Danger who have 
a weak Stomach, and a lax Texture of the Skin ; 
and that fuch as are furious efcape Death more 
eafily, than fuch as are ftupid and comatofe. 
The immoderate and long continued Ufe of 
Opium produces a Relaxation and Debility of all 
the Parts, an Indolence, Languor, Sloth, Liftlefs- 
nefs to Labour, and Sluggiflinefs of the Body, with 
a Dulnefs or Stupidity of the Mind, fuch as is 
obfervable in Drunkards, except at the Time when 
a freffi Quantity of Opium lies digefting in the 
Stomach. It likewife produces a Want of Appe- 
tite, a difficult and flow Concodtion, a Dropfy, a 
Diminution of Senle and Motion, an Incurvation 
of the Body, a Trembling of the Limbs, an un- 
timely 
