O P 
( 31J ) O P 
Matrafs, and digeft rhe 
Matter twelve Hours in hot 
Allies ; afterwards ftrain 
the Liquor, and there will 
remain a Glutinous Earth, 
which isp be flung away ; 
evaporate both'theie Dilicv 
lutions of Opium feparate- 
lv, in Earthen or G I afs-Vef- 
fcls, in a Sand-heat, to the 
Confidence of Bony, then 
mix them, and finifh the 
drying this Mixture with a 
very gentle Heat, to give 
it the Confidence of Pills, 
or of a folid Extra# : Tis 
the mod certain Soporiflck 
that we have in Phyflck : 
It allays all Pains which 
proceed from too great an 
Activity of the Humours. 
’Tis good for the Tooth- 
acb, applied to the Tooth, 
or clfe to the Temnle-Ar- 
tery in a Plaifter, ’ Fisufed 
to ftop Spitting of Blood, 
the Bloody-Flux, the Flux 
of the Courfes, and He- 
morrhoids ; for the Cho- 
lick, for hot Defluxions of 
rfle Eyes, and to quiet all 
forts of 'Griping Pains. 
The Dofe of it is, from 
half a Grain to three 
Grains, in fome convenient 
Conferve, or elfe dififolv’d 
in a Julap. Thofe that ac- 
cuftom themfelves to the 
ufe of Opium mult increale 
the Dole of it, or elfe it 
will have no ElTedl on 
them. Halmonts Liquid 
Laudanum is made in the 
following manner : Take 
of Opium four Ounces, cut 
it into Slices, dry it in a 
gentle Heat ; then take a 
Quart of the Juice of 
Quinces, mix one quarter 
of the Juice wirh Opium, 
rub it very well in a Glafs- 
Mortar, let it diffolve as 
much of the Opium as it 
will bear; decant it of£ 
and pour on as much more 
frefli Juice, rub it as be- 
fore ; continue fo doing till 
the Opium is dilfolv’d, but 
keep out a little of the Juice 
to mix with four Spoonfuls 
of Yeaft ; then put it to the 
reft of the Liquor, and 
place it in a wide mouth’d 
Glafs, cover’d with Paper, 
in the firft Degree of Heat, 
on a digeftive Furnace, to 
ferment ; let it continue 
four Days, or fo long as it 
ferments ; when it has done 
fermenting take it off the 
Furnace.and decantitfrom 
the Faces ; that which will 
not decant filter through 
Paper ; then add to this 
Tin<fture 
