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some of the Opium will recede into the interstices, and more, in defiance of 
every endeavour, will remain upon the heads. The principal quantity ex¬ 
udes in the course of the night, and, uniting with the dew, it is taken off as 
readily and as completely as with a sponge. 
Several regulations were adopted to excite, as much as possible, a spirit s 
of emulation. The name of each boy was written upon his cup, so as to 
ascertain, on their return from collecting, who had been the most active. 
And although, in consequence of the unsettled state of the weather, this part 
of our process continued so long as from the 6th of July to the second week 
in September inclusive, the good effects were felt to the last. And, as for 
the reason already mentioned, an hour in the morning became so invaluable, 
those who appeared in the ground at five o’clock, at the most busy period, 
became entitled to an additional penny to their daily pay. This measure 
succeeded at first only with a few; but the remainder, overcome by shame, 
at length attended equally well. In addition to this encouragement, I am 
under an engagement (in case I succeed with the Society), to such whose 
behaviour has been uniformly good, to celebrate the circumstance by a pub™ 
lie dinner. 
The interval from breakfast time to sun-set, if the weather assumed a 
settled appearance, was occupied by scarifying. And here I again felt the 
good effects of stimulating measures: certain places were allotted to parti¬ 
cular children, according to their ability, so as to discover who scarified the 
most and the best; the superintendant occasionally following all of them, to 
observe whether any work was left unfinished, and, if there were any, to com¬ 
plete it. If, in our progress, any one proved refractory, which happened in 
more instances than one, rather than have recourse to severity, and for the 
sake of example, he was immediately discharged. I had numerous appli¬ 
cations, and the first on the list always had the preference as his successor. 
Upon the whole, considering it was the first attempt of the kind, every 
thing proceeded very regularly; and had the summer been propitious, not¬ 
withstanding my former disappointments, I should have had great cause for 
satisfaction. The largest quantity that my man, seven children, and myself, 
were able to procure in one morning, from five to nine o’clock, was one 
pound and a half; this happened when the dew was remarkably great, and 
succeeded one of the warmest days in the summer. 
As my notes furnish me with no further particulars, I have very little 
