Volume 1

The mysteries of opium reveal'd / by Dr. John Jones.

  • John Jones
Date:
1701
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: The mysteries of opium reveal'd / by Dr. John Jones. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    y. They fioaped the Edge of the Knife, or Inflrtt- inent, .upwards, as they made the Incifions, that the Juice might the eafier Hide outwardly ‘efpecially in cafe they happened to make the Incifions quite through, which they could not always avoid, notwithftanding all the Care they uted. 8. They went backward as they did it, to avoid going by the Sheds, and incited Heads; left they ftiould difcrder, or diicoiiipofe, or throw them down, or Wipe off any of the Juke with their Cioaths. . , This being done, they left the Milky Juite ui the Shells, to infpiffate by the Heat of the Sud into a Titular Confiftence. I have been the more particular, to Ihew Men how to make Opium of Englijh Topples, which you’ll find of good ufe* The Milky Juice, as it dry’d or thickened * did gradually change its colour from white to a kind of a reddijh yellow (or tawny) colour, not unlike, that of a Lyon's Hah, which colour you may ft ill obterve on the infide of our common Opium^ When rudely torn by force, it taken notice of upon the tearing, for the Air does ibon blacken it. This fort of Opium gathered in Shells, &c» (as is aforeiaid) the Grecians (our Mafiers in Phyficky from whom we derive the Names of many of Olir Medicaments, Difeafes, &c.) called 7/0or©-. Which fignifies the Juice, by way of Eminence § as we call the Jefuits Bark (the Bark) beeaufe moft ufeful, and excellent. The Latinos, who had alfo their Learning, and Words of Art, from the Grecians, called it Opium from it being ufual with them in very many Cates, particularly in things made cut of other Matter (as Opium is made out ol the Juice) to change os to um or ium$ f (or Opos) was by them call’d Opium,