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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    CHAP. XXXIX. ■ u °f them Of the Panacea o/Opium, &c. te cauje Watching* Have Ihewn how Opiates caufe Watching in - ,l0™c ?erf°”s> by reafon of the over-agitating and abating the Spirits, and Titillating by its v£ iatt e Salt; yet do they, by caufing I'kafure and Relaxation,k^oxt the Spirits, while the extraordi¬ nary Ovation of them hinders Sleep. . T^refory it is of Ufe to fuch as it caufes Watch- wg to, when ns requifite for them to watch about any oujinefs, Labour 9 Journeys3 &c. |. The Fom» may be either Solid or Liquid II. The Dofe moderate. 1 III. The V’hide ihould be Acids, or Other T 5 quids with Volatile Salts. L ’ jy • The Time may be at any Hour when wanted -,Y- The Regimen, quite contrary to that of tion Relaxation, viz. to ufe voluntary M>.