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The Universal Traveller: Designed to Introduce Readers at Home to an ... - Page 303
by Charles Augustus Goodrich - 1836 - 504 pages
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Blackwood's Magazine, Volume 74

England - 1853 - 816 pages
...resolved to know the truth, and accordingly took my seat in the coffeehouse with half a dozeu Theriakis. Their gestures were frightful; those who were completely...flushed, their eyes had an unnatural brilliancy, and the genera) expression of their countenances was horribly wild. The effect ia usually produced in two hours,...
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The Quarterly Journal of Science, Literature and Art, Volume 28

Arts - 1830 - 496 pages
...potent drug. The gestures of the men were frightful. Those who were completely under the influence of opium talked incoherently. Their features were flushed, their eyes had an unnatural brilliancy, and the expression of their countenances was horribly wild. The effect is usually produced in two hours. The...
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Medico-chirurgical Review and Journal of Practical Medicine, Volume 15

Medicine - 1829 - 604 pages
...to know the truth, and, accordingly took my seat in the coffee-house, with half a dozen Theriakis. Their gestures were frightful ; those who were completely...wild The effect is usually produced in two hours, and lasts four or five: the dose varies from three grains to a drachm. I saw one old man take four pills,...
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The Polar star, being a continuation of 'The Extractor', of ..., Volume 1

1829 - 436 pages
...to know the truth, and, accordingly, took my seat in the coffee-house, with half a dozen Theriakis. Their gestures were frightful ; those who were completely...wild. The effect is usually produced in two hours, and lasts four or five : the dose varies from three grains to a drachm. I saw one old man take four pills,...
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The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction, Volume 14

1829 - 488 pages
...very striking, and is enough to cure any man of common sense of wishing to become an opium, eater. " Their gestures were frightful ; those who were completely...incoherently, their features were flushed, their eyes had art unnatural brilliancy, and the general expression of their countenances vvaa horribly wild. The...
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The Journal of Health, Volume 1

Hygiene - 1830 - 398 pages
...to know the truth, and, accordingly, took my seat in the coffee-house with half a dozen Theriakis. Their gestures were frightful; those who were completely...wild. The effect is usually produced in two hours, and lasts four or five : the dose varies from three grains to a drachm. I saw one old man take four pills,...
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The New York Medical and Physical Journal, Volume 9

Medicine - 1830 - 530 pages
...potent drug. The gestures of the men were frightful. Those who were completely under the influence of opium talked incoherently. Their features were flushed, their eyes had an unnatural brilliancy, and the expression of their countenances was horribly wild. The effect is usually produced in two hours. The...
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Calcutta Magazine and Monthly Register, Volumes 1-3

1830 - 452 pages
...who were completely under the influenre of the opium talked incoherently, their features were Bushed, their eyes had an unnatural brilliancy, and the general expression of their countenances was horridlv wild. The effect i« dsually produced in two hours, and lasts four or five ; the close varies...
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The Magazine of the beau monde; or, Monthly journal of fashion [afterw.] The ...

1831 - 542 pages
...resolved to know the truth, and accordingly took my seat in the coffee-house, with half a dozen theriakis. Their gestures were frightful; those who were completely...wild. The effect is usually produced in two hours, and lasts four or five ; the dose varies from three grains to a drachm. I saw one old man take four pills,...
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The Olio, Or, Museum of Entertainment, Volume 7

Great Britain - 1831 - 470 pages
...know the truth, and, accordingly took my seat in the coffee-bouse, with half-a-dozen 399 Theriahis.* Their gestures were frightful ; those who were completely...their countenances was horribly wild. The effect is usnally produced in two hours, and lasts four or five ; the dose varies from three grains to a drachm...
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