ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD LAUDANUM
New Latin, name chosen by Paracelsus for a preparation probably containing opium, perhaps based on labdanum.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LAUDANUM»
Discover the use of
laudanum in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
laudanum and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
In the Arms of Morpheus: The Tragic History of
Laudanum ...
In the Arms of Morpheus is the shocking story of how a simple but bewitching substance touted as a miracle drug enslaved unwitting generations of nineteenth-century writers, artists and ordinary citizens.
Until the early 20th century, laudanum was sold without a prescription and was a constituent of many patent medicines. Nowadays laudanum is strictly regulated and controlled throughout most of the world.
Jesse Russell, Ronald Cohn, 2012
3
Tracey Moffatt:
laudanum
Her visual scenarios are imbued with atmospheric strangeness and contradictory emotions. This book offers a representative selection of her work, including the until now unpublished 1998 series "laudanum".
Tracey Moffatt, Brigitte Reinhardt, Ulmer Museum, 1999
4
Sleep Scenes: Or, Dreams of a
Laudanum Drinker
Sleep Scenes. SLEEP SCENES: on, DREAMS OFA LAUDANUM DRINKER.
LONDON: SIMPKIN, MARSHALL & 00. 1868. SLEEP SCENES : OI DREAMS OF
A LAUDANUM DRINKER. I.
5
Pharmaceutical Journal;: A Weekly Record of Pharmacy and ...
Laudanum. — An inquest was held at Sheffield last week regarding the death of
a baby, which had died after being given laudanum by its mother, in order to
sooth it. It appears that the practice of mothers giving small doses of laudanum to
...
6
The American Journal of the Medical Sciences
dry and comfortable as possible; 40 drops of laudanum were administered, and
she took brandy and water freely; a large sinapism was applied over the stomach
, and bottles of hot water placed near the extremities. The nurse was directed to ...
7
English Popular Education 1780-1975: Second Edition of ...
This was made of laudanum dissolved in treacle. The standard London form of
the cordial contained up to two tea- spoonsful of laudanum to the quart, but in the
provinces it was frequently made much stronger. It was the custom to begin the ...
8
New Remedies: An Illustrated Monthly Trade Journal of ...
What is the Composition of the Laudanum Generally Dispensed in this State?*
BY HENRY B. PARSONS, OF NEW YORK. The Interesting discussion of the
laudanum question, at last year's meeting of this Association, led your "
Committee on ...
Frederick Albert Castle, Charles Rice, 1883
LIST OF FOODS AND DRUGS NOT PASSED DURING 1911, SHOWING CAUSE
FOR REJECTION—Oontinued. Lab. No. Representation. Remarks. 1390
Laudanum . . . . . . . . . . .Adulterated and Misbranded: Deficient in morphine;
alcohol and ...
Maryland. State Board of Health, 1913
10
Annual Report of the State Board of Health of Maryland for ...
1325 Laudanum Adulterated and Misbranded : Deficient in morphine ; opium not
declared on label. 1332 Laudanum Adulterated and Misbranded : Deficient in
morphine; alcohol and opium not declared on label. 1331 Laudanum Adulterated
...
Maryland. State Board of Health, 1913
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LAUDANUM»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
laudanum is used in the context of the following news items.
See old-time remedies on display at Frontier Drugstore Museum …
... morphine or laudanum by merely signing what they called a poison register and stating the purpose for which the purchaser intended to use ... «NewsOK.com, Jul 15»
Captain James Williams - Great Falls Tribune
He took a fatal dose of laudanum. He lay down knowing sleep would take over and the cold winter weather would do the rest. Some speculated ... «Great Falls Tribune, Jul 15»
Chesterton vs. the Woolly-Minded
Why worry with a minute exactitude about the number of drops of laudanum or the strength of a dose of chloral, when it is so nice to be healthy? «Patheos, Jul 15»
Benzodiazepines: Miracle Drugs?
There were still lingering traces in the collective memory of the laudanum travesty, and, of course, there were daily reminders of the dangers of ... «Mad In America, Jul 15»
Here's How to Drink Absinthe Like Hemingway and Van Gogh
Absinthe shortened the lives of Charles Baudelaire, who took his with laudanum and opium and penned the poem Poison, which was about the ... «The Cheat Sheet, Jul 15»
Blessed relief from what ailed you
Wounded soldiers during the Civil War were often given laudanum, a morphine product, as relief from their terrible wounds. Unfortunately many ... «Columbia Daily Herald, Jul 15»
Thoughtful take on Cook's last voyage
I wonder: could the hideous hallucination be caused by the laudanum the surgeon prescribes for me?'' It all ends terribly when Cook returns to ... «Otago Daily Times, Jul 15»
The Pleasure Domes of Florida
Mary Lily was somewhere in the house, possibly up in her rococo boudoir, self-medicating (they said she liked to mix bourbon and laudanum). «Oxford American, Jul 15»
Lewis Carroll Was Not on Drugs, and Other Surprising Facts About …
We know that he occasionally enjoyed a glass of sherry and may have taken opiate-infused drug Laudanum (which was readily available to ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
Life, Death, and Demons on Skid Row's Yellow Brick Road
According to a Los Angeles Times report that year, Benjamin E. Smith, an addict to liquor and gambling left by his wife, drank a lethal dose of laudanum and ... «RYOT, Jul 15»
