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In the Arms of Morpheus: The Tragic History of Morphine, Laudanum and Patent Medicines by Hodgson, Barbara
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The follow-up to the widely praised Opium, 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 19th century writers, artists and ordinary citizens. Extracted from opium, the sap of the poppy, this popular drug was welcomed into the homes of rich and poor alike, in the guise of medicinal uses in the form of laudanum and opium elixirs, and as pure, undisguised morphine.Laudanum contained opium, saffron, cinnamon and alcohol. In the spirit of 19th century progress, other opium concoctions were created and a whole industry in quackery erupted. In both Britain and North America, opium was mixed with everything imaginable: mercury, hashish, cayenne pepper, ether, chloroform, belladonna and whisky, sherry, wine and brandy.
In the Arms of Morpheus examines how the drinking of laudanum for medical reasons developed and how it became an everyday safeguard against pain, poverty, and boredom. Opium eating was… Read More
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NY: Firefly Books, 2001. Color plates, many illustrations of fascinating history of opium culture. Usual library stamps and labels pasted inside back cover, numbers taped to lower spine, but overall very good and little-used for ex-library.. Paper. Very Good. Ex-Library.
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