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| | Glasgow consumers of Laudanum in large dozes |
 | | These he was in the habit of carrying with him when travelling about the country in connection with his extensive business. |
 | | Succeeding with this, he gradually added more, till the top of the glass was nearly reached, endeavouring, by this method, to get rid of the habit altogether. |
 | | But just as this hope had, on several occasions, dawned upon him, a return of rheumatism, or the recurrence of some domestic affliction, induced a renewal of the craving, the putty was removed, and the full dose resumed. |
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