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  Laudanum
Laudanum was a wildly popular drug during the Victorian era.
Laudanum's biggest clam to fame however was its use by the romantic poets.
The image of the romantic poet, pale, morose, drunk on absinthe and laudanum is a common one.
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 Laudanum, this is maximum dark pop musik music stefan ouwenbroek carsten drescher ijon tichy new wave synthie pop ...
Laudanum, this is maximum dark pop musik music stefan ouwenbroek carsten drescher ijon tichy new wave synthie pop Laudanum
Laudanum have released the albums "Demoscope" (2006), "Blinded" (2003) and Ijon Tichy (1997) on Itunes
The Album "Demoscope" contains some demo-versions of our 2 Albums and previously unreleased Material written between 1998 and 2002.
www.laudanum-music.de   (53 words)

  
  Laudanum
Laudanum, also called wine of opium or tincture of opium, was a mixture of alcohol, sugar and opium.
The lack of any genuine treatments meant that opium derivatives were one of the few substances that had any effect, and so laudanum was prescibed for ailments from colds to meningitis to cardiac diseases in both adults and children.
The Victorian era was marked by the widespread use and abuse of laudanum in England, Europe and the United States.
www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/la/Laudanum.html   (151 words)

  
 Laudanum - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Laudanum is also used as a means to circumvent Speck magic in the Soldier Son Trilogy by Robin Hobb.
Laudanum is also mentioned in the song "A Legionnaire's lament" by the Decemberists.
By contrast, laudanum's weaker cousin, paregoric, also known as camphorated tincture of opium, is 1/25th the strength of laudanum, containing only 0.4 milligrams of morphine per milliliter.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Laudanum   (1033 words)

  
 Victorians and Laudanum   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Laudanum was introduced to Western therapeutics by Paracelsus in the sixteenth century.
In the nineteenth century, laudanum was often used to relieve the pain of injured soldiers and was a common item included in the medicine kits of many "proper" Victorian families.
Elizabeth Barrett Browning began swallowing laudanum to treat her childhood spinal tuberculosis and became a lifelong addict, even suffering from a miscarriage due to her abuse of the substance.
drugs.uta.edu /laudanum.html   (212 words)

  
 Amazon.ca: In the arms of Morpheus: The tragic history of laudanum, morphine and patent medicines: Books: Barbara ...   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Laudanum, a potent mixture of opium, wine, and spices, became increasingly widespread, particularly prized for its mind-altering qualities by artists, writers, and neurasthenic Victorian housewives.
The halcyon days of laudanum and other over-the-counter narcotics are colorfully and blissfully recalled in Hodgson's enjoyable study of opium's principal alkaloid and mankind's friend--morphine.
In Arms Of Morpheus is the history of laudanum, morphine and patent medicines is revealed from the addictive growth of a drug widely available as an over the counter medicine to treat ailments ranging from boredom to a lack of creativity.
www.amazon.ca /arms-Morpheus-laudanum-morphine-medicines/dp/1550548697   (593 words)

  
 Laudanum - Search Results - MSN Encarta
Laudanum, alcoholic solution (tincture) of the drug opium.
Depression: Philosophers and the poetry of Death—the meaning…, Oppression: Whipping and abuse are like…, Rest: Laudanum gave me repose, not…
Laudanum gave me repose, not sleep; but you, I believe, know how divine this repose is, what a spot of enchantment, a green spot of fountain and...
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 THE HORSE MAGAZINE
Laudanum is the only French Thoroughbred stallion to have jumped at the international level.
Laudanum was the first stallion purchased by French breeder, Bernard le Courtois, who syndicated him at the end of 1984.
In France Laudanum produced many horses that were winners in Amateur Grand Prix – 1.40, 1.50, with young girls, the horses were very easy to ride, very careful and very competitive.
www.horsemagazine.com /BREEDINGBARN/GREAT_STALLIONS/Laudanum/laudanum.html   (1632 words)

  
 Erowid Poppy Vault : Article #1
Laudanum, a tincture of opium, was very popular in high social circles around the turn of the century.
Laudanum tastes absolutely terrible, but some things are worth forcing down.
The main advantage of Laudanum is that the alcohol acts as a preservative, and helps to maintain that "just picked" freshness in your opium.
www.erowid.org /plants/poppy/opium_poppy_cultivation/opium_poppy_cultivation5.shtml   (388 words)

  
 What is Laudanum? -- Advanced Usage -- The Opium Poppy FAQ
Innumerable Victorian women were prescribed the drug for relief of menstrual cramps and vague aches and used it to achieve the pallid complexion associated with tuberculosis (frailty and paleness were prized in females at the time).
Laudanum is classified as a Schedule II drug under the Controlled Substances Act.
By contrast, laudanum's weaker cousin, paregoric, is 1/25th the strength of laudanum, containing only 0.4 milligrams of morphine per milliliter.
www.poppies.org /faq/advanced-usage/what-is-laudanum   (647 words)

  
 Confessions of a Young Lady Laudanum-Drinker
I was so irritable that no one cared to come near me; mother slept on the sofa in my room, and I nearly kicked her once for suggesting that I should say hymns over to myself, to try and make me go to sleep.
What I think so very queer when was taking laudanum is that though my memory was going for other things, it was as good as ever for music; I could pick up by ear and play off even better than before.
You have it in your power to warn those who take laudanum now and then for toothache or headache, what an insidious thing it is, and how easily they may become the victims of it.
www.druglibrary.org /schaffer/heroin/history/laudlady.htm   (1496 words)

  
 Laudanum - BPAL Madness!
The nutmeg also makes it a bit mysterious, as if the monks are walking in a narrow dark stone cave/pathway, with a tiny stream/puddle of water in the middle of the path.
Laudanum is pretty much the way everyone else has described it.
Laudanum on me: Nutmeg, but darkened by myrrh, smoky and slightly medicinal, as those above me have said.
www.bpal.org /index.php?showtopic=332   (1987 words)

  
 In Praise of Laudanum
Author Patrick O’Brian is widely praised for the authenticity of his rendering of the language, behaviors, and mores of Napoleonic times, but here he projects contemporary issues onto his characters and their circumstances.
At least not until FDR’s Harry Anslinger, of the Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs, set about criminalizing vast tracts of human behavior in his push to build a crime-fighting empire on behalf of the state whose power he and his boss were so dedicated to expanding.
Slavery ceased to be an abomination that we had to be lead out of and became, instead, a bargaining chip to be cynically used, always to the accrual of federal power.
www.amconmag.com /2004_03_29/article1.html   (2213 words)

  
 Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for laudanum
laudanum LAUDANUM [laudanum], tincture, or alcoholic solution, of opium, first compounded by Paracelsus in the 16th cent.
Alcohol, laudanum (see opium), bromide salts, and herbs such as valerian have been used as hypnotics.
Used medicinally to relieve pain and induce sleep, they include codeine, morphine, the morphine derivative heroin, and, formerly, laudanum.
www.encyclopedia.com /SearchResults.aspx?Q=laudanum   (573 words)

  
 Laudanum - Wikipedia
Er glaubte, mit dem Laudanum ein Allheilmittel erfunden zu haben und nannte seine Tinktur daher auch „Stein der Unsterblichkeit“.
Seit seiner Erfindung um das Jahr 1500 fand das Laudanum in Europa eine große Verbreitung.
Laudanum war frei verkäuflich und günstig, daher war es in allen Gesellschaftsschichten Europas sehr populär.
de.wikipedia.org /wiki/Laudanum   (326 words)

  
 Wilkie Collins and laudanum
Laudanum was a mixture of opium and alcohol and the form in which opium was generally taken during Collins's time.
Collins took opium from the early 1860s in the form of laudanum to alleviate the symptoms of gout and rheumatic pain.
Hall Caine claimed he saw Collins drink laudanum by the wineglass 'to stimulate the brain and steady the nerves' and told the unsubstantiated and probably untrue story that Collins's manservant killed himself by drinking just half a glass.
www.wilkie-collins.info /wilkie_collins_opium.htm   (612 words)

  
 Laudanum
Laudanum tells the story of Brandon Keller, who, upon his return home after a long stay at the hospital after a near-fatal automobile accident, must cope with the unsolved murder of Josh.
I wrote my first novel at age 17, which is securely stored in a vault never to see light of day, but served as an encouragement to me when I wanted to approach writing a novel again many years later.
The reviewer said that Laudanum was better than Christopher Rice...I don't know if I would go so far as to compare myself with Christopher Rice--I like his books, and we have a similar readership, but that's where I end my comparison.
betsie.tripod.com /literary/id92.html   (1414 words)

  
 A small quantity of laudanum   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Laudanum, a form of liquified opium, was a narcotic freely available in the latter part of the eighteenth century.
In those days its usage lacked the social stigma that would be attached to it by later cultures and it was commonly employed in all stations of society.
Percy Bysshe Shelley seems to have used laudanum to dull the pain of the chronic nephritis from which he suffered.
www.english.upenn.edu /Projects/knarf/V3notes/laudanum.html   (202 words)

  
 Boston's Weekly Dig: Music: Laudanum   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Laudanum is not only a group, but it was also a popular drug in the Victorian era, prescribed to people with headaches and serious diseases.
Laudanum was an opium-based painkiller that romantic poets mixed with alcohol with intentions of concocting various blood-sucking monsters.
The music and lyrics of System: On have a gothic romance with a modern appeal that makes you feel like a dozen bad guys are chasing you through your video game dreams.
www.weeklydig.com /articles/laudanum   (239 words)

  
 Fatagaga: Laudanum Vol. 1
In the latter part of the 90s Fatagaga focused on electronics, in a techno context, but always in a way that tried to break free from simple beats and predictable patterns.
The year 2000 marked the return to an introspective aesthetic for Fatagaga, beginning with a series of recording sessions that lead to the release of "Laudanum vol.
In the place between consciousness and sleep lies a short period of time known as the hypnogogic phase, where the body is detensioned and the mind is producing vividly imaginative pictures.
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 Fogle’s Guide To Making (a Sort Of) Laudanum - Somni-Forum
Real Laudanum was made with opium and many other ingredients.
My type of Laudanum is actually an alcoholic extract of concentrated poppy tea.
It's the most interesting way to have laudanum with pt,buty you have to be there...alway to chck up all the process...thanks that will done.
forum.poppies.org /index.php?showtopic=10790   (2477 words)

  
 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.
www.electricscotland.com /HISTORY/glasgow/anec239.htm   (446 words)

  
 LAUDANUM - Popworld Promotes   (Site not responding. Last check: )
As practiced continued Laudanum entered a Channel 4 competition for new music acts across the country.
We ineviatabley lost out as we hadn't gigged then and hadn't established a fan base...but still, positive vibes were taken from the achievement.
Our current recordings do not justice to our sound as we had an accident with our proper recordings these are the only ones left from a live recording session we did ourself DIY stylie.
www.popworldpromotes.com /pages/artist?073C6D2C-D6F1-425E-A811-DB35EC27CF85   (269 words)

  
 Amazon.com: laudanum   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Coleridge's use of laudanum and opium as connected with his interest in contemporary investigations concerning stimulation and sensation, by Lydia Elizabeth Wagner (Unknown Binding - 1938)
Tincture of opium (laudanum) by Marie O Glover (Unknown Binding - 1883)
accomplishments was the invention of laudanum, the tincture of opium that...
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 World Music Central - Your connection to World Music
Combined, Marissa’s music collection and singing around their house had and unimagined influence on what was to become Children of Laudanum.
Kelly was instantly interested in offering her vocals to Children of Laudanum and soon there after sang on the earliest piece "Green Fairy".
The winter of 2004 saw the raw songs Stephen had composed over the past 2 years become solid, in fact of about 40 songs written only 15 were ever recorded.
www.worldmusiccentral.org /artists/artist_page.php?id=2497   (580 words)

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