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| OPIUM ( Gr . ŏiov , dim . from órós , juice ) , a narcotic drug | smuggle cargoes on shore , and some outrages committed on both prepared from the juice of the opium poppy , Papaver ... Opium also contains a gum , pectin , a 130 OPIUM.
| OPIUM ( Gr . ŏiov , dim . from órós , juice ) , a narcotic drug | smuggle cargoes on shore , and some outrages committed on both prepared from the juice of the opium poppy , Papaver ... Opium also contains a gum , pectin , a 130 OPIUM.
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... opium habit has been indulged in by all classes of society , that opium has been practically the principal if not the only national stimulant ; that it must involve a considerable loss of revenue , which will have to be made up by other ...
... opium habit has been indulged in by all classes of society , that opium has been practically the principal if not the only national stimulant ; that it must involve a considerable loss of revenue , which will have to be made up by other ...
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... opium collected in the immediate neighbour- hood of Smyrna . The opium exported by way of Constantinople includes that of Hadjikeuy and Malatia ; the Tokat kind , of good quality , including that produced in Yosgad , Sile and Niksar ...
... opium collected in the immediate neighbour- hood of Smyrna . The opium exported by way of Constantinople includes that of Hadjikeuy and Malatia ; the Tokat kind , of good quality , including that produced in Yosgad , Sile and Niksar ...
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... opium - factories , where they are sorted into three classes , according to size and colour , the smaller and dark - coloured being reserved for the inside of the shells of the opium - balls , and the larger and least coloured for the ...
... opium - factories , where they are sorted into three classes , according to size and colour , the smaller and dark - coloured being reserved for the inside of the shells of the opium - balls , and the larger and least coloured for the ...
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... opium revenue collected in India was £ 10,480,051 in 1881 , but in 1907-1908 was only £ 5,244,986 . It is a remarkable fact that the only Indian opium ever seen in England is an occasional sample of the Malwa sort , whilst the ...
... opium revenue collected in India was £ 10,480,051 in 1881 , but in 1907-1908 was only £ 5,244,986 . It is a remarkable fact that the only Indian opium ever seen in England is an occasional sample of the Malwa sort , whilst the ...
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