 The astronomical precision with which it seemed possible that physiological operations might go on was evinced by the inquiry whether the Indians can so prepare that stupefying herb datura that 'they make it lie several days, months, years according as...  American Journal of Pharmacy - Page 5271863Full view - About this book
 | Thomas Sprat - 1722 - 470 pages
...Indians can fo prepare that ftupifying HerbDzxxuajhat they make it lyefeveral'Days, Months, Tears, according as they will have it, in a Man's Body, without...doing him any hurt, and at the end kill him, without miffing half an Hour's time ? A. The China Men in this Place have formerly ufed ^Datura as aFermentation,to... | |
 | 1824 - 516 pages
...being submitted to the Chinese and Indians, viz. " Whether the Indians cim so prepare that stupifying herb, Datura, that they make it lie several days,...years, according as they will have it, in a man's body, withput doing him any hui't, and at the end kill him without missing half an hour's time ? " ... That... | |
 | Samuel Butler - 1835 - 418 pages
...Vernatti, resident at Batavia, are the following : " Whether the Indians can so prepare " that stupifying herb datura, that they make it lie several days, "...years, according as they will have it, in a man's body, Bewitch hermetic men to run Stark staring mad with manicon ;5 " without doing him any hurt, and at... | |
 | Samuel Butler - 1835 - 518 pages
...Vernatti, resident at Batavia, are the following : " Whether the Indians can so prepare " that stupifying herb datura, that they make it lie several days, "...years, according as they will have it, in a man's body, Bewitch hermetic men to run Stark staring mad with manicon ; 5 " without doing him any hurt, and at... | |
 | Samuel Butler - 1852 - 520 pages
...at Batavia, are the following : " Whether the Indians can so pre" pare that stnpifying herb ditlnra, that they make it lie several " days, months, years,...according as they will have it, in a man's ''body, withont doing him any hnrt, and at the end kill him, ," withont missing half an honr's time? Whether... | |
 | Jacob Bigelow - 1854 - 420 pages
...replies, that he ' cannot meet with any that ever heard of such a vegetable.' Again they inquire, ' Whether the Indians can so prepare that stupefying herb Datura, that they may make it lie several days, months, years, according as they will have it, in a man's body, and at... | |
 | Samuel Butler - 1864 - 518 pages
...Vernatti, resident at Batavla, are the following: "Whether the Indians can so pro*• pare that stuplfying herb datura, that they make it lie several " days,...a man's "body, without doing him any hurt, and at (he end kill him, " without missing half an hour's time ? Whether those that be "stupified by the juice... | |
 | Jacob Bigelow - 1867 - 418 pages
...replies, that he " cannot meet with any that ever heard of such a vegetable." Again they inquire, " Whether the Indians can so prepare that stupefying herb Datura, that they may make it lie several days, months, years, according as they will have it, in a man's body, and at... | |
 | North China Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society - 1874 - 472 pages
...Indians can prepare that stnpifying drug Datura, that they may make it lie several days, months or years, according as they will have it, in a man's body without doing him any harm, and at the end kill him without missing half an hour's time? " Beckman in his History of Inventions... | |
 | Literary and Philosophical Society of Liverpool - 1877 - 530 pages
...Royal Society shortly after its institution, to be used by travellers in India and China, one of which was : " Whether the Indians can so prepare that stupefying herb, datura, that they make it be several days, months, or years, according as they will have it, in a man's body, without doing him... | |
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