6
28
of acid absorbent.
3. Ammonia as NH3 was fresent to the extent of 0.393 gram to which also must be adde 2 0.002 grom from the third bottle estimation. 4. Hydrocyanic acid 0,0103
5. Morphine - (1) 0.0163
(2) 0.0160
gram
gram gram
of mean =
.0·016/
It may be useful to compare the constituents of tobacco smoke asdetermined by Pontag with these results, both expressed in percentages
Carbon Morphine Nicotine. Ammonia, Pyridine, Hydroegamic
Gram. Gram. Gram. Gram. Gram.
0.395
0.0/03 0.147 0.36 0.15 0.004 £ 0·010
monoxide
ec
Gross Ofuum Extract
овассо
о
0.016
4124
1.16
The following shows the nature of the dross opium extract used - expressed in percentages on.
the extract:
Water Ash
Morphine
8.61
28.45
7.35
Insoluble in water 3.84
A smoker of this extract would use from five to six grams daily. She is considered to smoke in excess when he burns about double this quantity.
This dross ofiem extract is admitted by smokers to be stronger in effect than chondoo, so that to the pyridine bases, ammonia, hydrocganic acid, and such-like substones this strenght must be attributed, rather then to the morphine which has been shown to be present in very much less amount than in the smoke of chandoo.
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