[48] The origin of the term “grog” is curious. Before the time of Admiral Vernon, rum was given in its raw state to the seamen; but he ordered it to be diluted, previous to delivery, with a certain quantity of water. So incensed were the tars at this watering of their favourite liquor, that they nicknamed the Admiral _Old Grog_, in allusion to a grogram coat which he was in the habit of wearing: hence the name. [49] Catharine I. of Russia was intemperately addicted to the use of Tokay. She died of dropsy, which complaint was probably brought on by such indulgence. [50] Practical Observations on the Convulsions of Infants. [51] “At day-break,” says Captain Bligh, “I served to every person a tea-spoonful of rum, our limbs being so much cramped that we could scarcely move them.” “Being unusually wet and cold, I served to the people a tea-spoonful of rum each, to enable them to bear with their distressing situation.” “Our situation was miserable: always wet, and suffering extreme cold in the night, without the least shelter from the weather. The little rum we had was of the _greatest service_; when our nights were particularly distressing, I generally served a tea-spoonful or two to each person, and it was always joyful tidings when they heard of my intention.”—_Family Library_, vol. xxv. _Mutiny of the Bounty_. INDEX. Abbas the Great, his edict, 200 Alcohol the intoxicating principle of all liquors, 61 its action differs from that of opium, 106 Alexander the Great died of drunkenness, 22 Amurath IV. made smoking a capital offence, 81 Ardent Spirits, drunkenness modified by, 61 varieties of, 26, 63 Armstrong, Dr., his remarks on the disease of the brain, 141 Arrack a spirituous liquor long known in the East, 20 Balfour, Mr. Alexander, case communicated by, 214 Bangue possesses intoxicating properties, 98 Bardolph, his nose, 144 Barrow, Mr., his remarks on tobacco, 83 Beckon Medical Jurisprudence, extracts from, 194, 195 Beecher, Dr., his Sermons on Intemperance, 156, 255 Beer known to the Egyptians, 19 in the interior of Africa, 19 Belladonna, 100 Bitters often dangerous remedies, 139 Bladder, state of, 142 Bligh, Captain, his privations, 247 Blood and breath, state of, 142 Bonosus, hanged himself in a fit of despair, 23 Brain, state of, 140 Brande, Mr., his Table, 260 Brandy, 20, 26, 63 Brodie, Mr., his experiments on tobacco, 83 opinion regarding the absorption of Alcohol, 108 Broomley, Mr., his remedy for drunkenness, 123 Bunbury, his caricature of the “Long Story,” 57 Caldwell, Dr., on the cure of drunkenness, 218 Camphor possesses intoxicating properties, 103 Carbonic acid possesses intoxicating properties, 104 Cardinal Santa Crocé introduced tobacco into Italy, 80 Carnaro, extract from, 155 Catherine de Medicis the inventor of Snuff, 80 Catherine I. addicted to the use of tokay, 239