Laudanum of Laudanum, alcoholic content is stated as 48%. In contrast, the current version of Laudanum contains about 18% alcohol. The four variations of Laudanum listed here were used in the United States during the late 19th century. The first, from an 1870 publication, is "Best Turkey opium 1 oz., slice, and pour upon it boiling water 1 gill, and work it in a bowl or mortar until it is dissolved; then pour it into the bottle, and with alcohol of 70 percent proof pt., rinse the dish, adding the alcohol to the preparation, shaking well, and in 24 hours it
Here Comes an Old Soldier from Botany Bay Botany Bay." The game is mentioned in Keble Howard's 1908 book "Miss Charity: A Tale From My Heart" The poet Mary Finnin has written a ballad entitled "Here Comes an Old Soldier from Botany Bay". Here Comes an Old Soldier from Botany Bay Here Comes an Old Soldier from Botany Bay, commonly known as Here Comes an Old Soldier or just Old Soldier, is a nursery rhyme and children's game found in Australia, the United States, and the British Isles. The game and rhyme date to at least the late nineteenth century. <poem>Here comes an old soldier from Botany Bay,