Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1836-11-28
F,om ITalsL's Residence in Constanfaopir.
OPIUM EATING

| had strong curiosity To ny ON myself the Ell
feet of this drug ~ used by the Turk: gentle
man who had used it STAYED with me-, ~ We enter
ID kiosk, and onr party Ielt rs and went ON. The
coffee Aou,r keeper brought rs pipes * cutlee, bul
We called for nGon. opium. The III N laoked sur
pritrd & shocked. ,crlunIN cNpostnLtcd will oar
lanlssdrs, bo gave Us Ia understand W. were about
10 do very dangerous lhirr lie told IL, howe vrr
thai the afouphcr. ar OPIUM man, went round and
supplied all the kiusks, aud would ,oon appear IN
his VOCATION present, he CAME with small b' 3,
Ia help ourselves 10 what quintlv wrplca>rd. Ii
vi, not IN pills stamped with m,r.paill, "iIc
work Of God" but nnbrukeu mass. IL order
Ia direct rs, hr pointed t. the lanlsSarN's cap,
Which fastened with rows ei laree piu>, and he
lollmated 10 MS thaI the qHantllv usually taken
was the sK Of the head of one 81 those pms moi
- l,rec II, il pea. We lad the hnion's account IN
onr rrcolIeoilon who dilirms thai They take 'jnS-
qua quairr plules plus g'oN>cS que des Olives
We broke oil portion. lhrrpi"Ir, much 1irger
than the naa pointed out, which my trend Know
b, experience We nigh ~, n PIT IN nnr mouths :
ii had neilhcr the odor nor bil"r flavor of genuine
opium, and seemed eithef very impure, or MIXED
With syrup other ingredients.
The ahougler, the cotr-hnnse keeper, and the
anissarv, seemed quite shocked and ALA d ~
lmprulrncc, and warned liz oi the cons, qurncr
that would cnSue IN an hour or two. We called.
however, Tor the water 10 wash down or pills, aud
here again found that the u>arcs and opinions
were much altered since the time oi De ro,i.-
They refused rs tho water. Affirming that whoever
drank after the drug would swell and burst They
moiiuncd us, however, 10 lay our head, the pill
low of the divan aud repoSc lor short time, and
". should make kcl TIN, is II term bv which the
! Turks express any lrsi,uy, but particularly *
hilaratine Ell CTS OF the drug, We lay down Ia
4 IA, MI Nc ned 4
this POSITION. with the Turks looking ON; rtrci
,npervcnrd but Il slight drowsincss, so we got ny
aud walked away.
1t is highly probable tia, the accounts. of the
Turkish OF this drug have heen much esaggr-
rated. both as 10 lis extent and ITS effects. IL Is
certain, however. that the Ill consequence OF chew
ing il were 81 serious that truan> were often is
sued prohibiting its public use; and To promote thrir
observance. Alarming accounts we're circulated OF
dreirrnns qualilirS oi winch W. had an rxanI,c.
| The number OF eol,','-housrS where was used
with their kiosk. sli3 standing, attest that il was
once general rnio,m,ht pracl>rd IN public hike
an, other rrcr.aji,-,: while the aged appearance
and drca>cd state OF the edicts the present da,
! indicate the di>usr INTO mhch it his fallen. The
| Turks were formerly much more rigid observers al
Temperance lnculcacd by the Koran than they ar,
now. The use at wines nd INTOXICATING liquor,
vas prohibited, while that of opium Was not; So
they naturally Tell into allowed indulgence, tiIi it,
c,er,s caused an intrrdic, 10 be laid on il also As
IT'S use, however. declined that Of the other sml.
lants Increased aud intoxicated Turks are now
frequently met with. One of The iinissarcs OF our
palace WAS very incorporate fellow. aud made
no scruplc OF taking vine or spirits Whenever he
could get them. IL iact, the use ofopium re-
creation is now principally confined 10 the district
( where II is grown. | mad atic wards occasion To
pass through II Just rs they werr gathering il. Ma
! King kci VAS pretty general among tn. pcdsantrv.
who, M getting IN thrr crop, made merry with the
/ produce oi Their fields, those of ENGLAND do Al
their harvest homr. Iii but a temporary rratiii-
cation with them. and they are rs rnddv and
healthy MS anv ohrr people.
THE TEMPLE OF DIANA or EPIiT-
SUS.
This was built, ms Plinv SAYS, an il soft f,mdnion
IN guard against the shocks of earthquakes Tic
foundation, therefore, laid in swamp ; wool
and charcoal were inirrposcd In ALSO b the wcr
and the arches form subtrrrancan lab> rinth IN
which water slagnaics; all which is tine present
dav. Tine supprsructnre bears all the evidence
Of an cdihce which was DESTROYED eight times, and
took two hundred and eighty wears in building and
rebuilding. II now consists of several wals Of
imnlens. blocks oisrarble the fronts of which are
perforated with small ca, uirs, into winch were sunk
the sharks of the brass aud silver plates with which
the walls were faced. In several places where
the walls have fallen. they have exposed cornccs
and n,oudngs of former cdiice, against which
thu mower walls had been bull mp. SOM IT the