Washington telegraph., 1849-06-13
TIE HAsHISH.

A writer in Chambers Journal recalls
the public attention to tie singular effects
OF this drug. the produce Of the Indian
hemp, which, particularly in France,
since 1916, has been matter of interest
IN lis eonnexion with medicine, French
authors OF distinction have published
memoirs on the subject. NJ. Virey at.
attempting 10 prove il the Nepenlhe Of
i homefi sylsestrc d. sscs iiadnsr il in
the ehutms praotised by the Assassins
Bat the author, Theodore Guaiief, Ina.
+ given the most wonderful aeeoun, Of ils
eliecls-ifom his own sensations.
The orienlals, says he. have in con,
sequence OF the introduction of wine,
sought that species OF excitement which
the wetiem nations derive from alcoholic
drinks. The love Of the ideal Is 30 dear
to man, that he attempts as far as he can,
to relax the ties which bind the body TO
the sonl, and as the means Of being IN an
eeslslie state are not IN the power OF all,
one person drinks for gaiefy, another
smokes inr iorgellulness. a third deeoufs
momentaty madness; one nnder the form
Of wine, the other under that OF tobacco
aud hashish'
lie then proceeds 10 say, that few
minutes after swallowing some OF the pre-.
namuon. sudden overwhelming sensa.
ton took possession Of him It appeared
TO him that his body was dissolved, that
he had become transparent. lie clearly
saw IA his chest the hashish which he
had swallowed. under the form OF au
emerald, from which 4 thousand sparks
issued. lis eye:lashes were heightened
out indefinitely. aud rolled Ike threads
o: gold around ivory balls. which turned
with m uncomfortable Rpidiy Around
HIN We're sparklings Of precious stones
ol all eoIofs, changes elemally produced.
Ike the play OF the kaleidoscope. lie
every now aud then saw his friends WHO
were round him di.dgured-half men.
half plants. some with the wing of the
ostrich which they were constantly shak.
mg. - strange We're these, that he burs.
mo iils OF laughter and to JON in the
apparent righteousness of the affair, he
began throwing the cushions in the air,
catching aud returning them with the
rapidity Of Hn Indian lnggler. One gen,
lleman spoke TO him in Italian, which
lhe hashish iansposed into Spanish
After few minutes he recovered hi
habl,ual calmness, without any bad effect
without headache, and only asionished
ai what had passed. Hall an hour had
Scarcely elapsed before he had fell again
under the lnllunce Of the drug. On thi,
occasion the vision was more complicated
aud more extraordinary. In the air there
were millions Of butterflies coniusedly
luminous, shaking their wings like fans.
Gigantic flowers with chaliccs OF chrysial.
peonIes upon beds Of gold and silver, rose
aud surrounded him with the cracking
sound that accompanies the explosion IN
the air'oi fireworks. Ills hearing ncqui.
red a new power, It was enormously de.
yeloped. lie heard the noise Of colors.-
Green, red, blue and yellow sounds reach.
ed him - the waves A glass thrown
down, the cracking Of a sofa, a word pro.
nounced low, yibraied and rolled within
him ike peals OF thunder. His own voice
sounded 30 loud that he feared 10 speak.
lest he should knock down the walls. OF
explode like a rocket. More than five
hundred clocks struck the hour with fleet.
ing, sllyery voices; and every objec,
touched gave note like the harmonlca
or .Eoian harp lie swan in an ocean
Of sound, where foated, like isles OF
purost light. songs Of Lucia di Lammcr.
moor and the Barber OF Seville Never
did similar bliss overwhelm him with It's
waves; he was lost in wilderness Of
sweets; he was not himself; he was re.
lleved from consciousness, that feeling
which always pervades the mind; and for
the first time he comprehcnded what
might be the state of existence Of elemen.
tary beings, Of angels. OF souls separated
from the body; all his system seemed TO
be infected with the fantastic coloring in
which he was plunged. Sound, perfume.
light, reached him only by minute rays,
in the midst of which he heard magic
currents whistelling along. According
10 his calculation this state lasted about
three hundred years; for the sensations
were so numerous and hurried. one upon
the other, that the real appreciation Of
time was impossible The paroxysm
over, he was aware that it had lasted only
a quarter Of an hour.
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A SrArEsMAS's MND.-The London
Examiner gives the following analysis OF