The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1874-04-24
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OPIUM BATTING.
Further Remarks Thereon,
Letter from Mr. Charter G. Muse about
His Cure.
Another case-A Lady Cured.
The Opinion of Two Eminent Physi-
clans, Etc, Etc.

FROM the Atlanta CONSTITUTION, Apnl IStn.
The farther we examine into the
subject of Opium Eating, the more
deeply we are interested, and the
more our feelings become enlisted in
behalf of those addicted to its use
We believe we are discharging Q
duty in investigating and bringing
it thus before the public. We wish
to sound the alarm-to point those
afflicted the way of deiiverance, and
to warn those who are free to keep
clear Of danger,
Bad as the habit Of drunkenness
from liquor is the habit Of opium
eating is infinitely worse, Ere
scribed by the physician, often as a
necessity, but too frequently when II
might be avoided, opium, in some
shape, secures its victims in cirelea
wherein the more open and better
known enemy of mankind-liquor--
would never first enter, Its conven-
lent form renders it the more accessi-
BILE and dangerous its bright dreams
at first make it The more fascinating
and ailuring; its easy concealment
from vulgar gaze for awhile enables
it to fasten more securely the letters
of slavery upon it's victims: while
its final effects-the aeadening Of
the senslbilities, the absolute subiu
iation Of the viii, the conquest of
every, moral sense and moral power,
the dark heclouding Of the intellect,
the total change of tho entire physi>
cal functions, the horrible sufferings
while under its influence and the
still more fortunes while endeavoring
to break off from its use and, last
and worst Of all, its hitherto ipquFa-
BILE nature--theee all combined rem
der the opium habit the most dread
full foe to domestic peace and the we'll
being of society. Its prevalence is
fearful=-its constant increase is tru
ly alarming, HusbanSs use 1t fire.
quently when their wives do not
suspect it; wives use it, and their
husbands are ignorant Of the fact
Young ladies, with beaming eyes
and flushed faces, and young men,
with ready speech, are many Of
them secretly just entering the gid
ed portals Of this whited sepulchre,
Physicians prescribe it daily, and
for many trivial ailments, and drug
gists sell it in any desired quantities
to any one who will pay for it. Its
use explains many mysterious sui
cides, many unexpected family scam
dals, many strange failures in bust
ness. Surely the press should raise
its potential voice against this dam
nable, evil, running 90 many thou
sands Of our best citizens, destroy
ing the happiness Of SO many peace,
full firesidss, and entailing misery
upon even pnhorn generations.
II is high time the wise and the good
in every walk Of life were doing all
that can be done to stay its awful
rayages. Our physicians and our
druggists particularly should see to
it that their skirts are clear. Their
responsibility is great, but their OPP
portunity fer good il Equal 70 their
responsibility.
It is proper that we should re,
mark here, that we are writing no
paid article. Our motives are soles
" to do good, and we have the sat
isfaction Of knowing that already
what we wrote last week has accom-
plished an amount of good we did
not dream could be soon realized. =
We feel, therefore, encouraged to
continue our warfare against this
evil. It isa wide field--there is
room for all to work in, and we shall
hail with delight she corporation q
every newspaper and every good
| man in the country in this labor o.
| love and Of usefulness.
LETTER FROM Mr.. MUSE.
The following letter from Mr.
Charter G. Muse explains ITSELF
Mr.. Muse is the gentleman we inter
viewed last week, and he now writes
over bis own signature full con
frmation Of what we said. lie i
well known here, and, as Travelling
Agent for Messrs. Meador q Bro
tobacconists, be is known in every
town 10 the country. Those tina
know him need not be assured that
he is a gentleman whose statements
can be implicitly relied upon. Hii
letter is interesting, and affords are.
markable evidence Of the efficiency
of Collins Opium Antidote, Of which
| Mr.. B. NJ Woolley, Of this city, j.