, 1874-06-20

1 wv u thu 1lOHCl hAH l5lHk EUHEullDAt p0tAW
sI1ty Or seventy ydnra ago by Pr. ordnalro.
Tfonch os'lo who had taken rofgo In suitzor-
iana. lilo oxtractol thu liquitl from tho herb
Artrrn'1sta absint3ti'sm, which lie rn!sod in his
garden fern, for molcia d; PURPOSES Tue Artomslaa
They aro noted for their tonic bitter. and aro-
natto qun1isios. md 1.-Two beon employed In
medcino from the romotoat antiquity. Tho
wornwoods aro tho most celebrated sreclos, do
riTing their English nane from thor use as vor-
1nffngos. Soutfornwoood, n fragrant epocies Is
/ tsed ou tho Continent III making beer. Tarta-
ron is famous for It's excellence In pickles, and
in tho medication Of vinegar.
hlBtntho tn nn1tlo and pern!clol8 In tho high.
cat dogreo. affecting both tho uorvos and lilo
| hrain, mud working peculiar harm to both. Ar
tiats, writorr, a1ia mon who task thor mintlB
! to exhaustion. fly 10 1t for rocuperation.
T. ion is said TO ho y tho tHe' sa nr.d 9 nspM r.
teratoufs of france. 1t lastenod tho death
grave Alfred lie Muasot.
Tho plant from which abslntho Ia diatillod has
grown to be n crop Of groat commercial impor-
tanco. 1mmenao fiella are devoted to It's cul.
tnro, nnd large buildings TO ito manufacture.
THO principal soat Of It's production is In Nnucha-
lel, s*ftzeIIGnd. Tito 1tso Of abBtntho Is not
ntea to Ftaneo; tons'!tnorg aro found in the
nun,erons than would bo suspected.
-. NUshiSh
iB tho Oriental nama Of ntImulant which ts pro.
dtccd from tho Canuabis Inlica, or 1ntllan hemp.
Various preparations Of tho plant are employed
Of extracting its acive principle Is by boiling tho
tondcr lonvos. and flowers In water, mud
oil. Eysporating tl,o wator, an ,oleagt-;
,i"nt noas axrnot is & loft. !, In nnonga1 n 9 thS
dtiod, and put up in bundlos for srnoking.
When tho lcavca and sacd-vcaaols arc cl,ewod,
they are called 1hang, It ie said that It was
while nldor the influence Of ohang tint the So
poya OF India committed tllor atrocities.
Dr.. Moroall, Of FourB WIN has written m
elaborate work on haAhsah, thus describes tho
excitement which It produces ut Is really
happiness Which !s produced by tho llnshlsh
and BY this imply I'M enjoyment ontiroly moral,
duco,l to 81 s,,pporo. Tic iass'.eatar % il i,appy M
not llltc The go,lrmand Or tho famist.od man
when satisfying hiB appetite, or the voluptunry
In tho qualification Of hin desires but like him
who hears titings which fill him with JOY, like
who IL sneceshfnl At play. or tho ambitions man
who is intoxicntod with SUCCESS" Terrible snf-
for!ng follows mn overdose OF lsashfsh. Insanity
and dcath ara not intrequcntly tho result.
grows on tho Eastern declivity Of tho Andes. Its
dried lcavos are chewcd with powdered CHALK,
unalaked limo, or tho alkaline aahoa OF tho
quinoa aud certain othar plants. Tho effect
upon tho nerves is very stimulating, and much
resembles TINT Of opium. 1t also lossona tho
appetite, and orinbloa tho consumer to undergo
groater mud moro rrotractod oxertlon than lie
otherwise could. Tie Si1croa who transport
travellers acrosH tho Andes on their backs carry
little bags OF 1t with tllom, mud. by its nae, slls-
tain their strength. It huH boon employed by
the 1nlians Of South America from timo I'M
memorial, and WAS extensively cultivated ba.
fore tho Spanish conquest. Its ,tBe has extonded
into Brazil and the countries on tho banks Of
00Q,000 pounds Of tho dry leaf are consuu-
oil in tho year, md that 10, 600 Of Tho human
raco parta1se In the indulgence. An excessive
uEe Of tho coca induces miserable ruin Of body
and mind.
ID tho favorito atmnlant Of the Rueaians and
KamtschatkanH. It IL Hpoclo Of mushroom,
which IL gathered in tho hoat OF Hn1nnur a1,d
dried. Il liz tnaen in tho form Of n pill, and
creates sn iutoxicaton similar to that lesulting
from ardent spirits.u
which Is universally chewca by tho natiyes of
tho Philippine Islands, by oil the tribes Of tho
Malay race md im pa!ts Of India is less ,lols-
rating nhe effoct. nS % Tho M nnmo us botel dA'i IL
applied to several species Of rerper. snmo
Of them are extensively cultivated, as tho Cha
aro climbing nhrubs with leathory, hcart-shaped,
or obloug laayos. Tho leaves aro Rprinktod With
moist quicklime. generally obtained by calcining
sE1ol]H. aud wrapped about slices Of tho areca-
nut Lnb lcrl4 Iillt OIL IL hlIIl 4ll5 cuact 0I Lu0
preparation il narcotic and intoxicating. It on
corlnteA tho mouth when first used, and deadons
for time tho aonse Of taste. 1t aso stains the
teeth black md dyes tho saliva red. It ia go
rungont, or peprery. that Europeans do not
rcndily become habituatod to 1t but the con-
sumption In the East Indies Is enormous Mon
and women, young aud old, indulge in it from
morning to night. 4 Malay is Bearcely ever
without Ills botet-box. which one prcsonts to an
other as Europeans do their snutf-boxoa.
I'utque. .
tho fayorto drink Of tie A[oxi6ans, Ia obtained
from a species Of the Agare, or Century plant,
which, grows everywhere in tropical America.
Tho plnnt ia cultivntc largely on the tabielands
of Mexico. Just before 1t flowers, s,-which,
In its native soil, occurs In its
Third or fourth year,-tho inner lehrea arc
cut out leaving hollow, in which tho sup flows,
with little intermssion. for year or a year and
q hnlf. Tho eap is regularly gathered and at first
las hgrecably acid taste. In tho course Of threo
or four days it pnsses through a proceBs OF fer
mentation, which leaveB it with a fotid odor, but
d pleasant, yinous 1nror. This in itaelf has tho
powor to inehrate, and is dranh In vast quanti-
tics; bnt there IL also manufactured from it
worry Intoxicating brandy, which is in great re-.
quest. The Mexican Government derives m i'm
lncnso rcyo1ue from tho juice OF tho Ag9ro. In
threo cilics it amounted to GlG0, 497 in single
year.