The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1875-06-26

| mum drinkers are addicted to the use O
spirituOus liquors. One il u natural con
sequence of tile other. Opium crca.ss
desire for drink"
"Arc not other means employed in tn
application of opiuml"
"Thc use Of hypudermics has becom
of late very common. This is the process
of injecting morphine under the skin, an,
its absorption into the system. Patient
have now got SO much into the habit O
using it that they have lypodermic syr
ingcs for their own Use. Ii is no uncom
mon thing To sec persons whose arms an,
bodies are marked by scars produced il
this way, and this means of stimulatin.
the Drain originates in the too frequent ap
plication Of opium by physicians unde
the circumstances stated. The'efrcct thu
i;::s!;:c0;a IS in0Fa Immediate thfan hy lin
ordinary means"
DIR. Mott here produced small Inli;
rubber syringe, whose piston WAS gratu
atcd for discharges of ten drops of lauda
mum 1T each injection. Fitted to the ent
of the cylinder containing the insidi0u.
poison wns small wirc-like joint printed
like needle. After the skin is pcrfo
Intcd, the morphine is injected into til,
minute opening, and is rapidly absorbed
into the body.
Are Indies addicted to this habit7"
They are; very much so. There ART
various places known to themselves in the
city where they can obtain the siimulan
i'll desired quantities. There are drug
gists who sell laudanum with the full
knowledge of the manner in which il j!
to be consumed. Whenever | have lie
tcctcd any of them in this abuse of thcil
Legitimate business have threatened tc
| report him: but have not been able tC
detect them in II repetition of the OiTcnsc
IL Is only fair to say that they never Omi
to put label on the bottle containing ihC
opium. The law prohibits the sale of thu
drug except on the prescription Of ply
sician. You have asked me whether it i:
difficult to eradicate the habit 1t is very
difficult when it has ,becn long indulgcd
IL requires extraordinary resolution on the
part Of the patient, and unwcarying Wig.
ilancc and unremitting care on the part
OF the physicians and attendants So
powerful is the influence of :hc hnbit OH
IFS unhappy victims, that all their ingc-
nuity Is exercised to get possession of the
coveted stimutant. have had persons
appeal TO me in the language of despair
ing cntrcaty to undertake their case, know
ing how utterly helpless they were if left
to themselves"
KING ALCOHOL OUTKIVALLED.
ado you regard the habit rs more diff
cult TO cure than that Of drunkenness1r
"Most assurcdly, because the stimulant
can hc more easily concealed, for the rea-
son that it is used in smaller quantities.
On this account, and on account Of tho
various subtcriuycS to which the patient
resorts To procure the desired stimulant
the inccSsant craving for ii, and the dc.
precision of mind, rs well as the physical
prostration by which its withdrawal is
fnlluwcd-it is most difficult to eradicate
the habit, more s0 than to cure drunken
ness. Bromide of potassium, rs | have
stated, is the least dangerous remedy, but
great care is tO bG taken that it shall not
he abused by lis too frequent and general
use. Persons who have taken il as u REM
cdy arc too much in the habit of resort
ing To it on the slightest occasion, and
have always supply of it about their
persons. They are never without vial
of bromide of potassium, and they really
resort to its use when there is no iustitnble
need for so doing. Let me say here said
DIR. Mott, that much Of the afilictiOn and
misfortune resulting from this terrible
vice might be avoided by proper course
of treatment by physicians when dealing
with acute diseases. Instead of going to
the scat Of the disease they apply tempo.
rary remedies in the form of Opiates, and
hy reckless repetition Of these remedies
they lay the foundation for worse evil
in the habit which they have created
They content themselves with treating the
effect, leaving the cause undisturhcd. To
this imprndcncc on the part Of physicians
have no doubt the vice Of opium eating
is largely attributable. Unfortunatcly
they arc in some cases influenced against
their better Judgment by desire to afford
temporary relief To their patients"
"Docs long indulgence in the usc Of
opium lead To insauityf'
ain some cases 1t un9ucsfionably does
and there are inmates of our lunatic asy.
lums whose loss of reason Is altogether
owing to this lMbit."-Ncw York Sun.
THE MOsT SICK OF THE Two.-A
slOuching individual entered the house oi
John Sick, blacksmith who lives nr
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