The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-06-14

old topers and get their ounce OF laudanumrepu-
| lsrly. but then they never admit that they are
slaves to the habit. They complain OF some
complaint or another az sn excuse for p1rehas-
ing. but we see through their stories and know
what they want 10 for. These old regulars are
| not many, however.
Reporter What il the demand for the crude
| drug for smokiDg7
Druggist Comparatively speaking very small.
| The Cinnamon use the drug Ia that way very Il
tensively, but hsve yet TO find In this city an
American who INDUCES, except, OF course. some
who try 1t by way OF experiment The fact is, it
IL not particularly enticipg. | myself tried It q
few months ago, and my sensations were not Of
that character that would incline the TO second
experiment; t9os large re. regulation astd. opium
whiff. II took some little time for the
tobacco to burn down to the opium,
but when 1t did the palate could at once distin-
gush it. The smoke became somewhat aerid.
but not unpleasantly so, and the flavor OF the TO-
+ bacco seemed lost ID the more powerful and pun
gent taste oil the opium. IL may have been about
four minutes after the opium pill began to burn
| before / noticed any change In my sensations.
character. There was an entire lsipclination to
move muscle, or even lift the pipe TO the mouth.
but this passed off In half an hour, and saving
bitter taste In my mouth and a buzzing In the
head, no other effects we're observed. / had
none Of those fantsstical visions 30 much written
about, and excepting feeling Of perfect rest,
experienced nothing.
Repofter-Why do women use 1t here so much
more than men. Has Ii any peculiar influence
upon tbem2
Druggist About that cannot speak with any
positiveness, Of course, but my idea is that
wot1en who, either through nervous prustration
or innate desire for Intoxicating fluids, desire
something to respond to their hunger, Ii it can
be so called. had much rather ask for morphine
complaining at the same time OF neuralgia, than
call for liquor The effect too 10 so different,
Que might be well under the influence OF NOR
phine and there would be no marked unsteadi-
ness OF gait or lack Of conference In speech,
whilst liquor could at once be discovered.
Reporter-Do You really think there is any
cause Of apprehension on account Of the increase
in the consumption OF opium here2 In other
words, do you imagine that 1t will become so
general that measures will be required TO pre-
vent is sale without great restrictions2
Diuggist-IBdividually / haven't the faintest
idea that we have any cause liz the South particu-
larry for lneasiness on the subject. There will
always be opium eaters just as there are those
who chose snakes as pets; but that II
will ever become q general habit here.
az In China, cannot believe. At the North,
however, the habit is spreading remarkablv-so
much go, indeed. that sready there are num-
Der OF institutions established there where the
unfortunate victims Of the disease, for 1t can't be
called anything else, are cared for The papers
there are full Of quack advertisements for sure
cures for the habit, and physicians say that there
can be no doubt but that there Ia an Increase of
habittal takers OF the drug.