The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-10-14


No.,i"m Iircntina or Almost impossible.
NV YORK. oct. Row persons have any
conception of thccNt, TO which opium is used
hnhitually as .t.muant in this country, cspc-
rially IN large c.tc- Every little while victim
pfthis fearful halit apu,ui. in ourpolicD courts.
arrested for some trivial offence. and att ntion
Is moncntariiy attracted to- this individual
case. hut few are aware Of the fact that these
cases simply rcpre-cut the extreme phases Of
what is rapidly I. coming great evil, ns the
gutter drunhur.l, arlDigncd for dI-ordDrly CON
duct. t. iut tuH r.lto.o ntattc Of a very nuncr-
ous ra-- 40 - .rit DO necr- Whore one opium
eater lnd- bis Way uiH the police court. there
IRE hundred. vino Indulge the habit secretly.
just ~ thrr" are thousands who drink huuor
for every one who h,comes an hahtual. uncun-
lrollahlc. and public druukard. The victims to-
The opium habit indulge their pcrnicous appc-
lite more in secret thau do the moderate drink
ors. and unless one Is n medical mHn, a drug
gist. or a friend to some one Of its numerous
victims ono is not likely to- get an idea OF the
extent to which opium is used. Doctors. Of
course, will not reveal thoir patients secret; ;
md druggists. who make an enormous profit
On the sale II the poisonous drug. and violate
the laws Of the State and Of morality. will not
talk about it, except in II very general way. l
have acquired some knowledge in the matter
through having. for the past fifteen years.
exercised certain degree Of wutahfulncss
over two a'luunidn'cs Who urr addicted To
the use of opium. say to the use Of opium.
but do not mcan IN" actual drug ITSELF hut
eone one Of the many drcoiion- made from IT.
Comparatively fnw of those termed opium
eaters" use opium proper. as do the Chinese.
but take it in che form oi morphine, laudanum.
ZION hy sterulng the dru; in water or spirits
Moro recently the practice has come in vogue
Of taking these extra = Of opium toy the hypo-
herm' proress-iuectng it into the veins ~
!he arm or the body iut morphine and
When once the habit e acquired i may be- said
that it, cure is Impossible. at least. radical
tureS nave been So mir IN NJ that they may l,'
cYnsid'rrd IN" OK viionS thai prove III" rule
that the habit Is iueurable. IL assumes COM
plcte mastery OF the victims Will. He is NJ
longer ifse moral agent. Hts manhood.
his independence, his very self become pros
titut.d to this d'prnyed appetite, aud h.
Is absolutely pow'ress to control H. | have
known strong muu ~ brilliant intellect and uf
unusua' viii power to die victim TO the habit
brer fifteen vc1r- ~ sr b "a struggle. honestly
made. against the appetite rs few mon. thank
Goi. ar. oall"i uron 10 make. know refined
Sm srron i, mi"ryhS II, sv9E
cUr"I OF NJ npimm h,hit Wnh MI the ,,moryv
Of her ir'us nature. with Kind friends To- AID
her. with t!' fearful and prnyeriu assistance
Of nor children -hr has fought the iignt reso-
aud yet she is now much slave to the habit
a. ever, I Is in"urahe. simply bee au-e 1t in
berry over the viii power OF the individual and
becomes So necessary 10 the physical condition
W w N'uW lNdt lueIo - NO TrsSlhE II. IT
pc'pm'S u h"''s-iV ~ phNsl'hl wrll-h'lng us
.hcAora,hc - IN" Hll-l" anu necessity ior
ioui. inc appetite l0r strong drink = ~ Ioih-
iE .nmpAr,u - IT. anu N't we KNOW the Nietlm
pl run NnhH ",s rur'i uhl"-- MS WI r"-
Sp.Ia, NJ WY we "ll'r,s ilnu. l.r nl7 re- anna
non. Nill W. 'pluu NL'uih .he WIZ l. pros
tt'r' 81 IL "s''r''thr 10y NpN'idr' ana becomes
u"tfN p"N'ri"@s Wv resist us Gals
now The HABIT Is FORMED.
M investigations ol this subject lead m, 10
,hnf-.,, ti,. ll .Il trl, --i,n with the ,f-
sii,l'y of rrrafin. this hnhlt-the ipr.tifs
ior th. Opium s.iuIulaut-iu A large urn,,,r.
hon Of H. victims. Three ca-~s thit i,Na
Come under my personal ,i,-ar,nfion ma
male inr.e lsuialias utnu mi, ,nr.. nt,' ati .il.
lion wer, +. tins ~, regular pra,ti.on.r,' ono
Df thrsa victims WIS rr.vi,ils tn ne vnr
promising Young LAWYER runidlv rafri,r,- n
icrative lrn .tico. H. entered th,.,triny. wi,re
his onunc'tv and hi- raluntry won f1r IA ~,
rapid rrnmotiOn III, iii -tlrs ~ "A Nalor- Con,
erals rank rl.t' rod lpDn MS shoulders. In
on. vi no great hntfip- IF the war he was -rrI :
ou-ly wounded. ir J. during tho period of ui-
ronynles ,enre sun 10. great pnin. Morphine
was given hifn ., lav-ician In chnrs,. H. ni,-
vinte hi- sun rings H.. was many weeks COM
Hned 10 his room. and during thai time the
habii Of ianing mnfphine Lad - grown uuOu
him That ON hi- H., ftrifion To- health il had Oh
tanned complete ascend rncy over him He was
no more ms brilliant Ilar I'M rrturniul, 4,