The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-03-10
WHERE PEOPLE EAT OPIUM
THE MOR ~ PLf0UE THtT TsUtsryvo
THE sHENiNDOlH YILLEy
Nearly "a Hundred Pounds of the nruu sc,,
Weekly In st"unfon school GirI. un,ns
uWhnt the Doctors and Druxn,.,. 40

h-Nhht the DOCTORS ana Dtux4tst
F,m 0e Cs-,s~n Eaq,,4g
STAuNrON. Va Fob q Theopiu,p .,,tn,
In this vicinity still pOcs on; and IA some ci,,
and soma scot iOns have reputation for tho
nun bci of druukArds thcy gencrHic. ~ Siann
ton has the name IT being the grrat uplu,n 81,
ot this part uf the country. Aud II Ia drpluraMs
TO observe how the evil has incr'ns'i Ala
conference " druggists held dav h'ior' yoe'Dr.
day 1t WIS reported that the inrronsr IN 1871
over 1916 WIS % per cent. in 1876 over the
preceding ynnr. 6l ucr cont and IN 1879 p'ef
tho preceding wear. 30 r"r cent
The evils Ike an endemic II II in the nj.
mOsphcre. II scl2os II person mayer 90 lH
r@s ara Ea5rs c qaos wara s ST h. s
opium himself Whon ! autographed. thrs
weeks ago n's,ul The sou=aii' On thgl .n4 rro.tcd
her. lv certain dnVnlNpmU nis. unth iHd boon
told. II is true TINT there hnve been d., i.aths
cplalt Tint oftlo lady who dropn"d dord iron
disappointment because she could not g"t hrI
opium: hut tiic Young man vIo awrl lowed M
tren grains 81 drug storm souutnr
three or tour weeks ago. and ltV Hd hn- tHaor
twenty grains az ono pop since, AMI died. III
fo,y wears XII intimn'ei bof5re The oavt,,o,
herc-tho unatc, inebriate, and othors con,
sumo great dcnl oi morphine ia lrgiiimlh
way tut, WAT t,ry us, opy dr'p In lh'
Tint ia what the druggists r"p.u"i which 10
pretty heavy iur % city oi 5000 ~ l0om 4
Arcruunn'ity ~ the tru * iO'd In S'punton /,
bought hv country propl". for the craving forf
All down the valley H. as s,tpng u not stronger
han il Is y ne cry lgur ,orr.-roqden
mi tho tales lint hoy tel ara fearful
500 that handsomely dressed English lahy
unssing on The other sido ~ tho strcetp
Yes" well she il onc " our best custom
rrs Sho commenced ~ take morrhin" nbow
wo y"nfs Hgo 0n usom ,H , S'n s.rVnnu taI
loses" Have YOU many such customers No
she isY' askrd thu writer on veg. Let m,
geo Mr.. A"n counting IN hi4 tng"rsl,-we have
nitenn regular lady customers that think ~
mt this moment VINO take over two grains o'
morphine Mt time. and twelve men who tnkf
between two and sly efnin doscs ~ time
You think the evil here Is on III" in"rca@eY
found Mr. Tyrec waiting on hnvy Of dashtne
seemed to hom sweet SIXTEEN" when they len
the store Mr.. Tvrce seid. There they 60 the,
RI 6os s9 pre, fI things yes they
mcnccd to use tho dangerous stun only fcv
months ago: now they onch spend s6 u week fnr
| IL. II il sad. 3" he continued :" but there IL Nc
| stopping them after they once begin H." Al Mr.
| John Brnner's I was informed that two of thu
rght leading min steers ~ the city used opium
| that on. of them took It in tho shape Of lauda.
by any 81 tho apothe'nrcs was 10y one The ~.
| qucstcd me not 10 mention his namel who look
I'd nj his pres criptinn lisi OF last yenr, nrl
found that he had sold 10 .593 doses Of morphine
| Mr. Forman said to the writer: You hnv" 10
ideR whit means many ladies' use TO get opium
| without their families knowing i - Are mos,
| Of your opium customers ladies' ] asked.
| "Ncs: | have about forty regular ln'iy cue
| toners. and about twenty or tw.utv-ilve ralo
| customers. | hnve sccn married women ZONE
| ~ the door nnl srul q servant in with the
| money they wouldn't com" iu themselves f'r
| f.nr thov would meet som" one WHO would tell
Sometimes they buy enough AT once g. last inr
| two or three months. tnunl one lniN huVinr
So much opium thpt Thought II would i"' un
net " charity to tell her husband ! dii tell
| him. and he said. ! know -'.r usr- n. but Jet
| hcr have AN she wants: can't stop h"r'" Mr.
| Fnrinnn continued; collected q hill NJ tl2h
II a prominent citil "a few DAYS ng9. !, w,~
| for opium sold To- his vile, who dird m"nln
| or two ago. 7 WIS afraid ne would r"use To- nav
| II, hut n" didn't snv word. tie settled WIN
on grumhlng.' The persecution clerk at way
| n Bros snid that one of their customers was p
| YOUNG LAWYER who drank quart ~ Muhnnuw
! n wnok Another WIS n book Keeper. who drank
| "A ,ynllou Of lauilunum ia three weeks ! called
uvon pr. B J h"csr at nis m ~. ne ~
H"tod nue. that hc hnd been trying To- got som
LEGISLATION passed on opium Tor "a oyer year
Tho memher from his district hn,l promised 10
a heavy tax On opium. hu' he hn not vet ur"
scented Il. Dr. Rose thought tn" druggist.
were wrong 10 soil opium. II" said "a" n"yei
Dr. Murphy thought the hsll punch used in i,Rr
| rooms which leav"s a tHN ~ cents irink
| hnd driven many poor people - use opium
Br bikes attributes tho .proai IT the ,-,iur
evil To the fact that all Of the pHlm.nic ren"di,
contain large share ~ opium. lie con icmnr'
| Mrs. Winslows soothing sNrup for chl
drcn. saying Tint babies wer" npt to prow ~
with thu tqste for opium formed in th"ir from
tn u7.' ~ that stuff DR.. Taylor agreed with Ia
drugl lists that the evil was ON the In rclse n O.
only IN Slnuuton. lut an along tho valley II,
Thought Tho prnH'l"r- ON yit o. preach arain-
H. But then he observe !. "oue ~ tie pnr.
sons himself uses opium t. rNcnss." All the
irl. | believe She would ~ell the last ral ~ o.
lrr .hack" said ol! Lloyd. hui wnnt she
droee.l to small. ragged child who had just
! brought the junk dfllsr "a nice shawl. II -crins
that tho girl WIS 4 frequent visitor NJ I'oyi z
and came 20 sell things Tor ia0iN who WAS nn 'o
wealthy. hut who had been reduced 60 reuuii
hv her eVraVnsnnl craving for opium The
D. | Junk drnlrr sad TINT She usct t. ~rul sllh
drt .ses g. the pNwuhrOknr's Iut now she hn
Z come down tu selling tniu-- the phwn'rlk n
w.ull not take. I-uac Harris a Iawuhroke r.
o %
rings hau been lot hy Young gentlemen wa'
wore wei, known opium GATORS. =, =,
10 Something must be- DONE said Mr.. Mar
il Of the saddest | ever behold. The clpri
doc~n'i -"nm TO bee amy safeguard. for | h'li"v
' tint half of he church members IN town 40
. addicted 10 the deplorale habit in question.
Atthc meeting OF eltI'ns h"id some 'ihNS as
70 reSolul'o On was passed requesting druggists
| To sell opium unless On "A DOCTORS Pros 'rlpii T
| but the druggists said that they would huv f
sell IT unless there was some law passed a!:H Us
HarrisonburG is small city down ihc van-'
No pla.c a. i is hero 'e Mr. BmRcr. one II III
drugg .sts ot the town. WAS in Stuuninu dpg "
two AK, and in conversation with ~ vi
rcople ia Harrisonhurg who are free from
use OF opium. harrlsonhnrg used 10 g."
fnr npi thonarics hont thcn" Tho reports fr.r
Woodstock. n town in the valley my li'
from Silunlnn, slN m'lHr accounts; lI ii..
son. d W 'tl-kuoWu VI. D.. suy- tnW hf ''.t.
there is something in the Shenuud,lh
hat rrnnio- the craving Tor 'hc drug. NJ
that the farmers in his vicinity h0y Do" n
ho'Owo terribly addicted % opium eat. NJ II
say;'horo wer, iareg lsnko's M r.mov'
ulHy won't to f1rmirs. Neither of n'p l'
oyer' -'d opium Nnw theyrl'h "a' q p'Hn
wll,nl Tur gen .ml f.rliug ,pn- % l,''h
tl' only w1l o. st,p tisto force l'l -Iai
'HN $. huttno. lroullo Is thai So m'my 90.
N-' D. tl.W 10 VIII N"n nara lnhitnttt Iu 'l