Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-11-20
The Strange Sensations Produced by
Taking a. Chinese Drug.

| A Battle Creek letter to the EVenlng News
| CT Detroit, narrases this experience. Acur re-
! porter at Battle Creek hearing that one OF The
cit.zsDs Of that city was an hsbiual user OF the
Chinese drug caaabis iuilcs llndica 1.-THE
properties OF which arc similar to oplum-and
possessing an Innate curiosity to witness and
experience some OF the strange sensations pro-
duced by this wonderful drug, called upon hm
and explained the ohjae: OF his visit.
"Certaialg." responded tho small trenchman
who answered the question. "CertalnlY, mon
sieur; you she'll see re grand, Za wonderful, ~
delightful fceliug--yOu shall icci it yourself
| Como Sunday afternoon.
Sunday afternoon found The reporter proTp.
| at his appointment. Atter short chat, the
| newly made acquaintance procu5ed the drug.
| It was ground 10 brown tinted powder. lie
took small quantity on his knife blade aud
nut it into glass OF deliciously favored water
for each of u.s. Ittssted ikea nectar Of the gods.
7 experienced no immediate sensation, and
epdeayored by various devices to keep my
mind in as free 4 condition as possible. q
about an hour strange feeling vas perccptlho
in ny left foot, as though it wero becoming
numb, then my right foot was Glmilary Affect
ed. Slowly, the strange, prlck!y feeling as
cended my linbs--slowly but surely it went up,
leaving nothing but dull, heavy and unicehng
limbs over which l. lad no cootrol. Slowly 1t
assembled up to my body, dead dyl5g, sen
satlon.
At this moment a fcelog of the utmost
aeoniziue and blood cUrdling terror took po9'
session of ruo--a foe!lng thai, / was dying by
inches from nv feet up, ard 40 rapidly that
my flesh and blood were being converted into
urfee!ing stone. ] became excited. Perspl'
ration stood ia great drors like beads upon my
| forehead. Then my brain began to work with
| Lightning speed, one thought chasing another
with such terrific rapidity that | could not TO-
| tain it sufficient length OF time to comprehend
the idea. | sacmed to know Thugs | could not
uufahom previously; and mszy. Intricate ques
| tons were now SO pia!n to rae that wondered
I had not seen them before. My mind seemed
capable of eraspiug and comproEcndlng any
thought Then crsuod pres:ng, crowded
feeling, | wanted room, | must have room. l
was sitting for it !
| [ pushed books, papers and pamphlets from
| the table to the hoar. that l. might have room.
But, oh, horrors | felt my very lite being
pressed up, up !uto my head by thls dealhly
| olammy feeling. was d5ing! [ attempted
| to rise, but cou!l rot move G muscle. | seem
to feel now in ms rememb:a3oe as l d'd on
that afternoon. Ny !ifa was b,ing pushed up
into my head, untl my brain seemed, as it
| we're, flooded, drowned. Ny soul and mind,
! which at that moment became as distinct and
| vivid 10 my sight rs !h& most material thiog OF
! earth, was pressed out and took lts departure
! from the body, Whi;h now appeared Ike ten
antess ruin baECatl it.~-
Then tnsucd such parUcama & beauties
that reveleu in sensations. y yc gods nc"
| I drank, aud ike 4 ra7cnouS animal licked IN
tho wonders. Which like moving world OF
grandeur passed before ny eyes. Wherever 1
| turned there, more fascinaii0g still, stood na!a'
COS and castles which could c2Gs1 P0seldon
and Cci!o to turn ir0cl thcr grand CID casio
and beautiful grounds, so malcstoaiiy situated
on The isle Of Atlantis, With disgust at the poA'
session Of such au Insignificant abode 10 c0n!-
parsou with these paiac25. lhen there pa3"u
before me in rapid SUCCESSION iull equipped
armies Of infantry, ccmprsld oil hall clVi!izsu
beings, accompanied by archcrs, and headed by
o treacherou5 face vast Suspension bridges spa",
niDg deep dark rOarrG Ha'"r'; mn!tituled o.
detcncolcss women AMI children. Sralus OF
music, which even Wagncr's Rrsndass con
oeption coudD0t initiate, he'd :. strange ana
powerful control over me.
How long remained thus J. to not Know.
Whom [ a@ake aad recovered my scnscs 1t WAS
tdsrk. The i!tIa Frencninsn had not yet
aroused. / took my hat ord left. My head
and brain sscGna,! p0:essed as hya severe head
ache, ard my LIMBS totercd aad shook troni,
weakness apd urcontro. Sly nerves seemed
parlia!y shattered. The cool outdoor air par
tally revived me, bnt did 20; entirely recover
t from the stup0r for days
fl Iwou!d warn a!l TO refrain, from curiosity or
l other motives, from tasting tho cup. Tor 1t rc-
uuircs G. strength and determination OF will but
little realized to refrain from trying 1t again and
. again, until enc becomes q slave to tho terrible
habit, with loss Ct all ulanta! VIgor, to sa1
nothing Ct the danger to lie. It's elects off,
very weakening, an& cit my whole system
. body and mind, IN an excited and weak c1rhl
ton for days.
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