Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1879-03-15

hlghth. In the center of the bunk
is tray, and upon this a lamp sur
rounded by guard of glass perfora-
ted at the top. The smokers, (usu-
ally two or more in number) recline
upon either side OF the tray, and
take turn about at smoking. Plac-
ing the bowl upon the guard, and
holding the drug just beyond the
flame, the smoker takes the end Of
the bamboo stem of the pipe be-
tween his lips, and begins to draw.
AS he does so the opium seethes in
the pipe, while his mouth fills with
smoke. He must not remove the
stem from his mouth for moment,
as in that case the opium would be
burned, and, consequently, spoiled.
He therefore either partly swallows
the smoke, permitting it to escape
through his nose, or. taking the
"long draw" deliberately swallows
it all, filling his lungs and stomach
to their utmost capacity; after which
he forces the smoke out through his
nostrils. The taste, not being I'M
like that of very mild sweet tobacco,
is not unpleasant, but the smoke
leaves the lips, tongue and throat
dry and parched.
SWEETS NOT UNMIxED WITH BIT
I'D ..z.r TIERS.
The opium in the pipe being all
consumed, the smoker now reclines
quietly while his neighbor INDUCES
from the same or another pipe.
The first three or four pipes pro-
duce no marked effect on the smok-
er, but after eight to fifteen have
been partaken of he has a feeling
of bodily lightness and remarkable
clearness Of mind. His thoughts
are pleasant, but if he rises he
feels little unsteady on his
"pins'-like man whose brain
is perfectly clear but whose legs
are getting drunk. After few
moments in the fresh air, however,
these effects pass away, and the
only change he is aware Of Is an
exceeding lightness of body and
elasticity of step, accompanied by
an occasional feeling of nausea.
In about an hour he feels as though
he would like to lie down, but re-
sists for a minute or SO. Finally he
yields to the temptation, and, oh!
the rest il the most glorious he can
enjoy in this life. His mind is
perfectly clear, his thoughts are
pleasant, and sense OF entire
contentment takes possession of him.
He does not care whether Sierra
Nevada is selling for $4,000 or for
twenty cents a share. Ho is aware
that he has body, but it seems to
weigh absolutely nothing, to be
light as air and floating in space.
This continues for about two hours,
when he suddenly becomes sleepy,
hastily jumps into bed, and imme-
diately falls into a sound sleep.
This lasts three or four hours, when
he awakes feeling that something is
wrong; chills run races up and
down his back and convulse his
frame, cold persplration breaks out
upon his brow; if he is native
of New York, with drawing ac-
cent and many long-drawn sigh
he calls upon his native State, and
a few minutes thereafter-well-he
has an opportunity Of Analysing the
contents of his stomach. This pas
time continues for an hour or two,
when weary nature again finds sweet
repose in sleep which lasts about
five hours, and he awakens with q
consciousness that he is not feeling
just right. He has headache,
and whenever he stoops he gets the
"blind staggers." These effects,
however, all disappear in day or
two, and he feels as before indulg-
ing in the drug.
THE QUANTITY SMOKED, ITS COST, AND
EFFECTS.
The foregoing narrative is that OF
a first experience. An old smoker
INDUCES more extensively. He thinks
nothing of smoking from forty to
fifty pipes at time, and repeats two
or three times day. The Chinese
sell him eight phoons (there are
eighty-three phoons to an ounce
troy of opium tor twenty-five cents,
which make about fourteen pipes
so that his indulgence costs him