Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1881-03-03

midday forces them to seek the grateful
shelter of the gardens and groves 50
literally planted along the dusty high
ways. Directly halt is called and
preparations are made for the daily
meal. After this is finished some lively
spirit starts story recounting the saw
age doings of the stranger who rules
the land. With the terrified counte-
nances and anxious ears they listen to
these fabulous tales; but inwar,lly they
bless the "white face" when they think
Of the money he is soon TO disburse.
Many of these ignorant cultivators
have never seen. in their life. Euro
pean: and accept with easy credulity
ANYTHING detrimental to the character
of their Governors. No wonder is it
then that the native approaches the
sahib or gentleman with the most abiect
fear painted on every Limb. He holds his
breath when he hears him speak. and
is ready to faint at the slightest display
of anger or Impotence. These sensa-
tional stories are generally propaga,ed
by rascally natives. who profit by the
credulity of their countrymen i'm order
to eXtort money. These men represent
that nothing can be done without the
bakshish or blackmail pre- sent. and they
are the agents for the sahib, sent bv
him to collect toll If the ignorant
wretch demurs. his torturer paints q
picture to which the tormentS of hell
are but trifie. The poor fellow. anx-
ious to escape such calamities as he is
threatened. pays the demand. and fur
Their presents his friend with trife in
order that nothing should be wrong.
Early in the morning the weighing
and tests commence. Notice is given
to the cultivators. and thew proceed to
the factory. ranging themselves in u
long line before the examining officer.
Some men connected with the depart
ment then mix up the opium and take
out small quantity for examination.
The officer, after inspection. marks the
quality on the side of the earthen basin
in chalk. The samples are again mixed
up and tested with solution of tincture
of iodine. If it happens that the cult
vatOr has been attempting to adulterate
his opium with farinaceous matter, the
solution will discover the deceit. Ex-
perienced officers are alone trusted with
this important duty, and it is expected
of them to be able to distinguish the
class of the opium as much by the feel
and sight as by chemical analysis. The
of the opium is easily told
by u man who has been long at the
work by simply turning the opium over
with his hand or with the aid of q knife.
If the opium is of frst-class quality
the color is of rich brown. and it is so
stiff that there is some difficulty exper-
fenced in turning. Thepoorer the quai-
ity the blacker the color and the thin
ner the consistency.
After the opium has been weighed
and filed into separate jars according
to its quality. they are sealed up and
to the factory. where all the
opium is agsin mixed up to certain
and made into balls ready
for expectation and sale at Calcutta
After the opium has once been deliv-
cred into the hands of the Government
office, the cultivator mas nothing more
to do. He is paid so much by the
pound; his former advances are de-
Quoted. and the connection between the
rdik and Government closes. When
the balls are made they are packed into
boxes called "opium chests" and sent
down to Calcutta. Calcutta Coz. San
Francisco Chronicle.