New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-10-16

| fades into obscurty. Upon persons living III cou
| and temperate climates the drug does not have the
| effect which it hes upon Orientals. The mode OF
life the indOlent habits, the religious ASSOCIATIONS
and the fertile ia agnatOn OF the latter races are
| ali likely 10 prOduce under the influence OF the
drug the most tanciful and grotesque dreanlis'
These are due TO their environments ana not 10 Io
specitic action of the opium inhaled. mat III uOcs
not produce such an effect upon our PLAIN methou-
cal unmaginatiye people is not astonishing -.
"What effect does a continued lnauiSehce III .i i
| vice produce upon the mlnd anu DouJ Va '
After a time the pleasurable sensations entirely
disappear and he only smokes IN order 10 stIe tle
terrible suticrngs that abandonment oil t pIactto
entails He no longer smokes Tor the sake OF tho
pleasure it brings but Is driven 10 the PracticG no
aLhors TO avoid the pains he cannot endure. Ihe
effects upOu the body and mind are: l2Ssltuue Oh
the will power, indecsion loss OF memory soreness
of the eyes, emaciatlOn, Obstinate cOhStlpallou
dvsnepsia inflammation Of the throat and bowels
and eventually death. The business OF nara
opium-smoker is pretty sure to be neglected as Ihe
indulgence of the vice takes great deal OF tlie
aud is costly. lie will spend most OF he day ana
NIGHT i'm a JOINT The beginner often suffers from
nausea and vomiting, deluslOns difficulty III breath
ing immediately after smoking. Still he persists.
The effects of opum-smOking upon Cinnamon rs
described by writers reducing them TO Nv
ing skeletons, sallOw-faced, cadaverogs. with a
CLASSY stare. have never seen. On the contrary,
thew are usually strong and healthy, although
la ,itual smokers for years
Is opum-smokmg, in your opinion, as disastrous
IN its results as drinklngV
aThrre is no comparison between Opium-smOkng
and chronic alcoholism, the latter doing far more
injury to the individual and the community. An
opiun-smoker does not commit murder or any
brutality and will not 20 reelmg through the
streets to end his dcbauch in police cell. Less
degrading as 1t may appear than the alcoholic vice.
still the opium smoker has not the least excuse Tor
indulging this vice other than the qualification
of a morbid desire for a Deasurablc sensation Inc
mOrpha or laudanum taker usually employs Tue
narcotic for the purpose of allaying pain, while the
opum-smokeT does so merely, as / have sald to
crafty his passions" ,..
Are there any other narcotics that are haDlJu-
"Ycs: there are choral hydratc bromide Of pc
tasslun, chlOrofOrm and haShisch. when chI9Eal
was first introduced in this country, II was useu rs
a slecp-produccr in case, of Insomnia. 1t Is now
habtualy taken especially by persons recovering
from - debauch The effects upon body aud mind
are far more dangerous and rapid Than any othtr
opatc. Ii causes a complete ruin OF both. IL Is the
most rrachcrUus drug known. person NAV take
then suddenly without any Warning in'9
dose produces death There IS less marhcd
craving than with the oplum-taker, ana the
habit Is more easily broken, but the ten
dcncy to relapse Is much greater. The con-
tiuual use of bromide of potassium produces blood
poverty, disease Of the lungs and throat INSANITY
known 10 be- hahliually taken. physician OF my
acquaintance after ms days work, rctlrra To ms
chamber and inhacs enough chlOrolOrm 10 put
him into "a stupOr lasting several hours. NeltlcI
the chorOiorm nor the ether habit has yet been
sufficiently investigated TO warrant any definite
statement rs to the extent they are practIsrd'
u .
country. IL is not steadily used rs opium Is. but,
like alcohol is only rosortcd 10 az irregular inter
yas. II is usually taken III the form OF phi CON
tanning the green extract
From ali this YOU sec that the habituaI uSe OF
narcotic, Is steadily on the increase, especially the
sub-cutaneous usc Of Morphine; that these drugs
are usually taken first 10 relieve pain, ana NOT lor
the qualification of q morhd appetite; ana inal
The rcltu-c OF the habit Is IN measure due 10 the
carrlr,sur~s OF physicians and druggists. Inc phy-
.ic.ao is to blame for putting the hypodcrmic
syringe m the hands of the patient The spread oi
the vice /, still more largely due 70 the drugg>s'
who IN many eases sell the drug without Ply~l-
cau', prescription, in direct violation oi the law.
Chl0rll Is sold 90 Just recovering from "a pro-
lourrl dchluch and prescriptions containing large
amounts of these drugs are renewed ior patients
vi hpGt the authority of the physician. The drug
pst himself oitcu prc~crIbc, chloral, morpulne or
bromide of potassium for persons suffering from
insomnia. When spoken to about TN, matter lu'N
cpoIly excuse their practice with the remark una,
II we don't do u some other druggist VIII, ana
why should We lose the money 2 The laws relating
t1 ;hc sale ul pllson- are loose ana nehclcnt the
practice rotten aud the statute really dead letter
Dangerous and even fatal consequences are not,
ten so much To be- wondered at