Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-01-18

after the customary dose last nlgnt. one
is a complete wreck now. It would be
| impossible for her to break off the habit.
''Thus it is the habit lays hold of a
person, and tenaciously demands life and
happiness" continued the doctor after a
moment.
''The use of these narcotics is not con-
fined to those of the class named above.
1t is common among business and pro-
fessionaI men of high social standing.
Some will admit that without the use of
these drugs they can do nothing; it is
| their staff of life, their encouragement in
business, and the promulgator of their
best energies. There are many different
kinds of narcotics, which bring about re-
suits that are injurious to the whole
nervous system
''Bromidium potassium" said the drug
gist, SIS very much used. It produces
sleep and is used by professional men and
students who study late at nights and bring
on nervousness. It will cause tranquil
lily of the nervous system. But it has It's
evils as all other such stimulants. I'm
potency, partial paralysis of the spinal
column, and softening or induration of the
brain are the fruits of the use of the
bromide"
"How about chloral?"
"Hydrade of choral is used great deal
by men who have acquired habits of intox
ication and who desire to practice total
abstinence. 1t is also used by the same
class that use bromide. Of the two evils
alcoholic drinks are preferable to choral"
How does choral affect persona"
"a small dose will bring on intoxication
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accidental overdose, as is frequently the
case, will produce almost instant death by
paralyzing the action of the heart. There
is no doubt but that many people are cred
tied with suiciding with choral when the
overdose was taken as a mere accident"
"What do the women most frequently
user"
'Belladona and arsenic are used as a
general thing by ladies in high positions,
where great deal of entertainment is
necessary. The belladona brightens the
eye and gives decidedly vivacious ex-
preston to the countenance. Now the
drug is deadly poison, and should be
used only in case of urgency, backed by
a prescription from regular physician.
1t will eventually cause death if used other
wise.'
us the taking of arsenic rather dan
gerous experiment."
sit is. When it is first begun only such
quantity as will adhere to the point of a
damp cambria needle is taken, vets its use
makes the habit in all cases, and when be-
gun, whether it is continued or not, the
patient will finally die"
''What drug is most in user"
'Opium, suppose, is used more than
any other narcotic. The habit grows
greater every year. The inebriate uses it
to drive away the taste for alcohol; the
writer, for freer use of language and
better arrangement of ideas; the society
people, for an increase of conversation
al ability; the invalid, to relieve
pain, and everybody else for his or
her own little hobby. Among the prepa-
rations of opium are 'McMun's elixir
'Fowler's solution of sulphate of morphia,'
and the camphorated tincture of opii,
which is sometimes called paregoric.'
This last is the weakest and Fowler's solu-
ton is the strongest. All are taken by the
mouth but Fowler's which is administered
hypodermically. In the powdered or solid
form there is sulphate of morphia and
clear gum opium. By the way, knew a
lady in little country town, not thou
sand miles from:here who cultivated the
opium habit after her husbands death.
She used the gum opium. I have seen her
in her widowed garments fit lightly along
the streets; looking most beautiful, but
totally oblivious to her surroundings. She
moved from the town, however, and
never knew to what extreme. if any, the
habit had carried her."
SIS this habit ever inherited?"
'It surely must be, for have seen
whole families addicted to it. In the town
of N lived family who were at one
time well-to-do. The children grew up to
be strong, healthy, and apparently bright.
The Oldest boy began to use opiates; he
married, was divorced, and is now in the
| lunatic asylum. The second was the
brightest of the lot and is pharmacist.
He used it until to-day he is wreck, a
wanderer, and vagabond. The third and
las son is yet young, but his record is al
| rea4y made in the police court for drunk
enness. He has chosen the lightest fault
of the three. The mother of the children
is row widow and broken-hearted. Her
greatest SORROWS were caused by opium.
So it is all over the country. 1t is not con-
fined to one locality, but is general evil
without a single remedy"
The subject of these habits are seen
severy day. And a close observer on the
ftreets of Louisville will see the haggard
aces, but will never know the despair and.
desolation that creep around their hearts