The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-08-30
ChlOraliSnl.

do you cough very much?'' | asked.
al don't cough at all, >" he replied
''But am dying by inches for ali that.
don't know that | shall ever leave
this bed alive, and it is perhaps for
Che best, for | suffer fearfully.
You do not see me at my worst now,
but at any best. 1t is toward evening
any dreadful distress begins-the rest
aessness, the indescribable gnawing;
tearing and dragging at my heart,
and this continues till nine o'clock when
1 take my draught; then it is all over; l
sink into sleep, and am as dead as
stone until morning"
'Your draught," said, feeling the
pulse, which was soft, feeble and Slow
R'What draught?" He merely motioned
with his head to a table that stood
handy to the bed. took a bottle up.
1T contained some white crystalline sub
stance in large scales. l smelt it.
"Why," | said, this is choral. You
surely don't take much of this? 1t will
kill you"
He smiled family and sadly at
has already done its work. | take two
drachms night. If | have a ray of
hope, doctor, it is centered in you.
Eve heard you are a practical man.
do with me as you will"
81 am a practical man." | replied,
every" / put the bottle of chloral into
my pocket as spoke and buttoned my
coat,
shall never forget the departing
look he gave me.
81 must not give it up all at once.
Surely. doctor, you do not know what
4 shall suffer! Pain will be no name
for il; torture. torment. no name"
eYes ali at once - insisted uTt
YOUR only chance. Choose that or
or death"
at seems to me-" he murmured. sit
is life or DEATH
eIt is, indeed. life or death " T re-
nIied. sDo as / wish Won TO- submit
yourself entirely to me and with Gods
helm | will raise Won AGAIN. and soon
from that bed of sickness and Won will
he once more q man - From that ve,.v
moment had homes of fine case For
if a chloralist can once 0ive nm the
habit he has no desire To r9snme +
All tbot nigbt cot ~, y,i+h NV NV
SAMMY natient His eufarinrs Uoro
dreadful 70 Witness If wps The tasrinc,
snd ~naying Of The heart tbat bo oor;7
nIained Of most Ii was like an inn.
snense crab eatipo his worry, vitols bo
said How he tossed and moaned and
b,avnd sometimes HANGING with hood
down ont of the bed for q lille relief
DitifuIly moanino all nightr
He sjnnt a Iittie during tho reyt dow
,andt tool, a TttIn nourisb9en+ AsoI,,to
w dirr.hono tnoiy rIoco opd bo 20. no
duced in every wav to q more shadow
On tho fifth nyaninr offoro5 q dosa of
cbloraJ
"Nnt ;fI wera to he msde . nrinoo of
4bo reoIm " he said would swaII low ono no
nra;n of tho dreadful nelson ;,
ssWbat made Won conmonoo tho hob
stp" 7 asked one dav '-'0 -''''
su be1 q had tooth ;, ,,os +bo o,,e,,-o,.
Tho rorI,, onlv sbo,us ~ +rrth Is
-,vbatIbavo olrcodv cold tba+ +ba',,,oe+
friainr evcusn is often snftio;ent 70 ,,'G inO
Huce Seonle To NEEDLE with death Jaai-
inoe narcotics
DO not IMAGINE that NV natiept oot
better all at once after GIVING ~, the
use of the chloral No, nor did he soon
Durino the first two weeks tbe state of
bis,mind was one of what mioht term
morhid ioyfulness He had esconed
ont of the laws of death, and there was
,nenial eiatedness in consequence, Bnt
fbis soon oave Mace to fits Of the GREAT.
est and darkest desnondrncv Thev did
NOT last very lone. seldom more t6an n
dav. and in this Law nv hope of BEING
ahie 10 thorougblv restore hin, 70 a33
least q fair state of bealthfnlnesg, This
condition of mind lasted for months,
hut although weak in bodv he was
able to take a considerable amount Of
exercise in the open air, and he was
able to read at home. During the lat
Ter STAGES of tbe chlorarism he could
.nn;thnr yead or write without tho Trea ,t'
oct suffnrinr His evnrcisa waS val
mo and took mains 70 600 That ha
aI9S,oUa want odn1o,yboro u,;+b ao ~
snocisi object in view for r do ' not 5'j h.,
H. in Mat col, circnlor ,roII.;o
nvoro;an s;no,Ylr 0";n r l out o ',i%,H
d;stonoo and n9rI?no 6oolI or|ain. o,''u
mo- Tis;t of cnren5onT 70 49, 10y
m;iostom 9o docs not nonS+i+,to 1911 hls',LU
S,i 'v woiE "'0' "'' ''''''' q N0''i'n-
rho first roal sion Of roturrinc booltb
IN NV desnonding na ii was as 5is . a%;il
itv tn sIeep toIerahIv we'll. The Sc Second