The Brookhaven leader., 1885-08-20
The DANGERS OF COCAINE.
Peculiar Effects Resulting from an In
Judicious Use Of the New Drug.

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Txrerimc nts so far have scarcely re-
moved the DIR Ig from the realm of the
empiric tertain results are known TO
follow given doses, but the philosophy
of its action is almo t u blank page i'll
tie e perimcntal note hook. a grain
in ected in the arm Of man WHO j.
cOwarlly, said a physician, will make
him brave. know one who has been
gricyouSly outraged hy "a uSinesS asso-
ciate He Told doctor. i know ! an
a coward or | would smash that fellow.
| wish had some courage. 4 will give
vou courage, the doctor said. and ga -
linn a grain Of cocaine. The in ured
man imme lately Le"ame a lion in dar
ing, IN row-beat his agsressor into
making An apology
1t has been conclIsivcly shown that
cocaine is the antidote for opium, md it
is held, with s!ighter ground for the be-
lief, tnat each is a co ntcra ting agent
on the other. Many cases of opium
habit have cen treated. all yielding
read ly. The number of doses that are
needed 10 cause thorough diStaste for
opium is not high. But in the cure by
this mean, there has lecn developed a
co .aine habit more iolcnt and distress
ing than the maladv disp aced. This
has followed incaut Gus use of the drug
in the cure Of alcoholism also. Il IS a
favoriie EXPIRE sion of DR. auduy that
the opium habit is to the cocaine habit
what the a orn is 10 the oak, and, too.
the drug is the most terrible il has been
the misfortune of II an TO abuse.
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hilarated b, the use of the drug To
such an extent that natural cowardiee
is supplan;ed ty the greatest daring
the slave to the drug, though previous
to his inthrallment the rayest Of men,
becomes the most arrant coward. lie
will not sleep, except at long intervals,
hut never loses his appetite, eating
heartily as soon as the nausea induced
ly the in ertlOn passes off. 70 mental
faculties are clouded or dulied. but,
owing to trcme constipation the vie
tim is prey to lethargy, and VIII not
undertake great labor or enterprise.
become untidy in person, unclean in
thought and moral depravcd.
some victims have continued their
employments, but. on account of their
aversion to action. with great ciminution
of success Opium, other narcotics and
intOAicants used to excess, cause persons
10 be ONE absolutely inli lerout to all
+ latiOnS duties and o O'ligatiOns they
even become brutal or deprayed as the
co aine slaves. Besides this effect in
the examination of the scalp OF a med
ical man, it was found that
the use of the drug caused a phenom-
enon never OF served before as the
result of any ailmcnt or drug Bony
Jumps Will form upon tie scalp
which, if pressed by the niger, will dis
appear, leaving, where the finger
pressed. loose scale or scab as the
only evidence OF the presence of any
tning unusual; if puncture by a hypo-
dermic needle small amount of watery
substance eXudeS. IN effort made to
trace the contents of the lump as it dis
appears under pressure will be as I'm
ayai.ing as the endca or to catch the
glo"ule of mercury with the thanh and
foretin ger 1t runs along under the
SCALP now this way, now that until in
an unguarded moment it is gone Ell
tlrely. Rubbing these spots after the
contents have been pushed away a dry,
grat.n sound is distinctly hearI, AS ii
a piece Of dc>sicatei scalp was being
rubbed against the dry bone.