Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-11-05
DIR HAmmosD'S USE OF COCAINE.
Entertaining the neurological ssscsesS
wiih HIS 4 Lxperissces with
the Drug.
New York Tribune.

" Cocaine and the Cocaine Habit " were
discussed hy the New York Neurological
Society last night, ard some interesting
phases Of the new drug was presented. DR..
Willistn A. Hammond related his personal
exIerience in using IL. He stated that he
had discarded the fluid extracts and most
0f the wines Of coca because of impurities.
one kind Of tie wine preparations he did
use, however, because Il was pure and gave
CNcelleut results IN eases ~ spinal irrift
tion. As general tonic II had an excel
.cnt effect, especially 10 overcoming nsusei,
ard other re. ultg OF weak stomach; Il
had tendency 10 lessen the seDsi6iliiy Oi
lhut organ.
For q docided effect. however, he used
cocaine. Big stories Of disaster resultin.
from its employment have he'n told, aud
An account Of bow the South American
natives lost their teeth and their mind
from chewing cOcoa-leavcs had been b nj
I'd down frou. 1897. but subsequent reports
did not confirm this. Or. Hammond d..
clares hat the stories told OF the wreck OF
Or. JohnsOn's mind originated with qugck,
who wcre going 10 cure the " cocaine ha5-
it," Dr. Hammond proceeded:
- have taken n many as eighteen grqi =
at dose bv hyIodermic injection, di-
vidiBg II NJ over some fifteen minutes. ]
lcgtn ny experiments on mysei with
one grain al night. was rather discour-
aucd hy the first dose. Every puncture
have made has left an in1urated spot, ana
~ one tine feared that erysipelas might
follow. This NAV have been due TO the
condition OF NV system or the kind OF co
cgine used. The result was pleasant;
felt happy happier than before on thli
CAV. rui ! did not sleep until 4. NJ
and ] had severe beadache. The eX-
h.iaraton was slcht-eQual to that given
by TWO or three glasses Of champagne.
The next night 1 took two grains with
the sane result, and the additional one y
IN inOrdinaie disposition 70 write. ILaugl.
teri 1 wIoie eight oI ten pages of fools.
cap. and thought II was unusually good
the test ] had ever written. in fact. - !
read 10 over the next morning. found
c.ch sentence complete. but the ideas Were
incohCrCnf. The third night ] took three
grains. Nv energy then turned 10 taking.
] made speeches to myself; still ! cOul
restrain mlself; had q splitting headache.
! stopped for four or five days. ana then
injected SIX grainS-thIce into el-L arm /
va uu-e.. ] did not lO,e my rel ion 20
c,eut,, bm ] could not sieep. A'ter
three nights ] injected eigh, grains
with the same result. The next night
hut IN eighteen grains in six iniectiDu~-
Two ~ the iegs, two ~ the thighs. and ~
in the chest. ] Gm not sure that ] wa, con-
scious Of what did after that. J wa in
teu~ely tXhilaraied. ] got T. bed somehow.
Wh,n rose st 4. VI. tbings were gene
IaIiN mixed. ! had not arranged my pa
per-. ETC., ~ usual. ] presume. from az
Ie9ranl e.. lad Tad a petty lively time
all ly myself. Laughter J had a head
ache. ny heart uc:i 80 that ! could feel it
and hear u when ! Iaised my arm. But
there va. none OF lie horrible ciect- al
iritutcd to cocaine. no disposition toward
violence. ! acquired 10 habit ] left OF
easily"
Or Hammond said be believed that ilie
drug arrt ieraied he nctiou Of the heart.
ms0e respiration oppressive. and iDduc"d
headacbe. IT, use. however, could br
readiS stopped. i gave q plra~cnt thrill
about four minutes after ibp injection. II
h0d Used i IN c3ses ~ mfIlrI0.Ig lccO.l-
Iauied by refusal 90 tlih. ana had set one
pat. nt 10 talking who bad bot stopped 90
le~t accounts: il Oid NOT cure tat msi42-
,ho'ia. however.
Dr Madison. of Brooklyn. c1utroyerfe1
Or Epum0ud', yi,Us 90 o. The cocaine
habit and said that There wa- such habit
ore uore destructive ihsu the morphine
habit. Pc himself had had five pHy~ician-
ard tno druggists under bis care vino were
vc,im, Oi the hIbi'-one % tucm had be-
cone demtn'cd. IL. oWn experience bore
our that o. Dr. Hammond that 90" u,r %
cocaine produced Iu- 'WniG. Yolubllltt.
headache. UNREST, and ds.u-iou-, thong
pore of them Wa, homie. .aL Tue elect
w. Aeetinr.