Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-04-05
ATERRIBIE DRUG.
...,.r,,ofa Man Who Drank the HaSheeSh
" and the Effect it Produced.
Manchester Union.

20. nTI %
and the Effect ii Produced.
Manchester Union.
D.. . few miles from this city lives a
~ mo was once as fine drug clerk as
I.,s was in the city of Boston. But that
y. .one time ago, ne is forgotten by the
,,tsrnity in that city. His name is Rol-
Il. sanford, and "a is at present
.,.5pg with his widowed mother, who
ANS a fine residence not far from Man
S...er His experience with hasheesh is
Dah reproducing.
rspresentati7 e of the UEion saw San
nd some time ago, and Is it was Just
.a- dinner and he had partaken of his
nal with unusual relish, he was in the
-Oi tor talking, "Nhy, my boy" said
drug clerks of course have secrets
yog want me to tell you little story, ehf
should tell you some of my secrets
course they would lie secrets no longer,
|urlgive you a little of my exper-
cevith hasheesh. It's q stuff that no
wants TO NEEDLE with with impunity,
Lov me to inform you. III had not
en careless / would not row be able to
el you my experience with hasheesh.
Vi was some eight or ten years ago,
| rgl was at work for a prominent drug
|,a in Boston. For some little time !
albeeE suffering with dyspepsia, and
l.. mment bothered me so that life
eame uubearable. atlast mixed up
lgcofiug that gave me relief was to
BE 10 before meals, and placed the bot
90 Che shelf behind the prescription
ac4tsr among other bottles which is us
H. found ia that place. One noon /
|m.to take my medicine. l took down
| Us, thought TO be the right bottle, and
sGdug the use of spoon, placed
oufce to my mouth and took a large
sl0v Horrors The taste told me
BAIL Tad made a mistake. | looked at
be bottle and-well my friend, l had
lEI large dose of Indian cannables,
otherwise hasheesh, knew what the
e5' would be. ! staggered back to the
|@'pgrt of the store. How queer felt
a'vugat | was growing. Up, up, up, l
'tt until my head bobbed against the
ling. I was like a cork floating on dis
I5ed water. | glided along, and could
d l5so and see the huge bottles, each
De sl.1 q hideuus face laughing at me.
Zoe stools ou the marble floor seemed to
"1t 90 keep me company, ana their click,
exon The marble -four souneed like
.ill.r Ia my ears. Suddenly l was
.lsei into iEky blackness. From
o. 5'0a uothiugutssA. flashed out bright
-s OF hight. I reached the sofa aud
.ls down upon ~. Ny tongue seemed
'ss.. 6la ] tried in vain to scream,
90 sound issued | seemed to know
mere was q long, long hour before
2! lt.oT clerk would be back from din.
.aaI- that hs might not come into the
'''m and discover my condition
y. events of days and weeks came be-
3! Lrd iu all the details, and | saw
'-a-it'ul taoes-augeiic IN their
.'-... "Aleh seemed TO becken to me
y .--l vanish with a hideous laugh.
1'.Is. conditions and relations seem
"oe presented Again I was tossed
+. e5a..n- and thrown by some in
os i1'ee from one side of the room
-' o.leF. / felt no conclusion, but
'-.,4 about like a huge foot ball.
wv iel| back into dreamy contem
..-, and years seemed to pass by.
pictures were worked, my limbs
d.. gated with lead, just the opposite
!. experience of what seemed to me
ago. ! heard somebody saw 'Whv