The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1888-08-30
HE DRANK HASHISH.

HE DRANK HASHISH.
Remarkable Experience Or ! Drug Clerk Who
Blundsrsd In Taking Medicine.
Manchester Union.
But q few miles from this city lives
q man who was once as fine a drug
clerk as there was in the city Of Bos-
ton. But that was some time ago,
and no doubt he is forgotten by the
fraternity in that city. His name is
Rolphie r. Sanford, and heis at pres
ent residing with his widowed mother,
who owns q fine residence not far
from Manchester. Sanford is some
over 40 years of age, and is q com
plete wreck. His hair is as white as
snow, and his left side has been para
lyzed from the crown Of his head to
his feet. Besides this, while mixing
chemicals at the last place in Boston
where he worked, an unforeseen COM
bination ensued, and an explosion
was the result. This explosion proved
most disastrous to7Sanford. He got
the bulk of the flying liquid in his
face, and his nose was fairly
eaten off. He was ill for q
long time, and during his sick
ness his whole left side was par
alyzed, as stated above For a num-
Der of years he has resided with his
mother. Within the last three years
he has partly recovered the use of his
afflicted side and in the summer time
manages to get around and do a lit
tie garden work, the Sanford place
being noted for the quality Of the
vegetables raised and the beauty of
the floral plants. Sanford is a most
interesting conversationalist, and is
full OF stories regarding the life Of a.
drug clerk, in whose existence there
r many times crowded Incidents
alike ludicrous, serious and full Of the
terrible. His experience with hashish
is worthreproducing. Hashish is the
foundation of the same wonderful ex-
tract that figures in Monte Cristo.
The name by which it goes among
druggists is "extractum cannabis
,indic@," or extract Of Indian hemp.
The liquid preparation resembles ink
in appearance-ada dark greenink. It's
fragrance is ofa narcoti odor, and
in taste it is slightly warm, bitterish
and acid. In Hindostan, Persia and
otherparts ofthe East, hemphashab-
itualy been employed as an intoxicat-
ing agent. The parts used are the tops
ofthe plant and a resinous product OBJ
tained from it. The plant is cut
after Towering and formed into bum
dies from two to four feet long by
three inches in diameter, which are
sold in the bazaars by the name Of
gunjah. The resin obtainedis formed
into balls by the natives, and is
smoked like tobacco, with which it is
said to be frequently mixed. An in
fusion or decoction of the drink is
sometimes used as an exhilarating
drink. e
A representative of the Union saw
Sanford some time ago, and as it
was just after dinner, and he had par
taken of his meal with unusual relish,
he was just in the mood for talking.
"Why, my boy" saidihe, drug clerks
OF course have secrets. You want
me to tell you a little story, eh? Ii
1 should tell you some of the secrets,
Of course they would be secrets no
longer, but I'll tell you a little of my
experience with hashish. It's a stuff
that no n wants to NEEDLE with
with impunity, allow me to assure
you, II | had not been careless l
would not now be able to tell you my
experience with hashish. 1t was
some 8 Or 10 years ago when I was
at work with a prominent druggist
in Boston. For some little time I
had been suffering with dyspepsia,
and the ailment bothered me so that
life became. unbearable. I at last
mixed up a decoction that gave me
great relief. l was to take it before
meals and placed the bottle on a
shelf behind The prescription counter
among other bottles which are usual,
ly found in that place. One noon I
went to take my medicine. I took
down what | thought to be the right
bottle, and discarding the use of a
spoon, I placed the orifice to my
mouth and took a large swolloW.
Horrors! The taste tod me -thsss 7
had maue a mistake! I looked at the
bottle and-well my friend, I had
taken a large dose of Indian Gamma
bis, or otherwise hashish. / knew
what the results would be, / stag
gered back to the rear part of the
store. How queer | felt. How light
l was growing. Up. up, up | went
until my head bobbed against the CELL
ing. was like a cork floating on
disturbed water, Iglided along and
could look down and see the huge
bottles, each one with a hideous face
laughing at me, The stool on the
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