Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-01-04
THE cnloRoFoRM habit.
4 ,ian Driven Z" u by stock Gambling
l. Cured nv Hard Rowing.

Man Driven Z" u by stock Gambling
l. Cured nv Hard Rowing.
III YOU w"r" not personal friend Of
mine. the dentist went on 10 say. Il
shouldn't do this; it 5 horribly unprofes-
sional. YOU know" Then he took a
small bottle. and with small glass meas
ure b. carefully metcd ont the dose.
There are thirty drops OF pure chloro-
form here. he said; when YOU 80 to
bed pour the chloroform upon the center
If folded handkerchief. lie upon Your
side on the edge Of Your pillow, and in
hale the drug. carefully keeping your
mouth closed Sniff away at it just as If
it were smelling salts: the pain will dis
appear. and YOU viii sleep hike a top"
Now l longed for night. When it ar
rived jumped into bed, thirsting for
sleep. and carefully carried out my in
structions. Having lowered the gas l
took the folded handkerchief emptied
the contents of the little bottle upon its
center laid my head upon the edge Of
the pillow. closed NV eyes and mouth,
aud proceeded to iahale as directed.
,iradutliv. Yet rapidly, a feeling of drow-
sincsS crcpt upon me. FIRST | seemed t.
~ looking upon hiack and inkv dark
ness: tn the darkness seemed softly il
animated by mit,t. points OF light. like
distant stars. Presently the light of
these stars became more Intense. and l
noticed thai they Were arranged in innu-
nerable parallel rows. II gave Inc
strange pleasure TO- gaze upon them.
Now the pain in my face disappeared,
The stars seemed Ia grow brighter and to
increase in size. Then suddenly they
Ill began to revolve at the same
Instant. | gazed at them this,
a; any rate. was the sensationl
with a sort Of pleased astonishment and
curiosity. As I gazed they revolved still
more rapidly; then I heard putting
noise. winch increased Iii rapidity, ex-
actly resembling the sound made by
Instant engine leavD a station. and then
| saSk into a deep tranquil. dreamless
sleep. which lasted I'll the night. In the
morning | woke 6 eatlv refreshed and
he pain in my face had gone. The one
sound nights rest had done me an im-
mense amount Of good. My mind no
longer dweit painfully upon my miser-
tblt tlbuuIc ScufA tNpt tht siistlc tl5t
with calraness. Onoe more was COM
parasively happy man. and l went on
with NV ordinary avocations in half
iubalant state.
But again that night sleep avoided me.
[ counted 900, / repeated the multiple
cation L bic, l tried 10 picture in my
minds e an innumers bic succession Of
sheep Jumping over hurdle. tried to
recall the last SUNDAY sermon; all to no
avail. Morning came to find me still
weary and wakeful. and SO | resolved to
call again upon NV friend the dentist. !
did 50. but NV visit was not altogether a
success. On learning what wanted my
friend sternly refused fresh supplies.
Chlo,oforn. he said. was dangerous
drug: to Use it once was all well enough:
the habit of taking it was worse than
dram drinking. When I began to entreat
be bowed me out of the room.
Indignantly marched to the nearest
chemist 5 and asked for an ounce of
chloroform As calmly a. if | had been de-
manding a black draught. The chemist
inquired if | were a chemical man. and
upon my replying in the negative de-
clined 10 supply me-. Afferward went
To four other chemists with the like re-
suit. How | obtained the drug at last is
neither here or there: but by the exercise
of some ingenuity l became possessed of
a pound bottle OF chioroform and a two
dracltm glass measure graduated III
drops. And now found myself i'll pos
session of Il panacea more potent than
..poppy or mau,lragora, or ali the drowsy
syru,s Of the world Every night ]
used to procure sound and comfortable
sleep. and I went on doing 81 unconscious
of NV danger. For three hole months
l continued in this course. The habit had
mastered me from the first. This Is an
honest confession and not sermon. and
am bound TO state that the only incon-
vefience ever experienced was slight
feeling of nausea in rte morning. Two
distinct desire, irresistib!y prompted me
the one an intense longing for sleep and
a refuge from mental worry, the other a
hankering after the pleasurable sensations
which the inhalation Of the drug invari-
ably produced.
By this time the habit had taken such
a hold upon me that during the DAYTIME
could think of little else but OF my
pleasure to come. Toproduce the desired
effect the dose had been slowly increased.
] was now inhalmg regularly sixty drops
every night.
Probably should not be here TO tell the
tale if had not become engaged to b.
married. Nv two future brothers-in-law
invited me TO accompany them in boat
ing party on the upper Thames. l ac-
cepted: and then it suddenly struck me
that should be deprived for one whole
week at least Of my favOrite drug. De-
lection in such indulgences would GER
tainly break off the marriage. 1t would
not do to be found out: 50 l started with
out single drop Of my divine elixir. l
was quite out of practice III sculling and
at nigh, time lay down to rest tired rs 4
dog and dead beat. That was my saliva
ton. Islcpt like top. and have never
inhaled single drop OF chloroform since.
know good deal more about it now
than did then. know now that had
shifted in my sleep on To my face
might have been suifocatod, and pro-
baby would have been. | know now
that hal vomiting taken place-and it is
one Of the commoneSt results of the in
halatlon Of the drug-there was every
likelihood of similar result. know.
too. that with slightly larger dose there
was every chance Of my being found
dead in my bed. st. James
Gazette.
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