Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1889-04-20
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ONE OPIUM EATER CURED.

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Ne" Ao'A ouu' "a eohnfmed OPIUM
smoker was recently asked whether he
ever knew person who had been cured
OF the habit.
nnol, o ~ ,;as :.
p-'ou' anN suen ~
was hos voluntary cure oy any means.
He was man about 35 years old who
had been q slave to the habit for l5
vaa,s ua uos on r,ua
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BUSINESS "eh' 70 Smash ana De used to-
resort to ell manner OF things in order
to get money TO purobaee .shau, pe
Used to crave eight shell, or 81 worth of
opium day, and have Frequently met
him in Joint that was run nv two tonoh
Ohinsmen in Marion st, tffaripp TO roll
Tor smokers in order to share their op,nm.
One day he had been without a smoke
| for about seven hours, and ha became 40
desperate that he tried 10 rob the iii in
grocery store He was detected and
arrested. He got word down to the i,lnt
telling OF his misfortune. and bepo,np
for Gods sake that somebody wonld
send him some opium. bought some
dry opium pills, aud got ,hem iutu him
after deal of trouble. The ne xs day /
called on him, end more mieereble
wretch never sew. He was suffering
the tortures of hell. He was doubled mn
with cramps in his stomach. and the
inevitable pain between the shoulders
which feels as though somehodv We,
driving spikes into your flesh. pas rack.
ing him. These tortures were ioined e
severe pains in all the Joints, as though
the limbs we're decaying and wou;d soor
drop off. He had been withon. opinn
so long that he was fairly famishino
and the small quantity OF the drug l hsr
been able to send was disposed Of il
short order.
"'There isn't taste of il Left h
, yelled to me as entered his cell III th
Tombs. Then he rolled his toneu,
. around as though searching for On.
small PARTICLES that might be hidde
away in tooth. I gave him the pills
9 had bought. He seized them like
starving man would seize crust q
: bread. He placed two of them in b,
mouth and rolled them around unit
. they had dissolved, and thsn washe
: them down with mouthfuI of wate,
9 In few minutes he was living on b,
/. cot as placid and happy as health
baby. kept him supplied with opinl
until he was tried and sentenced.
managed to slip few of them into hi
: hand sa be wes on his way to Sing Sing
!, heard no mora OF him and forgot q
about him until one day on Broadway
aeversl years later, q stalwert, RI 8
checked fellow slapped me on to
> shoulder and heartily shook me by th
hand. I was nearly surprised into q {
y when be explained that he was sh
ooium fiend OF few years ago. He sal
that when he got to Sing Sing the hab
was on him very strong. The pills hs
given him had erumbled TO dust in b
pocket and had become SO mixed n
with lot OF other stutf that he conl
not use them. he was in raging tor
: ment that aighs, and DRIED for the drus
: The keepers found him, and the priso
physician, who was called, sortuIatel
diagnosed the case correctly.
: wasn't much credit to him, hoy
. ever, for every feature OF the man
! face and every motion OF his bod
!. almost proclaimed him an OPIUM fient
y He was removed to the hospital, and ii
physician was kind enough to get inte
esten in the case. He oraesd him u
with hypodermic injections OF morphil