Mohave County miner., 1890-02-22
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1hs practics Of employing subcutane
ous injections Of morphine as ono Of thu
many forms cf opium poisoning has b.
come = formidable social evil In the lattes
part Of this centuy. which has 10 much
upon IT. conscience. II is one Of the vices
which scienrs has taught. and Of which
the list is certainly not exhausted The
vulg2rixation OF AnHsthetics justiies a.
much alarm for the future Of tho race a.
the vulgarization Of chemical science In
tbs preparation Of explosives does for the
future OF our public buildIngn. Ladies'
now talk of morphine, cocaine and anti.
pyrine a they talk Of frilis and fur.
bellows Their language reminds one Of
the jars and phiAls Of 3 chemists shop
Doctors In the frSt instance initiated
them into thu nystsF1ss Of anesthstics
and now the faculty has no secrets TO
withhold from them On this head.
Tbs abuse Of anasthstice, although not
confined 70 women, ID vice which they
have seized upon--st a events, in this
part Of the w0rld-As though II were
specially intended for them. There is
something In the nature Of woman which
makes her liable 10 fcspon6 To tho fas-
cinating power Of thelA druGs with fatal
readiness, and which breaks her will 10
fesist their spell when II has once OBJ
fnined hold on her. What this some
thing Is, others may perhaps cxplain.
The Prazel needle has been tHc death Of
many woman In France. Tho vice IL
ono almost wholly confined 10 polite
society. Lack Of stamina and high nes.
vous development 20 characteristic Of tho
ladies who move--who arc always on the
rnoye--in the upper circles Of Paris life are
tho conditions which almost Invariably
lead to II. Women 30 organized. and who
lead such lives, are typical subjects Of
neuralgia In Gil Its forms. from toothacho
to those intcrcostal pains which make
many people believe they have heart dis
ease.
Tho woman who lives fer society--I do
not mean who sacrifices herself for society '
IN noble sense--looks upon pleasure a
her right. and Ee.rcely rcsents pain when
II comes. She will take 1t rs warning
70 change her habits. but insists on kav-
Ing Il quelled Immediately by her dsetss
90 that her plans may not BE- upsst. II
doctor cen do it--docton can do woodsr.
ful things nowadays-slthough Il eoa-
quering disease they are not muah nsss
advanced than they were I, 90 ysAss -.
Physic has trumphsd ever patn. "A
death still triumphs Over rhyas. -
little piqure In tho arm ssAAs sMaV ~
raging neuralgia ~ II by magic. and vAat
is moro wonderful. instead o. ths ~ n
gives a delightful sensation a 1nlkss,
vit2lity-a happy mind Ia . hsalthS be11.
Whit pity that the senaAtam lsas ~
last very longi Il may, hsvsvss, - -
novel by having reoourse - ~ ~
needle and by gradually inRsaGiax -
dose Of morphine - the body e5sSs -.
customcd to tho poison
The unfortunate consequences II ~,
habit In some notable cases-ths de.xh
tor instance, Of the Duchesss Dc Ohl r1neI
. few years ago-produced . Ekalasou,
fear Of morphine, and although thb f.,
did not cure those who were already t.
cinated by the eyes Of tie SEDUCTIVE lsul
It kept many from following thar sxam
pie. Moreover, anothsr pain killer aanl
into fashion; 1t was young. snl souss
quently had no bad reputation. This N,
antipyrine. whose praises Dr.. Camille q.
has sounded in tho Academy Of Medicine
Already some disquieting reports IN
aAoat respecting the effect of this drus
upon those who have habitual recourps q
1t, and who have come to LOOK upon II Z,
absolutely necessary to their existenss
We shall probably hear more about /,
soor.-Paris Cor. Boston Transcript.