The evening world., 1890-05-12

afterwards rsgsivs him as you would I
guardian angel.
A year or 80 Afterwards ron will ours,
him with eli the fsrvor Of a lost soul.
30 It IL with the hrst dose. The FIRST
thing the victim feels after taking that
hrst doae u afsslirfg Of delicious warmth
IT the pit Of the stomach.
Gradually, and 90 slowly that the vic
tim can etperianos the sensation clearly,
this warmth difusss itself eli over the
entire body.
A gentle. tineling Of the skin. clear to
the finger tbs, sets IN 80 the next Hymp.
tom aud then the victim begins TO feel
drowsy.
The first time, perhaps, he will fall
into q sound sleep. The second time,
though, he will not sleep sound.
Delightful ~faucies float before his
narcotized brain and the victim imagines
all sorts Of beautiful things.
Tho fancies that float through a NOR
phine iend's brain are described as won
derinl and would take up columns Of
apace 20 describe.
He floats through the air in a golden
cloud, with angels on all sides. or he
wanders through beautiful gardens in his
imagination.
The dose he increases until finally his
stomach objects TO the habitual dose, and
dizziness, nausea aud headaches follow.
Then recourse IL had TO the syringe.
These can be purchased in ans drug store
for n dollar and upward.
Then the morphine In solution IL pur-
chased.
,lts strength is sixteen grains OF NOR
phine TO an of water. BY n little
figuring the 1end can calcula. 9 exactly
the dose he wants. rs. .-..
lie will figure that there are sixty fuid
drops 10 q dram. There being eight
drains to the ounce. this would make
the preparation of two grains of morphine
10 SIXTY drops ofthe fluid.
Easy reckoning thus shows that every
drop contains one-thirtieth Of q grain Of
morphine.
by easy stages the dose Is increased.
The appetite becomes more and more
imperative in its demands, and the poor
victim has to keep on increasing the dose
IN order to get the full effect of the drug.
II no longer il n pleasure TO take IL. II
10 q duty. The method of taking II IL by
injecting II under the skin.
The most common Lace for doing this
10 on the lower limbs, though many prefer
the arm just above the elbow.
The skin IL carefully pinched up from
the flesh and then the needle by q quick
thrust ~ driven under II. The syringe
generally contains more than the dose &C.
tually needed. This 10 done in order TO
prevent any air from being injected under
the skin.
Should this happen painful Assesses
result and the inexperienced victims
generally get three or four of these before
they become handy with tho syringe.
Morphine is cheap. II is only a cent q
grain, and 1t can be procured by almost
any n IN any drug store.
The pharmacists make n show of deny.
ing morphine to any but those who have
prescriptions. but they find il hard to
give up one Of the most profitable
branches Of their business,
Still there are many reputable men who
positively refuse It without n prescrip.
ton. The frauds IRE wary. however. and
eau write their W prescriptions. signing
the name of some fictitious doctor.
II by any chance. they are deprived Of
their T." dope" their condition becomes
pitiable. The Door beings suffer the
fortunes of the damned. II is food and
drink and life to them, aud when they
cannot get II their features become dis
heads, aud pains rack the body from the
top Of the head to the sole Of the foot.
They frequently go crazy from the
want Of IL, and not i~nfreauently does one
hear Of q victims death from an over
dose.
These morphine "fends" ouly use the
n way, that of injecting the solution.
II they nannot get. that they will take
SNN NHAeA 1879 -
Of opium smokers are well known to the
reading, public. and they form . distinct
class. Morphine hends, as q rule, do not
smoke opium.
Their dose increases day by day. until
the quantity taken 10 enormous. They
enough Of the drug to kill.a dozen men.
They take this enormous quantityfor o
short time only, however. for their
system finally gives out under the terrible
strain, and death put an end to all their
sufferings.
As morphine taking may be considered
o species OF insanity. 1t is not strange.
ming devices to procure the drug or to
conceal their fatal weakness.
A case of this kind was recently brought
TO light In q Massachusetts, convent.
where. among the pupils was one of Bos-
toms fairest daughters, Of wealthy and
aristocratic parents:
During one OF tho Summer vacations
who had acquired the fatal habit.
and from her learned to use the drug.
On her return to school she frequently
requested permission to study some par
ticulariy difficult problem in an unused
where the Sisters. passing out
and in. frequently found her bent over
her studies, her hands shading her face, !
and apparently absorbed In her task.
A handsome stylographic pen was her
companion, although she was
never seen to use IL.
One day one OF the Sisters found her
studying Us usual, aud spoke to her, but
no reply. Supposing the girl to
turb her. the Sister picked up the pen to
= short note for her when she
awake, but was unable to make
any mark with IL. Closer inspection
that the sty!ographic pen was a
syrinos and The Lottle beside Il s%nenasS
70, contain ink, in reality contained the
Sho was sent home. and under the care
expert physicians freed herself from
be curse.
Numerous cases are on record where
people have feigned sIoruciating agony
mythical complaints in order to get
N injection from a physiclan,