Tombstone epitaph., 1891-03-29
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 IL was for the purpose of giving an e srrate and interesting account ot how e,0oo Chingnen spend s4GS 359. a annu- ally just f0c the pleasure of hitting the pipe ,n that the Chinese reporter made thorough cisTsSssss of tise various hsUuss ai Chinatown
 There are at present abr at twenty-nvs Chinese firms that deal iu refined opinnt 6sth wholesale and retail There are : pYen pf3yate Chinese jnints, whery r5ium is sold at g 25 per ounce. These i9iuts do aot now admit white smokers, on account of the frequent raids made upon them by the police, but the stores sell to both Chinese and whites, although tue latter must be well known smokers Other wise he has 10 suffer for the wanted ppinln--which, according to all accounts. Is even wosse than to see ''snakes." Great tears would gush ont of his eyes. big drops of prespiration constantly mOisten his brow, while his nosGriis would at aa lf he owned a small sized fountain some where In his head. But the worst of ali ihe ailments is an excruciating pain al. syei his backbone, as if he had been just run through fine clothes wginGer. Under such circumstances be would almost be willing 70 give half of his entire Kingdom to be able to 'shit the pipe"
 Six pills or pipes, about the size of green pea, would restore him to his IaurRl condition of life, which would last biIn for about As many hours. 4 regular 'shend" will consume about an oung6 per day, which is S225
 The sensation while smoking is inc,eel soothing. No matter how fagiguei CT op- pressed in mind, few whiEs of the pii,s would put a man iu the best of social spirits IL has strange mefiisinal proper. ties. and is said Co cure ali kinds uf feycrs and zgue, consumption and palpitatioa of the heart. AnSt ChinameR are driven ta u through business reVerSes and ctileT trnubles, while Bst few contracted the habit through sociHbility, just as all American would 60 on their take 6 drink with friend.
 Is takes just about the same length of time to get the opium habit as to get the drinking habit The latter destroys the mind. and makes s man Irresponsible for his actions, while the former destroys the Sody but makes a keen thinker of the victim. It is estimated that there arg something over I,Oo0 Americans in the city of New York who are now using opium iu the same manner and form as the Chinese Most uf these are said to be well known and fashionable people, as indeed no ether but people of means and of leisure could ever be able to coatrsc; such a habit.
 The OPium dealing firms sell from two 70 five cans per day. each clh weighing about four ounces. Most Of the holeSale orders come fTom towns and cities in and ground New York state, and only nov and then tine native American customers from
 
 Jhey only sell at average of lhree cans per day. A wholesale rates, which is SS.35 syer can for China. imported goods, but shen reJailed out by the fifty cents worth 4 a time it would bring it up to about SIC to SlI per can- At Sln, which is the lowest possible price per can, sixty-six 2aEs amount to SGG0 Der day, or $40, 800 per ear.
 There are eleven joints. The majority of these import their own opium, said to be direct froIa China, but the greater part Uf which comes from Victoria, 5. C. One of these places, which is the best Chinese joint in town, sells at retail on Sundays Rloue from ten Io twelve cans, whiIe thl serond best place sells from eight 10 ten eIus Oa Sundays. On an average these Joints dispose Uf Ave cans day. These places calculate To make from S2 10 S5 on each can Of Chinese imported opium but gtscy are s.bie 70 make more when they Gllx Jlse Victoria in with the pure TETs rs can easily be seen how nearly Sl, ,0yG, ,00G ghapges hands for opium each year.
 According To Cainese San Francisco papers they paid over $500. 600 Tor custom house duties for the Chinese year just ended on opium alODe.--Wong Chin Fec n New York WoEld-