The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-09-01

| ten ana fifteen, DIMINISHING sohte""aN III
cold weather. as the clubhouse mas not
| yet been tttod with steam neat ana
electric lights. Among the mole distin-
! guished members are "HyPo john VINO
| claims once 10 have been baptist
| rfeacher; Dick" Locke. formerly skils-
| ful opticiarx with a remunerdtive prac-
tice; sam, the .iumber, VINO fons
ago gave UP plumbing, and its tat emol-
uments 10 devote himself 10 the manlp-
ulation OF the hypodermic needle, reg
Kelly, a man with wooden leg and
corntenance Axe a raw beeisteah, whose
strong suit Is "panhandliuS with plte-
Gus tales of woe. from dark To IL O'Clock
every night. pete, the SweGe,' a mild
hammered creature with soft voice and
no chin TO speak OF, ami Doc" the
one knows not what, except that he
seems 10 want only black nose 10 be
the portrait Of a pug dog. Every one
OF these men made a long apprentice
snip at going downward, and every one.
at some stage of the descent, has been
shamed into the adoption Of an alias.
sam, the plumber" viii sometimes
scrub the floor Of drug store IN the
neighborhOOd in the early morning
hours, taking his pay in - cents worth
OF cocaine. which VIII keep him asleep
the rest OF the day, but such conduct Is
regarded as unprOfe ssiOnaL The true re-
Mgion of the Hypo is 10 beg half the
night and indulge in cocaine dreams all
day with the proceeds, so that by
o'clock the streets are pretty well de-
serted by these picturesque gentry. From
10 A. VI. are their Office hours. when
such business as they have on hand
must be transacted. il is then they may
usually be found in their den. a place,
as already limited. where no person OF
delicate susceutibiuties or ccicate nos
trils need apply. Sometimes In these
business sessions II win be found that
some impi0yldent or careless member
has pawned or broken his hypodermic
instrument. ana ne must be accommodate
cd by one OF mis- brethren till such time
as he can get another needle. Another
VIII not have the necessary dough 10
buy his dope" and De IS compelled TO
borrow from one more fortunate Plans
Of campaign for securing future supplies
OF the precious drug are also mapped
out during these hours
APEEcIoUs POSSESSION.
But everyone, if it be possible. keeps
constantly in his possession a cheap sy-
rirge costing from 81 to Slzj; II is more
necessary than Il coat, more precious
than pearls or hhe gold. They are more
with mis- wheel; they are almost always
III their waking hours iOndling y, scru-
timing IL minutely 10 see that 1t IS IN
perfect working order. uuwrappius and
wrapping it up again; il H. life and hap
liness 10 the poor wretcne5, without 1t
they must suffer the tOrtures Of the
damned. In some cases TIE arms or the
victims have been SO often pEnctured
that they are covered with Assesses and
scars; then they resort to otmer parts OF
the body 10 inject the pernicious and
stimulating narcotic.
Every cocaine slave carries about his
ragged person a tWo-drachm homeopath-
Sc Vial filed with water, into this the
cocaine in powdered form is emptied and
well shaken; then the requisite dose
IS drawn up m the graduated syringe
and shot into the blood. They vince
and SILVER ike a man with The palsy
during the operation and il is sickcnus
10 be behold. No sooner have they OBJ
tanned a suitable portion OF the drus
than they tOtter on TO- their den 20 go
through this operation and tumble of 10
sleep. There they are left undisturbed. |
FOR If the police know OF their resort |
the inmates are not molesttd. To lock |
these persons up in "a police station |
and deprive them OF their drug would |
lunatic asylum, I'm which every prisoner |
would iii the air with walls and snriaks |
Ike lost souls ~ yurgat0fy Inc police |
do not care to assume that risk.
The HypOs frequently pairuuize |
certain an-nlght drug store not lar from /
their den, and the clerks well know an I
of them for h1bi,uals OF the lowest and /
most DEGRADED type. Everyone has /
different story OF bow Doe got started On /
the use of his drug, but they are now |
such notorious liars that no ono of any |
experience IN their peculiar methods viii /
put any faith H. what they say They /
are IN and ont of here "a DOE times "a |
day" said one OF the clerks yesterday. /
Their purchases seldom amount 10 /
more than or ID cents. Tor RS soon as /
they succeed i'm raising a nickel or a dime |
by begging or stealing they cannot wait /
lCi ger for the enjoyment they eNper- /
ioncc after every shot under the slin I
and they make haste TO get the stuff and |
shuttle back 10 their resort where they |
can take it.