The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-11-01
OPIUM sMoKING IN INDIA.
Al InterestiuG Tour In the Slams Of the
City sy tho Hughli.

An InterestiuG Tour In tho Slams OF the
City sy the MuEhM.
, From the London Globe.
The too great zeal of q native servant was
the unexpected means of enabling tho writer
TO crafty his wish to see something of tho
darker side of that great city on the banks OF
tho HuRhli. where II had been ordained.that
he should dwell for . time. and these expert
onces are given in the Seotsmdn. An inte--
view with . most charming and reasonable
inspector, and the soothing effects OF . drink
cooled by more conventional means, led to his
Offering to conduct us around the slums.
After some delay in mastering forces we
started to explore. forming Q eignined process
sion; as advance guard q native policeman
armed with o lantern. which we found was
much needed; next, two inquirers into things.
escorted by two inspectors, and tho rear
brought up by three more natives. Ono Of
the party who had been in . state of unrest.
bewailine the fact that he had not armed him
self with . largo stick-whAt unknown perils
no was prepared to brave who shall say!-
was much oomforted by the display OF force.
we blindly followed the swinging light ahead,
which on either side almost overlaoped. 90
closely were they packed. to . miserable den
G%Istinsuishod. saunt and hollow. shocked. Our
entrance seemed to cause no surprise, Per
hhps z n'' bn, Glance HSns !, r cSaasa 30 .s thrown Mn IN our gu.
ready. and handed TO q smoker! There .was
somsthipe terrible in the eaeerness With which
ess; each pipe holds but . drop Of opium, which,
when prepared. is In q soft. sticky state. This
sSeils on TO one several pelni Il times Si is 0E natural nA size. 'i and
s SoEs .I lIgss. y pushed ,,t ipso ,, tho II a' Ssu Sisy
draw exhausts the charge. The seasoned
smoker will smoke several Of these pipes be-
used. Il WAS Interesting TO come on ona Of the
shops who're the prepared opium 10 sold. II
trisnd drS p cSPeaSSa nj 'p posslS Sit :t i%'I frien sRS
spirit they showed was aroused somewhat BY
seeing with whom We were:
no lack, were viewed with di.trust. as they
were only admitted to o caEe-like enclosure in
70 Che % os iii SoS sso9t w IsS% "S SSra. 'n fSe. ran ps up
pie buy the pure opium at the Governments
their emaciAted customers. e whom, needless
TO say; No n, credit r ttit !; given; The e, worst feature
re town. tsr we we're taken on through many
these lovers Of roast pig were gambling. Our
arrival seemed TO alarm some Of them-prob-
inew that this mild form Of bttiins..ths stakes
,Snri.d s:.' r s%slle CHE, r sams vat a. By s,t ths az:
nary for the remarkable skill shown by the
croIpier: A number of cowTies were thrown
being placed ever as many az IL might cover,
s na@@ 1es " as oo safS As He . iSSa o. w ,ss at tSon
RAPIDLY rsLed away In lots OF three. and tho
S SoSia b. be- t.t.. "A %Ssn p safss; sSIi tho or pS sns
s Ssp %'f Is iftca I. sS% sst at IN. K s sess. m straaro 's IS
though there might still 10 q large number Of
cowrfes left. both around and under where tho
pay winners. Of Course. the rsfinyF Was Was not
was correct. but in the four games we Watched
sissn:shs@ a sixth sense. Il vas not % canny g4s'
cd thrss cones houses. These Consisted Of
mere open sheds Of great size. in which, ON
looking men Of ali Kinds were Sitting or squat-
ting drinking the innocent beverage from
s.ad hat sas oh D,1 Of these sss 's sSops nt %.s ra Tas H4,l0 q
1t would certainly have osen far from pleas
self. In tho centre there were generally one
or two nautch girls dancing. Of the dances
down a long. broad street. curiously quiet and
orderly, turned sharp to the left Through a
through q window on a silent shape lying on a
stone slab-.the morgue. Ono could not help
being str Ses BY the orderly appearance q me
guides, we learned that here, ~ elsew here over
India, the prestige OF the ruling race has A
great controliing power. AZ 2 fact, the chief
sailor, maddened with the Vile liquor he has
bought in some native EroRshop. breaks ont
We were to have a startling example OF this.
hall frequented by very rough customers.
when we cav a sailor, who had evidently been
having some sort OF dispute. suddenly null out
a knife and 20 for n man. They aeemed to be
ready for this sort Of thing. Tor before he could
do any serious mischief. two policemen were ON
him. and the arm that held the knife Was
smashed with a blow from q truncheob, i'm
fortunately they did not stop there, and Il was
q sickening- slight TO see hoN the poor wrstsh
was battered about He had to be carried away
by the rolice. IL seemed horribly brutal. blu.
presumably soft measures are not for a mad
dened rutian with a big knife In his hand and
the power and will to uss IT.
Since THI War