The times., 1898-01-02

Hasheesh and opium smoking is INDUCED
in TO q much greater extent in Washington
than most people would suppose. and it is
by no means confines! TO the sons of the
Flowe'y Kingdom,
Dope fiends may be seen lettering
around almost any of the hotels saloons
aud other public places, and are realty
recognized a S patrons of tie pipe by their
lank, sickly, swarthy appearance, and a
seeming disposition to avoid general con-
tact and conversation with their friends
and acquaintance. A majority Of the ie
unfortu3ates have their own private outfits
and car indulge wheneN er ,lisposedin wnat
is said TO be 1.-The highest misery and the
| highest pleasure which can come from ill
ha ling smoke from long steamed pipe; i,ut
| there are those who must seek the dirty
| anl uniny iting Chinese joints whenever this
appetite is TO lie satisfied. So vigorously
| have the officers of the law prosecuted
those who have been caught selling opi I'm
or permitting its smoking, tfat it is
difficult for one not thoroughly in with
Of those places. He naturally dis.r ISIS
| every American and an effort TO b2 given
an opportunity TO hit the piIe" without
being voucbed for by sGme one always
results in a prompt. short and flat refusal.
| \ China man, when he chooses, saIi De eI ell
closer than clam, and to attempt TO argue
the question or present certificates Of in r
acter is simply waste OF time To y1u but
not to the Celestial, who plrsues his " tah-
ing or ironing with elen more persistent
irdustrv than ever While lie simply casts
or you a Sickly no-catchee me -Mellicaa
man grin. rg..
II, however, one once gains the con-
| fidence Of Chinaman, he VIII do alrnn5t
anrthlng for him, and tel him, in i'is
| bigeon- English, of al the mysteries of
op.uu; and hasheesh smoking, and the
calle: may rest safe in taking smoke, a
sleep, and d dream, on one OF his had
board bunss. Tie proprietor viii not
noIesI his visitor or effects, nor neither
will he permit others TO, bat he is always
sure that the dollar is forthcoming nc
fore allowing any privileges in the joint.
NJ dollar, no smoke, is slis invaria Die rule.
I've eaten everything except excelsior
AMI hay. aDG drank a little of everything
except cod liver oil said n ewspa ier
man last night, and So / concluded to
gire the pipe one trial Just to SEE how il
would 80, and for the value of the eN-
pctieHcc. Wen, had my desire gri l.
fled. but I'd rather have had the eX-
periencc spoken OF by Luther Benson. IN
his Fifteen Years in He'll, than try il
again To drink whisky which registers
10 ib Tie shade is bad enough, but ones
first experience with opium is 10000
time. worse. ESpcrience they say, teaches |
q deaf school. I've got my diploma us a |
fuI fledeed graduate on this line, and |
VIII never try it again.
Tell You the experience? Why, 1 |
c. uldn't-it would take a book. But so |
into one of tlese Joints yourself and smoke |
pipe, and you will have fifteen hundred |
little devils pulling at every joint and fibe.
of yo u. body hefore You get through with
it True, ycu have some very charming
dreams or visions for time, but getting
over the effects of il is the Iuint. / saw
everything from hornets shaped like devils
Il, an"tls with siX-fOot wings: sometimes |
was walking in bea utiful meadows listen
ing tt the NJ usic OF birds AID inhaling the
perfume of flowers; then again / was
ON the Drink OF purgatory, listening to
tile clanuring cry of the damned for my |
II, sh and blood thought ehouls were
beginning tn 1evour me at the ba TX OF
nay neck, and have SCARED it beyond
rec,-v very. L fear, in my Efforts TO protect
il from my assailants. l guess the ac-
cursed drug tried TO work itself out by |
near way, but after / got out of That
place and TO my home | IN ust have been
q deplora BILE locking wreck. .fy wife asked
ne if was drunk, and | assured her
tha; vas not, but that / was the sicsest
MAI in eleven States. I WIS completely
uEI erved and could scarcely walk. Ny
lips were purple, my eyes bulged from their
s:.okets. and every color of the rainbow
appeared on my face. / managed to get
to bed, and for more than twelve hours
was the victim Of n sensation not 20 be
described in polite terms ! was sick near
unt' 6eath. Every time ] closed my eyes
could see the most horrinle-looSing o5-
Jects nagini bic. If was not in hadss,
was at the first station this side.
Did I see any pretty women: Ger |
tainly, but a thousand fearful spect:tclcs
to tvery pretty one. Reformer Charlotte
Smith and Dr.. Mary Walker were two Of
the features of the drama DR.. Mary in
boomers and Mrs. Smith dressed in DR.
Mays regulation black coat and pants, |
but theif fun WAS spoiled By two police
nsei,, whom 1 recognized as Speaker Reed
and Kari Decker, who arrested them. Oh,
you can see little of everything hut One
Lung will tell you that it won't DC so |
bad tho next time, that ii grows better
every trial; but don't want any more
OF it, either for experience or pleasure,
il there he any Of tue latter i'll it.
Opium smoking is giving WHY to hast
cesi, an indiar drug, Which can be bought
in solid or liquid form. Two pinches OF
the snuff viii furnish a man with enough
dreams to write u book. Some smof.,s
us" u lit tie OF the drug with their tobacco,
ard they say they get the exhilaratinn |
the dreams. The whole business |
is a delusion and g snare, but if one
wishes to find the nearest route to the
sc.ifGde OF the grave opium or llasheesh |
should be chosen
You'll never get II aurich's unless yon ask ,