The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-09-29
Strange Effect of This Drug Upon
Those Who Use 1t.
IT ANNlHILATES TIME AND SPACE
Its Devotees Are Given Moments OF
Heavenly Bliss, But the lneVitable
End is Madness or Death.
Takes the Place of Opium.

tie soda"
The speaker was short fat, yong
/ man. whose face was bloated and badly
/ splotched. while his eyes were streaked
| with alternate red and yellow. lis ex-
/ preston was soddenly dull. As he hand
ed the piece OF paper on which the
prescription was written across the count
| or his hand shook violently.
The proprietor OF the little Sixth ave-
nue. drug store in which the young man
stood read carefully the prescription.
| Evidently IL was genuine one. for Dc
nodded assent, and turned o. the long
stretches Of Latin-labclled bottles behind
MIN. One long. slender vial was soon
IN his grasp. II contained an Opaque
liquid Of "A dark and sinister green color.
/ Reaching for a graduating glass the
druggist poured out small quantity
and was about 10 transfer 30 10 a tiny
goblet when the bloated young man,
whose congested eyes had assumed an
evanescent brilliancy. restrained him with
an impatient exclamation: :
DON'T WASTE 1T.
Don't" he cried eagerly. don't waste
time-give 81 10 me at once"
in twinkling he gulped the liquid.
which emitted strong and disagreeab.e
odor. returned the graduating glass and
f
gist thrust into his trembling hand.
"Give me back the prescription. doc
tor said the customer. as he paid for
tho drug and began 10 totter feebly from
the shop. "Tu be in for another dose
this evening"
Outside the drug store the young man
sought the support OF a convenient lamp
post. against which he leaned for min
ute or two. Then he Strengthened up.
and n most wonderful transformation
took place. All evidences OF decreptitude
vanished. The sodden dulness Of his eN-
preston disappeared and was replaced by
keen sensibility and intelligence His
baggy form seemed 10 undergo altera-
| lions and 10 conform more closely with
those lines Of physique which one would
naturally expect 10 find in person Of
his youth and development This meta
m0rphosis complete. away he started a.
"a brisk pace and was soon ingulfed by
the hurrying throng Of passersby.
"Jekyl and Hyde" murmured the re-
porter who had witnessed the transfor-
nation and foregoing incidents. What
IS the matter with that young man
alcoholism
A HASHISH-EATER.
NO replied the druggist as he re-
turned the bottle Of green fluid 20 its
shelf, "he IS one OF New York's thous-
ands Of hashish-eaters. llashish, as you
perhaps know" he continued didacticai-
ly. els q preparation Of hemp profession
ally known as Canabis lndica. IL Us a
narcotic further reaching in fits perni-
cious influences than any form Of opium
YOU may name. Indeed IL has succeeded
opium ln the favor Of those persons who
are constantly in search OF new sensa-
tons.
"Ten years ago New York was filled
with opium dens. many Of which were
palatial. Fortunes were expended IN ht-
ting out n single joint. in creating fairy
land-like environment 10 correspond with
the roseate visions supposed TO visit
those who hypnouzed themselves with
the fumes OF opium. Where are those
Joints to day? Where are those eXclu-
sive dens that catered 20 patrons who
wished 20 indulge the vice I'm assured and
luxurious seclusion? They have disap-
peared one and all only miserable, fl-
thy joints I'm side streets and remote
purieus are now running
"It is not that "A wave OF reformation
has swept the high-class places away,
but the onc-time frequenters and sup-
porters Of exclusive opium joints have
undergone q change of affections They
have taken up hashish as a means of
more thoroughly satiating their appeu-
ties.
MEN OF INTELLECT.
"Many of the opium eaters who nave
discarded that narcotic for hashish are
men Of keen sensiblities. Some are
men of n high order Of intellect and in
tcligence. II is TO such persons that
the effects Of hashish appeal with great
est fascination. 1t distorts ,he fame" for
more than opium. and the Imagery besot
Of it when first used IS more halod1-
SCOPE and pleasing than any form Of
opium gives.
cit has been contended by an ast1te
philosopher that true happiness Hil only
bee possible when time and space are :.bc-
Ushed Well. this is what hashisl te1i-
porarily accomplishes. II sweeps from
the mind an idea of chronological tivl-
sion: 10 eliminates the appreciation ~
space and cOnquers geographical Cie-
tances iu the mind of the eater with
electrical rapidly. So time AMI space
mentally no longer in existence, the blp-
ding hashish eater nuus that all things
OF earth contribute TO his pla ,,ure and
that life Is one long reign of ccst.'ic
joy. a wonderful metamorph '1ke'
place in familiar surroundings. 4 tiny
ballroom expands into 70 vast palace OF
marvellous htAuLNs r INNnlrl-Allrl N4|.
yard becomes tropical garden. a stree,
is no longer a. mere tumultuous thor-
oughfarc. il is a populous wroll Bus
that. remember. IS only IN the hashish
EATERS novitate. when the drug appeals
most entirely 10 his mental faculncr
Habitual use makes IL o. physical neel
or craving. and then the Authorizations
less picturesque and pleasing, often end
in hideous. terroriz.ng visions which drive
the victim into the madhouse or the
grave"
do you know Of any hashish Joints
In New York" asked the reporter.
HAsHISH JOINTS.
"I have heard there are two or three"
answered the druggist "but certain PEE
culiar properties of the drug narcotic
make such places unnecessary. When
man first begins 20 eat hashish he finds
ne has no need 20 repair 90 q secluded
place I'm order 10 prevent friends and ass
socates from discovering the fact. lle
can load up with "a good-sized dose and
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