The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-05-21
A SUPPOSITIONAL CASE THIS.

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In the words Of "The Besgar studeut'sr
song In the opera Of that name, ''I4et Us
suppose, that man highly educated,
learned in the law, leaves lucrative practice
| in q country town TO come to great
eity-a city like Philadelphia. for instance
TO accept and fill one OF the highest positions
Ia the Gift OF the government OF his Ma
| ton.
Let us suppose tina, while an incumbeu,
OF that office he performed the duties Of the
trust connded to him with scrupulous fidelity
and intelligent exactitude. Let us suppose
that when his term Of public employment
expired the National government, recognizing
the acumeu he had displayed in the manage
ment Of very important and intricate legal
matters. still commanded his services In
private capacity, remunerating him even moro
handsomely than when he was public Of
feer.
Let us suppose that, in addition to these
gifts Of fortune his private practice was and
had been OF such profitable character that
he was enabled to lay aside a sum OF money
that not many years ago would have been
considered an ogernowing purse
Let us suppose that his domestic and his
social surroundings. 60 far as they were
visible TO the public eye, were all OF an GU
nohlng character.
Let us suppose that, suddenly. public reyela-
ton is made of the fact that for some time
he has been secretly the companions OF felons
and an abettor in their felony.
Let us suppose that his moral turpitude
had reached such g degree that not satisfied
with wronging the National government that
: had been his friend and admiTer he should
: have proved even treacherous TO the trust
c confded to him by his criminal oonarceners.
/ Let us SUPPOSE that this reyelation astoi,nd-
q ed his friends and benumbed their faculties
d Of thought in an attempt To comureheno ms
y acts
a Let us suppose that for wears ne had ne.r
: victim of physical disorder that affected
5 his power of hearing
Let us supnose thar a physician. in an at.
tempt to palliate This evil. had recommended
s end prescribed the use OF cocaine
- Let US suppose that from that proper us,
S OF seductive drug the patient became vic
e TIM. and so addicted 10 It's use that he foun,
himself unahle m foreeo the Measure OF IL
IS employment.
Let us suppoye that he never accented inv
=, tetions to 20 far from home without proyid
A ing himself with an annie supply OF tina
n which had become his master.
!. I,et ne snnpose an mis- ia he true VIVA
re then?
:. Let us now give premise to this supPosi
4. tional story
Cocaine. like morphine, is drug capabi
of most beneficial results to mankind. and
\. 10 only IT'S abuse ana not us 'h'e'i'sene vs.
40 from cocoa leaves, the product of a shrub tina
a. grows wild in South America.
3 The virtues or the plant as nerve stmular
have long been known to the Peruvian ha
e. pcrderine notice Of travellers by the proIonge
MS fatigue which they were enabled to enduI
81 nv sin,niv chewing the leaves About min,
teen years a young German physician calle
the attention of the medical profession to Il
fect that a soluble combination Of cooair
with hvdroobloric acid nossessed remarkab
!, properties as a local anaestheue
II It was found that when this was applied
~ i've tin of the tongue that portion OF the orgs
NC was temporarily henumhed similar e!
rerirAnt with the eve led TO a like result.
n vas found that upon the application of
~ Sou arors q, the solution the delicate nerve
-or OF sensation were practically pafayAeu d,
LOT tb.t ,be most painful operations could
SUB rorformed without discontinue to the p
De nont
Tor while the drug was little used on a
OF count NJ lis great EXPENSE and the difficult
ne of obtaining the pure preparations. It W
u locked upop and believed to be entirely sal
W m matter wnere applied, and entirely harr
ny loss
by IL ,imo however. the difficulties attendil
&c ,,annfac,ure we're removed, and 1t car
he mo more general use. to duh the sensible
OIL ~ the nose and larynx during examipatio
les "a onerations
led ~
ten Thus far we have considered the use
cocaine simply as valuable anaesthet
ers n, cd only by the hands of intelligent a
a o,rsc,entous physicians Soon, however,
ess oes, became so lessened that it was introduc
Me ~ = the wide held of patent medicines as
A hos,c condition of so-called catarrh rem
lon dios
OIL Ar,r,arertIv when thus employed 1t pl
rhe 6nrad Inc most marvellous cures, because
me Not,ant ending the delicate nasal mombrs
vas saaasned and all discomfort and annoyaI
us non,oyoa imagined that the evil hat pas
by awav not knowing that the relief was Of
NIL temporary.
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