Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1899-05-12

sOns ana p1nks; ut another there was q
distinct predOminance of golden color.
The first effect Of the drug, however, was
the tendency Of a printed page at which
he was gazing to assume u blue or violet
border, and at frequent intervals thereafter
he was conscious of an exceptional abun.
dance of this hue. Almost tho only after
effect which he records was n heightened
appreciation of blue and violet.
Again there were great alterations in
the brightness of the show. Sometimes
the colors were somber and sometimes cx-
ccedingly vivid. Indeed there were mo-
mcnts when he seemed to be gazing upon
a most dazzling assortment of jewels.
Form was a less conspicuous phase of
the display, yet it was not excluded there
from. There were lace patterns, ara
besques, porcelain designs and finally pic
turesquo human figures. Occasionally
the sense of smell was excited delightfully."-.
Most of the visual phenomena were per-
ceiyed when the experimenter's eyes were
closed, but If he raised his lids md looked
about him any conspicuous object, like a
gas jet, was likely to assume fantastic
shapes Rnd constantly changing proper
tions. It would enlarge and contract with
amazing frequency. 1t has been Suggest.
ed that tho Kiowas have a definite object
in keeping q fire blazing before them
whenever they indulge in a mescal seance.
The artist OH whom experiments were
tried had a weak heart and experienced
some unpleasant physical sensations. He
suffered slightly from nausea, which was
relieved when O biscuit was handed to him
to cat, and at times he felt severe pains in
the n~eighborhood of the heart. He also
rcported-an oppressive sense of sufocation.
singing in the ears, hot eyes and hands
and tremors. But he emerged from the
ordeal without harm. His visions were q
little different from those of Mr.. Ellis,
but on the whole the excitation of the
color sense was the predominant feature.
All of the definite forms that he perceived
were grotesque md suggested Aubrey
Beardsley's conceptions.
The time which elapsed from the first
dose to the last perceptible effect of the
drug was usually about IL hours. One
might lie down-and he was apt to feel
sufficiently INDECENT after a little to do SC
Nbut the subject was not sleepy, and he
.hlso found that he possessed a certain
amount Of intellectual Independence. Mr..
Ellis says:
"Mescal intoxication may be described
hs chiefly q saturnalia of the specific
senses and, above all, q n orgy Of vision. A
large part of it's charm lies in the halo of
BEAUTY which it casts around the simplest
and commonest objects. It reveals an
optical fairyland, where all the senses now
and then join the play, but the mind itself
remains q self possessed spectator. Mescal
i~ntoxication thus differs from the other
artificial p%aradises which drugs procure.
Under the influence of alcohol, as in nor.
NAL dreaming, the intellect is impaired,
though there may be a consciousness Of
unusual %brilliance. Hasheesh, again, pro-
duces al uncomfortable tendency to move
ment and bathes it's victim in a sea of
emotion. The mescal drinker RENAME
calm and collected among the sensory
turmoil around him. His Judgment is as
clear as in the normal state. He falls into,
no oriental condition of vague and volup-
tuous reverie. On this ground 1t is not
probable that it's uses will easily develop
Into habit. New York Tribune.
The Estate Worth S2, O00, 900.
New YORK. May 8.-The will Of the
late Antonio Terry, who died in Paris,
France, Dec. IA, 1893, and who was the
husband of Sibyl Sanderson, the opera
singer, was filed for probate with the
surrogate here. The principal legatees
are Nine. Terry and Mr.. Terry's daugh.
ter. It is said that the amount of the
estate is about 100000 Q !