Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-10-18
MEXICAN WILD HEMP
When Smoked Like Opium 1t Has a Weird
Effect.
Curious Experience OF n Man VIII,
Was Supplied With the Drug
While in Jail.


done the bull fights in the afternoon and
was dining at the International Club. IN
Cfudad Porfiro Diaz. When the heavy ma
tive cigars and little Mexican cigarettes
wrapped in corn shucks were brought IN
with the coffee the talk turned To narcotics
and in more or less interesting narrative
ran all the way from perique tobacco to
cocaine. Nearly everybody spoke on the
subject at more or less length. except
Slayden, who listened attentively but said
nothing. That is his way when he is sure
of a story. Finally, when the subject was
about talked out he said:
Did any Of you ever hear Of Malaiu-
ana?" But without waiting for an answer
he continued. We'll, | was a mala juana
fiend once. It's the biggest drug evil OF
them all. The stuff comes from the dried
leaves and bark Of a kind Of native hemp
that grows wild all over southern Mexico.
Its victims usually smoke 1t mixed with
tobacco in a cigarette.
Soon after our road began to boom a
certain town and l got mixed up In law
suit involving the title to some Durango
lots. Just before the case was to be tried
l was arrested on some prcteNt or another
and locked up in the jail, inCummuulcado-
The second day Of my enforced ISOLATION
exhausted my own supply Of cigarettes.
ana smoking being about my only recourse
l was glad to avail myself Of the small.
UMPIRE possessing package OF cigarettes that
came along with my daily supply Of food
anu N'ht't' it'titeI S''ilitiiitllN b''"ll''A
about the first one that ] lighted. The
taste and odOr were both new TO me. but
my reflections upon these qualities were Of
the bTicfest duration.
MOST OF you KNOW now IL ieel5 20 turn
into a big, dOWny, comfortable bed when
You are dog tired, and drift of with clear
conscience ,hlo deep unlrouh.eg' liut
Steep We'll before htlshed nan 'ha-
cigarette that's the way / felt. with the
sensation multiplied ahout ten tunes. iett
as lnoush ! was being senuy hIted from
lne looF OF m! cell on "hich was re
'iiIHHS NHei began 10 smoke ana "allsl
apeut the ar. felt as II something soft
ana othShuully soothing touched me All
over me a"uhh OF Instant music was IN my
ears, charming ElsIaS peopled with eN-
fu-9IleiS sTdCelul Iofnls' opened 10 my
Eyes. ana IN Jle hhHSt OF lue comfort ana
resIuineSs ana beauty OF 1t all went
pearuIIulS 70 steep
- NUS nave petn the afternoon OF lhe
following day when l walked. for there, IN
Us gSuai pace, was my dally allowance Oh
lpVi' d luI jug OF water an'-ahoJher
package OF cigarettes was refreshed ana
hungry, and | ate all the food that had
peth drought me II was the hrst tIle l
Aad peeh abIe 10 ftliSh the coarse tA.e.
81 81: curse, II, a J'sdIt'1e as soon as
hhlShea my meal. L experienced "NiE me
usual mildly narcotic eject OF tobacco, the
only th2nS about my smoke thai was at all
out of the ordinary being a pungent. aro-
iildtIc rag dhcS lotaliE uiliht any ,LLlE
had ever before experienced, which ] found
most pleasing. 1t was not until i hshttd
my third cigarette tnat there was a rtitLl-
tlon OF anything IKE my previous tAlgH-
ence. Upon the appearance OF It's hrSt
symptom l stopped smoking. / was con-
Nlhcea mat the cigarettes were HruSEt''
ana determined thereupoh To smoke 10
more o. lIelii.
some hours afterWard began 10 ne ol'-
pressed win nausea ana otler dlS '-7SIiiS
sensations. Later my head seemed reauy
TO split; every bone ana muscle IN my oouy
ached my flesh felt dead, as II IL was CROP
ping oil my bones my throat was paFsh'u-
Knew tilai dilot mr. S4E't el'e MDG'G "t-it7
me relief, but l felt certain it would be pur-
| chased at me price OF greater suieT-hs
| later on. FOR hours l Jay on lhe Hdtu prs
| on moor ana trleu 10 pear my ch"lee C''-l''
| ton OF lurtures. put Win lhC PaSSlHE ~
| each minute the pdISS muIitpHed- ~
length coula pear Ilelh 40 i"l-gi' N
sheer desperation ~ d go 80 -,
| 20 SMOKE uii''I III! MS @''o'''
| beaTabie' g ,.,.-,,.t, 7 .,.,.
WIN ANUS NJ III I.t :, -
conscious OF a dual peisoItil'S Al my
sense impressions Wtre uou,.y, vi
one OF these pe'Soi'stI-LteS SSt4,i , "a -
cd out OF my poHy' WI'cl- , Son'1l4ee, - -
Ter aE"tie7' anu 20 W -, trt,,,
was d"tul' n - - - ,il1I, "a -,
lhht'eu me P"utlt S liiuNs "lt''' "a,
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slept, WINE Ihe par 81 il'e - a. IS
sciouS n"aIeu ou' ., - -. ,I,9 -
! allhe Ih"si'elIN'l-' u 'i'''''
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- HeiV'-lof'I VA nv =. ~. 7 -, a. -
| anu h.eIectud t 81 H-7i' "a i -, g. no
! each time II seemed 10 liS -. " a. ..i,.
Win a new SeGuI'l - - ~. -,
iasteo bul yen uaSs - ,j,',g NV
irlai OF tAI.a44s' ~. -, - -, "a -,
hberlE' MY III . Str.1.t I - -
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last = NSeh ~ -, - ia g. -
imagine my ''lSiItS ~ 1-, -,
| HIS IKE NHeiIi' -, si7 ~. ~
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| kioM lHs nS lin VI 'i'e VI US ~
r eCDiiie a g ~ ,1,-. 7 ms
| ne lhIru uaE % ny 80, 49, 80 vs.
loILl5IIls epoI1 lhs ilollt "a 'tS -,
uaIiy ulutr Ile li4I'eiCe' W4eI IN ~ 5
Cci.uucI OF d man 81 , nv
| my Mdhuel iiis "'SSl1 i r. - n, -
| dSdiN9t d ioilS tooI - oIiu ,I !" -
duobt Wall Su'H a. u v'lIiiiioH III IN
| towns ara ms "Aoie atlI'uue CON- ~ nc nc
luea mat ne WIS FEliiS 70 slim HiIIl7eiL
INTO II poulIy' soon re Wa SuItouI-Htu
by quite a crown OF men, women 'Liu
chlldren all OF Mlpm were very careful
| however, 10 Keep thelr distance. walked
| over ana joined the crowd. \ nearer APP
proach showed me tnat with one haHl ne
was lighting on some horrible demon which