The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-05-05


form Of drug addiction. Tt is undoubt-
edIy crue that the Chinese are. responsf-
BILE for the Introduction OF the habit
into this Count. but 1T has long ago
grown Far beyond the sphere os ndu-
ence Of the Chinese. ut has taken sep
ar3te root and Is growing at a pacV
that can only be called charming Goa
slider for "a moment these official hg
uves. showing the importati0ns of
smoking opium into -ne United States;
1870 ......... 126o3 pounds zone year
1850 ......... 7.196 pounds zone year,
1890 ..-..---.. 58,9S2 pounds zone Year,
1900 ..---- I29355 pounds zone yeaT)
These figures refer to opium intended
20 be used for smoking only. and it IS
necessary to the better understanding
of this subject % say that these regts-
tered fnDortations OF opium represent
only the amount of the drug consumed
10y those of DISCRIMINATING and eXclu-
Eive tastes The saoneye+ devotse Of
tobacco smCFes and Imported cigar,
while a domestic brand contents his
poorer neighbOr. In the same ways the
elite OF the blaclzer smoke viii con-
sume only the imported opium. i'm orig
inal tins. The victims OF the drug
who cannot afford 20 pay nearly 81
for less than a quarter of a pound Of
the genuine drug have 90 be satisfied
ture sold by the Chinese, or with a
pure. but unprepared compound pur-
veycd by unscrupulous druggists This
latter consists ~ what IS technically
known rs the solid extract OF opium-
a heavy paste formed OF commercial
guTn-OUfurn- 1T can be solo much
cbe7pe than genuine smcking opium.
md. consequently there has crown I'D
O. heavy trade in this commodity. one
back street druggist in New FORK has
alone An exact estimate of the actual
number OF opium smokers In the United
States IS as bard TO obtain as ft Is DIFF
Irut to decide how much OF the dug
IS smoked The amount imported Is q
most valuable Indication, but it lis rot
a. comprehensive one.
OF an the habits TO which mankind
has faller - victim 81 Is probable tha
none offers greater difficulty TO he be-
Einner than does opium smoiSinS. Ia
subject that X takes nearly year Of
steady smoking TO create regular
craving for the drug. II Is generally
considered. to be more easily abandoned
than any other form Of Opiunl Sddic-
ton
Tle apparatus necessary for the
smoking of opium consists OF a pipe. q
lamp and a long needle, upon which
20 cook the opium. These are the es-
Fentials. All the other things are ac-
smoker here and elsewhere is invarfa-
Die Probably it IS the original prim-
itl%e pipe. At least. it has grea,
family likeness TO the pipes used 10y
the North American Indians ana other
aboriginal people. 'The pipe stem s
lsade OF piece of straight bamboo
two feet long and about one inch iu
diameter This, when new isl straw
color. but with much use becomes like
mahogany The nature hollow % the
bamboo is utilized to make connection
between the pipe bowl and the mouth
of the smoker.
1ne bow or the Opium pipe is SHAPED
exactly like a scent stoneWare fns
bottle. il is made Of clay stone 90
c1ir.a, according 70 the fs-.sey. fn-ordei
10 understand the howl Of an opium
pipe II must be remembered, That tht
drug is placed Ou the outside of tht
bowl. not inside. TO returu to tn,