Washington sentinel., 1901-04-27
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scientists TO
be a disease. That is to say, the
brains OF certain individuals are
so constituted that at times the
desire for some form Of intoX;cant
is as overpowering as the craving
for food OF starving man.
Unfortunately, there are more
ways than one Of getting drunk.
Spirits anc beer, when over.in-
dulged, have played havoc, but
the substitutes that are being used
now by hundreds of thousands OF
people are far worse.
Eau de cologne has been more
or less used for many years. But
OF late years the quantities sold by
chemists are enormous. Chemists
who supply rich customers will
tell YOU that fashionable ladies
buy an amount OF eau de cologne
that they could not possibly use
for toilet purposes.
The novice who, by the way,
would be shocked at the idea Of
drinking brandy neat, usually be-
gins with FIVE or six drops OF eau
de cologne taken on a piece OF
sugar. 1t gives a glow to the
cheeks and a sparkle to the eye.
And when a woman is weary after
a dance it is delightfully."- stimulat-
ing. From six drops the dose in
creases to twelve. By and by
thirty or forty drops are taken in
water. And when well into the
habit women drink it by the spoon
full.
OF course it ruins the health, for
the lining Of the stomach is quickly
ruined, sleeplessness follows, and
after while melanchclia sets in.
England and the United States are
the leading countries IN cologne
tipping.
Essence Of lavender is also be-
coming a much used intoxicant.
1t is quite common for a man to
walk into a chemists and drink a
couple OF drams, or even an ounce,
of this still more destructive
liquor. AS an ounce Of lavender
is equal to about ninepence worth
of public house whisky, it can be
realized how dangerous the prac-
tice is.
Pretty similar to these two in
toxicants is essence OF ginger. But
the ginger is even more harmful.
Essence Of ginger is S40 over proof,
or about twice as strong as good
whisky.
1t is quite surprising what lot
of people drink ginger on the sly.
An able London barrister never
goes to court without it. Clergy.
men take it. Literary men take
1t. Business men take it. But the
greatest consumers are women.
Usually these people begin by
taking drops for painful sensations
in the stomach. Then they often
get up to a pint day, and numer-
Gus chemists customers buy es-
sence Of ginger by the gallon.
Capsicum drinking i5 one of the
newest forms Of indulgence. Tine
ture Of capsicum is a very valuab' e
medicine when properly used. But
il consumed to excess II destroys
the body. And the liking some
people get tor It is extraordinary.
An army officer who began taking
capsicum as a relief for chilly sen
sation became so addicted to its use
that he could take no fluid without
it. He put it in tea, coffee, beer,
and even soup. The consequence
was that from being a happy,
CHEEKY man he became gloomy
and melan choly, and in a twelve
month he looked 20 years older.
Quite different from the fore
gong are ether and chlor oiorm.
These terrible drugs are used by
an immense number Of persons.
Men whom you meet in business
and whom you would never sus-
pect OF giving way to the worst oi
all forms of intOxication 60 to
sleep every night under the inhu-
ence Of ether or chloroform.
Chloroform is really not very
dissimIlar to alcohol It's, in tact,
made from alcohol, and it first ex-
cites and then stupe6es, precisely
like alcohol. In one way il is n OF
so injurious, for it does not injure
the substance ofthe liver and other
organs nearly so much. But il
kills, all the same.
Some people drink chloroform,
others inhale il.
The habit is startlinglY common
in England, medical men being the
most numerous victims. DR.. Kerr
says that he has found it consumed
mostly by males, mostly by doc
tors, and mostly by men betwe n
the ages OF 40 and SO. Alter the
horrible experience Of inhaling the
dose there follows a perfectly de-
licious Inconsistencies oi all dis
comfort and all things external 10
ones self. Beautiful visions are
seen. One experiences all the
happiness We conceive to exist IN
heaven. But this state is very
transient. Soon there is a most
unpleasant awakening. And until
the next dose is ,aken existence is
perfect misery. Then ruin pro-
crosses very swiftly. Nausea be-
comes constant, dyspepsia Of a
severe form comes on, with hatred
OF food. There is an ever present
burning thirst, horrid pain in the
heart, The victim becomes nerV-
Gus, languid, drowsV, thin. cold,
haggard, worn, and utterly hope
less. He has an hour or two oil
perfect bliss every day and "a
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