The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-30
THE PREPARATION OF OPIUM


tinued until the cup was we'll lined with
leaves. ...
e. The man without the stool has in the mean
a mass Weighing two pounds and this the
genius of the stool puts into the cup:
Leaves are then added CT the top of 1t, and
by series of rapid, dextrous twists of the
hand he rolls cut of the cup ball of opium
within yellowish- brown coat of leaves, re-
semblng the outer casing CT Brazil nut.
He shoots it suddenly into a saucer, and in
stantly the boy takes to his heels and scamp
ers off with his big pill Of opium, which is to
be exposed in yard to the open air until
These pills ere called cakes by the trade.
workman of average dexterity makes about
seventy a day. During the season one fac.
tory will turn out daily from $500 to 1000
being about 10000. A large proportion of
these cakes are made for the Chinese diges-
ton. The manufacture of opium is not. in
furious to the health o. those employed In
the factory.
Ic the laboratory strange things are seen.
o cPS rs q
Gus bottle he pours a. small quantity into a
test tube and bids it in the name of iodine
to go thru the contents and tell him if it
finds starch TO De there The iodine spirit
does it's bidding, goes thru the opium. and
promptly there f1asheE thru the glass a. change
of color, the appointed signal by which the
magic spirit Of the bottle telegraphs to the
magic genius of the laboratory: THE grower
who sent this opium mixed -four with it to
increase its weight" Tie fraud having been
exposed red mark is made upon the ticket
Of the adulte-ated drug. The consequences
of hat mark are confisCation.
Opium cultivation at Ghazeepore g yes en-
plOyment to 200,0 900 laborers. Under the most
favorable circumstances of soil end season
twenty -four to twenty seven pounds of stand
ard opium are got from one "bggah'' of
ground. higgah being little over three
about thirteen pounds
To Obtain the OPIUM tS the capsus OF the
a peculiar tool that makes three or four
vertical and parallel wounds at single
strike. Scoring is done by women. The
wounds having been made, the quantity of
juice that drirs out depends on the condi-
| ton of the air. Dews increase the flow, but
cause 1t to be darker and more liquid.
nda used to be- oTep
years ago it was reduced to $50, 100000. It's
growth and manufacture are profeasedly for
hidden, but the law. is dead letter. The
| ity Of opium, worth about two-thirds the
price of the Indian manufacture
The Lake Shore club of Lake street, Min
neapolis, is having delightful outing occu-
pying one Of the cottages at Tonka Bay since
last week Thursday. The members present
Miss Nellie Cole and Miss Anna Webster.
Mrs H. L Humphry and Mrs. NJ. Lee are
acting as chaperones of the young ladies
Mrs. E.. S. Taylor has been their guest.
HE WANTED TO KNOW. ..ts
| '.- ~ The Rams Horn.
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window bore a card With the words go three
hundred days without winding" .-..-
That's an interesting clock of yours" said
customer, ''but there is one thing I want t.
know ..
| "What is it?''
''IIow long the clock would go If it were WOUND
up t.a..
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