The Washington times., 1904-04-10
Horrible Experiences
Of Ruined Opium FIend
Followed Example, But Not advice, OF a
Gambler and Became Addicted to the
Druq--Still It's Slave.

last YOU about one minute, then you
have to roll another pill. put it in the
pipe. light. and then smoke another
minute You have q repeat this opera
ton until the desired effect IS obtained.
Like most beginners smoked too much
at first. but hardly felt the effect Of
the drug until attempted to get up
from the bunk on which l was lying.
Sickened by Water.
Then I became comparatively help
less and staggered like drunken man,
zig-zagging toward a water pitcher. OF
the contents Of which 1 drank about a
cupful or more. Nausea followed. and
when l reached the wooden couch again
my lower limbs gave way completely,
and / fell helpless and insensible. 1 lay
in that state for three hours or more,
until the gambler whom l had watched
when he smoked. came in and brought
me to my senses with powerful stimu-
lants. With his help I got to my room
in the hotel where I was stopping,
where 1 again fell asleep. I was dis
turbed by horrible dreams throughout
the night. and was restless all along. I
made such a racket in my room that the
night clerk threatened to send for the
poll e and have me arrested on charge
of being drunk and dlSOrderly. Instead
he summoned my friend. the gambler,
who sat up with me until morning
when ] still felt the effects of the drug
and had a head on me as big as the
dome Of the Capitol, but 1 persuaded
myself to get UP.
Well. how do you like it as far as
you've gomez dueried the card rifiier
In a bantering tone.
Il told him I felt pretty rough. and
guessed 1 wouldn't go any further.
- vfrrt tn tfaHaN hot
my pocketpiece you won't. You took a
little too much yesterday, and TO make
matters worse you drank water. which
made you sick. All experienced pipe
after a smoke. You won't give II up,
though
Tackled Pipe Again.
1.-The time did come. several days lat
ct. when I tackled the pipe again. new
er liked to give up beaten. Thinking
myself strong and well-informed enough
to take a smoke without getting sick.
sneaked around to the joint and got n
few pills and a pipe. I pulled away for
about three minutes, using three pills.
and this time I got what the habitual
pipe hitters call the opium devotee' s
paradise. With my body and limbs COM
pIetely relaxed I dropped into a state
of delightful dreamy half sleep. languid-
" knowing all that was going on around
me but caring for nothing. / was above
and beyond all worldly considerations
and responsibilities.
''Then came a change. RestlessneSs
suDerVsned. and the dream Of deligTIe
was rounded of by horrible images that
resembled the harpies OF Dore as lie
pictured them in the inferno. Thea ]
came back. in a daZed way 10 real If
again drank the strong tea as / lad
been advised and went home with all
my nerves in q state Of protest / did
not feel so bad the second day. and as
the feeling became Tess and less dis
agreeable the morning after I began 10
use the pipe more frequently and the
consequence IS that I am a wreck and
a Vagraut"
"All workhouse prisoners this way -
Shouted Bailin Cole. and the man shut
fed on TO the end Of the dock. and was
carted away to tE@ wo-khOuse to serve
his sentence for being an idle persCi.
OF evil life and fame. without A-isiDle
means Of support" while once lie had
been prosperous wholesale gro Ger.