The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-10-12
SPREAD OF TIE
COCAINE HABIT

Chicago. Oct. 11.-New and astound.
Ing facts about the spread of the CO
caine habit have been secured pre-
paratory to the final drafting OF the
bid TO place habitformiug drugs un.
der regulation by the Bureau OF In.
terna revenue which Will be lntroduc-
ed during the next session of con-
grcss The CuTrier commission for
the Investigation OF Drug Additions
has received from state boards OF
charities and corrections reports and
Information which VIII go far TO i'm
pell prompt enactment OF the meas
ure 10 check the further spread OF
tho cocaine curse and the lesser evils
of morphine and opium by federal reg.
ulatIon
Two members of the commission.
Charles w. Collins and John Day,
have made public some of their ac-
cumulated evidence in an article i'm
Everyday Life for October. They dc.
scribe the "sniffers' and "jabbers"
Of the world of dope, the victims OF
morphine and chloroform and ether
iptaintCn. They say:
Another Affecting human docu-
rent from morphine.land can be re-
corded in the form OF a letter which
the writer's have received. anony-
nous. but none the less vital on that
account. II reads. 4 am a morphine
user. and got the habit from a ply
Slcian who gave II to me for neural
gia, disease that Is responsible for
many morphine victims. | have found
it hard, and held 1t down fairly we'll
for years. and yet it is terrible
thing. But 1t is brutal to think Of
taking 1t away from the sufferers,
First they must have some treatment,
some help, or else many of them Will
die and more will suffer the tor
mentS of the damned. ] am a basil.
ress' man. we'll read, A hard worker.
and one who realizes the awfulneSs
OF the habit ! have. Is there no help
Tor me? The medical fraternity
orght by all means 10 do something.
for thousands of them are to blame
for the careless manner I'm which
they have handled the drug and caus-
ed their patients 10 become Victims
No one on earth except my good and
loyal wife knows Of my affliction per-
sonally, and she will tell the druggist
1t is for herself she buys the stuff
in order to shield me God knows |
want cure
'The lonely Jabbor' has been de-
scribed as type of morphiniSm,
what now of tno 'snifler? In a for
mer article OF this series. the cocaine
victim has been thoroughly character
lied, and he may be passed by. with
his bottle of heaven dust and his
blower, as repellant. incredibly de-
based figure of the slums. But there
is another kind OF 'sniffer' more un-
usual and more biZarIe-the inhaler
Of ether or chloroform.
Insomnia and nervousness form
the starting point for etherism; pro-
fessional mon and society women
comprise the majority of It's slaves.
Here, at any rate, the malpractice of
doctors cannot be blamed. A casual
whip at the stopper of a bottle In
vokes drowslness when needed: the
experiment Is repeated with deeper
and longer inhalations each time: and
Il ruinouS habit is soon established
Fortunately, this is vice that is
rarely contracted through ignorance;
but the loving friends of the diSsi-
patton make it dangerous enough TO
the world
Foreign exchange through matri.
niony between American money and
European titles usually ends disas-
trously, but few of these matches
have had a more tragic story than
that of the Due de Chaulnes and Theo-
dora ShontS, daughter cf the railroad
man who, for time, was in charge OF
the Panama canal operations. De
Chaulnes died suddenly. and under
peculiar circumstances, within recent
recollection, leaving his bride of a
few months with an unborn heir II
has been asserted, and the facts bear
out the report, that De Chaulnes suf-
fered from an oyer-indul9ence in the
drug II this is not absolutely true
in this particular case, there are 9TH
ers which could be verified by sor-
rowing American women who have !
sold their happiness for titles, if their |
lips would speak the truth
ITO prevent such fatal outcome. |
which is liable to happen when sleep |
comes on with the ether bottle still |
al the nostrlls, the sophisticated prac-
ticers Of this habit resort TO an exped- |
lent which physicians case-bcoks, |
could their secrets be revealed, would |
locate in many a. fashionable bed.
chamber A sponge is suspended over
the head Of the bed by an elastic
cord. Moistened with ether, il Is
held over the nose and mouth until
sleep approaches. Then. released. It
lies out of reach and the sufferer
rom insomnia falls into the longed-
or stupor.
"Etherism develops personal pc.
,uliarities as marked as those of CO.
'aine. The shop-keepers and clerks
If the retail district in Chicago are
I'll familiar with the strange actions
If woman of high social standing.
She has accounts at all Of the lead
ne stores and is an active shopper.
she Will sweep In handsomely gown
u. order some expensive finerv sent
MT to her home and then lean over
lie counter and whisper In the en-
'laye's ear; Could YOU he Kind en-.
ugh TO lend me some carfare [ find
hat / have come away from home
Without my purse The loan Is ALWAYS
orthcoming and is included In the
ill., for her story Is well known. She