The Dolores star., 1909-10-15
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Chiness y dsmpralising- They paacs
II amoag The Arst two or three great
sins. yet after living among the peo,
pie ~ years. 1 unhssitstins1y assert
that II 10 not 20 demoralising ~ al
coholic liquor. writes Dr. J. H. Nc
Cartney. in Good Health" Opium
smoking 10 the twin sister Of prosti-
tuition. the position occupied ~ The
drink trafac ID this country.
Il leads . man to sQuander bis prop
erty for that which h not bread. and
In this way brings suffering upon his
family. One thing can be said in its
favor. however. ~ compared with alco
holic drinking-the smoker does not
beat his wife or children. neither does
he commit murder while under its In
fuence The greatest harm Il that
which he brings upon himself. 1t
makes . man who II dishonest more
dishonest. You seldom meet with an
opium smoker upon whose vord you
can depend. Very few. II any. who
smoke will acknowledge that they do
smoke. although they may have all the
outward signs-the opium smokers
breath. his peculiar complexion. the
stain upon the fingers. This condi-
ton tends to make any record which
We take among out-patients in the dis
pensary unreliable.
The majority Of Chinamen smoke be-
cause they have been Invited to do SO
By some friend, and for fear rcfusal will
offend they take their irst pipe. Many
smoke because they have been rec.
commended to do 20 BY physician or
some friend for the cure OF some dis
ease-bowel trouble OF some kind.
bronchitis. or malaria. Some physic-
ians have gone 10 far ~ to claim
prophylactic qualities for opium
against malaria. The almost univer-
sal testimony from these patients ID
that after recovery they found them
selves victims Of the pipe. the second
condition being worse than the flrst.
for prospective purchasers. making
their sales through the pipe instead
OF the glass. a. In our own land.
have yet To meet the nrst Chinaman
who attempts to defend the pracice
OF opium smoking. which u quite n
contrast to those In our so-callsd
Christian country whO try to justify
the liquor business. a
Read whAt Mr.. Tong Kiai Son. one
u ths Chinese members On tbs Opium
ComniseioA, says upon THAI subject:
Go with me. gentlemen Of thfss com.
mission. over that broad and dsoAc4 fair
stretch OF western China. where the
ravages Of the curse have been most
evident-the provinces Of Ssechuan.
Yunnan. KNeichow. Kansu, and Shen.
si.-an area comprising . large pro-
portion Of the Is provinces. Visit the
dismal and wrstched novels. (which.
were It not f.r. opium. would be happy
homes: see. the emaciated. .depravsd
multitude Of victims to this ytce; OBJ
serve the abiect poverty.--anda notice
for the cause 0f It all the wide snelds
once covered with waving igpld Of rip
ening grain now given over to the cul-
tivation of the poppy" -
The efIectS Of opium smoking upon
the body are those that one would nat
uarally expect. Az the secreeions dry
up, and the bowels become Inactive
(not moviH8 more than once. Z week.
and have frequently met with cases
where they moved - seldom as two
or three times . month";. the patient
Invariably becomes constipated to an
extent one would hardly think possi-
BILE.
A chronic bronchitis II produced
which 10 dimcult to deal with. and
loss OF appetite and other symptoms
which would follow constipated con.
dition. The patients rapidly lose nesh
and become physical wrecks.