Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-11-11

human foot,s are oftentimes purchased
with money that is sorely needed for
better things at home, but anxious pa
rents are badgered until they yield and
the stores are almost mobbed the de-
mand and the hurry is so tremendous
Does it not strike you, dear reader
that this country is walking on stills
and preparing for a heavy fall?
THE DANGERS THAT LURK In
DOPE
Some years ago the city authorities OF
Augusta, Ga, became so alarmed about
the colored dope fiends that were seer
about the streets and byways, an ordi-
nance was passed controlling the sale
of the dope drugs in that vicinity. That
such restrictions should be thrown
about the sale of dope in every locality
goes without saying. When the human
brain is intoxicated with too much stim-
ulant or too much opium the result is
usually the same as to danger and ia
tally.
We cannot account for the prevalence
OF suicide on any other hypothesis 1t is
preposterous to suppose that person
in normal condition should become a self
murderer with no apparent provocation,
but we do see suicides continually oc-
curing, where nothing but diseased OF
drugged brains can account for the occur
renee.
These doped negroes in Augusta were
described as walking in a dazed, dull
eyed condition, listless and Indifferent
to those who met them in their homes OF
on the street, incapable of steady exer-
ton. and only intent on one single get
ting-namely, dope.
I have been told that there are brands
of snuff which are popular because OF
the effect produced by the separate dope
which is mingled with the ground up to-
becco to produce such effect upon the
snuff dipper.
We all do know that the snuff habh
is as pertinacious as it is pernicious ia
the user and / have known of mule
being unhitched from the plowiin the mid
die of the forenoon OF afternoon work.
to hurry a messenger to a place where
snuff was vended, the craving was so in
sistent- The snuff must come where's
meat or bread was lacking or not 10 80
laborer's household.
1 am not personally able TO say wnal
this snuff dope will do, because 1 am
not and never was addicted to any to-
bacco habit, but 1 am satisfied that Q
craving for such intoxicants will make
decent people spend money and go to any
lengths to crafty the craving and sc
many people are slaves to the opium hab-
it that the public is advised as to the
strength of that fatal craving as well az
the victims constant endeavor to con.
ceal this dreadful propensity from those
about them.
The terrible feature of dope intoxication
lies in the Generalization of character,
for dope fiends will not only lie about it
but will steal from others to get the
wherewith to satisfy the longing-so that
moral decay keeps pace with physical
degeneracy.
l am convinced that the cigarette hab-
1t is running vast numbers of boys and
youths of various ages and the manu-.
facturer who would doctor snuff to
make the brand popular, would not hest
tate to fix up cigarette tobacco in the
same attractive way.
And oh, the danger of ii all!
The loss of the Macon Telegraph plant
two nights ago is attributed to reckless
boys with lighted cigarettes in the waste
paper department, and the money loss.
great as it was, was overtopped by the
cremation of a poor printer, whose stupid
condition, when last seen alive might
have had something to do with dope In
some shape or other,
The cigarette route is admitted to be
full of danger where dope is not suspect
ed, but when you are infested with walk
ing smoking dope fends who may kill
you If they fail to kill themselves; the
time has surely come to wake up to our
ever present danger.
And the risk is all the greater, because
you are so constantly surprised by the
strange actions of supposed sensible peo-
pie and you are apt to find, after ii is too
late, that liquor or dope had much to
do with terrible tragedies that have over
whelmed you with surprise and dismay,
and shocked you as well by reason OF
your ignorance In truth there is no &C.
counting for what drunken man or wo-
man will do or say and still less can you
figure on what a stupefied brain may
Imagine when under the influence Of dope.
Of course they are mad, crazy, looney and
everything else, but the protection OF in
nocent people calls for prompt ano
searching investigation (and relief on
this subject.
TIE PRIME ESSENTIAL OF nOh1GS-
TIC HAPPINESS
We hear a great deal about love al
first sight" hasty marriages and SELF
sacrifcing lovers, but in my opinion the4
is nothing that will stand the wear and
tear of conjugal life save mutual re-
spect and honorable living between the
partners.
There may be some women like the
woman who followed her brute of an un-
worthy husband until he beat out her
brains-Biu Sykes-that Dickens drew so
graphically in his Oliver Twist, but that
woman was also hypnotized by fear, and
there are hypnotized women who fear
men in all ranks of society, but genuine
love must be based always on esteem
When a wife finds she has married
liar or a thief she no longer loves her
marital partner. although she may still
bear his name and keep on as his wife
before the outside world for the sake of
her children or to hold on to property,
or because she dislikes to be known as
a divorce.
But it is only respect and affection that
makes home life tolerable to any decent
woman, after she has given her all into
her husbands care and keeping. Unless
she can respect him she cannot love him;
although her pride may cover her dislike
and unhappiness from those about her.
Nor do 1 suppose that any women of
decent raising ever has more than toler-
alton for a man who debases himself
with either lust or liquor, especially If
he displays his beastliness and scottish
ness before her offspring.
Moved upon by fear or dread of pow
erty or fear of his scandalous tongue.
she may continue to live with him I'M