The Washington times., 1923-01-22

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self regardless OF his condition. He
was alone in the cell. The doctor
left. At noon his meals were showed
through a small opening. At night
his supper arrived in the same way.
He aWoke in the middle Of the first
night. His nerves were demanding
their food dope.
He paced the floor. He called fc,'
an ATTENDANT His only answer was
the echo of his own voice or the
cries of otheA patients near him.
In cell adjoining him was a prom
inent Southern attorney. Across the
corridor q StAte senator from the
East was calling for dope. In the
cell at his right q well-known must
cal comedy star was calling for
dope.
Each minute seemed as an hour.
It seemed as if daylight would
never come. When 1t did there was
no relief. The doctor in charge OF
Private x" entered his cell, felt
his pulse, took his temperature and
left. Pleas of Private x for drugs
to relieve the pain were unavailing.
He sobbed. He got on his knees.
Just one shot" anything. would
help. His only answer was:
Nothing for two weeks
Drastic Treatment Vain.
cit was two weeks during which
I suffered untold agony" he said.
AT times. Z pleaded with my Maker
to call me away. It seemed as II
there were 10000 nerves each try
ing to force themselves out OF my
body. / bit myself believing that
the pain would force me to forget
the other pain. II was of no use.
Ny arms were marked with teeth
marks but I could not feel the pain.
"It seemed as IL years had passed
when the doctor who had visited me
each day but gave me no dope ar.
rived and told me that was to
leave. 1t was impossible, he said,
to cure me Of the habit. The
wounds, he said, were too painful.
When the wound was healed then
and then alone, could l be cured.
That was one time when l agreed
with him"
, Ii was on three other occasions
that. Private X'' in his fight for
freedom from the habit underwent
drastic treatments, Each attempt
failed. But even now, he Is prepar-
ing to take another cure.
One of the three other attempts
to be cured OF the drug habit was
made by Private x" at Towns hos
pital, New York, where patients are
given the graduated treatment. The
treatment consists Of reducing the
amount of drugs used each day sub
shutting belladonna in its place.
After two weeks OF this treatment,
Private X" was discharged as In"
durable.
Making the Solution Ready.
'Tn telling Of the manner in
which he is able to inject the dope
into his system without detection.
private x" told of how he has sat
next to unsuspecting people in
places Of amusement sent the fluid
coursing through his system. He
exhibited an envelope in his inner
pocket which contained q syringe
loaded" with dope ready for imme-
date use.
at was in the middle Of a per-
Torrance two weeks ago that I sat
with a young lady at q theater,"
he said. "She does not know and
I hope will never know that I am
a drug. addict. The play had
dragged. / was tired. It was near
Iy three hours since had taken
a shot Putting my hand in my
pocket I secretly drew out the
syringe, pressing 1t against my leg.
In a second 1t was back in my
pocket. No one had seen me. I
frightened up. The pain OF my hip
began to ease"
"Private X' looked at his watch.
1t was three hours since he had
sent the last "shot" coursing
through his veins. The rumbling
Of the heavy trucks on the street
below Jared the room. Beads Of
Precipitation stood on his forehead.
His lips quivered. His fingers
trembled.
Then, for the second time since
he started his story Of THE Living
Death" he removed three morphine
tablets from the bottle on his
dresser, crushed and placed them
In a spoon containing water. He
held a lighted match under the
spoon. The solution was ready for
It's victim.
In the Hands Of the PeddIer.
He filled the hypodermic. raised
II over his right elbow and plunged
the needle deep into his arm. One,
two, three seconds passed, His
body Strengthened. His fingers
ceased TO tremble. He ram his hand
over his hair. He cleared his
throat. He was ready to continue
the story of his battle with the
serpent Dope.
'Is It hard to get the drug7 Yes,
and no. It depends where you are
and IL you have money, Money
viii purchase everything, lie is be.
cause OF the lack OF II that drus
fiends resort to crime, Money td
them has but one 0neaning-dope,
Once the pcddlen finds victim