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smoke opium. He did so.
He became ... got very much better. He stopped spitting blood. Instead of dying after three months, he lived ten years. Last month he died of consumption. He was a moderate smoker.
I should say that a majority of labourers, merchants and artisans amongst the Chinese of this Colony ...
... the effect upon them generally, where the consumption is moderate, would probably not be appreciable, though it is calculated to interfere with the physical endurance of those engaged in hard labour.