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his pipe when required by master for house-hold duty.
He might also find it necessary to steal articles from time to time in order to meet the drain on his purse. The consideration would weigh heavily in the mind of any good head-servant or boy.
The Chinese would regard the smoking of opium in a very favourable light when compared with the alcohol habit displayed by the Europeans - with whom they are brought into contact.
10. I have heard of cases of opium smokers breaking themselves of the habit in its early stages. If reference is made to the Victoria Gaol statistics, it will be seen that prisoners, confirmed opium smokers, improve in health when the supply of opium is stopped.