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cut off. I am of opinion that only very strong-minded men could break themselves of the smoking habit without the aid of interne doses of morphine.

11. The cutting off of the supply of Indian opium would in some parts lead to increased cultivation of the poppy and increased use of the native opium derived therefrom.

It is also highly probable that supplies would reach China from sources outside.

There is very good reason to suppose that Levant or Constantinople opium, the finest opium in the world, could be produced in quantity sufficient to meet the demands of China.

Persian opium finds its way to China now, and could obviously be produced and imported there in increased quantity.

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