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Smokers who merely indulge on festal occasions, moderation is the rule. Slaves to the drug are rare.
6). Moderation in pipe smoking is the rule. I have known Eurasian clerks who have taken to it in moderation in the course of business.
7). The smoking of opium is confined to no class.
8). Alcohol is consumed by all classes; but usually on festal occasions only.
9). The Chinese consider the consumption of alcohol and opium smoking in a different light. Neither has got such a sufficient hold on the people to cause alarm.
10). Moderate opium consumers are not more difficult to wean from the opium habit than confirmed consumers of tobacco from the smoking of tobacco.
11). The Chinese would obtain opium elsewhere immediately were the supply from India cut off.
12). I am not an expert on the question.
13). Europeans do not like opium smoking.
14). Opium is taken to by 40 percent of the ...