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could be attributed to their indulgence in the habit of opium smoking", that no loss of weight could be put down to deprivation of opium, and that the opium smoker suffers much less from the enforced deprivation of accustomed luxury at once, than the tobacco smoker. Many of them "make no complaint at all; there is no particular symptom caused by the deprivation, which is common to all. There is certainly no loss of sleep to any extent, for I have had many of them specially watched". It is from a consideration of these results that Dr. Ayres, writing professionally, is led to believe opium smoking in itself to be a "most harmless practice, and one which has no effect whatever on the smoker:

12. I am aware, of course, that such views as those thus expressed by Dr. Ayres, have been much controverted both in China and in England. Still the statements of a medical officer who in India, in Hongkong, and elsewhere, has had large opportunities of observing not only opium smoking

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26 27 could be attributed to their indulgence in the habit of opium smoking", that no loss of weight could be put down to deprivation of opium, and that the opium smoker suffers much less from the enforced deprivation of accustomed luxury at once, than the tobacco smoker. Many of them "make no complaint at all; there is no particular symptom caused by the deprivation, which is common to all. There is certainly no loss of sleep to any extent, for I have had many of them specially watched". It is from a consideration of these results that Dr. Ayres, writing professionally, is led to believe opium smoking in itself to be a "most harmless practice, and one which has no effect whatever on the smoker: 12. I am aware, of course, that such views as those thus expressed by Dr. Ayres, have been much controverted both in China and in England. Still the statements of a medical officer who in India, in Hongkong, and elsewhere, has had large opportunities of observing not only opium smoking

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26 27 j could be attributed to their indulgence in the habit of opium smoking", that no loss of wright could be put down to deprivation of opium, and that the opium smoker suffers much less from t the the enforced deprivation of accustomed luxury at once, than. the tobasce smoker. Many of them " make no complaint at all; there is to no particular symptom caused by the deprivation, which is common all. There is certainly no loss of sleep to any extent, for I have had many of them specially watched". It is from a. 455 a consideration of these results that Dr. Ayres, writing professionally, is led to believe opium smoking in itself to be a "most harmless practice, and one which # has no effect whatever on the spium 4 smoker : 12. am aware, of course, that such views as those thus expressed by D.Ayres, have been much controverted both in China and in England. Still the statements of a medical officer C who in India, in Hongkong, and elsewhere, has had large opportunities o of observing not only opium smoking

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could be attributed to their indulgence

in the habit of opium smoking", that no loss of wright could be put down

to deprivation of opium, and that the

opium smoker suffers much less from

the

the enforced deprivation of accustomed luxury at once, than. the tobasce smoker. Many of them

make no complaint at all; there is

no particular symptom caused by the deprivation, which is common all. There is certainly no loss of sleep to any extent, for I have had many of them specially watched". It is from

455

a consideration of these results that Dr. Ayres, writing professionally, is led to believe opium smoking in itself to be a "most harmless practice, and one which

has no effect whatever on the spium

smoker :

12.

am aware,

of course,

that such views as those thus expressed

by D.Ayres, have been much controverted both in China and in England. Still the statements of a medical officer

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