CO129-262 - Governor Sir Robinson Acting Governor O-Brien - 1894 [1-4] — Page 123

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- there I consumed in one sitting nearly 3 mace (38 gr to a mace) or more than! average opium smoker consumes in a day. In the opium eater the only effect observable is the action of the eye before mentioned. This is the only difference to be detected between the two forms of consuming opium eating opium and drinking solution or tinctures the effect is practically the same,

Question No. 5.

Yet the majority in book forms of using opium among Asiatics become slaves to its use, if it can be called slavery in such moderate doses as the great majority consume I should rather put it that they become habituated to its use. My experience in Assam and Bengal of opium eaters, amongst Asiatics comparatively well-to-do and well-nourished, is that there is no such thing as opium becoming a sol...

I was present at a large Chinese dinner party in Canton, composed of wealthy Government Officials, Bankers, and Merchants. During the interval and after dinner, there were some dozen or half a dozen opium smokers. The entertainment began at nine in the evening, and I left at four in the morning. To one opium smoker I devoted especial attention. He had a handsome and costly pair of pipes with ... and from watching him, he must have smoked at least six mace.

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121 - there I consumed in one sitting nearly 3 mace (38 gr to a mace) or more than! average opium smoker consumes in a day. In the opium eater the only effect observable is the action of the eye before mentioned. This is the only difference to be detected between the two forms of consuming opium eating opium and drinking solution or tinctures the effect is practically the same, Question No. 5. Yet the majority in book forms of using opium among Asiatics become slaves to its use, if it can be called slavery in such moderate doses as the great majority consume I should rather put it that they become habituated to its use. My experience in Assam and Bengal of opium eaters, amongst Asiatics comparatively well-to-do and well-nourished, is that there is no such thing as opium becoming a sol... I was present at a large Chinese dinner party in Canton, composed of wealthy Government Officials, Bankers, and Merchants. During the interval and after dinner, there were some dozen or half a dozen opium smokers. The entertainment began at nine in the evening, and I left at four in the morning. To one opium smoker I devoted especial attention. He had a handsome and costly pair of pipes with ... and from watching him, he must have smoked at least six mace.
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121 - there I consumed in one sitting nearly 3 mace (38 gr ALL to a mace) or more than! average opium smoker consumes ins day. In the opium cater the only ffect observable is the action of of the bis the eye before mentioned. This is the only difference to be delected between the two forms of consuning opium eating opium and drinking solution or tinctures the effect is practically the same, Question No. 5. Yer the majority in book forms of uming opium among Aviation become slaves to its Slavery use if it can be called in such moderate doves us the great majority consume I should rather "put it that they become habiturated to its In experience in Assan and Bengal of opnum caters, excers in the scooption of paratively und con Wit! Ce Reche an among Asiatics. um smbkers there is no such thing of ium becoming C sol. Canton at a large was fresent at Whinese Dinner party composed of weathy Government Official Bankers and Merchanto during the interval. and after dinner there were come. dozen o half ONL more who smoked of ium, the entertainment began at mine in the earning and I left at four in the morning, sprium smoker I devoted exficial attention. to, he had handsome and costly X pair of pipes with time and from watching him he mud have cmoked at least sid mace
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121

- there I consumed in one sitting nearly

3 mace (38 gr

ALL

to a mace) or more than!

average opium smoker consumes ins

day. In the opium cater the only ffect observable is the action of

of

the bis

the eye before mentioned. This is the only difference to be delected between the two forms of consuning opium eating opium and drinking solution or tinctures the effect is practically the same,

Question No. 5.

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uming opium among Aviation become

slaves to its

Slavery

use

if

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Whinese Dinner party

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half

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more who smoked of ium, the entertainment began at mine in the earning and I left at four in the morning, sprium smoker I devoted exficial attention. to, he had

handsome and costly

X

pair of pipes with time and from watching

him he mud have cmoked at least sid

mace

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