CO129-262 - Governor Sir Robinson Acting Governor O-Brien - 1894 [1-4] — Page 140

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him he must gradually increase the dose until he was smoking 3 mace = 30 candereens. Since then he has never been troubled with blood-spitting.

He has been an opium smoker forty years and on an average he has sucked 2 to 3 mace a day; now he is smoking 1½ mace a day. The opium used is Farmers first quality. He cannot always afford more, this cost him 25 cents formerly it only cost about 19 cents.

A clerk dates: - "that he is sure Clar get good of opium, by this very old opium, it will cure of Malarial fever as frequently done so. The most he has ever smoked is 5 mace in a day.

Amongst the Chinese opium is believed to have the property of curing diarrhoea and dysentery, malarial fevers, hemorrhages from the lungs (heartburn is probably meant dyspepsia and indigestion), and to relieve pain.

He thinks that healthy men who work hard benefit by smoking a little opium after their day's work, not more than 1 mace a day. If consumed in a larger quantity than this it is injurious.

"Of the two evils drink thinks the ...

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17 138 him he must gradually increase the dose until he was smoking 3 mace = 30 candereens. Since then he has never been troubled with blood-spitting. He has been an opium smoker forty years and on an average he has sucked 2 to 3 mace a day; now he is smoking mace a day. The opium used is Farmers first quality. He cannot always afford more, this cost him 25 cents formerly it only cost about 19 cents. A clerk dates: - "that he is sure Clar get good of opium, by this very old opium, it will cure of Malarial fever as frequently done so. The most he has ever smoked is 5 mace in a day. Amongst the Chinese opium is believed to have the property of curing diarrhoea and dysentery, malarial fevers, hemorrhages from the lungs (heartburn is probably meant dyspepsia and indigestion), and to relieve pain. He thinks that healthy men who work hard benefit by smoking a little opium after their day's work, not more than 1 mace a day. If consumed in a larger quantity than this it is injurious. "Of the two evils drink thinks the ... Lay
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17 138 him he must spadually increase the dose mutil he was s = smoking 3 mace = 30 candereeus. Since then his has never been troubled with blood a day- spitting. smoker forty years He has been an has sucked 2 to 3 mace a opicem and on an now he is smoking 11⁄2 mace a day day the only averag Opium us he cannot always being of rum uted ab Farmers first quality. the afford more, this cost him 25 cents formerly it only cost about 19 cents - that if he he him A lok dates: - "that he is sure Clar get good of ium, by this very old opium, it will cure of Aralarial fever be frequently done so. in a day Jays it her The most he has ever smoked is 5 mace); Amongst the Chinese opium is believed to have the property of curing currhaas and dysentery, this malarial fevers, hemorrhages from the lungs, heartaperin is probrebly meant dyspepsia and indiguation), and to relieve pain He thinks that healthy who work hard benefit by snicking little opium after their day's work. not more then te mase a day. If consumed in a linger thom this it is injurious- quantity "Of the two coils drink thinks the ".. Lay
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him he must spadually increase the

dose mutil he was s

=

smoking

3 mace

= 30 candereeus. Since then his has never been troubled with blood

a day-

spitting.

smoker forty years

He has been an

has sucked 2 to 3 mace a

opicem

and on an

now he is

smoking

11⁄2 mace

a day

day the

only

averag

Opium

us he cannot

always being

of rum uted ab Farmers first quality.

the

afford more, this cost him 25 cents formerly it only cost about 19 cents -

that

if

he

he

him

A lok dates: - "that he is sure

Clar

get good of ium, by this

very old opium, it will cure of Aralarial fever be

frequently done so.

in a day

Jays

it her

The most he has ever smoked

is 5 mace);

Amongst the Chinese opium

is believed to have the property of curing currhaas and dysentery,

this

malarial fevers,

hemorrhages from the lungs, heartaperin is probrebly meant dyspepsia and indiguation), and to relieve pain

He thinks that healthy

who work hard benefit by snicking little opium after their day's work. not more then te mase a day.

If consumed in a linger thom this it is injurious-

quantity

"Of the two coils drink thinks the

"..

Lay

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