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14- any pretence whatever, to permit or connive at the cultivation of poppy in China or the secret importation of opium and its various preparations in any shape or form. Without this co-operation, it is not possible, humanly speaking, to eradicate this evil among the Chinese.
It has been as large as nearly 1/4," it is about 4.
Yes, easily.
now
Some would growl, but the great majority would rejoice and gladly make up the deficit in some other way.
Not many, because of the difference in constitution, habit, task, surroundings and associations. An Asiatic is by nature and surroundings less active, not overfond of active exercise. He generally keeps indoors and takes his amusement and relaxation undercover.
He usually meets his companions and associates in the evening in some house, and have a friendly chat or game.
It is under these circumstances that opium smoking offers the greatest attraction. They could lie down and smoke and talk for hours. They could transact their business, arrange their affairs in this comfortable and luxurious way.
Chiefly from bad association and examples
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examples and in the way described in the previous answer.
No, not usually.
No, although it is regarded by many of the Chinese, chiefly occasional opium-smokers who have acquired already an inclination to smoke, to be prophylactic against malaria, and by some few to be against rheumatism also.
Yes, but with very few exceptions, they are unable to do so, unless they are forced by imprisonment and other drastic measures, even then they generally return to it as soon as they get their liberty and means.
Among the few this feeling exists, but the great majority has no such hostile feeling. The Chinese admire and appreciate the equitable and just rule of England too well to be stirred up into hostility against her people concerning even a greater wrong than the opium traffic.
Dated this 14th day of December 1893
HoNai
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any pretence whatever, to permit or connive at the cultivation of poppy in China or the secret importation of opium and its various prepar- ations in any shape or form. Without this co- operation, it is not possible, humanly speak- ing, to eradicate this evil among the Chinese.
It has been as large as nearly 1/4,"
it is about 4.
Yes, easily.
now
Some would growl, but the great majority would rejoice and gladly make up the deficit in some other way.
Not many, because of the difference
in constitution, habit, task, surroundings and associations. An Asiatic is by nature and surroundings less active, not overfond of active exercise. He generally keeps indoors and takes his amusement and relaxation undercover.
He usually meets his companions and associates in the evening
in some house, and have a friendly chat or game.
It is under these cir- "cumstances that opium smoking offers the greatest attraction. They could lie down and smoke and talk for hours. They could tran- sact their business, arrange their affairs in
and do a thousand other things comfortable and luxurious way
in this
Chiefly from bad association and
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examples and in the way described in the previous answer.
No, not usually.
No, although it is regarded by many of the Chinese, chiefly occasional opium-smok- ers who have acquired already an inclin- ation to smoke, to be prophylactic against marlaria, and by some few to be against.
rheumatism also.
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Yes, but with very few exceptions, they are unable to do so, unless they are force by imprisonment and other drastic mea- sures, even then they generally return to it as
they get their liberty and means.
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Among the few this feeling exists, but the great majority has no such hostile feeling The Chinese admire and appreciate the equit- able and just rule of England too well to be stirred up into hostility against her people conce
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greater wrong than the opium traffic.
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Houshny.
Dated this 14th day of December 1893
HoNai
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