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health. He has been in the Office for Good for the last 20 years & performed his duties satisfactorily & never once absented himself unnecessarily through illness. About 18 months ago, he left off smoking the drug but took it in the shape of lozenges for a few months only. He now regularly takes instead about half a wine glass full of brandy as a stimulant but no opium in any shape or form.
7. I am acquainted with Chinese merchants who smoke opium but have not noticed in them any lack of efficiency in their calling. I have noticed several cases among the Asiatic people who were rendered incapable from the use of alcohol & also one or two cases of Indians in India who were in the habit of eating opium in a similar condition.
8. I should say the effect produced from Opium compares favorably with that from alcohol.
9. The habit of opium smoking is considered degrading by a certain class of Chinese but not the moderate use of alcohol.
10. Opium consumers can break themselves off the opium habit, as evidence vide answer No 6.
11. If the supply of Indian opium were cut off the Chinese would not abstain altogether from opium smoking. They would produce opium, which is yearly on the increase, as much as they would require, besides the import from Persia will undoubtedly keep pace with the demand. A great many would also likely take to alcohol as a stimulant.
13. People of European race do not contract the opium habit in any number because they find in alcohol a fair substitute. Some Asiatic people take to opium because they are more acquainted with it & it is more within their reach. I do not think there is any reason to suppose that Asiatics are more liable than Europeans to contract the opium habit.
14. Opium is taken firstly as a prophylactic against fever & malaria.
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health. He has been in the Office for Good the last 20 years & performed his duties Date of actonly
& never once abointed
liinisely through illness. About 18 me onthe ago, be left off sucking the cring but took it in the shape of lozenges for a few months only. Je now- regularly takes instead about half a coine glass full of brandy as a stimulant but no oficium in aud
shape or form :
7. Iam acquainted with Clinice merchants who smoke oficin but have not noticed in them are
of Efficiency in their catting. have noticed several cases
8.
Ancong the Asiatic people who were rendered incapable from the use
alcohol & also one or tive
of Indenis in India who were in the habit of eating obuem in a similar condition a
Cares
I should say the effect producect from Ofnum compares favorably with that from alcolul
9. She hasir of ofeum smoking is
considered dégrading by a certain
"Chenise but not the moderate
class
cere
of alcohol.
10. Afcum consumers can
break
themselves off the op uim habit, as anenelance vidé answer No 6.
11. If the substy of Indian of rim were cut off the clusive would not abstain all together from Obaim
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world have in their
smoking. They abuum production, which is yearly the increase, as much as they would require, besides the import-from Persia will undoubtedly Hap pace with the
demand. A great many would also littely take to alcohol as a stimulans 13. People if European race do not contres the Afuum habit in any number
because they find in alcoliol
Are
a tian diir substitute. Some Asiatic people tash to of cum because they more asquainted with it ditis more wittion their reach burd
think there is us
reason to sue flour
that Aviaties are moe tiable than
Europeans to contract the open
habit.
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lette Alcohol & it is comm
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ao
stemietary
only regang
prophylactic against four
malaria.
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