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N°20 Rec 1994

Answers to questions regarding female Opium Consumption

Many Chinese consume opium.

It is one of the Asiatic races.

Of the Chinese, many adult males are consumers.

Few women are consumers; most of them are prostitutes;

Married women very rarely consume opium; and if they do so, it is usually in imitation of their husbands and they have no children.

Most opium consumers are physically weak, for the nature of opium is that of a poison and is injurious to the vitality and to the marrow, causing degeneration in various respects.

Opium smoking can be deadly.

Those who have smoked opium for a long time become listless and procrastinating.

Their faces become sallow.

Their mental characters deteriorate and they become opium slaves.

If opium is taken in small quantities, no injury is caused.

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RECEIVED N°20 Rec 1994 Answers to questions regarding female Opium Consumption Many Chinese consume opium. It is one of the Asiatic races. Of the Chinese, many adult males are consumers. Few women are consumers; most of them are prostitutes; Married women very rarely consume opium; and if they do so, it is usually in imitation of their husbands and they have no children. Most opium consumers are physically weak, for the nature of opium is that of a poison and is injurious to the vitality and to the marrow, causing degeneration in various respects. Opium smoking can be deadly. Those who have smoked opium for a long time become listless and procrastinating. Their faces become sallow. Their mental characters deteriorate and they become opium slaves. If opium is taken in small quantities, no injury is caused.
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RECE است 2953 N°20 Rec 1994 64 Answers to questions regarding fem Consumption Kry many Chinese consume opium. (1 few of ther Asiatic races. of the chinese, many adult maled consumers. 9 Hem Veme women avre prestitected; Que; jy wat married women ند د اسانت هست very rarely; and if they do so, in imitation بن да heit Les tard no children. Most opium consumers are, consumers are physically weak, for the nature of opium کیه گاه ever af poison and is injurious to the of vitality and to the marrow, spects: causing Oxf deadly. be secretio. sett Those who have smoked a long time, lucome anderie, listless and procras- sinating Heid faces become valfour. Sheir medal characters detereciate and they become pium sats. tine is not pecsence. Ocker is umall quantities, no injury is caused.
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RECE

است

2953

N°20

Rec 1994

64

Answers to questions regarding fem

Consumption

Kry many

Chinese

consume opium.

(1 few of ther Asiatic races.

of the chinese, many

adult maled

consumers.

9

Hem

Veme

women

avre prestitected;

Que; jy wat

married women

ند د اسانت هست

very rarely; and if they do so,

in imitation

بن

да

heit Les tard no children.

Most opium consumers are,

consumers are physically

weak, for the nature of opium

کیه گاه

ever af

poison and is injurious to the

of vitality and to the marrow,

spects:

causing

Oxf

deadly.

be secretio. sett

Those who have smoked a long time,

lucome

anderie, listless and procras-

sinating

Heid

faces

become valfour.

Sheir medal characters detereciate and

they become pium sats.

tine is not pecsence. Ocker is

umall quantities,

no

injury is caused.

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