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themselves of the opium habit.
11. If the supply of Indian opium were cut off,
the Chinese consumers of opium would supply themselves with opium from elsewhere; others
would ...
Altogether.
12. One-sixth of the Colony's
revenue accruing from opium
... extinguished, the Colony
could raise the
needful revenue by far
and Manila lotteries. The Chinese are
in favor of abolishing the opium farm, and establish-
ing
a Wai-shing
and Manila lottery farm in its stead.
13. The Europeans do not contract the opium habit, because
they
do not associate with the Chinese. The Chinese
are more liable to contract the habit, because they
often come into contact with opium smokers.
14. Opium consumers are generally led to use the drug for curiosity's sake. Some of them use it in the first instance to allay physical pain. I know of
my own knowledge that opium is a prophylactic against
headache
and diarrhoea. It is so regarded by the Chinese.
15. Opium consumers do not usually desire to get free
of the opium habit.
16. There is no feeling of hostility amongst the Chinese
in the colony against England for allowing opium to be exported from India.
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themselves of the opium habet.
11 If the supply of India apium were cut off.
the Chinese consumers of opium would supply themselves with opium from elsewhere; others
would attac
Altogether.
12. One-sixth of the Colony's
If the apicem
.
of
from opeens
revenue accruco
-extinguished, the Colony
revere Avere.
Could raise the
Mairshing
needful revenue by far
and Manila lotterics. The Chinese are
in favor of abolishing the opium faron, and establish_
a Wai-shing
and Manila lottery farm in its stead.
ing
13. The Europeans do not contract the opium habet, because
they
de not associate with the Chicae. The Chincad.
are more leable to contract the habit, because they
oftere come into contract with opium smokers.
14 Opnime consumers are genere
are generally led to use the drug for curiosity sake. Some of them use it in the first instance to ally ploysical pain. I know of
my own knowledge that ofium is a prophylactic against
and diarrhoea. It is so regarded by le
headache
the Chines.
15. Opius consumers do not usually desire to get free
of the opine habit.
16. There is no feeling of hostility amongst the Chiricar
in the colony against England for allowing opium to be exported from India.
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