The Seven Sisters of Sleep: Popular History of the Seven Prevailing Narcotics of the WorldCooke, M. C. (Mordecai Cubitt)
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The Seven Sisters of Sleep: Popular History of the Seven Prevailing Narcotics of the World
Cooke, M. C. (Mordecai Cubitt)
Drug abuse; Narcotics; Psychotropic drugs; Psychotropic plants; Tobacco use
Those that smoke opium merely because they like it are upwards of 500
men.
Those that smoke opium are upwards of 200 men.
Those that died for cause of smoking opium, none.
(Signed) WAN-TSAI TEAPOA’S REPORT.
_Dated Yuet-man year, 11th month, 20th day_
(_December 29th, 1855_).
* * * * *
By order, have ascertained that in Wang-nai-choon there are upwards of
200 men.
The number that smoke opium are upwards of 10 men.
The number that smoke opium merely because they like it are few only.
The number that died for cause of smoking opium, very few.
(Signed) WANG-NAI-CHOON TEAPOA’S REPORT.
_Dated Yuet-man year, 11th month, 20th day_
(_December 29th, 1855_).
* * * * *
By order, have ascertained the number of inhabitants of Ting-loong-chow
(east point).
There are upwards of 2,500 inhabitants.
The number that smoke opium merely because they like it are upwards of
300.
The number that smoke opium are upwards of 100.
(Signed) TING-LOONG-CHOW TEAPOA’S REPORT.
_Dated Yuet-man year, 11th month, 20th day_
(_December 29th, 1855_).
TABLE XVIII.
Professor Johnston’s estimate of the number of persons indulging in the
Seven principal Narcotics of the world.
Tobacco 800,000,000
Opium 400,000,000
Hemp 200,000,000 to 300,000,000
Betel 100,000,000
Coca 10,000,000
Thorn-Apple (no estimate) Less than Coca.
Amanita ” ”
TABLE XIX.
SYNOPSIS OF NARCOTICS, WITH THEIR SUBSTITUTES.
I.——TOBACCO.
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