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wtilcli last till 8 or 9 (now mark the description of this man’s suffer¬ 
ings) when he awakens his head is giddy, confused and painful, his 
mouth is dry, he has great thirst, but cannot drink for vomiting, his 
eyelids are glued together, and his nose discharges foetid matter, his 
appetite is gone, and he can neither read nor write, that is transact 
his business, he suffers pain in all his bones and muscles, he gasps for 
breath, he wishes to bathe, but cannot stand the shock, and this state 
continues until he gets his morning pipe, when he can eat and drink 
a little, then bathes and attends to business. The force of example 
taught him this vile habit and he knows no classes of people exempt 
from- it except Europeans. “ Look,” says he appealing to himself, 
“I was, ere I gave way to this accursed vice, stout, strong, and able for 
anything. I loved my wife and children, attended to my business and 
was happy ; but now I am thin, meagre and wretched, I can receive 
enjoyment from nothing but tbe pipe, my passions are gone, and if 
I am railed at and abused like a clog, I return not an angry word.” 
In the whole of this assembly one man only was stout and healthy 
looking, at which I was surprised, for he had been a smoker for 5 
years. Oh! said his companions, “ he is a poor wretch who can on¬ 
ly smoke his 2 boons daily, wait till he gets richer and can smoke his 
ten and he will he thin enough.” 
31st. Visited one Opium Shop, saw 30 smoking, on examination 
found that each smoked on an average 8 hoons daily. Examined all 
individually, their unanimous testimony is that from 70 to 80 per 
cent of Chinamen are consumers of opium. One man mentioned a cu¬ 
rious fact. He had been a smoker for 10 years, and if for a day he 
gave up smoking, his urine became white and turbid like milk. 
In another shop upstairs was a female smoking with 3 men, her 
monthly consumption was at the rate of % 10, has had four children, 
and is still stout and good looking, never lost her supply ot milk, her 
appetite is good, and her passions still vigorous (this woman is an 
exception.) 
July 9th. Visited several shops, examined 31 men, their average 
consumption was 6 boons, the greatest daily consumption by one man 
was 15 hoons, the smallest 2, the average number of years they had 
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