...example of an opium-eater passing thirty years of age, if he commence the practice early. The debility, both moral and physical, attendant on its excitement...the appetite is soon destroyed, every fibre in the bod; trembles, the nerves of the neck become affected, and the muscles get rigid : several of these...

...The debility," he says, " both moral and physical, attendant upon it, is terrible. The appetite is destroyed ; every fibre in the body trembles ; the...neck become affected, and the muscles get rigid," producing wry necks and contracted fingers. Life itself, as we may well suppose, is shortened by it....

...had been using opium for five and twenty years ; but this is a very rare example of an opium eater passing thirty years of age, if he commence the practice...necks and contracted fingers ; but still they cannot abandon the custom ; they are misera. ble till the hour arrives for taking their daily dose ; and when...

...example of an opium eater passing thirty years of age, if he commence the practice early. The debility, both moral and physical, attendant on its excitement,...necks and contracted fingers ; but still they cannot abandon the custom ; they are miserable till the hour arrives for taking their daily dose ; anil when...

...example of an opium-eater passing thirty years of age, if he commence the practice early. The debility, both moral and physical, attendant on its excitement...necks and contracted fingers ; but still they cannot abandon the custom , they are miserable till the hour arrives for taking their daily dose ; and when...

...The debility," he says, " both moral and physical, attendant upon it, is terrible. The appetite is destroyed ; every fibre in the body trembles ; the...neck become affected, and the muscles get rigid," producing wry nocks and contracted fingers. Life itself, os we may well suppose, is shortened by it....

...example of an opium-eater passing thirty years of age, if ho commences the practice early. The debility, both moral and physical, attendant on its excitement,...terrible ; the appetite is soon destroyed — every fihre in the body trembles — the nerves of the neck become affected — and the muscles get rigid...

...example of an opium eater passing thirty years of age if he commence the practice early. The debility, both moral and physical, attendant on its excitement,...necks and contracted fingers ; but still they cannot abandon the custom : they are miserable till the hour arrives for taking their daily dose; and when...

...example of an opium eater passing thirty years of age, if he commence the practice early. The debility, both moral and physical, attendant on its excitement,...necks and contracted fingers; but still they cannot abandon the custom ; they are miserable till the hour arrives for taking their daily dose ; and when...

...in two hours, and lasts four or five. The dose varies from three grains to a drachm. The debility, both moral and physical, attendant on its excitement, is terrible ; the appetite is soon destroyed, and every fibre in the body trembles ; the nerves of the neck become affected, and the muscles get...