Show PEYOTE HABIT GROWING AMONG UTE INDIANS the ouray ute indians at randlett utah are consuming large quantities of an intoxicating stupefying drug according to a report made by herman harms state chemist to gov william spry in response to the governors request that a certain plant called peyote be investigated mr harms said the indians chew bark and blossoms of the plant which is a species of the cactus family with dreadfully demoralizing results in his report to the governor mr harms says the ute indians hold their peyote service every saturday night until sunday morning at randlett and from all ajl accounts evil habits growing with remarkable rapidity the peyote is a form of cactus which grows abundantly in the southwest united states and in adjacent parts of mexico says in Ms his report including the tuft of silky fibers are chewed and eaten similar to the way the peruvians derive the effects of cocaine from chewing ane cluba cocoa leaves at first the peyote blos bom causes a great state of excitement cit ement and d mental exhilaration then it deadens the senses clites ll ites produces abnormal dreams is demoralizing and finally causes cause s the indians to demain drunk oi or in a stupor for two or three days |