| Show THE MORPHINE HABIT ONE of the growing vices of the period is the habitual use of morphine it is chiefly a feminine vice new york at present furnishes famishes the largest number of victims persons of all classed indulge in the habit but the greatest slaves to it are found ju in the two extremes of society eo clety the wealthy contract it through the relief afforded by hypodermic linjer dioris administered by physicians in cases of pain and insomnia ind and the lower class graduate into the habit from intemperance and h indulgence in other degrading vices A number of ladies ladles in new york have organized for the purpose of working to arrest the progress of the evil and their reports have disclosed its astonishing prevalence physicians find it a very difficult task to manage victims ot of the morphine habit and the female cases are the worst as they suffer f from rom hysteria lose lobe self control and generally have to be cured of the complaint which has led to the use of mor morphine hine as a relief before they can to be redeemed from the vice the morphine habit once contracted tr appears to be a more formidable enemy to conquer than the alcohol habit and to be more deadly in its effects those who have been tempted to fly to it for ther the relief elief of pain or sadness had far better endure and struggle against the afflictions of sickness or sorrow than resort to something for temporary alleviation which is sure to plant in them a craving for more and I 1 if f continued to lead load them hem quickly down to misery and death |
