Show THE HASHISH DRUG OF GREECE tho consular reports say that hashish that strange drug which has alv en our language its word assassin a man BO frenzied by the drug that he accomplishes murder and which is used by the persians turks and egyptians in a manner akin to the use of opium by the chinese is the prod act of a plant grown in large quan quani i totlee in aou thorn greece in tho district scout tripo r litza the plant grows to a height of about four feet and its branches are thickly covered with small leaves aej studded with tiny seeds the entire plant stalk and branches la cut within a few inches of the root and laid out in the sun to dry the branches are then rubbed to separate the seeds and these in turn are ground into fine powder which constitutes the drug the best vancey of the plant grows in the district of mantl nea and the center for export is gnp from which place it is sent to the ports of kalamaha Ka lamata and and from thence abroad it is estimated that about okas pounds of the drug valued at 2000 drachmas gibout arc annually sent from the drug has the power or inducing sleep and producing pleasant and fantastic dreams continued use or hashish renders its devotees ana and restless and results in a complete krecic of their mental and physical constitution for this reason the egyptian government has prohibited the importation of the drug and recently entered into a convention with greece to prevent its exportation from there to egypt where the consumers ot hashish are very numerous the drug is practically never used in greece buffs now exported to the various ports of england austria france ana italy and from there much no doubt ultimately finds it way to egypt |