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0 I a small hole, such as would be made by a1 largo darning needle, upon the top. Then f I there is a small lamp, which burns peanutor olive oil; then the yon hok, about the shape of a darning needle, to cook the opium with, and other like instruments for cleaning the pipe, and last the opium itself in a small jar or toi.All these articles may be found on sale in at least one Chinese store in this oity. They are received from a large importing house in Philadelphia, which supplies the whole south with these articles.The opium looks very much like the crude licorice which is used for sweetening chewing tobacco. It comes to the merchants in largo cans, weighing from one to ten pounds, and in the different qualities costs from $10 to $30 a pound. It is retailed over the counters out of a shaving mug, covered with paper, to keep it clean, and ladled out with a miniature butter paddle. When a Chinaman desires to purchase opium, he brings in a toi and designates iu weight or money the amount he desires. The merchant then carefully weighs the toi in a pair of scales made from a small bamboo rod, balanced by a string Hod in the middle. The toi is held upon a small piece of oopper, tied upon one end. The exact weight of this is ascertained by moving a small copper weight along the beam. Then it is placed so much farther down, according to marks cot upon the barnhaaitjrutit^QPtam«lt; ii u annati Ei“Th( woek^s to the i boardei “An; to prop no one just wl quircr.I h marriei“ YeiLittl about a they gi asks foswers.Hail, bounds my sha to taste Thoins(Were his feci: bio of v numofc Hare* ^
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Terre Haute Semi Weekly Express
Terre Haute, Indiana, US
Fri, Jun 25, 1897
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Tim C.
USA 22 Jan 2018
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