CHAPTER X

.—THE GATES OF PARADISE.

Paradise of the Moslems; Siamese Opium-pipes; Chinese Opium-pipe; Smoking the Drug; Its Effects; An Old Malay; Opium Experiences; Dr. Madden’s Trial; The Habit in China; Dr. Medhurst’s Report; Victims at Shanghae; Percentage of Smokers; Amongst the Shikhs; Influence on those engaged in its preparation; Chinese petition; Results in China; Opium-eating poultry 132

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