Democratic Sentinel, Volume 5, Number 6, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 March 1881 — A New Vice. [ARTICLE]

A New Vice.

A numbor of persons more or less prominent in different walks of life have died in this city within a few months from the direct effect, it is said, of hypodermic injections of morphine. The effect of morphine under the skin is described as peculiarly and wonderfully agreeable. A delicious languor steals over the frame, the senses are wrapped as in a voluptuous waking dream, and a most joyous consciousness of perfect yet fascinating repose softly overflows the mind. Even strong men and women have frequently found it hard to resist its allurements, and have not been able to resist its beatitudes without arousing all their will. On this account some scribe morphine under any circumstance, fearing the consequences to their patients. Not a few women of the finer type have been wrecked by the habit, and many men, professional and commercial, are steadily raining themselves by its indulgence. It was hailed as a great blessing once, and so it is, properly regulated; but, like so many blessings, it may readily be converted into a curse. —New York Times. Uncle Sam's Condition Powdebs are recommended by stock-owners who have used* them as the best Horse and Cattle Medicine to be had. If the animal is Scraggy, Spiritless, or has no appetite, these Powders are an excellent remedy, and every owner of stock will do well to try'them. They are prepared by the Emmert Proprietary Co., Chicago, 111., a very reliable firm, and sold by all good druggists. The best are the choapest! Buy the diamond boots, made by Rosenthal Brothers, Chicago.