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The Seven Sisters of Sleep, by Cooke, M. C

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Author
Cooke, M. C. (Mordecai Cubitt), 1825-1914
Title
The Seven Sisters of Sleep Popular History of the Seven Prevailing Narcotics of the World
Credits
Produced by deaurider, Les Galloway and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
Language
English
LoC Class
GT: Geography, Anthropology, Recreation: Manners and customs
Subject
Drug abuse
Category
Text
Project Gutenberg
eBook-No. 60805
Release Date
November 29, 2019
Copyright
Public domain in the USA.

Contents

  1. 1.Transcriber’s Notes
  2. 2.THE SEVEN SISTERS OF SLEEP.
  3. 3.Dedication.
  4. 4.PREFATORY PREMONITION.
  5. 5.CONTENTS.
  6. 6.CHAPTER I. SOMEWHAT FABULOUS. — SEVEN SISTERS OF SLEEP. 1
  7. 7.CHAPTER II. THE SISTERS OF OLD.
  8. 8.CHAPTER III. THE “WOND’ROUS WEED.
  9. 9.CHAPTER IV. THE CABINET OF CLOUDLAND.
  10. 10.CHAPTER V. PIPEOLOGY.
  11. 11.CHAPTER VI. SNIFFING AND SNEESHIN.
  12. 12.CHAPTER VII. QUID PRO QUO.
  13. 13.CHAPTER VIII. A RACE OF PRETENDERS.
  14. 14.CHAPTER IX. “MASH ALLAH!”—THE GIFT .
  15. 15.CHAPTER X. THE GATES OF PARADISE.
  16. 16.CHAPTER XI. REVELS AND REVERIES.
  17. 17.CHAPTER XII. PANDEMONIUM.
  18. 18.CHAPTER XIII. OPIUM MORALS.
  19. 19.CHAPTER XIV. FALSE PROPHETS.
  20. 20.CHAPTER XV. NEPENTHES.
  21. 21.CHAPTER XVI. GUNJA AT HOME.
  22. 22.CHAPTER XVII. HUBBLE-BUBBLE.
  23. 23.CHAPTER XVIII. SIRI AND PINANG.
  24. 24.CHAPTER XIX. UNDER THE PALMS.
  25. 25.CHAPTER XX. CHEWING THE COON.
  26. 26.CHAPTER XXI. OUR LADY OF YONGAS.
  27. 27.CHAPTER XXII. WHITEWASH AND CLAY.
  28. 28.CHAPTER XXIII. PRECIOUS METALS.
  29. 29.CHAPTER XXIV. DATURA AND CO.
  30. 30.CHAPTER XXV. THE EXILE OF SIBERIA.
  31. 31.CHAPTER XXVI. ODDS AND ENDS.
  32. 32.APPENDIX. — TABLE I. CHRONOLOGY OF TOBACCO. — TABLE II. CONSUMPTION OF TOBACCO. — TABLE III. DUTIES ON IMPORTATION OF TOBACCO. — TABLE IV. — TABLE V. — TABLE VI. — TABLE VII. — TABLE VIII. — TABLE IX. — TABLE X. ANALYSIS OF TOBACCO BY POSSELT & REINMANN. — TABLE XI. — TABLE XII. — TABLE XIII. OPIUM STATISTICS OF GREAT BRITAIN. — TABLE XIV. ANALYSIS OF OPIUM, BY MULDER. — TABLE XV. PRISONERS SENTENCED BY THE POLICE TO THE HOUSE OF CORRECTION AT SINGAPORE. — TABLE XVI. OPIUM CONSUMED BY FIFTEEN PERSONS FROM THE PAUPER HOSPITAL, SINGAPORE. — TABLE XVII. REPORTS OF OPIUM-SMOKING IN CHINA. — TABLE XVIII. — TABLE XIX. SYNOPSIS OF NARCOTICS, WITH THEIR SUBSTITUTES.
  33. 33.FOOTNOTES:

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