; Morphia mania is stated to be largely on the increase- in J?aris. It prevails chiefly among women. Resorted to in the first instance as-aiedative for nervous excite^ • inent, or as a relief from meutal trouble, it J»oon becomes an overmastering habit, and tne dose* hare to be enlarged from time to Jiuie, Fire years suffice to make a wreck. ««f the constitution.! The hair falhv v ps; |i lie teeth drop out. the eyes beooui* 'hollow, the hand*; are palsied, and th* victim dies miserably.* - {^VKi'
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Feilding Star, Volume VIII, Issue 23, 5 August 1886, Page 2
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86Page 2 Advertisements Column 4 Feilding Star, Volume VIII, Issue 23, 5 August 1886, Page 2
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