The Other Side Of The Opium Question PDF Download

Excerpt from Opinions of Over 100 Physicians on the Use of Opium in China At one of our Soochow weekly prayer meetings, in December, 1895, Rev. Joseph Bailie brought up the subject of the evils of opium smoking and suggested that it was high time for some action on this question by the great missionary body of China. The suggestion was well received, and at a meeting of the Soochow Missionary and Literary Association, January 2nd, 1896, a committee composed of Rev. H. C. DuBose, Chairman; Rev. W. N. Crozier and Drs. Anne Walter, J. R. Wilkinson, J. B. Fearn and W. H. Park, was appointed to investigate best ways and means, and bring in a report at the next meeting. At the next meeting this committee reported in favor of the formation of an Anti-opium League in China, and this same committee, with the addition of Mr. Bailie, was finally appointed to correspond with the various missionary associations and committees in China with reference to the organization of such League. The labors of the committee were successful, and at the first meeting of the new organisation Dr. W. H. Park, Rev. Y. K. Yen and Rev. G. L. Mason were appointed a committee to prepare a pamphlet setting forth the views of the foreign physicians in China on the use of opium in this country. I was in despair at my appointment, and nothing was done for some time. Finally, it seeming to devolve upon me to take the lead, I got out a series of questions, based on the questions asked by the Royal Opium Commission, and submitted them to the other members of the committee. They made a few changes and agreed to the plan of sending these questions to every physician in China and compiling the answers. Accordingly the questions were printed and sent out, and if any physician in China was overlooked it was accidental. At the head of the printed slip was placed the following statement and appeal: - Dear Doctor: - The information we wish to gain by the following questions is to be used in getting out a pamphlet by the Anti-Opium League in China. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.