| The Anti-Opium Society.—Its Origin.—By whom supported.—How farsuccessful.—Its Conclusions not to be accepted.—The Indictment against England | | pp. [1-6] |
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| The original habitat of the Poppy-Plant.—Opium known in China fromthe earliest times.—Not consumed much till Eighteenth Century.—First imported by Portuguese.—By East India Company in 1773.—Prohibited in 1796.—War in 1839.—Causes of War.—Treaty ofNankin.—No mention of Opium.—Lord Palmerston’s instructionson the subject.—War of 1856 and 1860.—Treaty of Tientsin.—Opium legalized.—Native growth long-established in spite of Edicts.—Reason ofthis.—Chefoo Convention | | pp. [6-37] |
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| Opium a powerful Medicine.—Its Alkaloid constituents.—How used.—Distinctionbetween eating and smoking it.—Consumed in India, Turkey, Armenia, England | | pp. [37-52] |
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| Indian Opium of two kinds, Bengal and Malwa.—Monopoly in 1773.—Vacillationsin Policy.—Hence fluctuations in Revenue.—Reserve Stock.—Land under Cultivation.—Chests exported.—Policytowards Native States.—Prices.—Quality.—Competition with Chinese Opium | | pp. [52-59] |
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| Abolition of the Traffic.—How far desirable.—Difficulties.—Englandnot likely to help with a Money-grant.—Charges made by Anti-Opiumists.—1. “Opium a poison andOpium-smoking universally baneful.”—Evidence on this point breaks down.—Not so fatal as Spiritswith us.—Number of Smokers of Indian drug.—Use of Opium in the Straits Settlements | | pp. [59-75] |
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| 2. “England responsible for its introduction.”—Opium certainlyknown in China previous to foreign importation.—The Portuguese before us.—Demand not created by us.—Every Nation has itsStimulant or Narcotic.—Enumeration of these.—Opium specially suited to the Chinese.—Opium and Spirits | | pp. [75-91] |
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| 3. “We force Opium on China.”—Chinese not forced either toadmit or smoke Opium—but compelled to keep to their own Tariff | | pp. [91-95] |
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| 4. “Monopoly indefensible.”—Monopolies are a part of the System ofIndian Government.—This particular Monopoly limits the export | | pp. [95-97] |
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| 5. “Opium an Obstacle to Missionary effort.”—Failure of Missionariesnot due to Opium.—Real reasons of their ill-success.—Exterritorialization of Converts very objectionable to Chinese.—RomanCatholic Missionaries most detested, but more successful.—Reasons of this.—Our Missionaries, how far successful.—Their duty and ours | | pp. [97-114] |
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| Remedies suggested.—Firstly, Abolition of Monopoly.—Objections tothis.—Secondly, Prohibition of Poppy-culture in all India.—Difficulties with Native States.—Legitimate requirements ofIndia.—Financial objections.—Curtailment of Expenditure difficult.—Increase of Taxation impossible.—Thirdly, England to askfor an equivalent from China for giving up the Opium Revenue.—No compensation to India.—Fourthly, Li Hung Chang’s proposal | | pp. [114-129] |
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| Feasible remedies.—Either, England and China to agree to stop thecultivation of the Poppy gradually in both countries.—A test of Chinese sincerity.—Effect, if carriedout.—Or, to free China from all obligations in regard to Opium.—This would cut away theground from under the Agitators.—India would not lose all her Revenue.—The Agitation the outcome of mistakenPhilanthropy.—Their method of propagandism most objectionable.—Conclusion | | pp. [129-139] |