Project Gutenberg 2013-10-26 Public domain in the USA. 150 Brereton, William H. 10004438 The truth about opium : $b being a refutation of the fallacies of the Anti-Opium Society and a defence of the Indo-China opium trade Reading ease score: 51.5 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. Produced by The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "The Truth About Opium" by William H. Brereton is a critical examination and defense of the Indo-China opium trade, written in the late 19th century. The work serves as a rebuttal to the claims of the Anti-Opium Society, arguing against purported fallacies about opium smoking and its effects on the Chinese population. The author draws upon his extensive experience in Hong Kong, challenging the mainstream portrayal of opium as a harmful substance and its trade as exploitative. At the start of the text, Brereton establishes his credentials, emphasizing his firsthand knowledge gained from years living in Hong Kong, where opium smoking is a common practice. He addresses misconceptions held by anti-opium advocates, asserting that their views are based on hearsay rather than direct interaction with the realities of opium use in China. Brereton intends to clarify the situation surrounding opium and its trade, contending that claims of widespread addiction or societal degradation are exaggerated and unfounded. The opening portion sets the stage for a detailed examination of the socio-economic dynamics of opium in China and the implications of the anti-opium movement, asserting that the substance, when used in moderation, poses no significant harm. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/44043/44043-h/images/cover.jpg en Opium trade -- China -- History -- 19th century Opium trade -- India -- History -- 19th century Opium trade -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century China -- Commerce -- India -- History -- 19th century India -- Commerce -- China -- History -- 19th century China -- Commerce -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century Great Britain -- Commerce -- China -- History -- 19th century Opium abuse HV RC Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Drugs/Alcohol/Pharmacology Browsing: Economics Browsing: History - General 535001 535047 2024-11-28T03:06:30.192767 2023-09-19T08:32:09.194067 text/html text/html 515372 2024-10-23T19:19:16 text/html 241976 2024-11-28T03:06:47.158526 application/epub+zip 250787 2024-11-28T03:06:37.828586 application/epub+zip 250787 2024-11-28T03:06:32.736555 application/epub+zip 391658 2024-11-28T03:06:56.452455 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 355088 2024-11-28T03:06:46.792497 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 355458 2022-09-20T06:19:59.486610 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 509829 509464 2024-11-28T03:06:29.572579 2023-09-19T08:32:08.769080 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 509495 2024-11-28T01:24:35 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19970 2024-11-28T03:06:56.593446 application/rdf+xml 12679 2024-11-28T03:06:37.531521 image/jpeg 2024 2024-11-28T03:06:37.490545 image/jpeg 225609 2024-11-28T03:06:30.238610 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog