The Silver Lining to an Opium Cloud

The Silver Lining to an Opium Cloud

Substance Abuse

This cartoon shows a Chinese man sitting at a table, smoking opium while being scolded by his wife. There is also a young child is hanging onto the skirt of her kimono. The sign on the wall says "There's No Place Like Home." This cartoon shows how even during the beginning of the Progressive Era, Substance abuse as a coping mechanism was common practice.

Michael Angelo Wolf

Library of Congress online Catalog (https://lccn.loc.gov/2011661773)

Keppler & Schwarzmann

August 12, 1885