Note 212 — Chapter IV · PROSTITUTION AND THE LAW
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An interesting example of just such shifting is afforded by the opium traffic. The smoking of opium in China had long been looked upon as at most a harmful vice; according to E. A. Ross (The Changing Chinese, p. 140) it has at length become possible to treat it as a crime and vigorous action looking to the suppression of opium smoking is said to be in successful operation. Public opinion had, however, first to undergo a complete transformation.