
In another case an etheromaniac earl committed extravagances which, from a moral point of view, classified him among mental deficients.Phantastica: A Classic Survey on the Use and Abuse of Mind-Altering Plants by Louis Lewin, M.D.
1998 Louis Lewin, Phantastica: a classic survey on the use and abuse of mind-altering plants, Inner Traditions / Bear & Company, p169. He had become an etheromaniac, and everywhere he went, in editorial offices, theatres and cafés, he exuded an intolerable smell. 1988 Joanna Richardson, Judith Gautier, Quartet Books Limited, p215. You can clearly see that a dancer etheromaniac, when she is high, has a different conception of space – it is much more expansive than usual. 1971 Paul Van Ostaijen, Patriotism, Inc and Other Tales, Univ of Massachusetts Press, p137. Her lover was a ne’er-do-well who never gave her any physical gratification but he fascinated her because he was an etheromaniac and half crazed, and she had the delight of running grave risks through her connexion with him. 1925 Pierre Janet, Psychological healing: a historical and clinical study, volume 1, G. It leads to insanity and death, and brings about marked changes in the temper and in the health of the etheromaniac. 1897 Benjamin Lillard, Practical druggist and pharmaceutical review of reviews, volume 2, issue 4, Lillard & Co., p149.
One advantage of ether from the point of view of the etheromaniac is this you can get drunk and get sober again much more rapidly.
1890 Review of reviews and world's work: An international magazine, volume 2, The Review of Reviews Corporation, p593. he became a regular sot, or etheromaniac, spending whole nights in the open air and haunting the different apothecaries’ shops, in order to collect in small doses the enormous quantity which was required to procure intoxication.
1889 Bulletin of pharmacy, volume 3, p139.