Foreword
In A Teacher's Torment still another fine story from the pen of Morgan Staemayer, we have the fascinating study of what happens to one girl, Jane Simpson, when she steps outside of her realm of society and 'reality' and tried to cope with the new world around her with an old set of tools, ideas, and values.
Her slow, inexorable, inevitable degradation begins and we see every humiliation along the way, thanks to the vividly descriptive powers of Mr. Staemayer, who makes her (Jane's) problem both real and universal.
No one should talk about the effects of marijuana upon one's mind and soul until all the evidence is in. Until that time, no opinion can be anymore than guesswork. However, even in medical groups, its marked effect on a person's libidinal nature is in general agreement. Although some exponents of true, pure-science and research will argue, most experts (and certainly the users) will agree that ingestion of marijuana will, to some degree, act as an aphrodisiac. Sometimes powerfully, as in the dramatic case of Jane Simpson. Authorities tend to amend such an attitude by qualifying each case with the belief that such latent desires were in the individual prior to the use of cannibis sativa and that such a desire would have, sooner or later, come to the surface and be recognized. All the marijuana did, such thinkers argue, is heighten a feeling that already existed.
The truth of the above statements is not the purpose of this book nor is the author or publishers urging anyone to try marijuana themselves.
Exactly the opposite is true. Until the real nature of such a drug is known, the prudent will do well to avoid it at all costs until such time as medical science can tell us exactly what dangers are inherent.
Jane Simpson might have ended her career in teaching in exactly the same way; she might not. Speculation is the proper attitude of investment counselors. Drama is the business of the novelist. Here, told with compassion and no lack of detail, is the story of Jane Simpson. We, the publishers, hope you enjoy it and learn from its implicit lesson.
-The Publishers