The Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1859-1865, 1860-11-29
1SBURG, PA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER %. 1860


brought on commissions, anG in two NM
utes Occasiomcd death. he hOttcnto'S /
are said to Kill snakes by putting dloP /
Ct it on their tongues Under Its lnhu- |
cuce, the reptiles die rs instamtameOusIy |
as If killed by an electric shock. 1t ap- |
pears to act nearly in the same way as
prussic acid. Experience proves that
large propo, ton Of those who smoke or
chew tobacco. do 50 under the conviction
that it IS always inmocuous Ill It's effects,
and often bcuefi ciai Now, this IS mis-
take which the every day observation OF
medical practitioners can attest. For
amongst the patients who consult u Tor
various nervous and stomach complaints,
it will bc found that tobacco smokers
form a large proportion. Indeed, we mud
UneX pec5saiy sUI. et!mcs, om lnq'Iry, That
the habit Of smokng Is the source oi very
distressing ailments VIII ch immediately
/ ur Gradually subsilc on om.tting the
use ul' this drug 1t is gricynus - OBJ
! serve that this habit is prevailing JuIous,
/ younr people, upuu whom lis effects are
most likely be prcjuIicla.' Striking
/ ~ illustrative OF TINS position Is the Iact,
/ which has bee. very recently made pub
/ I5c that in the competitive eXlnl!nauons
/ TO which young persons are submitted III
! the military scho, J. OF F1:nce. tie aEio-
kcrs OF tobacco occury the lowest place.
/ may ul,o be permitted TO state that one
/ ui the most severe cases OF epilepsy ever
saw, arose iu d boy uf twelve years oI age,
who had been for two Years Il t"baccU
,m .kcr which habit he continued after
the disease attackCd him. and It was in
vain that remedies we're applied 50 long
- the habit WAS continued but after Il
cc,,uo known that he y,sr>ueI tins per
,,;cio,,s rr.,.r;ca and ne was prevented
co,.ti,,i,ino il he Sr.c lily recovered and
has h4on since kent in .ood health.
We ,han no doubt be Toll that thous-
,nIs rI,rsuc this ,ract ce without produ-
c-,,., n,,,lans, and TINS Is trra; bat how
many Of those thousands suffer considera-
}I.. ircor,yepieucc and Ccrauoement of the
fn.ctions Of the nervous and digestive SyS-
lem without tracing them to their true
o~iaiu, II tiis be so, how important it IS
that this great Association should disscm-
mate sound view with re ,pect to the action
of tnbacco ON the system. and the open
declaration OF such i Congress rs tins that
III. ,ir,,r should be used with cautinn and
not unfortunately would not t,ii - do
some rood! This Association connot Ia
.ertcre with individual actions. 1t can
unt venture to ..lc niccci,t> as to diet aud
r..,,ncu. thls i,,U,,.s to the medica.
rr.,c,i:ioi.rf. but how tee. le is his voice
. unless 5le rcr-on a>kin. il IS bowed down
; 5y disease and suffering.
Fu+ iook;ny at this question in SANTA
. ~ ront OF view. this congress may pom
. j., The fact that the daiIy use OF tbLacc,
= not = NEGATIVE thing. According 10 til,
! laws which Govern the human system it j.
J.. ar, arou, nom which decided results aIt
4 produced, an then fore the colnmunlt,
/ should he 0u thc.r guard. An admonluoi
i from such a bud1 viii come With ten-iul'
Z rreater effect than from a body Of ncdlcl
Il p~actitiorcrs whose mnnitions find thel
5, way only among the sick aud those need
II in. medical care, while we feel that " la
e is done here Will Iermeate the coinmunit
; at lar.e. and find its way to those who ii
c uuconsciously poisoning themselves by a
J. aren't OF whose injurious eitec.s they ar
&c ignorant Sir benjamin Brodie, IN hi
l. admirable letter, published extensively /
- the newspapers. III L very sensible mannc
1t noints OUT the effects OF tins agent. Il
Is sav$:--
y The effects Of this habit are indeed ';
IL rious, the difference depending on dIilcl
III enccs of constitution, and difference /
As the mode OF life But, from the best oi
Ie servatiuus which / have been able to mak