The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1865-05-06
Effects of Smoking.

The effects of mo ierate and I'M derats
smoking On the organs OF the body are stated
10 be As follows. In an adult man, who l.,
tolerant of tobacco, moderate smokiug--Say
ia the extent OF three clean pipes OF the mild
eiforns IOf pure tobacco III tue twenty -four
hc urs-&oes no great harm. 1t sonnet mes
stops waste, md soothes; but there are times
when it Ensettles the disposition. 10 au in.
moderate degree SAY to SIX or eig pipes a
day, especially if strong iobacco aud hne
pipes BE- used-smoking umquestionably is
very injurious to the animal functions. Ihs
blood is made too fluid the hillary secre-
ton Is arrested, and the digestion /, Constsini
tiy deraIged ther; Is dryaesS vi the tongue
aud frequent nausea. On the heart the sylnp-
toms are very marked Taey consist oi pail
pitntion, sensation as thoug the heart
were rising upward, q feeling Or GREATNESS
ness, and, In bad cases, oi severe pain through
the chest, extending through the uppe- h.nLs.
The action ci the heaIt is interl itLent. ana
fainfses$ may be experienced. Extreme
smoking is also very injurious TO the oig LIS
OF seIs.. In all inyerate, constant smokers
the pl..Aszes,be eye are dilated, owning to
the Absorption Of nicotine, aud the Vision AZ
impaired in strong light; bat the symptom
which most OF ali Affects the vision Is the
retention OF images on the iet,ns after the
aye is Withdraw from them. Thus, ii be
turn hise irom awindow, he retains ,h. IN
preston vi the WINDOW, the panes seruiIng
red and the bars dark. W hen such pictures
are seen Tor some minutes, the smoker may
te assured that lie has carried his luu geuce
out ct The pale Vi safety Un the srise Cf
hearing inveiegatc smoking procu,es dis.ur-
Dances; these consist o. restless deatasSs, anu
ringing OF whist!IBg Ia the ears. be clrcu-
lation oi the brain Is sometimes also u,s;IFo-
ed, and giddiness aiid vertigo are produced
The mus!es, after ext. eme smoking, are pros
traied Long sI.oaIng, aiso Affects the iuC
eDus membrane o. the mouth, cgtsIHg emo
kers s0re thEO2t ihere ARE tisJ .uiI.e OtASr
effects occasionally produced ia t.r nioutu-
VIZ sponglLeas vi tne gums anu .ar-ar On
tae teeth. Uu the whoie, however, smoking
does not Jdre tne teetu. These ase TIC
worst etIrct, ot tobacco; they al point ~
iuucti Jn+l disturbance ee Question r.
mains whether wJrse effects - er .oilJ" iruaI
oves indulgence IL snIo.laa. The gr.., cIiect
Vi tsoicco - ~ arrest -; fIGet.Un Il prDces-
ses which growth ond develolsenent de-
pead 10 n: wnJie oily OF t..c grosII!g
youth, there.ore. t..e act u a.:okHug ls d-cId-
ellis de.etecioa-. Wien. hOSer r, lne bJdy
nas bed IL lr ", tile e..ecis vi tJbaCcu Ia
tnis T e I'D az not ieJ; .,H when the DodF
h a. is.. In. ..,, IJAi g ser.ns GO iser
yAtive "a rs a. .ts re1 -.sds the rJILt-
tIon of ,peeIiic diseases by tJJaccJ.
hgpJthe.es taat have bteu r.i,=a are o
loc,: u be accepted 1t /, said that t504. o
du q, al Il destroys Ibe ue..t..i faculties &c
fac ard that, suen the body /. Iu i4ii vIgu
sGlos!h5 dues lessen me power ot the &C -
ties bai, when the body Is Oyerwor>ed ,sni
worn, IJb.cco soothes aEd cors.-ye,. IL
Ih-re v ere ans .Ouuds.:iUa Ia Tie i-ea thu;
tobacco produces INSANITY, the lGct vJu!d be
Al oac5 broadly marked H. the difference OF
numbec| OF The Insane Ia ,.e ! IsreRt -ex
Ihls r.mari Is, however, less ayylsc> BE u
psralysis. In has be urged th.I iUta-eO
produces cancer; the statement Is utterly
g-oundlcss. Neither coasulnp pitoa nor 1.yn-
cEiiis, iii tise eiIrOuic icr9. be induced
primarily by smoking. Al the same time, 1t
10 lsi be adIniiied that smoking du-s a,islAief
Ia both sess d.ssrders when ihey cx s, *.
cx;ss :nkSsh huaa.. il. he ln-.n, suaohiu0 - !,
luxury wiich st~ man Is better without CT
Hes,ry every luxury, tobacco Is .he lea;
Iaj dr,Ous. l. IS iIaOcIJu- rs com pared nI,h
aicuhY!; /. DOES innate ' less harm [. an
op.un; i i L. 40 ;. u { s,.r,r ihan tea and,
~ tGe SIDE y. high l.'iG. a tog ihtf c. ,cLs,s
mos: .4v0. a d..