The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1869-02-11
Random ThOughts..NO. 6.
BY THE EDITOR

As.I have already said, Il consider impure air,
caused by modern air tight rooms, one great
cause for the increase Of cons umptlon Let q
person 90 into modern church at night, after
the congregation have be en- shut up for an hour
or more, and when he opens the door, II he is
not satisfied that the air is poisonous, will
giveup this point.
Since last wrote on this subject, / have no.
ticed that others arc thinking about the modern
arrangement Of rooms, with reference to ventila-
tion. One man has invented plan to Ventiiate
rooms at the bottom, as he thinks the carbonic
acid gas could more readily escape there, being
heavier than common air. member Of the
Ohio Legislature has introduced a resolution Of
inquiry as to the healthfulness Of the Legislative
Halls In the State House at Columbus, with
their present arrangements for being heated
and ventilated. These Halls are heated by hot
air sent up through registers through the floor.
believe that the universal use of tobacco is
greater cause of consumption than all other
causes combined. Some one will inquire why
women die Of consumption quite as often as
men, when so few of them use tobacco. think
/ can explain this to tho satisfaction of any
reasonable person.
When the proper digestion and assimilation OF
the food are DESTROYED or greatly impaired, there
10 lack Of nourlShment and consumption is
often the result. The practice Of chewing to-
bacco causes moro dyspepsia than anything else.
Nature has provided combination Of three
secreions or juices, 10 be used In the process Of
digestion, the destruction of any one Of which
is fatal TO true digestion. If you mix an aIl6ali
and an acid together, and put them in bread
and bake It properly, carbonic acid gas Is ere
ated, and forms cells in the bread, and thus It is
made light. Put in either one and leave the
other out, and you cannot eat the bread, The
saliva the gastric juice and the pancreatic juice
are necessary to digestion. Nature has provided
all these and requires them ALL Tie pancreas
is located behind the stomach, and secretes the
phncreatlc juice The gastric juice iI secreted
by number Of glands in the coating Of the
stomach itself, while several glands situated In
different parts Of the mouth Secrete the saliva.
Le ! any healthy person. notice what q large
amount Of this secretion Is poured into the
mouth during the course Of the day This sholfld
all bc swallowed. No healthy person ought
ever 10 spit. Now poison this secretion, 90
that It cannot be taken into the stomach, and
that organ, and the process of digestion carried
on in 1t, will become terribly deranged. 1t was
discovered In the case of Alexis st. Martin, re-
ported by DR.. Beaumont, that digestion could
not be carried on without the gastric juice being
taken into the stomach. A hole was shot In his
stomach, and nature formed a valve on the
ins ide Of the orince, which the contents Of the
stomach forced outwardS, and thus closed the
opening (There was not hole left open whic b
had silver plate bound over 1t, ne stated by DR..
Gotyald.) BY pushing this valve inwardS, food
coald be put into the stomach without being
mastlcatod, and mixed with the saliva, But
digestion wasmuch retarded, or almost entirely
destroyed, ....s..,....
Now when person chews tobacco, the saliyu
Is not only prevented from entering the stomach,
but It's flow Is largely increased, by the poisonous
action of the tobacco upon the glands, thus rob,
bling other seeretions. Look at the vast pools
of this secretion poisoned and elected by the
slave of the quid. ltaf ar
But smoking is ten times more dangerous thar
chewing. 1t not only .destr The saliva, but 4
is breathed, and comes In direct contact with
the delicate air cells Of the lungs 1t enter
into the circulation Of the blood at once, Let I
person who is not accustomed to the poisol
breath tobacco smoke ono half minute, and the
poison iS carried to his brain, and gddlness, o
into1lcatlon takes place at once,
That smoking has increased hundred fold Ii
the last forty years, have no doubt persol
Is not protected from this curse any place. ]
is sometimes held to be improper to smoke 4
presence Of ladies. But this is scarcely eve
regarded. Men smoke In cars, court rooms
stores, and even In church And this 10 hoy
women are poisoned, and have to die of coi
sumption. nI tE
A few days ago an auction was advertised |
tn Is town, to which the ladies were Invited.
!. Atepped In few minutes. There was crowd
of men, at least dozen Of them were smoking
Tho room was blue with smoke. There wer
but few women there. No wonder. How an!
''pure sweet woman" could be forced TO breath
such poison, was only to be explained on tn
ground that the use Of tobacco totally destroy
all respect for the rights Of others.
On last Sunday night attended church. o
each side Of the door was this placard "PlsAs
abstain from the use Of tobacco when In tn
house Of Cod" But before tho service wa
over, the room was filled with tobacco smoke.
Is anything strange that one half Of thos
who die, die Of consumptionl d, N.