The Republican journal., 1872-07-18

People VINO Should not Smoke.


Tn an article an the medical aspect OF
.t..f.e +nla-,u. I'll the Food journal DR..
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i~ >l."blu- injurlou>:' This Il an eV-
fFNat question art to Ac put by patients
\. iApt '"ctnr>- Like most broad qnr>-
'n~ N' We h'Nl. Il involves iar roo many
'hN d-r@tlnnS l0 admit ot bcin1 answered
y "a plain YES or no. \ medical man, who
Mas lnng herp a moderate smoker aud
watched The effect OF the habit on himself
i-'i ni- Others, urrr offers whit he believes
Tr ..,- tur trur au,Ner Ia the question.
First ot al. there must he an understand
No. ahnut me Qnalitv Ot the tobacco to be
smoked Bal-vlz: rank. quickly iutoAi-
,s1ine ana pro>tratimg tobacco certain
.5ul- ai ~ha. and etvenlsh. for instance )
lu~t alNaN~ Nr iuiuiipuS Few can smoke
rut.l iil-upnr. aAbitually. at leaSt-with
-ffI.usiilN. 50 Ion. with reuard to- Gn4ntity
even .aai tobacco, smoked to excess. WILL
-t. a certainly. he iniuriou> ID the smoker,
- sslt-r nr later. In some way or other or
rtt. N4rlou> eva eli cts of excessive smok-
tu-. more. Will oe said presently.
TaAr.iu. "A man with a bad appetite will
.-h,. smokes. most aSSuredly eat Still less
noteworthy fact for smokers and others
.t-,-llt.rfu., from wasting Illness or "otl their
tNaf 4ItIif " Whatever cause. j HIS tHttI OF
tobacco. ~ The way, While An evil to the
-.tA man. Who cannu' eat enough. becomes
boon ta the STARVED, man. who cannot yet
.uau4h ts.rat. An Illustration of this was
HUlfJ~l.l among i4e French ana German
soldiers iu The recent war Again no man
should smoke " hn has "A dirty tongue a bad
f.~t, DO. 1l~ month or a weak or disordered
Nf,-tbm I'M any such ease he cannot rel
.~hs.~ r.ihaceo. 1t should be a golden rule
with smokers that the pipe or cigar which
Is uut smoked with a relish should not be
-upkrd al all. Indigestion IN every shape
y-grAN aied hy smoking, but most esptci-
tllN that form of it commonly known as a
Tonic ami accompanied with tiatulence.
Next a. To the smokers. There are peo-
pi. tu whom any tobacco, however smoked,
X simply poison, causing, even in small
doses. vomiting, palior, and alarming pros
0ation. such people never get seasoned
fs IFS effects even after repeate ed trials; and
i' hey are wise they will let it alone. They
viii display still further wisdom by not pre-
-Hmln- TO make laws for others who have
Ant the sam" idiO>yncrlSy.
No one can enjoy smoking or smoke with
lnpuniJy when out OF health. The phrase
'oUt oi health, though it may sound vague,
definite enough To frame general rule.
A The same time it is useful to know what,
i any. are the parctular disorders aud con
IIlious of health in which tobacco does
special harm As far a. the writer's knOWl-
jge goes, these have never been speci-
dsd uy medical writer's as clearly as deslr-
ahr
one oi the commonest and earliest effects
.teAc+>~lNe pr unlimrly smoking is I o make
lr bhui Shake. Thl~ gives the clue to an
other class oi persons who ought not to
smoke namely, persons who have weak,
unsteady nerves, and suffer from giddinesS,
"hlnNi"n u slght tremnlous hand, tenden-
y 4" Nldmmer' or any such symptoms. And
d tobacco does harm in mere functional
weakness. still less allowable is if i'm artu.l
organic disease of the system. os far in
stance where there exists any d4orca ot
PARALYSIS or other deoan,,,tive ch.,n,,o N
iAe brain or >pinal cord The imnronnr
use ui tobacco does. beyond Question, some
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