Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1872-02-02
CoryeSbondence.



TOB.fCCO .f.sD ITS EFFECTS.
A woRp ron TopAcco.-so much and often too
much nonsense is prated about the evils Of tobacco,
that its virtues rarely get hearing and yet the lat
ter are many and great To quiet nervous unrest; to
to soothe rulled temper; to favor calm and impair
tial thought to steady and clear mot to cloud)
fused overworked brain; to countSrac the effects Of
physical exhauson-these are just the things which
tobacco does and, II IL effect these ends safely
and pleasantly, who shall deny 1t place among Gods
good gifts to men7
Mr.. Editor Il found the above paragraph
in your issue of Jan. 26th. l think it did
not originate there, however, ior If | mis-
take not, had seen the same thing before
and suppose 1t will be copied by most Of
the papers whose editors use the weed and
seek for authority TO do so.
My opinion, founded on careful obser-
vation of the effects of different agents upon
the health Of individuals and communities,
during a medical practice of forty years, is
quite the reverse of that expressed by this
writer; yet, do not propose to make my
own belier prominent thing in the pres
ent article, for the reason that my tpse diek
might not be received as of more value
than that of the author above quoted.
will, therefore, make few brief extracts
from inc writings and sayings OF persons
more learned ana wise than either OF us,
(begging the gentleman's pardon) and
promise that when ne, or any one else,
sna'l quole an equal NUMBER oi opposite
opihiot from men oil equal ability, VIII
try again.
james l., King of England closed his
lamous oouhterp!aste oi Tobacco mus
IL Is Il custom ioalhsoin3 10 the eye, nate
iul TO the nose, harmful to the brain, dan
ger"us 10 the lungs, ana IN Inc black,
suhkihS iumoS thereoi, nearest resembling
tle hofrip'e stNSlah sm'kc OF inc pit that
IL polto'hlesS'
joshua sylvester, poet ana cotemporary
OF hlhg James l., thus describes tohacco
and its votarles;
In groves glades, gardens, Marshes mountains fields,
None so pernicious to mans life is known
AS is tobacco, saving "emP alone
:, - 'n'ie 20 any netO ~ Au' pia'u
,Tts dori,,io.s ond ,ts do,,, ,,l.,'. ,,,,,ou
Tint. far the most pa,t praceless mon do love n
Or rather dote most on this withcred weed,
Themselves ms withered in all gracious deed"
the United States, wrote thus to Rev. DR..
Cox: "In my early youth was addicted
to the use of tobacco in two of its mysteries
smoking and chewing. was warned bv
a medical friend of the pernicious operation
of this habit upon the stomach and the
nerves; and the advice of the physician
was fortified by the results Of nv own OK
The late Edward C. Dclavan. ESQ. of
Albany, saws: "I look upon the use of to-
bacco, in health, exactly in the same light,
in q moral point of view, as do the use of
alcoholic poisons. And 1 have no more
doubt tina, even what is called the moderate
use of tobacco shortens life, than | have
that the moderate use of rum shortens life" ="
The venerable Eliphalet Mott, ID. D.,
l. l.. D., late President OF Union College,
after describing the manner in which the
appetite for tobacco was formed in his own
case, says but was tn ireaiter OCCASION
ally visited with nausea, faintness, heart
burn, and feeling of lassitude, especially
in the morning, which continued until l
could obtain the supposed restorative from
my tobacco-box. Years passed on before
became convinced that the ills | suffered
were to great extent owing to tobacco.
But did 50 become convinced, and reso-
lutely determined to discontinue its use.
This caused me no inconsiderable suffering
for time, but this suffering gradually dis
appeared, and with its disappearance my
previous ailments also disappeared.
haS nd
may add that, since being connected with
Union College, have observed the delete
rious effects of tobacco on others, especially
on the youth intrusted to nv care. The
lives of some. and the health of many. have
been DESTROYED by persistinp in despite of
counsels, in the use of this poisonous
narcotic. which, next to intoxicating
liquors. is in NV opinion more destructive
TO the health of the youth in our country.
than any other agent"
Professor l.. \. Fowler. saws: 'Beliey-
ing. as | do, that tobacco produces disas-
irous effect on the digestive powers and
nervous system. tending to weaken the one
and deranco the other; that the blood is
rendered thereby impure, and disturbed in
circulation; that the secretions become ir-
regular and shamciullv wasted. by the con
slant loss of saliva from the mouth. have
taken particular pains to inouire of those
who use tobacco, the individual effect that
il produces. The almost universal reply
is, that ii not only does them no good, but
a positive injury
Henry Ward Beecber saws of tobacco
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