, 1873-03-11
SMOKING AND CHEWING,
Words Of Warming to Usera Of
the "Weed."
The Danelill Effects Of Tobacco Upon tho
Human Family.
interesting Papers Prepared BY
DR.. TriInb1c.

DR.. D. D. Trimblo read, by roquose, q troatiao
m tobncco boforo tho Society Of physicians, ut
tho Orphan Asylum, on Wabanh avenue, liant
eyouing. Tho papor was characterized by strong
good acnso ind much ability. Tho following ID o
compendioua etatcment OF itH contontH: Tho
essayist first gayo n brief history Of tho discov-
nry Of tho "woed and its Introduction upon
Tho Continent Of Europe by Sir Waator Raleigh,
gir Francis Drako, mud John Nlcot. from
tho latter 1t derived tho nume Of its
hotive principle, nicotine. 1ta popular namo
came from Tobnsco, in Mexico. Tho various
fozns and uson of tobacco by mon and women
were briefly specified. physiolnna and othor
sciontilo mon have again and again urged it's
banefu1 ofroots, md. phllantrophists. haVo nnoa
ta had qualitioa, and tho vioes incidental to Its
uso, TO point tho morals Of their diacourscs.
Yot physiciana ana clorgynen nso anong the
most frequent yiolators Of their own principles.
Tho language of King James was quoted, whoro
the Royal writor atyles the usc Of tobacco IN
custom loathsomo to- tho eyes, balcful
10 tho noso, hnrmful to tho brain,
dangerous to the lungs, and in tho
black stinking fumes thereof moat nenrly
resembling the Stygian pit, whichis bottomioHR.'
After dispoBing Of this ldngly authority, tho
essa5isk gavo botnnicnl Inn ohomical character~
tstics ct tobacco. It's active principal
ghioh Is poison Of Buch virulonco that ono
drop will destroy tho h{o II . dog, small hsrda
drop doad when . tubo containing II is brought @
Ia proximity to them, and It will operate fatally
rpon tho hunnen system In flvo minutes. Besides
Nicotine, tobacco contains several oshor active
poiaons, such aa eutphuretied hydrogen, omPy-
Iomstio ei .na hydr91ysnG ygta4,, eo1d eomt,;ntns
such torriblo olcmeuts can be often ta}ton into
tho system without producing permanent evil
effects. Tho medical qualitios Of tobacco aro
not sufficiently valuable to counterbalanco tho
diure{io, oathartse, and slalogoguo (producing
by other romedlos comparatively har1n1ese:
Whom moderately used 1t produces mental md
character Of languor anl inelinetion, to
ropoae. In lnrgcr quantities e occasions
confusion Of tho mind, vertigo, stupor, faint
moss, nauaca, vomiting, and general depression
Of s nasn na o tho md
o feeblo pulse, and II It's use is not diaoontin-
1ed conyulaiona and death follow:
Ueed in any mannor, tobacco Inns a. powerful
81 ST'qt tbo o. souns inc ase s Method
idiosynorecios of the individual. Persons
Of soaentagy modes Of life, those who
o finely 11gsnzs or Of " ne
md Injurious. Iho oommonoat effects asc ez-
steent Of tho n9ryss aeSp'essness 'e los1 Of
oratod this portion q the subject. Ono Of it's
oat torribfo effects iB upon tho heartt oBpocal-
Iy Ia tho case of those who arc pretllspoacd to
diseasos Of thut, character, So COM
unon and peculiar is this iaonss, that it ta has
), ,sneot OF excessive smoking upon tho
mouth is to produce cancer OF tho lip,
which extends to tho check, and results most 30.
rioualy. This Is obaorved il mon, but rarely, II
syer ii womon. The effect Of tobacco Oh the
asoi @ II
those sutEering from IT, uao nroin great dsngero
It causos premature whitening OF tho haar, and
earIy bnldneee, which Rro common N America.
(! Il iniurea tho digestion. It's bad ofrecl
upon tho mind was illustrated by m allusioI
to tho Ecole Polyteonnigue, in Franco, where i
has been obsorvod that tho atudontg who rofraiI
from tho uso OF tobacco are capable OF grentel
amount Of intellectual labor than those whc
indulge in smoking. a French physician statot
that in tho courso Of thrco years practice III
found twonty-one cases Of the excessive uso oi
tobacco that resulted in tho ontiro stoppago oi
. tho hcarts action. Inrotcrato smoEing pro
auces relaxing OBJECT on the musolos Of the
lower limbs, and disinclinatlou to wAl11ing, o,
my Rotivo exerlion.
Smoking il destroying our individual and M
Eonel virlllty; Tho comparative decrease II
plrtha In Amorlcn cannot properly bt
al attributable to abortion. Tho uHe OF tobacco
has 1noat dolotrioua effect upon mans ropro.
auctive, powers. In Europe the average age
when . man ceasos to be fruitful ia between 80
and GO years. In this country It is between a
ind 45 years, q uurkod aud alarming difference.
pr. Nephys Gays TINT as class American
born males aro liable to premature decay oi
:; tho goueratiye functions. It Is hard to find
VII tho cauAcs Of this uutimoly dcorepitudc, but
ane Of the most obvious and undoniablo is tho
xsesssive usc Of tobacco. This acts not ouly on
Eho parent, but On hia childron, producing un-
Hound constitutions, nud sometimes premature
death. Tho wuy to MI tho insane asylums in tho
country Is paved with. tie diseased intollocta
OF excessive smokers. The por cent
OF paticnta brought to lnnncy BY tobacco
in all tho insane usyluins in the
country is never below nino, and in tho Ohio
Insane asylum if ie fourteen por cent. Tho Oh.
say cloacd with en- eloquent rhetorical protect
againat tho uso Of tobacco, tho writer saying
that il no had It In luis power ho would swcop nj
= tho tobacco out Of tho country in ono grand
holocaust OF ln1no.