The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1875-09-26
The Abuse Of Tobacco.

The immoderate use of the tobacco plant is
becoming serious evil, and has attracted the
special attention of the most eminent medical
men in Europe and America, who, with singu-
lar unanimity, declare that many diseases of
the brain, the heart and the stomach are pro-
duced by this noxious weed. Hence the shat
tered nervous system, irregular circulation,
abnormal respiration, impaired digestion and
imperfect assimilation CT the nutrient material,
with their attendant train of moral and physi-
Cal troublesS which sooner or later overtake
the incorporate smoker, snuffer and chewer of
tobacco.
DR.. Drysdale, an eminent London physician,
after devoting several months to expert
mental investigation of the effects of tobacco
on the human system, in his exhaustive report
to the British Medical Association, warns the
medical profession against the immoderate use
of this seductive but pernicious plant. The
Doctor states that be had seen within one week
two young men afflicted with complete blind
ness, induced in one case by excessive smoking
and in other by an inordinate chewing of
tobacco.
Other eminent medical gentlemen have OBJ
served the same effects from the habitual and
immoderate use of tobacco by snufing. Medi-
cal books contain the records of many cases OF
palpitation of the heart, with paray ysis, indi-
gestion and other chronic complaints, which
wear out the bodies, disturb the peace of mind
and empty the pockets of the victims of ex-
cessive smoking, chewing and spuffing to-
| bacco.
In fact, the results of scientific research
show that the immoderate use of tobacco in
the shape of snxf is even more injurious than
the disgusting habit of chewing, for, in addi-
tion to other constitutional diseases elsewhere
men toned, alteration and sometimes even
total suppression of the voice, with organic
diseases of the vocal apparatus, frequently
follow. The effect of snuffing-not to speak
of it's being an uncleanly habits more inju-
rious than smoking, for you have the local and
mechanical effect produced by irritation, con-
gestion and finally Inflammation of the nasal
passages, as well as the constitutional effect OF
nicotene, deadly and most subtitle poison in
certain quantity, which slowly, stealthily
and inappreciably entering by the circulation,
the brain and the nervous system, sooner or
later saps the health of its victims and produces
finally dimnution of his physical and intel
lectual powers and faculties.
We have the history of many actors, opera
singers, lawyers and even clergymen, who,
commencing life with brilliant prospects, sig
nally failed, on account of organic or func-
tional diseases of their organs of speech, pro-
duced by snuAing tobacco, thus running, in the
case of the clergy, their usefulness in one
branch of their sacred profession, the preach
ing of the gospel.
So we'll do dramatic artists and opera singers
appreciate these facts that, as general rule,
they are moderate smokers and chewers, and
almost unanimously discountenance and avoid
the habit of snufing tobacco, independently OF
its being habit disgusting in itself and re-
pulsive to ones friends. s.
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