The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1882-09-01
'How USE DOTH BREED A HABIT IN MAN.

"HoW USE DOTH BREED A HABIT IN A MAN
AmJng the many habits INDUCED in by
the youth Of the present d'y there is none
perhaps more pcrnicious than cigarette smo-
king. We chanccd not long ago to be
standing near 4 group of college boys who
were indulsins in their i.inty cigarettes
and discussing quite f.stiliouiIy the m:ri Is
Of different brands. Did it ever occur to
these young exqu;sitcs that these d1irty
cigarettes might be made of stumps Of ci
gars picked up about th2 streets Of some great
city-cigars which had been pulled from
mouths tainted with lcprosy, syphilis, or
somcothcr foul disease?
Aphysician of San Francisco says that
lcprosy, hat ioulcst Of diseases, has not Il
few victims among the whites and cspccl.
ally is it revealing itself about the lips and
tongues Of boys who smoke cheap cigarettes
made by the Chinese. a distinguished
German chemist has been nductiug a Sc
rics Of experiments on the pois,npu, con-
stitucnts of Tobacco smoke, which has uu-
masked some startling facts. IIc specifies
several poisonous constituents, but that
which is must insiduous is nicotine Only
small part of che nicotine IN cigar, it
appears, is destroyed by the process of smok:
ing and relatively large portion passes of
with the smoke, So that the inhalation Of the
smoke is as damaging to the bystanlor us to
the smoker But again, the relative amount
OF nicotine which passes from Il cigar into
smoke depends chiefly upon how far the
cigar has been smoked, rs the nicotine
content of the unsmoLcd part ofa cigar is
i'll inverse ratio to the size of this part, i c {:
the shorter the part the greater the nico.
tine. In burning cigar it is evident that
tho slowly advancing zone of glow drives
before it the distilablc matter, so that
constant accumulation takes place in the
unburnt portion of the cigar.
Are snuff users aware of the fact that
much OF the snuff put upon the market is
made OF the stamps of old cigars, picked up
in the cities aud doctorcd for domestic use?
How would my lady" (it there is unortu.
natcly ANY such victim) feel, cnjpyin5 hex
sicsta of snuff. if she knew its history
Much OF the tobacco, 50 called, PIT uppu
the market now>a>lnys is ductorcd for con :
sumption. 4 chemist said to us, it is only
necessary to Gnd out 10y analysis the elements
Of a substance, then the combination and we
have it. The only question then is-"will
1t pay can we get ii up cheaper than the
real article . Given the nicotine and other
constituents, We can make as good tobacco
out of oak leaves rs out Of genuine toblccD .
An expert can't tell the difference. =
1t is fearful to think Of the uses. or rath
CT the abuses to which science is perverted
Everything eaten or worn, almost, is adui~
tcrated, if it will pay to do it. The indul-
gcmcc in all s,imulants or narcotics is dan
gcrous--it ends in the cnahvcment to Il
habit which leads inevitably to ruin. One
intoxicant but breed, an appetite for anoth-
er one inlulycne: bu; DlIow, another"
until appetite becomes a universal wolf and
at last eats up itself" Ioun5 mnn, throw
away Your cigarettes aud assert Your free.
dom.