The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-03-22
INFERIOR ORG ANIMATION.

of brain physique, where their use is only a
conc0mitant of baser indulgences and I'M
controlled by intelligence and WILL Mr..
Ruskin entirely abhors the practice OF smok-
ing, In which he has never INDUCED. He
thinks that there is some allowance TO be
made for soldiers and sailors smoking, as 1t
may protect them from the III effects Of ex-
posure. As to the effect OF tobacco on the
brain, he considers it anything but beRef-
cial. Jules Simon has not much to say on
the subject of tobacco, and looks upon its
use 'as practice much to be deprecated,
as It's tendency Is to separate men from the
society of women
NJ. Taine writes on coffee, and has s'the
bad habit of smoking cigarettes, and finds
them useful between two ideas-when |
have the first but have not arrived at the
second; but do not regard them as nee
essity." Anthony Trollope had been a smo-
ker nearly all his life. Five years before his
death he found out that it was hurting him,
causing his hand to shake and producing
s0mnolence. He gave it up for two years
A doctor told him that he smoked too much,
three large cigars daily. Two years before
his death he took it mp again, smoking three
small cigars daily, but at the time of this
writing, Feb. III, 1880, he could not tell with
what effect. Prof. Tyndall does not think
that any rule can be laid down on the sub
opinion, the man is happlest who Is so or
ganized as to be able to dispense with the
use of both. Ivan Tourgueneff, the famous
Russian novelist, has no personal expert
ence of the use of tobacco and alcohol on
the mind, as he does not smoke or use aleo-
hollc drinks. His observations of other
people, however, lead him to conclude that
their effect is generally bad.
Mark Twain writes that he has not had
la p0a nNya axrfffh al Ill Is..
find that about two glasses of champagne
are an admirable stimulant to the tongue,
aud Is, perhaps, the happiest inspiration for
an after-dinner speech that can be found.
But, as far as my experience goes, wine is
clog to the brain, not an inspiration. have
never seen the time when / could write to
my satisfaction after drinking even one glass
OF wine. As regards smoking, my testi-
mony is Of the opposite character. / am 46
years old and have smoked inimoderately
during 80 years, with the reception of few
intervals which / will speak OF presently.
During the first seven years Of my life
HAD NO HEALTH.
may almost say that / lived on aIlepathic
medicine, but since that period have hard
ly known what sickness Is. My health has
been excellent, and remains so. As have
already said, began TO smoke immoderate-
ly when | was years old; that is, began
with 100 cigars month, and, by the time
was 10 had increased my allowance to 200
month. Before | was 80 had increased
1t to 800 month. think do not smoke
more than tina: now. am quite sure new
er smoke less. Once, when / was Is /
ceased from smoking for three months, but
do not remember whether the effect result
ing was good or evil. ] repeated this expe-
riment again when was 70, but do not re-
member what the result was. repeated
the experiment once more when / was "a,
and ceased from smoking during year and
a half. My health did not improve, be-
cause it was not possible TO improve health
which was already perfect. AS never per-