Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-12-06

surface and acts as another source of
irritation The final outcome is
thickening of all effected mucous
membranes. The middle ear does
not escape as the infamma ton extends
BY molecular contiguity through the
custodian tube Chronic bronchitis
results from inhalation of smoke in
lungs. Subacute Gastritis (infamma-
ton of the stomach) from swallowing
the secretions. A young acquaintance
would smoke a cigar on returning
to his store after meals. This pro-
duced temporary flow of digestive
secretions G. 9. saliva &c, but in a
few minutes the flow would decrease
SO much that it would impair digestion
and dispepsy resulted He quit
smoking and recovery was immediate.
Few men with large practice have
failed to notice that the heat, and con-
slant pressure and irritation on the
lip by stub pipe causes epithelioma
(cancer.)
The teeth suffer notwithstanding
the contrary popular error Of preser-
Vation. The smoke is warmer than
the tooth which expands and CON
tracts under heat and cold. The
tooth does not expand uniformly and
ultimately a crack is formed. The
wound serves as a indus for secretion
and subsequent decomposition is
FASTENED. The enamel is made rough
by the deposit Of the smoke and
serves to collect secretions which be-
come acid and chemical decay is
inevitable Roughnes8 of surface
facilitates earthly deposits. Smoking
has no brotherhood in any form with
sound ''tooth existence.
Muscular relaxation and weakness
is a characteristic feature in the
excessive use OF tobacco. There is
poresis (partiaI paralysis) of the
motor nerves, while the scn8ory nerves
seem exalted in conveying sensation.
The resultant of the component ef-
focts Of tobacco ultimately falls on the
spinal cord The evil result is readily
seen on men who require a steady
hand, such as draughtsmen, writer's
and spOrtsmen. Tobacco is crippIing
and disastrous on young college
students. It destroys the fine CO.
ordinating muscular power required in
drawing and engineering. Old in
structors in drawing can challenge
the students, who use tobacco, without
fear Of failure. The hand becomes
unsteady and the delicate lines and
shades are irregularIy executed. A
famous spOrtsman-acquaintance had
the habit Of limiting himself to one
or two pipes a day, for weeks before a
crucial public trial of his skill This
had the desired effect Of lessening the
muscular trembIings, especially in the
arms. He could thus lessen the
spasm in his Orbiculairs (eye muscles)
undoubtedly caused by smoking. The
younger the muscles the more disas-
trous is the effect of tobacco on it.
The heart (musoIo) does not escape.
The young, incipient smoker, pale
and trembling, is very conscious Of his
heart and its futterings. The heart
IS almost sure to paIpitate in all youth
and beginners. A patient, a young
man just before me says without
soliciting, that if he smokes more than
an ordinary allowance his heart paEpi-
tateS. The irregular heart action is
due to paralysis of the ends of the
motor nerve or nerves controlling the
muscles and the general muscular re-
taxation and consequent fall and rise
in the force and frequency of the cir
culatory torrent is due to the paralysis
OF the small nerves which control the
size OF small blood vessels. The most
apparent fact to the amateur smoker
is the disturbed heart action. Stats
tics show that the heart of to-day beats
faster than that of fifty years ago. The
''new remedy" of no smoking would
lessen the beats of many hearts.
The hereditary fact in the use of
tobacco is that in the physical world