The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1883-05-23
Tobacco "A Talk with Young Men.

DISCOURSE delivered bg Rev. J. A. Cruzsn. O
Sunday evening, May 10th:
what Is tobacco Chemistry answer 81. dad
poison In smoking an oil, called nicotine. !
produced. II IS that which colors y,,ur fiieef
schaurn, and makes the last end of v5ur ria7r :
strong drop Of that oil will kill d dog prt
drop OF Il into the end Of tube and thrust !
tuTolsh the bars OF a canarys cage. and il Wi
ALI the blrd lake your cigar, unroll it, dampel
the leaves and put them upon your stomach for
Pc" minutes anc Z. viii cause the most horriI q
nausea and vomiting.
''et mo give Won few plain reasons WHY :
you ...-i 81 uld not use tobacco. ]. II is injur
ne l-.i-.. y. ll7t ,ra The effects upon tn,
system! Every young man has vivid recollection,
OF the effects o. his first cigar there vas J
tremor OF the nerves piddiness the face bef.,tu.
vivid cod sweat stood IA CROPS upon the person
the muscles became relaxed, the breathing becl-p,
laDoreui and you pluted In an agony of uau-ssl-
IN word you were poisoned. and the agony w..
nature p protest against the vile weed. the Hrst
cigar IN some cases. causes death But ceuer8Ii,
IN short time, nature ceases her protest and M
oeatdiess boy puts his cigar without feeling AM,
ll-eiiects. But are there none Ii a man sboula
yen you mat growing boy could daily i,ut his
71sttm under a powerful pols0u-beiladouua.
opium, OF arsenlc-withOus injurv-wculd Won h..
lleFe nlm Here all the doctors agree With one
accord they say that tobacco-usinp is harmful Ia
boys DIR. Richardson, Of London saws - T..fore
me tull maturity Of the system even the smallest
amount OF smoking Is hurtful.n | am talking ~
many young men OF Is 49, and 20 wears ~ 90
who smoke. When does the system reach fTii
maturity ] grew MALT inch in stature after N
majority of smokers contract the habit l.. f5re
Iqll maturity. Mr.. Jolly Surgeon Of St Thomas
hospital, farls. SAYS: The habit of usiral ~,
bacco Is most deeterious to tine Young II csTisas
"a them impairment OF growth. premature man
hood, and physical degradation.
Gan matured manhood use tobacco with imuun-
ny mere the doctors dislgree-Some stoutlv
uehouhclng ary use Of tobacco AS perniciuus :
others equally eminent maintaining that the tenn
Pefate use Of tobacco Is not harmful. But here
HNN.. 10 a.
Of TOBACCO IS very injurious TO both body and
mind. What IS excess Ameriea aud the world
mas Just lost one of Its most noted physicians in
the death Of DR.. Geo. NJ Beard Of n Y He
tayors IN his book Stimulauts and Narcotics
me temperate Use Of tobacco and liuuors On
page l4i / ind this sentence: Probably aly1ut
nan oil the adult male Americans can smoke a
cigar or two a day without apparent injury that
IS, for this favored half more than two ci,,,rs
daily would be excess, How many smokers efiti-
tent themselves with " a cigar or two daily z" On
page " oil Or, Beard s book find this Among
the -eVll effects Of excess in tobacoo-usinu are
general nervousness. emacltion, saliowness dvs-
persia' sleeplessness, lethargy. hvpochondrig ana
actual paralysis. Other less marked signs of in
Jury, that tobacco users may well look sharplv for
are unsteadiness of the hand, ugly dreams. bad
appetite, constipation, fretfulness ana impatiguce
headache, disturbance Of vision or taste and i'm
palrment OF yefllity. The number OF those in this
country who ind that they cannot use tobacco IN
any form without injury, appears to be continual
" increasing. am inclined to think that al the
present .ime, more among the higher classes of
TINS country physically injured by the slow and
silent effects of tobacco. than by alcoholic liquors
:. Smoking Is O useless habit. Did Won ever
know man made better, healthier or wiser by
the use OF tobacco, Did you ever know man
slt uONu ana weigh the question carefully. shall
learn to smoke 7" and become convinced that ID
would be wise TO do SO On the contrary nine
out oil ten begin thuughtlessy, when bows. MANY
smokers will confess that the habit is an annoy
ance and burden. Did you ever know a father
to advise his boy TO learn the use OF tobacco
But why not If 1t is good. genteel habit for
the father, why should he deprive his son of il
.. II is a selfish habit. Sehshness is the indul-
gence of any habit or pleasure at the discomfort
OF others This the average smoker does com
sianuy. The smoker cannot CRAFTY his desire
without causing Others discomfort His hair
clothes, person, breath. books, all his belongings
eNhale the stale Odor. Tobacco smoke il every
wherein the stree, in hotels, countinn-rooms
stores, steamers pulled rudely in the faces of
uun-smokers. often producing in them iutoierallr
nausea and headache One of the rights of hu-
mainly Is pure air, ana no man has the RIGHT %
pollute II with q vile pipe OF cigar, and compel
Others TO breathe the strtngling fumes, merely
thit ne may gratlty habit. 4. IL is filthy hab-
II. There are smokers who use the weed in q
decent way, SO that they give no otfeuse There
are others and their name Is Legion and they
seem gifted with omuipresence, who become care
less and forget that what is so agreeable TO them
may be very offensive TO others. Did Won ever 90
INTO smoking car. or smoking room OF an
dirty places they are the worst! Think OF Is man.
floors and sidewalks with dirty saliva, over which
and into which clean people must walk. and
women urag their dresses >. Tobacco prepares
the way for alcohol II Is a stmnlant One arti-
hcial appetite generates another Mild stimulgnts
cease 70 CRAFTY after "a time. and the strong
temptation comes TO resort 30 something stronger,
Every drunkart is tobaocO-user. and he began
the use Of tobacco first. This statement will hold
true in nine cases out of ten. Every dramshop is
also q tobacco store. Tobacco and run are STA
mese twins. 6. Smoking is an expensive habit
Tobacco Is very cheap here in Honolulu, but five
Manila cigars cost - cents. If You smoke that
many each day, and that is about the average
smokers number then you spend $3.50 each
year Tor tobacco. Were you TO put yOur tobacco
money ut interest nc ten per cent. lcompJundl in
eight years YOU would have over $1,000; in thirty
years YOU would have q small fortune. Z. The
tobacco habit becomes fixed and tvrannical. 1t
becomes necessity. Brain, nerves. the whole
system become enslaved. Without the powerful
drug they are not in working order Take his to-
hacco from him, and every fibre Of his being
clamors for tobacco. In extreme cases be can
neither eat work. nor sleep l have had men of
intelligence, and high moral character confess 10
me that they were slaves to tobacco. and they had
tried TO give 1t mp, but could not. / know Pres
byterian elder who LAYS his tobacco-boX ON his
toilet stand by his bed the last thing at night is
% remove the tobacco from his mouth, and the
first thing in the morning is 10 refill his mouth
with the vile stuff He feels most ksenly his en-
shaved condition. but cannot break the chains
with which the habit has bound MIN. Young men
is Is wise to bind yourselves with chains which
eventually cut so deep. and cause such shame and
ruin p
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