The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1884-03-05
.EUPHRENICs.
Interesting Facts Concerning the Use
Of Tobacco, Tea and Coffee.

Interesting Facts Concerning the Use
Of Tobacco, Tea and Coffee.
Editor Press and Bunner:
So far as history or tradition reaches there
u no:nntion, savage or civilized, but which
uses certain articles to obv!utc or mitigate Tie
lab3:s, cares, anXielIes and pcrplcxi,Tes thnt
~llnr,ss, To ward oil disease and pr,l0ng life,
This class Of articles are called stimuiants and
narcotics, but they neither stimulate nor stu.
pcfy and fortify as Intoxicating liquors and
opium do. We name II fcw Of this class OF ar
ticlrs of which we are about to t,eat, frr they
are legion. viz: ten, coffee, clntha cdulis, coca,
t"btrep. &c. Persons using these articles re-
qnire much less tod and sleep. The Proper
name for this class Of. articles Is cuplirrnics
wiilch signify TO talk VIII, to talk clieerfully,
TO tliik we'll, TO cXhilirnte. in the lirsi
grade of their operation they obvialc langunr
gia'le OF tiIclr operation they produce n pctu-
linr. calm, plncid anu pleasant sensation .stats
or condition; In the third grade Of their oper-
ntiOi they occasion Il peculiar rather agru, a.
natural wnk"inlntss; In the fourth grade Of
their operation they produce q greater or less
degree of p0siti,c cXhilaration which By
some articles may BE- Increased to such u dc.
gree that the ACTIONS Of the subject arc not
under The control Of his will, and pcI hnps 1t
mounts 0actual deliriuni; In the nth grade
OF their operation they Ocra-i, III u peculiar
suspension Of the functions of the llrmis.
l,h"rr> Of tho rcrehrufn and IN nnGstf, sin or
dpstiiutiOn of common sensation or u state OF
In ,enSihillIy t., pain, sometimes with Il ccln:
plctc 'o'S OF consciousness and OccnsiOnnlly
with n moderate degree Of II. As tobacco ~
CAPABLE OF n~ccisinnin: the first two grades Of
u curhrrnic operation We shall discuss or
treat OF It's l,sea from the fact fhal IL Is placed
side by side with alcoholic liquors MS If IT.
wcrr inimirl to the beat intere is o. mar-
t, tr,l nt-1 trc ~nft tn 10.,ll, W. t>A
SirOtinna tnbnrrnm and nlcn'iara ruStitn
were In us" by the ahnri.in"s CT Americn
when Columbus first rcarlPd the country,
md were alleged to have been always in use
BY them. Nlrniinnn sinrnSisl had been In pop
ulnr use, nobody knows how long. in Eastern,
Asia before Europeans were in the habit tf
visiting that rcgion Nir0t!ana mru'icnsa
had been IN norn!ar use time i:nmcmorial
among the inhab!t'nts of the great South
Cape Of AtrIrn when Enrnreans first acquired
q knowledge Of them. Nicptiana prrsicn h d
been IN popular use t, IN p"rIin Pat me msmn-
curate knowledge Of that country. When
the A~nglo-SaXnn inhabitants OF Amcrlcn
first became acquainted with the north
western tribes Of the nborigncs they found
nicntirna quadrIvnlvis In popular use among
Tho Mnndnncs. a small tribe which has since
hrcame extinct by means or smallpox, they
employed no other species OF thlsr genus. An
eminent physician remarks: "rnnrse and dis
gnating as are the necessary attendants upon
the hnhitual use Of tobacco. sill I think there
ran bn no doubt thai the aggregate Of the
benefit 10 has rendered by the production If
in tho subjects that have truly needed the
effects In question IL far greater than the ag-
eregnt" Of benefit that Will ever result from
the use OF enphrrnics for the production OF
annehthcsis during surgical operations.'' 1t Ii
well known to physicians that tolrncro HIS
long hal the reputation Of being n prnphilatlc
or preventive Of epidemic diseases. TO sum
up. first. IL relieves languor and ,assi-
tude: second, 1t occasions n peculiar calm,
placid md pleasant sensation. state or cnndi-
ton. SO far MS tradition Or the memory OF
! man rrarhnth 70 II found to bo In use md was
used hy MI the savage and nncIvilizcd tribes
when America was first disrovcd. 1t IL no,
for me to determine which, reason or instinct,
led them to TIE use Of tobacco; Incline t"
the Inter. Who OF the untold millions liv.
Ing upon inc earth suffer most from languur
and Mssltudc? Is t. not the laboring masses ?
Who nre assaulted by the nnXietics and per-
ploxities Of life? Is It not the unnunbereh
masses OF laboring classes worn ont md cx.
lnustrd by care and toll? Where does want
and penury abide? IL 10 not In the crowded
and filthy ~tenpneEts OF the labOring class o.
masses7 Even the MonadIc tribes In their
wanderInrs to procure a precnrIous and scnnt
Rrbsistnnco are cnlmed and sO!nred in their
migrntions by using tobacco. We are lei Ia
admire the wisdom and hcnefcencc Of the
Creator IN placing, them within the easy
reach of the most HELPLESS and Ignorant OF
his creatures. We will call attention 10 -
single one, OF the class r~rythrnxylon c"cn.
DR.. l.. l.: Won TschndI says. IN Cholo Of Hnan
named Hutush Hurmang was employed by
me In very lahorous digging during The
whole time lie wnS In my service for five days
and rights he never tas'cd any food and took
two hours sleep nightly. but at Intervals o.
two and u half or three hours he regularly
masticated about halt mn ounce OF cnca leaves
and he kept an alrullicn constantly In his
mouth. ! Was continually b,side him and
therefore ! had the opportunity Of observing
him closely. Tho work for which | engaged
! MIN heinz fIntSlnn ha accom- nInlnH ma on m
two days journey Of twenty-ttrce leagues
across tho level heights, though on fnnt he
kept mp with The pace Of my mule. On lcnv.
Ing me he declnred thnt lie would willingly
engage himself again for the same amount o!
| work and that he would 60 through 1t with
out food. III would allow him n sufficient
amount OF coca. The villnge priest assured
me that this man was 62 wears OF nge md
TINT he had never known him to he III In his
life" II IL astonishing how little !o0l and
sleep are necessary whc under the influence
, Of these articles. They never increase the nc
ton Of The hrnIt AMI arteries nor siuprfy nor
rs Il celebrated author says OF books. "thry
he'll rs to forget and endure the crnssncSS OF
men and things and cOmpose our cares and
passions and lay our dIsanpointmcnls asleep
tenn has O severe ordeal to pass through Ir
the wear and tanr OF life. This class Of art!.
clcs ms II distinguished literary gentleman
says Of then; ARE the only articles that 20 In
at the mouth which mry he considered as
l%uxnries OF the mind" 1T Is wonderful
continues this author chow these article,
clear mans head and give him command
over his Intellect" The Gala who go to wa
with III Other provisions but moderated!
pnrrh"d coffee pulv"rized and made int
balls with butter. endure with inpunity grra
privnti0n Of slrrp as we'll as food. After food
enphrenics are certainly the most important
agents In common use 10y the human race
since they contribute so powerfully tn dimin'
i'll, and obviai" The wearing I'M eXhansiin.
effects OF the toll. mtivue. care and nnxiet.cs
Of life and nlsn operate aulie efficiently no
fact. aids to proIong lie.
We obtain curhr"nirs from three sources
animal. vegetable and chemical. Chemistry
gives as protoxIde Of Nitrogen, tho ether,
u%rrntllns horidus) and the liquOr Of the mepu!
It's americana nrc types ~ animal origin
Coca and nminnta muscaria belong to th'
vegetable kincdom. III tea Is given In large
quantities. surgical operations n,ny b. per
formed without pain. We conclude this com
pilaiinn which lms afforded us oc"nrmtlon
ami amusement in the solitude and scrluslOn
Of nge. 1t has occupied much time and We
rOnhcnse to "nnble rs 10 give even q glance o.
birds eye view of all that has been writer
on The valuable uses OF enphrenica since Tie
food to the present tinin. One Of the Crea'
Inducements TO this lnborious compilation
wns to give to The enlightened and we'll In
formed u proper appreciation OF the intrinsic
value or tohnccO 10 The numberlesS and un'
numbered tnbnring masses OF the inllnbitahlt
world for thousands OF generations yet III
horn.
Give the lnhorIng man at the close Of day
his pipe and tobacco, md how quick all bodily
and mental wenriness ami f,tirue are forgot
Ten and laid asleep The mind Is hewilder
ed and lost ir wonder md amazelnent nj ihf
numbers engaged In the cultivation Of tnhar
CO. md preparing II for use; but the wonder
grow In magnitude Mt the reflection that II
ohvintes. mitiga'es, all OF the languor and las
SItude resulting from is production, but also
the lnngnor md lassitudr Occ;sioned Ivy oil IT,
hDrs anil ocrtlnntions Of the human race.
That Is not MI. 1t modifics md prevents eli'
denies. bnt " MISC p~rnlongS life. Bur the
most remarkable facts we find from the re-
notes ngos where civilization nnd refinement
have penetrated II was In use and used by all
OF the most ignorant and savage tribes
From whence laugh or who enllghted them,
That IS not MI. The tOharco epidemic Of the
savage and unpnlightened has infected all
the civilized and taken them captive ut will
If tnbacro could br suddenly struck from rX'
lsirnre md Its place fully and efficiently sup
piled Ivy amy other equally profitable labor
there would he rs great weeping and vail &c
up as when ihrC Children Of Isrral were thrust
ont of Egypt on The slaughter OF the first
born.
w. c. NORWOOD.
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