The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-01-08
AM INFANT SMOKER
Beginnipg ~ Usc the Weed at The Age
Of Fourteen Months,
Aud Consuming Twenty Strong Cigars
Per Day.


srRisaFIpLp, o Jan. i.-while nakiaR
HE rouads ipst evening Your cwrsspond"n,
was uLus aiuussd 10 s-s ltlf 10y, sp'
ssrsntiy AlOut ears oil age, who wae put
aus awHy alta huge black Cigsr win AL TOE
nunchaiance 81 the most habitusl u,.r Vt
he weed. Ga being informed ny rsNe'a.
tuirhpOfs Nsnding near mat ths hoy hat
nesn c)uiifmei smoker since the age o. II
mon hH. he Tsp rrt,r determined 10 nvts'i
gate the care TIE New York Herald TO-
Gently published a column description NJ a
little boy IN New York ii y, wac was n
regular smoker at the exc 90, but me pc
ouiiaritiss ol that case are FAC e1cue ed bY
the one Ia question.
Toe little boys name ia Ptty SpqnEsn.
berger, q sou az John SpHuErunrrNer, the
well-kuoVn ssiunGht q. n E,'t Main
street. When hske about 80, lhe trtHti
seemed proud ~ ul, sons accomplishment
and gavc TIE reporter ine following &C
count OF the com mrncemeut Of thc ntsu;
When the little Toy was all iuiaut IN tho
arms, IA months pi age, IA cigar wHs given
to him once In fun 10y QUO OF the custom
ere ia the saloon. Instead OF growing
deathly sick ana dropping Il, the little tel,
low clutched 10 with his baby Ringers, ana
seemed TO ENJOY II, smoking II To the very
end. Frou, that frs. cigar his taste Tor
smoking commenced, and from that dfy
the child cried Tor cigars rs an ordinary
child cries for candy. The tSsie foemed 20
take such terrific hold on his baby npp3-
tite that he was boon smoking ell the Time,
one cigar otter another, until be reached the
appalling number OF twenty per day.
Nothing else would paclfy him, and lie
would cry bitterly when not allowed his
twenty cigars per day, Though tho par
ents coula see no evil effects from the use
Of the weed, they grew alsrmed aud called
u physician, who made minute examina
ton OF the iittle fellow and fndi { no evil
results from tho use OF tobacco, told tue
parent that the habit would do the child
no barni.
Treasured by the statement, tho parents
allowed FREQ rein 10 their child's appetite,
and he has bFen q hsbi'ual smoker from
that day 10 this, Pipes, cigars, Cigarette,
his way were eagerly dtvoursd. lie com.
mencea to chew also, hut this second
haoit was promptly prohibited by his
father, who judged that injury would re
suit from Il.
The little boy 10 now in kilt suite, eno will
no years old on the 9th OF next February.
HIS babit attracts unbounded amusement
ard simira,'nn from the patrons OF his
fathers saloon, aud many are the cigars
which fall to his share from customers who
desire to SEQ him smoke. For the las tew
months he has averaged only from ten TO
twelve cigars n day, and smokes slower ard
seems 10 enjoy u more. His parents clgtm
that the habit has cured him Of chronic
disrrhea with which he had been afflicted
from birth.
The little boy was shown to the reporter,
who was SURPRISED to find tet, chunky
little fellow, with pronounced Germ an APP
pearance, and the la hanging in ropss from
his little cheeks. lie seems of lively, jolly
disposition, and betrays not the leaot trace
Of nervousness. His parents attribute his
fatness TO the smok ing, rs he avoid all tat
food In eating, snd never drinks wine or
beer. lie WILL only smoke one par
ticular brand Of cgars-a very black
strong variety, and it is extremely anus
ing 10 zee him toodle down in the morniug
before breakfast aud demand a cigar from
his papa. This obtained be Will light IL
wish the most profound gravity and pun
away with tho sir OF man OF fifty. The
only peculiarly about him is his old ways,
his every actiA reminding one Of the most
dignified adult. His brothers and sisters
show not the least disposition towards to-
bsoco. His parents ara both wholesome
and hearty Germans. DR.. Mclaughlin. OF
this city, who examined the boy recently,
assures your correspondent that all his
functions are in a normal condition, and his
nervous ystem fails to exhibit the slightest
trace of the tobacco or nicotine influence.
He considers that the habit has become so
natural that the effect OF the poison is lost
on the boys system. The parents bclieys
that the tobacco has saved their sons lie,
and announce their intention TO con tinue
the child's qualification Of his appetite.
Cincinnati Commandments.