Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1885-04-10
BOYS WHO SMOKE.


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~ork sihoN!h@, AM Ele o'her' SUI
smaller boy, rccc.v ng the favor OF an
occasional puf. II to-day u census
coulJ hn fn,,uI of ,lI bnys who smoke
II would .urnr's. aud curht TO dis
tr,.s. our Ama,:can n.oolr. For it is
one of tb flrt, th4, h4S to do with So
cial moral md uoIi,jcal dcoeneracy.
W, nas. hv tor thi. time any uuns.i1n
.s tn thr r,,rct NJ to.3c % on the mature
man Il is en- ,u,l for our present duty
~ inr,,;r.. i,.t, +. ,...,.s Of the habit
unon the .rrnXinr ,hi.d Tobayco has
M dn,,i,f,,j nnsii:nn in ihr list of toxics.
Noonr nr..1 t,,r,t,1l. r.,or,is Of anti
tn,,,r, ;.uro,li.,., ~, 0,t.,th,uftcranca,
nj s,-rtIl.I r,f.,rmr4. Tn. ma,eria
mo1:r, tha n',v,;,.:an sn,aks plainiv
e,ou,ri, and al lilo ,u.h,,rs are in oc
cord. T,,'nr. on nos ~ and medical
iurisprn !rncr rracra IL. does not fail to
discuss il. Whiln it is admitted that. in
those ful!-rrown it. ri(r t may be tenn
uorary. and that 4 federation of il is eS-
t:.Lli>hcd. W. 50 pronouacrd is its eff
feet on t;r nervous ;, stem that there is
no hes tation in condemning it for chill
drrn.
Specia! observations of the effects of
tobacco OF thirty r;mht boy. from n ne
to fifteen year, old. have recently been
made hy DIR. G.. Drcaisae. Il French
physician. With twentv-two of the
bows thcr. was d stinrt disturbance OF
tie circulation, with p"lpilatiun of the
heart, deficiencies OF digestion slug
gishneSs OF the Intellect. ami craving
for alcoholic s'imulant-. IN thirteen
instances tie pulse was intermittent.
A al, SIS o t.c blood showed. in eight
eases, a Notable f,'liny OIL in tie nor
nal nuin OF of red corpusolc,. Twelve
Lo,s have s:.tf-rrd fc rHAtls from
beedin OF ,hc nJse. Ten complai2ed
OF ariial Il sleep and constant II ght-
mare. FoTf bol> had liberated mouths
and one f iLem Contrac ed con~ump
ton thr eject DIR. DecaiSne beleved
of the crnat dctcriora'ion of the blood.
produced bv the prolonged and eyccs>-
| i've Use of tobacco. Tire Younger ch l.
drca showed the more marked svmp-
toms. anl the @ ,cricd children were
those that .u.lcrc lea /. Eleven &c
bows nd sm krl .or SIX months c;"hi
for one wear and ~i<'rea for more than
two wears. Cut of eleven bows VIII,
w w.re i,du.cl To cease >mok n~. ST
were conp'c.cly Restored TO nogml
health a'.cr six .n,n.hs, Will. the oh
er,continurd to sl..lcr sl ,rhtly for wear
DIR. ko,tr,l. in the Austrian State
| l.
wo:>mrn are ,uh,rr,cI to many dis
eascs. csuc .iol,v in the case of vounc
wo,pc, md BOYS Dr Tracy. of tn,
New York Boa d Of Ural,h. scvcra
| yra~s s'nc. mt on rero.d some serio,l,
fac,s !, 4, hrcT,cts of tobacco. an,
show, that i, i, ycry d .>irable to kcr,
voupr prrso,s f. I'M it, use. So serious
Is the unms,ak,ole eject of TINS habit
that il has not been found difficult il
some of our Lroi>l,turcs 20 puss law
ara;n i the sale Of tobacco 10 minor.
We believe that all licensed tobacc,
sellers Should enter into OBLIGATIONS no
to sell to those b low a certain are. an,
that any nerson should have 4 RIGHT {,
enter complaint against children ioun,
to be induiging this habit. Beside tn,
direct effect on impaired phys.ca
yicor, there is another view not enough
cons :dered. The power of choice, self
control. sclf-rpstraipt. Will-power, il
its best sense. i, the greatest rover he
meath the sky. The freedom of the will
is far more than theological doctrine
IL Is tn, reserve hope of manhood, an,
not only decides individual characte
and destiny. but social and Nationa
destiny al+o. Our most outspokel
quarrel with tobacco. SIS IN othe
stinulantS AMI marc ,tic, is this. that
induced IN so early. they so cfre It In
brain and nervous system that habit
be ONE dominant and uucoltral, able
VIII ch lead to a general law of salfre
slraint.
Tie stamina. the pluck. the true or
of life succumbs to mastcric, that ar
igno' l.. The one habit, if it does Nc
lead to loss of tbs power in the ind