Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-04-11
',2S,9D cigarettes

These figures snow the on put OF bur
enc single factory, and there are others
fully as large. The general business in
the United States bas increased in the
above proportion but on much larger
gcsle, but these figures will suffice to
show the increasing demand.
Upon referring to the receipts of the
United States Internal Revenue De-
partment during these years the increase
claimed by this irm is su6stantiated, and
the general demand and consumption Is
found to be rapidly accelerating.
The collections In the revenue de-
partment OF taxes on cigarettes from
July l, 1887, to March l, 1888, were 1854,
SIS 5S, an increase over the collections
during the same time in the preceding
Of Sll3 900. During the month of Febru-
arY, 1888, the collections amounted to
s6S9SI 81, exceeding the collections
during February of 1887 by S2l, 600, CT
nearly one-thiid.
Inquiry of more than iscore Of local
dealers IN the article reveals the fact that
the habit OF cigarette smoking in this city
increasing in direct proportion to that
o. other cities, Notwithstanding few
state ments to the contrary. A retail
dealer, who is acknowledged to have the
largest trade in the city, snys that his
sale OF cigarettes increased last year over
that Of the preceding by about 40 per
cent. The first three months of 1888
shows about the same Increase. One of
the most startling revelations that deal
ers made to Blade reporter, who made
careful investigation, WAS that small
Boys are buying the filthy productions in
more than three times the quantity that
they ever did before.
Certsin brands Of cigarettes are put up
In small packages Of ten each, and IN each
package is lewd photograph which is
unfit to meet the eyes OF mature men, and
decidedly improper to be seen By the
young boys who are buying them in such
immense quantities. The packages sell
Tor cents each, and the aim OF the boys
seem to De to collect as large variety IS
possible Of the vulgar and obscene photo
graphs, and in many cases the packages
are bought merely for the possession of
the picture. The cigarettes are thrown
In with the viler contents of the box, and
the boy after buying few packages and
giving the cigarettes to his friends, grad
ually learns to smoke them himself IL he
hss not already been accustomed to the
weed.
A law has lately been passed prohibit
Ing manufacturers Of cigarettes from
placing these photographs in their wares,
but there are still immense quantities OF
them in the market, and while the re-
porter was talking to prominent drug
sist about the matter no less than three
boys cane in the store and exchanged
their nickels for packs of cigarettes con-
tanning the lewd pictures The msnufsc-
turers have adopted another plan Of
scattering their poison, and are now
giving highly colored cards with the pic
ture OF the rulers, court of.arms and flags
OF the various nations of the world, and
while. there is nothing at all Objectionable
In the pretty folders, they are eagerly
sought alter on account OF their extreme
attraclivenesS, and the sale of the death
producing drug continues.
No one denies the deadly effect of the
vile stuff, which composes the average
cigarette. A number Of prominent physi-
clans Of this city were interviewed by the
reporter as to the Effects of cigarette
smoking upon the health Of the smoker,
and in every instance the doctors e1-
pressed themselves emphaticslly, and
said that they were convinced beyond all
possible doubt that the evil of cigarette
smoking is one Of the grestest in the
land. A conformity to the habit means
iunacy and sure and certain early death
II the consumers did not inhale the
smoke into their lungs the effects would
not be nesrly so injurious. There seems
to De an effect produced upon the system
which is Identical with that Of opium or
alcohol, by inhsling the smoke into the
lungs and expelling 1t again. In many
cases the unaccus.omed smoker becomes
quite Intoxicated. When the habit be-
comes fixed It Is q difficult matter to
quit 1t. A prominent young man In this
city stated to the reporter that he has
oeen trying 20 quit the habit for over q
year, but he finds 1t impossible ard ex-
poets soon to exile himself to q locality
where he cannot obtain the poison and
where the bracing air of 8 new climate
WIZ, ne hopes, take away the sppesSee]
Mnlcn Is wrecking his mental, mora and
PHYSICAL being. esfF IA
everybody knows the fleet ofcigarsffe
smoking. II is shown BY the sslloW COM
pe1ion, the stained lips and fingers. the
toU breath, the vile and ofPsnsiva odor