The Somerset reporter., 1889-03-14
THE UNE IF TOBACCO.
THE QUESTION BRIEFLY { SC $50
BY WE'D ca HAs
MATER Of importance to smokers
Habit to Il. Avoided The Cigarette
smoker Prop~rttss Of >icotin. E1p-ri-
mental OBJ rxstion-Th MaoriS.

smoker Prop~rtiss Of >icotin. E1p-ri-
mental Observation The Maori>.
Tobaero contains an acrid. dark brown
oil. an alkalald. nicotine and another
substance called nicotanine. IN which
exist It's GLORIOUS and volatile Ir!Hel ples
This description OF the active priue.pl'=>
Of tobacco Is Of IMPORTANCE 10 smokers
for. when tobacco l. burned a NV at
Of substances l. produced, some II which
are less harmful than the nicotine. and
are more agreeable IN effect and much
Of the acrid ola substance quite a.
Irritating and poisonous Is nieatlne-t-
carrid off. These ire produced sub
stances are called. from their origin.
the .pvridine series. B. great heat
the more aromatic and less harmful
members Of the series are produced but
the more poisonous compounds are ger.
Grated bg the slow combustion Of damp
tobacco, This oil, which IS liberated b,
combustion. IS bad both III haxor and in
effect. and it is better. even for the I'M
mediate pleasure OF the smoker that It
should IL. excluded altogether from has
mouth and air passages.
Smoking in a stub of pipe i partcil.
larry injurious, for the reason that in II
the oil Is stored in a condensed form.
and the smoke is therefore highly
charged with the oil. Sucking or chevy
ing the stub Of cigar that one Is slnok-
ing is a serious mistake, BECAUSE the
nicotine in the unburned tobacco dis
solves freely in the saliva. and IS att
sorb3d Chewing is on this account
the most injurious form Of the tobacco
habit. and the Use Of a cigar holder l. an
improvement on the custom OF holding
the cigar between the teeth
MISCHIEF OF CIGARETTES
Cigarettes are responsible for a great
amount Of mischief, not because the
smoke from the paper has any partcu-
larry evil effect, but becaus. smokers
and they are often bows or very Young
men-are apt to Use them continuously
or at frequent intervals, believing that
their power for evil is insignificant
Thus the nerves are under the constant
influence Of the drug. and much Jury
to the system results Moreover. the
cigarette smoker Uses a very considerable
amount Of tobacco during the course OF
day Dipping and "snufting" are
serni-barbarities which need not be dis
cussed. Not much effect Is obtained
from the Use Of the drug in these yarl-
cites of the habit
Nicotine Is one of the most powerful
OF the nerve poisons known. It's vlrlI-
lence Is compared to that Of prlissic acid
II birds be made to inhale it, Sapor in
amounts too small to he measured they
are almost instantly killed II seems To
destroy life. not By attacking a few, hut
all OF the functions essential to II. begin
ming at the center, the heart. \ -igulti-
cant indication of this is that there is no
substance known which can collnteract
its effects: the system either surctmbs
or survives. Its depressing action on
the heart Is by far the most noticeable
and noteworthy symptom of nicotine
poisoning. The frequent existence Of
what is known smokers heart" in
men whose health Is in no other respect
disturbed is due to this fact
AN EXPERIMENTAL. OBSERVATION.
In an experimental observation Of
thirty-eight boys of all classes of society
and Of average health, who had been
using tobacco for periods ranging
from two months to two years. twenty
seven showed severe injury to the con
stitution and insufficient growth thirty
two showed the existence of irregularitv
OF the hearts action. disordered stom-
achs cough, and craving for alcohol,
thirteen had intermittency of the pulse, |
and one had consumption. After they
had abandoned the use OF tobacco, within |
six months time one half were free from
their former symptoms and the remain
der had recovered BY the end of the wear.
great majority of men go far be-
yond what may be called the temperate
use Of tobacco, and evidences of injury
are easily found. 1t is only necessary to
have some record of what the general
health was previous to the taking up Of
the habit, and to have observation cover
a long enough time. The history of to-
bacco in the Island of New Zealand fur
nishes quite suggestive illustration for
our purpose, and one on large scale.
When Europeans first visited New
Zealand they found in the native Maoris
the most finely developed and powerful
men of any of the tribes inha biting the
islands OF the Pacific. Since the intro
duction of tobacco. for which the Maoris
developed passionate liking. they have
from this cause alone. it is said. become
decimated in numbers, and at the same
time reduced in stature and in physical
well being so as to be an altogether infe-
rior type of men.-C. w. Lyman in New
York Medical Journal
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