Daily Yellowstone journal., 1889-01-13
THE USE or VoeAcco.
The Virtues and vices Of tho Weed In An
Shapes.

in which exist its odorous and volatile
principles. When tobacco is burned.
a new set OF substances is produced,
some of which are less harmful than
the nicotine, and are more agreeable
in effect, aud much Of the acrid ola
substance quite as irritating and poi
sonous as nicotine-is carried of.
These fire produced substances are
called from their origin, the ''pyrldine
series" BY great heat the more aro-
matte and less harmful members OF the
series are produced, but the more poi
sonous compounds are generated by
the slow combustion of damp tobacco.
This oil which is liberated by combus-
ton is bad both in flavor and in effect,
and il is better, even for the immedi-
are pleasure of the smoker, that il
should be excluded altogether from
his mouth and air passages
Smoking in stub of a pipe is par
ticularly injurious, for the reason
that in il the oil is stored in a CON
densed form, and the smoke is there
fore highly charged with the oil.
Sucking or chewing the stub Of "A cigar
that one is smoking is serious mis-
take, because the nicotine in the un-
burned tobacco dissolves freely in the
saliva, and is absorbed Chewing"
is on this account the most injurious
form of the tobacco habit, and the use
of cigar holder is an improvement
on the custom of holding the cigar be-
tween the teeth. Cigarettes are re-
sponsible for great amount of mis-
chief, not because the smoke from the
paper has any particularly evil effect,
but because smokers-and they are
often boys or very young men-are
apt TO use them continuously or 1t
frequent intervals, believing that their
power for evil is insignificant. Thus
| the nerves are under the constant in
iluence of the drug, and much injury
10 the system results MopOvcr, the
cigarette smoker uses a very consider
able amount of tobacco during the day.
Dipping and ''snutling" are semi.
barbarities which need not be dis
cussed. Not much effect is obtained
from the use of the drug in these
varieties of the habit
Nicotine is one Of the most powerful
of the nerve poisons" known. Its
visilence is compared TO that of prUs-
sic acid. Ii birds be made TO inhale its
vapor i'm amounts too small 10 be
measured, they are almost Instantly
killed. IL seems 10 destroy lie. not
byattacling a few, but of all The lunc.
lions essential TO il, beginning al the
center, the heart A significant indi-
cation Of this is that there is no sub.
stance known which can counteract
It's effects; the system either succumGs
or survives. lis depressing action on
the heart is by far the most noticeable
and noteworthy symptom of nicotine
poisoning. The frequent existence Of
what is known as smokers heart" in
men whose health Is in no other re-
spect disturbed is due TO this fact.
Those who can use tobacco without
immediate injury will have all the
pleasant effects reversed, and will suf-
fer from the symptoms of poisoning If
they exceed the limit Of tolerance.
These symptoms are: |. The hearts
action becomes more rapid when to-
bacco is used; 2. Palpitation, pain or
unusual sensations in the heart; 3.
There is no appetite in the morning,
the tongue is coated, delicate llayors
are not appreciated, and acid dyspep-
sia occurs after eating; A. Soreness Of
the mouth and throat, or nasal ca
tarrh, appears and becomes very
troublesome; 5. The eyesight becomes
poor, but improves when the habit is
abandoned; 8. A desire, often a crav-
ing, for liquor or some other stimu-
liant, is experienced.
In an experimental observation Of
thirty eight boys of all classes Of so
ciety. and Of average health, who had
been using tobacco for periods rang
ing from two months TO two years,
twenty seven showed severe injury TO
the constitution and insufficient
growth, thiry-two showed the ex-
istcncc Of irrcgularity Of the hearts
action, di5ordcivd stCmachs, cough,
and craving for alcohol; thirteen had
intermittency of the pulse. and ole
had consumption. After they he'd
abandoned the use Of tobacco, within
six months onc-half were free frCm
all their former symptoms. and the nc
mainder had recovered by the end OF
the year.
a great majority Of men 60 far be-
yond what may be called tie temper
ate use Of tobacco, end evidences Of
injury are easily found. Ii is only
necessary to have some record Of what
the general health was previous 10 the
taking up Of the habit aud 10 have OBJ
servation cover long enough time.
The history Of tobacco in the island Of
New Zealand furnishes quite sugges-
tive illustration for our purpose, and
one on large scale. When Europe
ans first visited New Zealand they
found in the native Maoris the most
finely developed and powerful men Of
any Of the tribes inhabiting the islands
Of the Pacific. Since the Introduction
Of tobacco, for which the haoris de-
veloped a passionste liking, they have
from this cause alone, il is said, be-
come decimated in numbers, and, at
the same time, reduced in stature and
in physical well being 80 as TO be an
altogether inferior type Of men.-New
York Medical Journal.