Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1889-12-22
KILLING A. CAT
With Twenty Whiffs from an ordi-
nary Tobacco-Pipe.
WelI.Dressed Crank Performs an
Experiment with thc Deadly
NIcotine-The Extraordl.
nary Effects.
Cincinnati Enquirer.l

cincinnati Enquirer.1
1.-THE fact that it turns a smokers
stomach at the first trial "said the well.
dressed crank" ought to be proof enough
for any rational man that the smoking OF
tobacco never entered into the Creators
scheme of life. But if you want rock
ribbed, copper-fastened proof, can give il
TO you. What do you say to killing a cat
with twenty whiffs from an ordinary to-
bacco-pipeY
ut can't be done, said the reporter"
Seeing Is believing. Follow me-"
He led the way up Vine street out Sew
stone-front dwelling house within stone 70
throw of the Shillito building. The
room was handsomely furnished, with
. dark-brown Moquette carpet, chairs,
and lounge of some rare
wood, upholstered in brown morocco;
blue satin canopied hedstead. marble
mantel and lace curtains u the windows.
A full-grown tortoise-shen tomcat jumped
down from his nest in the cushions of the
lounge and rubbed against the crank's
pearl-gray trousers with the usual feline
demonstrations of delight
Have you pipe of tobacco with your"
The reporter had not; but the deficiency
was made good by the crank producing q
clean clay pipe and crumbling into Il q
cigar furnished by the visitor The next
move was to produce glass Of clear water,
after which the pipe was lighted and the
anti-tobacco man began to smoke. Instead
of expellins the smoke directly into the
air, however, he passed it through glass
tube into the water, whence of course, It
escaped in the form of bubbles.
After twenty full puffs had been passed
through the water an oily scum was visible
on its surface. This was SKINNED off
with the utmost care, making in all only q
few small drops.
Three of these drops were rubbed upon
the tongue of the cat. near its root, and
awaited results. Beyond some lively ex.
usual demonstrations for the first couple Of
minutes.
"You are satisfied, are you. that the oil
on the water was the pure oil Of tobacco,
produced from . single cigari"
Certainly; but It seems to have no
effect on the cat"
Don't be In hurry; give 1t time to act
It's effects are something like those pro-
iuced by belladonna, especially on the
victims eyes. Look at them"
The pupils of the animals eyes were Ger.
Ainly diiated to an unusual extent, and
presently seemed to widen 70 the circum-
ference Of the entire cornea. Then he b.
gan to cry with short ear-piercing cries;
roth oozed from both corners Of his
mouth, and dripped upon the velvet ear
pet in the spot WHARF he was crouched. AZ
the end Of the third minute the cal
began . wild, free-for-all race about
the room; over chairs. under the
table, overturning corner easel
upon which . small water-color had
rested; finally bringing up in the
center Of the room, where he executed
war-dancs of . couple Of seoondS dura-
ton, and then dropped Ike stone. His
limbs still twitched convulsively, and his
eyes were wide open.
Three minutes and forty-sevep seconds
and dead as q mackerel. Killed by twenty
whiffs from Q common clay pipe. Arr
you perfectly satisfied with that verdictr
The twitching of the limbs proved to DO
mere involuntary actions of the muscles,
End soon ceased, when the most casual OBJ
server could not fail to see that the cat
which but five minutes before was instinct
with nine lives-was stone dead. II was
certainly startling exposition Of the
deadly nature of nicotine.