Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1890-10-31
THE CIGARETTE HABIT.


Why the Littlo Paper Roll Obtains q Fa-
til Power Oer Young Men.
Woman lives longer than man. COOS
insane less numerously commits suicide
one-tkird as often, makes one-tcnth tho
demand on the public purse for support
in jails, prisons and alms-housos, and in
every regard manifosts potentiality
above that OF man, says Mr.. S. L. Hershey
in q recent article.
! This isan observed fact in the genera
tion now passing, and it will be yot
more so in the rising generation. The
physical and mental fiber of tho young
mon is Weakening Contributory to this
is tho disgusting habit of cigarette
smoking. The hour is como for seri-
GUS consideration OF this evil. Parents
should be apprised OF the danger await
ing their boy. School boards should
instruct thor teachers to begin vigor-
GUS crusade. Demands should 10 made
upon legi lative bodios to enact laws to
stay the widespread and growing use OF
these Notwithstanding evils
Last year the internal revenue from
cigarettes was over 81, 900, 600. The in
crease over the year before was Sl45, O00
AMI this indicates the increase OF the
consumption of the deadly article. Dur
ing the year boys and young men con-
sumed 1850 coo, 900 of these little paper
rolls OF poison. There arc multitudes
OF boys, not yet grown, who smoke from
twenty to sixty n day. While the pop
ulation of the country was increasing
about 1900, 900 during the year tho
consumption of cigarettes increased
nearly 300, 900, O0o
All cigarettes contain, according to
Prof. Laflin, a competent scientist and
chemist five distinct poisons. Three Of
these arc the most deadly oils. one in
the paper wrapper, one in the nicotine,
and the third, and tho worst, in the
flavoring. Tho other poisons, are salt
peter and opium. The smoker draws
the smoke into his lungs. A brown stain
is being deposited continually upon his
throat and lungs, and it Is a combined
coating made of all tho five poisons.
In time this frequently stains the very
skin, showing that the whole system is
permeated by 1t.
The main reason why the cigarette
obtains. so fatal power over young
men is because OF the opium in it. The
little paper roll seems to soothe, when
in fact it Is paralYzing the very forces
OF life. A confirmed cigarette smoker
shows tho appearance and actions OF tho
opium eater Nj 'cry. insanity or death,
one or another, is sure to result. such
are some of the recent occur ences con-
nected with this dangerous habit A
dozen boys mado insane by cigarette
smoking have within short time been
confined in tho Napa Gal hospital for
the insane. Walter Fletcher died at
Louisville the other day of cigarette
poisoning. Tho brightest boy in his
class, he Logan year ago to smoke,
and recently had been smoking from
fifty to sixty day. lie was stricken
down with heart disease, directly
brought on by smoking A Young
man of sixteen died in Phila-
delphia. His habit was to smoke
twenty day. A post mortem
showed that death was due to conges-
ton Of the brain from cigarette poison.
A fine young man OF Troy drops dead.
hiN'A hAubu bht VI nv NtaI1 buESAf tLU
blood was black as ink Several ply
siclans said it was cigarette poisoning.
A cigarette bin has recently passed
the Georgia Legislature. 1t makes 1t
crime to sell or give a cigarette paper
to any minor. Illinois has such a law
also. The city of Frankfort Ky, pro-
hibits the entire sale Of cigarettes. This
shows how it is regarded by careful leg
islators.
business managers of large CONNER
cial enterprises begin 10 understand
that the nabit incapactates for business.
A prominent businos, house in an east
orn city has a sign over the head CASH
Ior's desk: No igarctte-Smoking by
our men" As a result, couple OF hum
ired clerks are said TO be superior to
those OF other hou,eS in the same line
0f business Chicago News
IA scientist COMPUTES that with the
aid of "A machine, pnn tfrucl.I nm tl,a