The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1890-08-22

the attention of all classes to symptoms
and diseases often caused by the ha-
bitual use Of tobaccos Depressinn of
spirits, melancholy and despondency
as necessary result of over-excite-
ment, great fear of death, irratibility
and peevishness, loss of memory and
dullness of perception. One of the most
Intelligent teachers of Detroit declared
that those young men under his in
struction who used tobacco seemed TO
be much more dull and stupid than
those who did not use it. He affirmed
that he found il much more difficult 10
mNke them comprehend or understand
subjects taught. Such are q few Of the
mental symptoms which the use of to-
baeco causes. Its habitual and exces-
sive use causes great general weariness,
ianguor and debility OF the extrenli-
ties and trembling of the hands and
feet, cramps in the muscles, spasms
and eonvulsions, emaciation, and even
consunption. The late DIR. Switched
of New Hampshire related case of
consumption which was caused by
giving up tobacco, and also case of
nearly fatal nightmare caused by quit
ting Its use. This same eminent med
ical practitioner states that he found
nearly all the cases of sudden death
occurring during sleep which came
under his obervatiou were of men who
had indulged largely in tobacco. And
the correctness of his statement was
confirnaed by Investigations by the
Boston Medical Society for Medical
Observation. / saw a notice of the
death of a person during sleep ia vii
lage in Ohio few months ago. inn
mediately wrote to a physician of my
acquaintance in the place and request
/ ed him to inform me If the person was
in the habit of using tobacco. / re-
ceived rs reply that the person had
used it freely for many years.
| DIR. Switched expresses the opinion
that tobacco is doing a worse work tC
the physical character of the present
generation than that curse of the race
alcohol. Tobacco causes a great va
riety of headaches, with dullness and
| heaviness Of the head, heat in the head
4 congestion of blood to the head. appo.
plexy, Stoppage of the cars and deaf
ness, pain and Inflammation of the
eyes, ssf1iaurosis or paralysis of the op
| tic nerve, and even blindness and va
rious diseases of the tongue, mouth
and lips
/ DR. J C Warren of Boston reports
case CT eanceruus tongue attributable
! TO the use of tobacco, in which the lif,
5of the patient could not be saved BY
Ian operation. Everybody knows tina
General Grant died long before hi
time Eitls a cancer at the root of hi
tongue, caused 10y excessive smoking
Both smoking aud chewing produc
marked alterations in the most expires
sive features. The Hns are closed by
circular muscle which completely sur
rounds them and forms their pulp,
fulIness. Now every muscle of tn
body Is developed in precise ratio Will
its use, as most persons are aware. Ii
splitting or holding the cigar or pip
III the mouth, this muscle is in con
stant use, hence the coarse appearance
and irregRlSr development of the lip
when compared with the rest of tn
features in chewers and smokers TIL
: eye loses its natural fire aud become
dull and lurid. 1t is unspeeuIativt
aud a. probation it answers not befor
; the world. 1t owner gazes vacantly
7 and often repels conversation by hi
: stupidity. Tobacco IS . frequent caus
of dyspepsia. 1t causes spasmodi
pressure of the stomach. heartburn
feeling of GOODNESS of the stomach
nausea and frequent eructations, pain
. in the region of the liver aud disease
/ OF this organ, pains in the bowels, wi:
j disposition to diarrhoea or eostivenes:
1t causes difficulty of breathing, oI
, preston of the chest, pains in the cheS
: with inability to take in a long bI eatl
: and violent palpitation of the hear
! II causes pain in and stiffness Of tn
4 back. Tobacco also causes a tendenc
: to paralysis both local and general.
causes drowsiness, unnatural sleel
, nightmare, troublesome, anxious an
frightful dreams, together with gre;
variety of symptoms which haven
! space to notice; in fact, / have d
r scribed but a small share of the SYM
. toms and diseases which are notice
: by eHr best medical writers and mo
careful observers as having been cause
l by the use of this poison. was nevt
: more conscious of the terrible effects
the habitual use of tobacco than du
ing a recent visit to locality whei
, reside many of the friends of my chill,
= hood and youth. / found large nun
? ber Of the gentlemen, the sons of +
: bust parents, addicted to its use, ar
its effects were to be seen in every Iii
: eament of their ccuntenances. EmaC
d atrd. prematurely sallow and wrinkle
: looking I'm fact almost as much like
wilted tt.bacco leaf as like human b
inRs in the fall pride Of manhood. b
found two gentlemen who had use
( tobacco for many years formerly ar
when ] last saw them they were 81
fering intensely from its use, but ths
\ had given it UP and were looking III
new creatures. They were better
IS flesh, better in spirits and free from
It multitude of aches and pains whit
II had formerly tormented them.
= The use OF tobrcco is filthy and d
- gusting habit as well as destructive
u health and life. 1t causes a consta
r inclination to spit, which is regard
a by all civilized nations, with the Q
ceptions of Americans and tob c(
i users, as a filthy and unnecessary prs
y tice, and it adds to the juice of &
% nauseous weed.
Ie ga good anec,iote is told by DIR. Col
lf in the work to which have referre
= a professor in Western college
IS lated to him the following: He W
n travelling in company with cleric
n brother. They stopped to spend {
Sabbath and the professor was invit
to preach i'm the evening. His broth
IS in the ministry, who was q practit
a adnlirer Of tobacco and its fruits, W
N with him in the pulpit. The profess
. set his hat at the end of the pull
- sofa, and while preaching saw 1
p brother, who was near-sighted so til
10 he nistook the hat for a spittooD, (
,e lIvering the contents of his mouth eS
and anon into his hat. But he "
= Obliged to submit to the process.
a would not do to say do not spit yo
n vile stuff into my hat, so he bore
i like saint and let his brother 81
i. away, casting into his new-fashion
= spittoon not only the sirup from
IL powerful tobacco mill, but cud aft
= eud of the refuse. After the meeti
d had closed the professor took up