The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1890-04-25
THE DEADLY CIGARETTE

Under this caption much ha.
! been said and written about The
injury resulting from the use o.
the cigarette. The DEMocRAT-STA
has, from time TO time, lifted it,
voice Of warning. Though it has
apparently been unheeded by the
boys of our town, we are impelled
to again say something on this sub
ject by reading the dying words
of Samuel kimbal, a lad of 10
years, who died in a Brooklyn hos
pital a week ago: Let any boy
who smokes cigarettes look at me
now and know how | have suffered
and he will never put another in
his mouth" This boy was de
crIbed as being a pitiable object to
behold, with dull eyes, livid lips.
emaciated body and drop,ical legs.
If this were an isolated case, it
would not hold out such impress
sive warning; but this boy is only
one of many thousands whose
lives are shortened by nicotine
poison. So prevalent has this
deadly habit become, chat its eff.
on the human system are re-
.ceiying the attebtioho of all think
ers of Physiological subjects, and
are being discussed by the most
intelligent newspapers of the land.
How many are there of the boys
this place who have contracted
his vile habit! Perhaps they may
not do so while under The chaste
md refining influences of home
but there are few of them who
10 not use the weed when thrown
lmong their boy companions. The
majority of them contract the hab-
t while ignorant of its baneful Ell
ects. At first it produces a pleas
mt and soothing effect on physical
but it does so at the eX-
'ense of the sensibilities of the
mind and to the permanent injury !
# the delicate structure of The ,
Iervous system. In fact, ibis lull.
ng and soothing effect is due to the I
poisoning Of the nervous ganglia, v
nd the clouding. and The benumb. l.
lg of the finer emotions and feel !
lgs OF our minds. An English l
MUSICIAN has been investigating Il
effect of smoking on boys. He u
elected th'rty-eiGht boys and :
Irefully examined them. In % :.
Iere Were disorders of the diges- y
on and circulation, palpation of fl
heart. and mole Or less taste l.
r strong drink. In twelve there II
ere frequent bleedings at the c.
use, ten had disturbed sleep and B
had slight liberation of the
ucPs membranes of the mouth, b,
Dich the doctor was unable to ~,
re until the smoking was r.
The testimony comes
om Yale aud Harvard that the ri
-onOr men, sic almost Invariably ~
'n-smoke.s. We leave the grown S.
smokers to ponder these be
IT'S for themselves. but we do M
10 make an appeal to me tw
VS. OF Our place. co.
you c9OnOt aGO'd to con wv
ue The senseless practice. If ST.
4 thrust your hand into the fire ing
Il will be 5Utned if you take me
son into your system, you will Sci
lis effects. The DEMOCRA r- me
.R hopes The next legislature pie
| makeit against the low to sell hri,
acco to minors. But, until it is Lea
e, we hope The boys of our the
IL will have the irmness end nv,
sood sense to stop The habit
using the deadly cigarette. ,C
y cannot afford to do other o mnI
:. They cGnuot afford 10 injU,e Car
I physical beings and weaken you
power Of their Intellect simply M,ii
the qualification Of a Ielfsh Iric.
re and a s~enseless habit. n