Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-02-11
GERMAN VIEWS ON TOBACCO.
Opinions of Doctors, Writers and Artists
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VIEWS ON IoDASSSs Opinions of Doctors, Writers and Artists
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 The advantages and disadvantages of the use of tobacco have been the subject of symposium of opinion of the most famous writers, physicians and artists Of Germany and Austria. As in the case Of the famous Frenchmen whose ideas on the same subject were collected few months ago, the almost universal verdict of the German-spealxing celebri- ties has been against smoking and snuff taking as extremely injurious, though seductively- y-delightful practices.
 Billroth, the Vienna surgeon, says:
 'That the posterity of the nicotinized and alcoholized higher society is becom- ing steadily weaker and more nervous is by no means surprising. The colossal increase of nerve and mind diseases in our day is undoubtedly the result, to a great extent, of the tobacco and alcohol habit, and of the straining of the nerv- ous systems caused by these poisons.''
 Dr. c. HarnaclS, professor of medical chemistry at Halle University, who smoked formerly, but has recently ''sworn off," is of the opinion that ''the benefits of smoking are by all odds fewer than the seriously harmful de- fects.''
 Dr. H. Magnus, probably the first oculist in Germany and professor at Breslau University, is one of the few but sturdy defenders of the weed. He says: Smoking eXcites the digestion, quiets the nervous system, and disin- fleets the cavity of the mouth.''
 The famous Privy Councillor Nuss- baum of Munich gave the opinion short ly before his recent death that smoking very often did much good and very sell dom did much harm. The bad feature was the effect upon the eyes and nerv- ouN system. The good one was the ben eft to the digestive organs ''The in- spring, eXhilarating and altogether fla vorable action of smoking on the brain should be highly prized." This opinion is remarkable because NuSsbaum was not smoker.
 Prof. H. Lazarus, of the Philosophical Faculty in Berlin says: Il delight in smoking, especially at times when I am compeled to think long and deeply on scientific subjects. I take some three or four cigars daily, not too strong ones, and have never observed the slightest unfavorabl effects The German literary world is, and has been, just about unit against smoking | The opinions of Paul Hoyse, Eduard von Bauernfeld, F. von Bodenstedt, l Gottfried Keller, Dr. Julius Crosse, and so on are the same as the opinion of the | late Ludwig Anzengruber: ''The smok- 1 ing of tobacco is a nasty and disgusting habit, yes, vice, which fact, however, does not keep me from enjoying pas sionately cigar, and particularly from being perfect slave to smoking while I write or do nothing"
 Prof. Paul Meyerhein, the greatest animal painter among living Germans, writes:
 "What I have to tell about my own smoking habit is far from interesting I smoke, indifferent, light cigars. and know little about the stronger and bet ter grades. It may interest you to know, however, what my models in the Zoolog- ical Garden think of tobacco. The com mon brown bears are passionate enthu- siasts for it. When I blow smoke through the bars they push forward and rub their backs and heads against the iron over which the smoke passes. This is invariable. Not long ago l blew through hollow stick a pinch of snuff into the nose of a sleeping lion. The brute sat up straight, sncrZcd violently, and then lay down to sleep cont"ntcdly. | All goats. deer. llamuS and so Gn eat cigars and snuff with great ragrrncss. once made very ugly llama my friend by feeding it daily with snuff. re- member that one day the brute S,,at vii ciously on several soldiers who were teasing him. and that one of them OK claimed: ''Holy Moses! how his breath smells of snuff! The big baboon; also from cigars. You sec l do not smoke for my own pleasure alone. ."-Chicago | Tribune.
 TWISTED, Conn.,, Feb. 11.-In the Su. perior Court Judge Finn ordered that Michael Bion be released from jail and committed to the care of the French Consul, who had come here from New York to look after the interests of Bion who is native of France.
 The story of Bion's pursuit of Lyman Cunning, a well-to-do farmer of Litch- field, and his Hersistent attempts to ac complish his revenge, have been fully told. Bion was arrested some 15 month! ago, and held in $5,000 to keep the peace, and in default of bail has been il Che Litchfield County jail ever since.
 According to the representations O the French Consul in court Bion vii start for France next Sunday, and will be under police surveillance all the time he is there. Each day he will have tC report to the police, and should he fai