The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-07-21

~ s. gether The death
rate since the in
PRODUCTION OF the
cigarette is greater than ever was known
before, and I exaggerate but a trife in de-
claring that IL the celebrated Tobacco trust
were 20 furnish collins for all the dead who
have or will succumb to the infamous
habit IL would bankrupt the whole con-
Germ"
The speaker was Professor J. NJ Latin,
who has been called the champion athlete
Of the world and who, as may be inferred
from the foregoing remarks, holds decided
views upon a subject that is entitled 10 re-
spectful consideration. For years he has
devoted himself TO the study of the phys
zeal needs of the humanity Of the Nine
teenth century, and It requires but a
glance at his magnificent muscular de-
velopment TO SEES that in his person he is
the embodiment OF the laws Of health and
strength. In Vienna. Austria, in 1873
among a great number of contestants he
was awarded the first prize for perfection
In figure and physique. Only a correct
estimate can be formed Of his superb pro-
portions by imagining a man who stands
9 II. IN. In height, measures 455< inches
around the chest, II inches around the
biceps and 14j6 inches around the forearm
The muscles everywhere stand out like
whipoords and you can crack nuts up0'
them with a hammer Withal be is
cultivated gentleman who speaks many of
the Continental languages with facility,
and who ia his own person illustrates the
study and philosophical observation that
make his opinions valuable.
yes" he continued in his energetic
manner, while we are sending mission
aries TO Africa we are neglecting our young
men at home. Many Of them have &C
ouired habit that has become a social
evil as distinct i'm its character as that OF
drunkenness. They depend upon their
cigarette for stimulant and resort 70 it
with even more regularity than the drunk
ard takes his cocktail Look upon the
streets and you find it in the mouths Of
boys eight and ten years Of age. Look in
your colleges and you see a large proper
ton Of the students wearing eyeglasses
thing unknown two or three generations
ago. Out Of eighty young fellows who at
tempted % pass an examination at West
Point only five were found physically capa-
Die Of admission. Sixty out Of the eighty
were confirmed cigarette smokers.
zone Of the noblest young in New
York, enjoying wealth, pos n and the
full promise of a splendid career, not long
ago went to ride in Central park. During
his gsllop he smoked upward Of sixty
cigarettes and afterward at the social din
uer he smoked more. As he turned TO say
Qoodby to his friends he staggered and fell
w convulsions. All that night and for
twelve hours afterward the doctors worked
over him 70 restore the lost vitality The
heart had surrendered TO the nicotine and
only a strong constitution enabled him 10
pull through, but lac walks the streets
today wreck Of his former self,
tremulous half decayed worn out young
man"
but, professor, how are you going to
arrest this evilf"
Il would combine the forces of moral
sentiment and the law Already there is
statute that boy under sixteen shall n
be permitted to buy a cigarette, though
fscOnstantly violated. lam myself organ
iging, wherever influence can reach, what
might be called an anticigarette league
and with the other agencies at work
may in time effect a reform. IwOuld hav
public indignation so worked up on this
point that every man who smokes a cigar
will say TO the dealer in cigarettes, 1 will
stop trading with you if you continue to
sell this poison Posonl yes, that is no
name for IT, Think for a moment! There
are FIVE ingredients in every cigarette,
each one of which is calculated 20 destroy
human life.
First, there is the nicotine or the oil of
tobacco next, the oil in the imported pa
per, which is nearly as destructive; third,
the arsenic introduced TO make the paper
burn white and add a peculiar flavor
fourth, the s0ltpeter put in the tobacco
prevent IL from molding, and finally, the
opium that is sprayed on the tobacco TO
give IL the insidious influence which it pos