San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-09-28
TOBACCO FOR CHOLERA.
"A Few Sensible Words About Tobac-
co as a Preventative.

From the N. Y. Tobacconist.l
New York city
is in q much better sanitary condition
than ever before; in fact it would be
difficult to point out where improve.
ments could be made in the system of
SUPERVISION of cleanliness of public
thoroug hfares, and the general con-
ditions which are conducive to good
health. There is, therefore, no good
reason why traders from all parts of
the country should hesitate about, or
even debate the question of visiting
New York. as Is their usual custom,
at this season of the year.
To the trade in this city and else
where, it may ne said in addition,
that their business is particularly
good one to be In these days. The
experience and observation of scien-
tisls as we'll as laymen goes far to
prove that the bacilli or disease germs
propagate and spread with much less
rapidly and vIruleDce in an atmos-
phere lmpregnated with the tunes OF
tobacco than they do elsewhere. we
do not go so far as to claim the per-
feet immunity Of those engaged In
tobacco business, from choiera or
other epidemics, but 1t has been well
established that tobacco has re-
straining effect, so to speak, on
disease germs of one sort or another,
and this being the case we see every
reason why trade in this Industry
should go along as usual without
change or intermisiOn.
For instance some ten years ago, in
st. Louis, an effort was made to close
up two large tobacco factories through
complaints made by owners of SUR
rounding residence property, that the
manufacture of tobacco was detri'
mental to public health. A test case
was made of the alleged worst OF
tender. The evidence of high medi-
cal authorities brought in to prove
the complainant's case, utterly failed,
and instead OF proving 1t, established
the reverse. tobacco" has been at
some pains to procure the testimony
given in this case, and bearing ON the
general subject here treated. The
following extracts are from the re.
cords Of the 81. Louis Board OF
Health:
DR.. J. 8. Read said: "The odors
arising from the tobacco during the
steaming and drying processes L in
hailed freely, those from the steam
ing are pleasant and soothing, those
from the drying process stimulating
rather than irritant. They did not
cause any coug hing or sneeZing. Com
posed as these odOrs are of vapor car.
rying q slight percentage of ammonia,
I consider them not only not dele
terious, but conducive to the hea lth
of surrounding neig hbors. The
A~h a n nj n
being subjected to greater
precludes the possibility of the active
of the FUMES, for nicotine is not vola-
tile short of 295 degrees F. Workers
in tobacco are peculiarly exempt
from cholera, and (although have
not fully investigated the subject.
believe, from other zymotic diseases;
therefore I declare this factory not q
nuisance, but q blessing to the sur
rounding people," DR.. Edward Mont
gomery is on record, as follows: "In |
the event of an invasion of any in |
fictitious, contagious or epidemic dis
cease IN st. Louis. l would prefer to |
reside in the near vicinity of this to-
bsccO factory than any other part of
the city, because L believe the vapors
arising from the factory will, in a
great measure, neutralize and anita
gonize the germs Of epidemic di- |
seasss in the atmosphere.
DR.. F. r. Moore, said:
II have resided on Washington |
avenue. within a block of this factory, |
for nearly two years, and on Satur-
day, 18th inst, 1 was conducted |
through the said factory, from base
ment to the roof, with the view of de- |
tecting any deleterious or hurtful |
smell; and could find nothing to COM
plain of that is deleterious to health.
1t is q we'll known TACT that tobacco |
is, in a large degree, germicide, or |
- destroys the myriads OF germs animal
and vegetable. that float In the air,
the cause of all infectious, eonts-
gious and malsrious diseases, too
numerous to name; therefore
rendering the vicinity more healthy
than other places not so protected.
Drs. G.. M. B. Maughs, +. n. Greg
DRY, and J. F. Prewett report: 1--WE
have carefully examined this tobacco
factory, and declare that, to the best
of our knowledge and belief, there is
positively nothing deleterious to
health connected with the material
employed, or the process of its manu-
facture; and, that, as conducted, the
entire premises are remarkably free
from all deleterious influences The
cheerful and healthy condition of the
hands employed, gave evidence of
their favorable hygienic surround
ines. Tobacco factories are general
ly considered, aud we believe with
much truth, to be conducive to the
heslthfulness of q locality"
1t should be remembered that the
testimony came from men eminent in