The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-03-28

against the use of tobacco. and his words
sneleIore VIII doubtless be accorded the
weight they deserve, WV
How do cigarettes affect bovs. doctor on
asked the CALL man.
wasarette-smoking stunts their growth,
prevents their good DEVELOPMENT and makes
oniy half men of them. Last wear there
an go tVo uestils OF boys under 16 years of
cigarettes. a'0 Vi
lew months ago amarried woman who
was my patient died from consumption su
pf ermoa by cigarette-smoking.. She had
CIV ). .he naol. when girl and could not
mad another patient, young man from
she last VINO came out here to be benefited
oy tne climate. told him at once that the
eil!hale would do him no good IL he per
b S,stIt IN 10 tue vile practice. Already the
.fieu, put could not throw it off. Finally
ne was taken with hemorrhages of the
lungs and was sick in bed a long while.
turing his illness cigarettes were kept from
t nlni. nus he lost the habit, and in a short
'li,ie completely recovered his health
Notwithstanding induces consumption.
dozen such cases have come under my
notice. ny
As amember of the medical profession.
wa1t 10 compliment The CALL on its
grand work in putting an impossible chasm
between the small boy and the deadly Gig
arctic. The CALL has made friends of
every friend of the boy In the land. Ii has
eeen noble, dislnterested crusade from
i llss 70 Iast, HE CALL had everything to
lose ana nothing 10 gain in entering upon
us COCO work. 1t has doubtless made some
enemies, but there is not a father or mother
ID the city who has not blessed THE CALL
lnahS u,lles already Tor its 'unselfish work
Oh behalf of the boys
A score of similar medical opinions might
os quoted. But no one doubts the evil
eHects OF cigarettes. The thing has been to
devise some way to keep them from the
boys. iHE CALLS placards are doing this
spIenuLuIy, II the dealers are TO be believed.
ana they certainly are. for they have
e'lhced an earnest and conscientious in
teTest In the crusade from the start
Inc License Collector reports the issuance
Oh go cigar and tobacco licenses in the last
year. Not all of these places sell cigarettes.
though most of them do. Out of these Gao
dealers HE CALLS agreement has been
signed by nearly 500. That is not a bad
showing for lew days work-and the
signatures are not al in yet. Hurry them
along! Here Is the grand total up to date
Inc names sent in since Saturday morning
are gwen first, then follow the previous
slgners:
We, the undersigned retail dealers in
tobacco IN the city of San Francisco,
hereby agree TO refuse to sell or to per-
NIT our employees to sell cigarettes or
NOHSNSOS Al any Olii0T form TO DOVS under
10 years of age. and each of US will
place sign in his store in a consp;cu-
Gus place, such sign to read as follows 4:
NO GIG ARETTES SOLDTO BOYS
UNDER Is YEARS OF AGE"
This agreement shall take effect i'm
mediately upon our receipt of notice
from the San Francisco Morning Cali
that sufficient number Of signatures
have been secured to make the move
ment effective
w. H. II. TOBEY. 2605 Larkin.
ERNEST SWENS0N. 81 Leidesdorff.
CHARLES SIURM, 1901 Folsom.
ID. LANGSTADTER, American Exchange
Hotel.
THE HANDY STORE, S13 Geary.
Q. HENNING. 1890 Fols um
kALMAN BROS, California Hotel
w. c. KRAMER. Washington and Front.
WITZEL 81 HlLLMANN, Battery and
Green.
J. w. FINSTERBUSCH 112 Ridley.
w. j. BRUNS0N, Fifth avenue and d
street
PACKMAN & GAVIN. Montgomery and
Y allejo.
j. SULLIVAN, 341 Jessie.
THOMAS ROSSER, - Second and SIG
Mission
MISS EMMA PENNY. 35S Fourth.
NJ. b. LEVIN. 9il Folsom