Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-11-25

cigarette smoker, and you never hho" ono
to grow up to be perfect man. regr
mcnt of women, such as lived in the days
of ancient Rome. would whip an army Oh
them.
"There Is no question that nicotine ,s
one Of the most virulent of the vegetable
nelson's. and although it has been intro
duced into the materia medica as RENE
dial agent IT produces such prostration
and relaxation of the whole system and
sueb frightful, deadly sickness that few
practitioners enter upon its use except in
the most desperate cases. Not long ago
child was suffering from slight catarrhal
affection. when neighboring nurse
bappened in and advised the mother to
give IL an emetic of tobacco. "A decoc-
ton was accordingly made and admins
tered. but when regular physician was
called in the little one was in the agonies
of death.
..Tbe irritation which nicotine produces
in the delicate and sensitive membrane
lining the nasal passage is but prelimi-
nary step to the grayer evils OF catarrh.
Go to the homes OF the Cubans and you find
that the majority Of them have voices that
are unnatural Observe the stained fin
gers that have held the cigarettes and ask
Yourself what must he the influence Of an
ipsidious poison inhaled into the lungs and
brought in contact with the mucous mem
brane OF the throat and nose when 1t can
thus permanently discolor the hardened
cuticle of the hand? DO You wonder that
SO many Of our young men are afflicted
with disease?
This is a subject in which the fathers
terested, and it is to them that we must
look for the influences that will arrest the
curse They must begin in childhood, and
by establishing certain code OF physical
morals that may be easily laid down by an
intelligent parent make physical culture
a part of youthful education The Ameri-
can boy ought to be discoverer, an ex-
plorer of himself. His arms, legs, back
and chest should be his continent. A hard
biceps may not be a symptom OF a fine
brain, but the pleasure Of being strong
lies in the fact that Others are strong
around us, furnishing us companionship
and competition, which are the fuel of life.
DR.. Winship used to say he never would
have been the strong man he was but for
a determination he had formed to thrash
certain upper class man in college. Will
liam Blaikie began his career apparently
hopeless consumptive. The first lifted
5000 pounds and the last pulled the stroke
oar in the great race between Yale and
Harvard.
But this physical culture should begin
in childhood. Early impressions are very
enduring and can make useful habits as
we'll as evil ones IA sort of second natu-e
In order to forestall the chief danger of in
door life the child should be taught early
to seek fresh air, and he should know why
he does SO. One of the first out of door
lessons for both sexes ought to be that of
swimming. inasmuch as it not only pro-
notes bodily vigor, but imparts confidence
perhaps in some hour of peril. II living
near the water, let the children be taught
to get in and out of Il capsized boat, so
that they may know wha. to do in an
emergency. Teach them the nature Of
their own bodies, the functions of the diff
ferent organs and the effect of evil habits
in disturbing these functions. Make them
temptation proof by inspiring them with
an adherence of drunkenness and poison
slavery of every kind Instruct them as
to the constituent parts of ardent spirits
and of the deadly cigarette and point to
tut dill dTOuuu tHeIu OI
men who have succumbed to both.
"a friend of mine used to take his little
SONS to the saloons and the next morning
to the police courts in order to show the
difference between cause and effect, and
though lie was a generous liver and main
tanned the old fashioned sideboard in his
dining room, those boys are today among
the most temperate and exemplary men in
New York. Frederick the Great asczibed
his adherence of tobacco to the choking
fumes of the Wusterhauser clubroom,
where the boon companions of his parent
used to indulge from until 10 at night.
1t is not necessary to suffocate child
with nicotine fumes. but it can do no harm
to take him once in a while to a smokers
den, where he can inhale the pestilential
air. A fit of nausea will thereafter make
the place about as palatable to him as a
dose of castor oil.
AS you may infer, proper physical
training begun early is my panacea for
half the ills of humanity. Encourage
nature. Boys are innately hardy. They
have an unaffected indifference to wind
and weather, and take delight in Drawing
the extremes OF temperature. Thus chill
dren can be made weather proof to an al
most unlimited degree, and weatherproof
people are almost always sickness proof.
Girls who have learned to brave the dan
gers OF northwest prairie storms can laugh
at March draft. Therefore, say, let the
child rough it, barefooted and bareheaded
Let him run the gauntlet of skinned ell
bows and bruised heels while climbing
trees or taking short cut over the fences.
and an occasional rough and tumble fight
Will perhaps make him understand the rea-
son for preserving the peace. Begin early
and maintain the habit of exercise through
life, and dying natural death will no
longer be one Of the lost arts
"A man should be physically developed
before and not during the rush of life's
work, for he will burn the candle at both
ends If he tasks himself with vigorous
physical exercise while obeying the de-
mahds OF his business or profession. Pro-
per physical training is nothing more than
the proper pursuit of bodily health. 1t
may be overdone by attempting to work
at nigh pressure, but if all men and wo-
men took consistent and healthy exercise
there would be little need for medical
men, and we could throw physic to the
dogs Cold water, sleep, giving tired
nature time to exercise her grand renovat-
ing power, and plain, nutritious food;
These, IN addition to the physical culture
OF which have spoken, constitute an in.
fallible receipt for perfect health. 1t is
also good rule to get up from a meal
with good appetite. Overload the wagon
and the wheels will creak."
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