Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-06-01

workings Of the various paris OF the
human machine. when the action
Of the skin is checked, extra labor de-
wolves on tho kidneys, often reiuIiing
IN Inflammation or other serious
trouble. Tobacco has ready effect
upon the skin, frequently taking hold
thereof 20 the extent that the C0loriug
matter IA affected, ana wo behold the
the tnwny covering d the habItuul
tobacco usUr. Note tho appearance,
around the mouth, nose, eyer, AMI
ear. Of many boys who smoke OF
crow, for the bloiches anu discolofa-
ton % the cutiolo 10 the gradual de-
velopmeut towards covering the entire
body.
Tho readiness with which tobacco
poison l. absorbed by the akin
was nnt specially noted IA tho
case u an English sailor, who
made an attempt 10 smugglo some Of
tho weed by storing a quantity of It
about his body. In short time he
was taken 10 violently ~ that lie
almost lost his life. IL a cigar be un.
rolled and moisIonej, anu then applied
over the stomach Of a chilli, II Will
quickly produce sickness and vomiting
which might end Ia death. Ia the
earlier days, when tobacco was beloved
to possess medicinal qualities, medical
men have applied II to the heads Of
children in diseases Of the scalp, and
have Injected ma infusion into the
bowels, with tho result that death
quickly onsued. Soldiers who have
undefsIo0d tho effect Of the drug on
their tkins have placed pieces Of
dampened plug tobacco IN their arm
pit, thus causing severe sickness BY
which they might escape from duty.
Tho application Of tobacco &, n last
resort Ia cases oil looklaw, and then it,
benefit comes only through usu AZ An
outward poulIioo 10 induce nausea and
vomiting, In the hope that the Jaws
may DO moved by the violent disturb
ance.
OF late there has been an alarming
Increase ofthht terrible affection Of tue
kdneys, "Bnghrs disease" Ire.
lucntly kidney com 1lhints, because Of
comparatively painless progttss, pro.
coed 70 far te'ofs being recognized
that they are beyond tue reach Of
medical rkill. This knowledge should
cause pereOns to b. all the more careful
regarding substances that may affect
these important organs. Recent scieu-
tiiic observations 90 to show tina, the
tobacco habit h a frequent cause Oi
serious disorders OF the kiduoys.
"Brighps disease" OF those organs hbs
been traced directly 10 the use OF
tobacco. o. course the weed ~ not the
emily cause Ot that grave nAlady; but
tue increase IN the uss OF tobacco and
tue increase In the number OF cases OF
that disease -ugg,s! n direct Itelatiou
between the two.
The tobacco habit Is 40 general tina,
the evils resulting from Il are easily
overlooked, or ATo Ascfibs1 TO some
other than the real cause. As this
healihul operations Of the skin art
hindered, throwing additional labor
on the kidneyl, anu ~ the blood aud
membranes are auroharged with poison,
II IL inevitable that tho kidneys should
suffer In special manner In their
effort to remove tne poison from the
system. People often note the odor Of
tobacco which hangs ON thu breath oil
the user. Commenting on this, Dr.
Kellogg says "rhis condition 1,
due to the fact that the kidney,
have become diseased, 40 that they are
unable tO remove the nicotine from the
system rs fast ~ II IL taken In, and
hence II accumulRtes In the body, sat.
ursting every organ. The oenumbed
senslbilitiss OF the person thus satu'
rated give no warning Of the mischief
which IL being wrought In his system,
aud the danger which threatens HE as
well as health"
Only short time hgo, on May 9th,
the press dispatches. from Cincinnati,
o., announced the death Of man
named Cameron, giving the cause rs
starvation. In the telegram It was
stated that he smoked flhy 10 seventy
nvo cigarettes day. This Is suggts.
tive Of the fact that tobacco is not o
food, ami none Of i,a ingredients
gives support 10 any part OF the body.
II does not add 10, but substrhcti from,
the total vital force. In the instance
quoted It's effect upon the stomach was
such that tho organ could not retain
food VI any character. The craving
was fog the t0bacco.poison, and the
victim smoked away with great We
hemence. But the demon was insalin-
blei tho tobaCc5.habit was not con.
tent with makiuga slavB u its victim,
and aa II could not support, Il killed
him. Cameron's sickness ami death
were due directly 70 tobacco smoking.
For the quenohiug OF tue awlu. thlrst
II created, poison iowoi Instead Of
water with the only result that nature
could permit.
Why is IL that a tobacco user IN Der.