Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-06-08
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which ars direct result Of the tobacco
habit, DR.. Richardson say.. "ln the
otgnls Of sense, It produces dilaiion Of
the pupils Of The eye, confusion Of
vision, bright linos, luminous or cob.
web specEs, aud long retention Of
images 90 the rotlns, with analogous
symptoms affecting the car, via, in-
ability 10 dtHue sounds clearly, and
tic occurrence Of sharp, ringing
noise Ike Awhiillc. In the brain, II
lmp1ira the activity @, the organ, OIL
pressing it % d. be- nourshcd, hut
soothing % 10 Il be exhausted; Sc ,eais
go paralysis Ia the motor and sym.
pathetic nerves, aud 10 ovet-seerotiou
rom the glands which the fymps.
ihetIo nerves control"
Tho brain anI the nerves control
aud hafm,nizs the workings Of the
b,iy. Tho brain Is u collection OF
nerve ceuteri; It 70 tho inittumeut oi
all thought motion aud feeling. In
the sense Of Intelligent existence, Il T.
tho man. Whatever maintains H.
bua!lhiul activity IL tunenclal;
Whatever impsirs It Ia an enemy
to man; tuaI which 0oothes II
merely by sIupciaction such ~ H.
produced by tobacco, aids In the work
OF destruction, instead Of building up
hence IL IL that a well-nourisleI brain
10 orptcirvd by narcotics.
Like the rest Of the boiy, the brain
i' supported by tho fool We tako into
the system. The eIsc' Of proper food
s well told IN lho old German provotb,
"\s ~ man oateth, 70 IN be." II the
blood IL tlluI with Irritating cOndl.
ments It causes irti,abilily ana net.
vou'ness; II II Is supplied from IN
excess u animal fool, II produces
nervous Czcitsbllity, especially Of the
lower faculties u the mind. For the
perfect health Of the brain, Il 10 abso.
lu,cly essential that the stfoam Of vital
izing blood must come pure ana uude.
fled, laden with that which sustaIns,
not destroys, life. II the blood from the
heart bo impreSna.ed with nicotine,
distilled from tho pipe or cigar, OF
ab'uIbud by the lining membrane Of
tho mouth from the guild 40 often
rolled as delicious morscl, eau the
diseased vital stream communicate the
healtuiul activity which II does not
pos'es,G Sometimes paralysis Of the
brain results from the use Of tobacco
or liquor. This Ia In extreme
cases. Partial paralysis Of that
organ isa more correct term for what
Is sometimes called tho soothing inlu.
cnce OF the pipn or cigar; aud at all
tlmts the tobacco habit has weaken.
Ing, benumbing effect upon the brain,
rendering II incapable Of that ful
amount Of work 1t hould,periorm In d
healthy person.
That the deadeulug influence Of To-
blcco smoHing on the brain and nerve
sometimes may lead to serious result
from independent sources. by render
ing them In degree inactive and thu
preventing the quick movement
which at times IL necessary for col
doionse, may b. realized by consider
ing this incldenG a faw years ago Nh
eminent chemist was making expert,
mrnts with an extremely oxplosiy,
compound which be- had discovered
lie bad IA small quantity In n bottle
and WIS holding ilhup to the light
looking a! Il lnteutly; whether by
shaHo OF the bottle or warmth OF tn,
hand, u exploded, aud the bottle wa
'hiyured Into thousands Of mlnuI,
fragments, driven In every direction,
The chemisps bret Impression Wa
that they had penetrated his oyos; but
to his intense relief he found that thcy
bad lodged In the outside OF his eye
lii'. In this INTELLECTUALLY shor
interval between the explosion OF IN,
bottle and the PARTICLES reaching hlO
eyes, tho m lndNtB had gone form auJ
was obeyUi, aud his eye, savoi fom
destruction. II hls brain AMI nerve
had been under tho Supplying ia
fiuencu OF tobacco, the chances are
thousand u one ho would havs beer
rendered sIghtlrss,
Various forms Of nerv ~ Dis
] aa.g layN lpsu tr.gal ,tf-.atf.
to the use Of tobacco. Pelple
IN countries where the habl
prevails are generally familiar with
the trumulous hand OF the smoker. II
often / tbs casa tust peBJus who's,
business requires u steady hand are
compelled 10 abandon Tho use OF tgbac.
90 ON this account Jutt rs great singer
have 20 rguguuCc tnu drug because OF
iaiuJury 10 tho vocl. organs. Whom
the hand lgomaIys tho ilhlgully Il not
IN The hand, ult Ia the nerve cBntgls
whiol control thu muscles OF tha,
member This nervous trouble Is u
common symp,om Of nicotine poisoning
in tho nerve cslls, aud IA not iarc.
quyntIy u warning that The uongt B..
affected hsO; tIat organ often 10 iouul
10 trynrul8 nv vol as the haul, aud
sometimes Is sub G. 10 paroxysms Of
pain Tuu tuis cause,
Tine ulloctot tobacco ON tho motor
aud sympltuBu1 nerves has been