The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-03-09
PROPER USE OF TOBACCO.
Its Abuse Leads to Phys cal and Mental
Decay at Times
From he T0,,ffor1

Its Abuse Leads to Phys cal and Mental
Decay at Times
From the Buffalo Express.
Did you ever hear this story of the
origin of tobacco? An ancient prophet
while strolling in the fields, was bitten
by serpent. The prophet sucked the
wound and spat the venom on the
ground. On that very spot there
| sprung up plant which combines
within itself the venom of the serpent
and the compassion of the prophet.
Men call the plant by the name of to-
| bacco.
! The knowledge of tobacco is com
| monty supposed to date back to 1892
| when Columbus discovered America.
| The plant was first taken to Europe in
1858 by a DR.. Fernandes, who was sent
by Philip III. OF Spain to investigate the
! products of Mexico. The French am
bassador to Portugal, Jean Nicot, in
PRODUCED the culture of the plant in
France by sending the seed to Gather
Inc de Medici, and ii is to this fact that
the term "nicotiana" owes it's origin
Miraculous healing powers were at first
attributed to tobacco. and it was vari-
ously called 'herba panacea" and her
ba santa Spencer called IL divine"
and William Lilly termed IL "our holy
herb nicotiana." 1t became popular in
ldlI. where IL WAS introduced nv
Sir Francis Drake and Sir Walter Ra-
leigh. In other countries, notably. Per-
STA, smoking was regarded as a crime
punished by the cutting off of noses
and lips and hanging.
France has for years made a govern
ment monopoly of the Importation.
manufacture and sale of tobacco. the
prohts of which have largely contribu-
ted TO the support of the government.
In 1886 the import duty on tobacco COL
lected in England was e9,2SS 900 In the
United States the tobacco crop in 1881
was valued at $4,000, 900.
What is there in tobacco that IL is
so universally desired?" asked DR.. c.
n. Ellingwood of San Francisco dur
ing the course of recent lecture
what does the tobacco user get from
IL 10 compensate him for his great ex-
penditure of money and time? The
physiological effects of tobacco are due
to its alkaloid nicotine, a stable salt.
also nicotianine. a volotile substance
with the odor of tobacco and bite TO
the taste. This substance nicotianin
given i'm its purity causes s1eez!ng.
headache, nausea and vomiting Pure
nicotine is decomposed at moderately
high temperature, developing pyridine,
picoline, collidine, etc. all substances
similar to nicotine in effect but weaker.
causing contraction of the pupil of the
eye. spasms, etc. There have been
FOUND In tobacco smoke carbonic acid
gas, cyanic hydrogen and other sub
stances in varying quantities. While
some men can smoke cigars, they be-
come nauseated when they use a pipe.
THE notion that some people have
that holding an unlighted cigar in the
mouth is less hurtful is fallacious, as
more nicotine is absorbed in that way
than by smoking the cigar Chewing
tobacco is not only vile and filthy. but
the most poisonous way of using IL.
Shutting is form of using tobacco
which is not much in vogue in this
country. for which we are thankful.
The French cling to the habit tenac-
iously. The chewing of half a cigar
has been known to cause death. The
effect Of excessive smoking is seen i'm
the blanched and sallow complexion.
the soft and flabby muscular system.
TO which the heart belongs. and the
consequent anemia of the brain. 1t
causes diseases. overexcites the heart
impairs the nutrition of the blood yes
sells, the glandular organs, stomach,
liver. spleen. kidneys and intestines.
Cancers of the lip and tongue are fire.
quently caused by smoking pines.
Smoking produces in many persons Sc
rious diseases of the nervous system.
manifested by impaired sight and hear
ing, dyspepsia, loss of memory paral-
ysis and mental weakness.
"On the other hand. the moderate ef-
feet of tobacco quicxens the nervous
activities. sharpens the senses and in
creases the zest for labor and enjoy
ment. 1t stimulates the digestion of a
hearty dinner, in those of n sedentary
life. II is not generally known that
violent, brutal. morose and cold-blood-
ed criminals have been singularly ex-
empt from the tobacco habit, and nat
urally so, for IL restraints and subdues
the violence of human passions. modi-
fies the intensity of revenge. hate ava
rice and encourages the compassion OF
the prophet and philosopher the hui
man sympathies and kindlier emotions
which are inconsistent with crime"