The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-10-07
if there is any one thing worse than a

If there is any one thing worse than a
| cigarette, it is that black Juicy" pipe
of strong tobacco 10 which so many
! lovers Of the weed" are addicted. In
! fact, beside the cigarette is an innocent
| toy. Among the other esrlous ailments
which are due to the injudicious use Of
j tobacco is amblyopia, which in plain An
/ glo-SaXOn means dimness Of sight, and
/ is an early symptom OF the loss of power
/ Of the optic renve. Cigarette smoking.
| il is true, becomes affected with ambly-
/ opia. but, according to DR.. Ellis, it will
( take many packages of cigarettes to
! begin 10 do the harm that is wrought
! to the vision 10Y the smoking of single
strong pipe.
/ The tobacco amblyopia patient usual
| ~ comes TO mis- physician, the doctor,
| says, complaining of some loss Of sight.
with possibly slight cloudiness obscur-
! ing vision. In such cases the ophthal-
| moscope reveals no signs of a special
pathological state, and normal vision
soon returns on the discontinuance OF
the use of tobacco. In advanced cases
reading is impossible, hazy cloud is
extremely annoying, and central vision
IS So poor that mechanically the patient
| viii turn his head TO either side in or
der TO use, SO to speak, the rims of the
eye.
He is often sure that he sees better
at night-at least he does not see this
haziness quite so disagreeably. The pa
tient does not know when the trouble
began He may detect his inability 10
read as well as formerly, perhaps at
| first blaming his spectacles, as pa:er-
familias did, but in many instances
those who are so affected are not trou-
hled much until failing vision interferes
with their work. Then, if they don't
realize their condition and consult ply
sian, they lose their employment. and
as DR.. Ellis puts it, console themselves
with their beloved pipes and coddle
their cud until a condition Of almost
complete blindness drives them to some
hospital to seek advice"
The wo-kingman lives out of doors.
and consuming tremendous quantities OF
food and oxygen, as Wen as tobacco"
DR.. Ellis continues. sis usually the VIC
tim. The cigarette smoker escapes be-
cause his stomach gives out before his
;leman smoker to consume the quality
and quantity OF tobacco that some OF
our workingmen smoke with keen pleas
ure, the result would be an acute nico-
tine poisoning.
Il personally am very fond of tobacco
but a few whifs from a nod carriers
wade mecum would satisfy my tobacco
craving-at least until after dinner.
There is more nicotine-paralyzing abil
ity in the smoke from one pipefui OF
black juicy tobacco than in hundred
mild cigarettes, yet occasionally We
hear of mild amblyopia from cigarette
smoking. Were the workngman TO use
milder tobacco and 70 clean out his pipe
occasionally, this form of amblyopia
would rarely be seen: but 50 long as the
strongest kinds Of tobacco are sought
FOR and enjoyed. so long viii tobacco
amblyopia DE encountered.
"A patient recently seen at the Sher-
wood Eye Infirmary. in the service OF
DIT. Scott, was a stalwart Bohemian,
who had been gradually going olind
His friends kindly diagnosed his case
As due 10 advancing years He acqui-
cSced in the diagnosis. and. losing his
position as a stone cutter, he engaged
in the occupation Of keeping his pipe
Narm until his sight was almost gone.
when ne wisely thought II time 10 con-
suit a physician 10 have his friends
diagnosis verified. He was surprised 20
learn the true diagnosis and promised
10 give up smoking al once. Two weeks
later he proudly slater that ne had not
I'D IN, fS hrrA -,
about as satifactory' He YVES as inno-
cent ~ any wrong doing as a former
patient VINO promised - smoke less Of
ten" and month later showed ne his
pipe. which he proudly stated he smok-
ed but three times a day" II vas made
u order and about the size o. a bser
keg.
We know tobacco is powerful poi
son." adds Or. Ellis. vet We believe in
its use. The two things most desired
by ;ae OUT Of doors man are TOBACCO and
coffee. and OF these Two tobacco always
comes first. He Who never enjoyed an
/ after dinner cigar viii not pc in SWIM
paJhy. possibly. with those using t1bac-
CO; Yet he wiz agree that the use OF -
5acSo cannot be stopped, and tina; Il j
the abuse that Injuries and not lis use
| He VIII agree wiki me that only men
should use Jooacco. ana they only with
intelligent moderation. proceeding from
a knowledge Of the dangers as wen As
the pleasures concealed n the world
worshipped YET poisonous weed
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