The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-19

The Times. ~ Richmond Va. in lis
ISSUE " March ~ contains this inter.
cstins article from the pen Of the Pro
fessor u Chemistry. u the Universe.
y of Virginia:
''fhs whole examination lends no
suppor, to the sensational stories oc.
casionally circulated In regard 10 dan
gerous authorizations u cigarettes"
This quotation Is the concluding sen.
tence n report by J. w. Mallei. on
the subject q cigarettes. Just made
public.
Practical Educators" Is a phrase
that Is on HE tip u the tongue Of al
most all men and women 81 the pres.
ent day Education aud educational
matters form the subject u more
topics u discussion "a The newspapers
than Is devoted 10 any other subject
except finance and politics.
II Is therefore noteworthy that with
In the past half year two college an.
th0ritlcs. Prof Malht nnd Lauucelot
W. Andrews professor Of chemistry
In the State University " lo.a. should
have Investigated The composition OF
cigarettes of American make. Tho
subject o. one that bears directly on
the health ~ ibe students unle thell
care. aud thc fact that their announced
results are based on The exact science
of cheml .ry. In whnh they are pro
nc.enis. give 10 their words weight
aud Importance not otherwise attain
able.
Prof Mallets report says clearly and
without qualifications: Il have care
fully examined samples purchased IN
the open market at Charlottesville
va, AMI Ind them TO consist Of good
llght.yellOw tobacco. with wrappers OF
thin. delicate paper"
Prof. Andrews says: The tobacco
employed In the manufacture 81 thess
(Americaul cigarettes contains mucl
less Nicotine than that commonly used
In cigars, and even Tor pipes"
Continuing Prof Andrews says
''The results Of this examination were
IN brief that. in ease ~ al these
brands three In number and u stand
ard domestic makes the papers used
were free from arsenic aud all Other
injuries metallic substances, and the
tobacco WIS free from opium, salt
peter and other authorizations or sophis
tlcatiUns"
Prof. Mallct thus reports Both
tobacco and papers were in consldera
bic quantity carefully examined fol
noxIous foreign ingredients. which
have been sometimes said TO be added
In the process Of manufacture
"N0nc OF these could b. found
"Ncithcr morphine. nor any othei
Characteristic constituent Of opium
was detected. nor was atrOp.ne bel
iadomal. strychnine. cocaine or ans
other fixed alkalold present In the 10
baccO.
NO traces were Obialnable Of ans
compound arsenic. lead or copper ID
the paper"
The percentage, ~ nicotine given by
Prof. Mallet show that On cigarettes
the lowest is le~s than one and one
tenth. aud the highest only one an,
Que third. The percentage Of nicotine
In domestic cigars runs as high az
eight and one half
n @ were not for the fact that thes'
reports are the latest made. and tha
the investigators are college pr0fcs
s0rs in State Institutions. % would b.
scarcely worth while 10 quote them
The entire cigarette question -
called. has recently been investigate,
by the Mcdical.Lcgal S1siciy IL New
York. and every authority has agree,
that stories Of poisous in The tobacco
insanity aud death as q result ~ thei
use. are what Pr0f. Mallet den0ml
mates sensational"