The Eddy current., 1898-04-16
CIGARETTES ARE PURE.
COLLEGE PROFESSORS JOIN IN
DECLARING THEM SO.
Analysis Told the story Cheinists In Uni.
vsrsities of virginia aud Iowa Agree
stories % Narcotic Aduiterants set Down
~ +" Sensational"

atories ~ Narcotic Aduitcrants sct Down
~ " Sensational"
The Times. Of Richmond Va. In "a
Issue OF March 20. contains this inter-
sating article from the pen OF the Pro-
lessor OF Chemistry OF the University
Of Virginia;
The whole examination lends no sup
port 20 the sensational stories OCCASION
ally circulated IN regard 20 dangerous
adulteratlons Of cigarettes"
This quotation n the concluding sem
tsnoe Of report by ! W. Mallet, on
the subject Of cigarettes, just made pub
lic
practical Educators" ls a phrase that
IL on the Tip Of the tongue Of almost all
men and women Of the present day. Ed
ucation and educational matters form
the subject Of more topics OF discussion
In the newspapers than Is devoted TO
any other subject except finance and
politics.
II n therefore noteworthy that with
IN the past half year two college au-
thorltlss. Prof Aiallet. and Launcolot w.
Andrews. professor OF chemistry In the
State University OF Iowa, should have
Investigated the composition Of cigar-
cites OF American make The subject
is one that bears directly on the health
Of the students under their care, and
the fact that their announced results arc
based on tho exact science OF chemls-
try, In which they are prohcients, give
10 their words weight and Importance
not otherwise attaInable.
Prof. Mallet's report says clearly and
without qualifications: Il have careful
ly examined samples purchased in the
open market at Charlottesville, Va.) and
hnd them TO consist Of good, light-yel-
low tobacco, with wrappers Of thin, dol
icate paper"
Prof. Andrews says; "The tobacco
employed In the manufacture OF these
IAmerlcanl cigarettes contains much
less nicotine than that commonly used
In cigars, and even for pipes"
Continuing Prof Andrews says: "Tho
results OF this examination were, In
brief. that, In case Of all these brands
(three n number and OF standard do
nestle makos) the papers used were free
from arsenic and all other Injuries me-
talllc substances, and the tobacco was
FREQ from opium. saltpetre and other
adulteratlons or sophstloatlons."
/ Prof. Mallot thus reports: Beth
tobacco and papers were In considerable
Quantity carefully examined for nox-
ious foreign ingredients. which have
been sometimes said TO be added In the
process OF manufacture.
"Nono Of these could be found.
Neither morphine. nor any other
characteristic constituent OF opium was
detected. nor was atropne (beladonnal,
Itrychnlne. cocaine or any other nxod
Alkalold present In the tobacco.
mo traces were ohtalnable Of any
compound OF arsenic lead or copper In
IT, paper"
The percentages OF nicotine given by
Prof Mallet show that In cigarettes the
lowest Is less than one and one-tenth
and the highest only one and one-third
The percentage OF nicotine IN domestic
cigars runs as high as eight and one
half.
II II were not for the fact that these
reports are the latest made, and that
the Investigators are college professor.
IN State institutions. Il would be scarce,
ly worth while TO quote them. The en-
tire cigarette question" so called hal
recently been Investigated b. the Medl
eo-Legal Society of New York, and ev,
cry authority has agreed that storlo.
OF poisons In the tobacco, insanity anC
death as result OF their use. are what
Prof. Mallet denomlnates Sensational