The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1898-07-22
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1u0 4FuC0 AOOUG CQ0 OlS6CSCC0.
A pamphlet containing papers read be-
fore and discussed by the Medico-Legal
Society of New York, with the above
title has recently been received. 1t is
evidently product of the tobacco trust
which in view of the general agitation
against the cigarette, fears for the future
against its cigarette trade. The author
states that the popular opinion of the
cigarette is merely prejudice" and its
enemies "pious liars" The defense is
as able as could be made in lost cause,
but shows withal a singular disregard of
truth. This pamphlet contains collec-
ton of scientific? testimony. None of
which goes step farther than to claim
that cigarettes are no more injurious than
any other form oftobacco, which if grant-
ed, proves nothing in favor of the cigar
cite.
The author gives list of physicians
and chemists who concur in his state
ment, that no injurious ingredient is
found i'll cigarettes. After enumerating
them he says, "and finally City Chemist
Cass, L. Kennicott and Asst Chemist
D. B. Bisbee also concur in asserting that
no opium or arsenic was found" Prof.
kennicott's statement was largely pub
lished by the daily press. Mrs Ingalls,
of St. Louis, national superintendent an
ti-narcotics w. c. T. u, wrote to him
asking him if such were really his posi-
ton. He Immediately replied that no
analysis had been made by him, nor tes-
timony given, and that he thought his
name had been used simply for adver-
Using purposes. If this, one of their
most noted authorities is so falsely rep.
resented, why not others?
Judging from the gross statements
made in some of these expert testi-
monies" there is very much left to be
desired in the moral character of the
experts. The principal point they are
called upon to prove is that cigarettes do
not cause insanity. Then followed a list
OF stating cases of Cigarette fends,"
copied from the daily press and opposite
each is an explanation intended to show
that cigarettes had nothing to do with
the cases in question. Such phrases as:
This boy never, as believe, smoked
cigarettes. Ellis wife gave out no re-
port of cigarette smoking. l do not
think" II would never have suspected
cigarettes" Zone of the officers told us
he was cigarette fend, but of that we
have no knowledge" are among the
evidences submitted, weak and evasive.
Nothing stronger than 1T is my belief
that cigarette sm"iin. per Sc never pro-
duced insanity eli, ne foun,.. On the
other hall.. We have ne written tes;lln nv
OF physicians, scientists and educators o.
the foremost rank, who affirm that Gig
arctic smoking is deadly evil, pl,ysi-
cally, mentally and morally. We have
the statement of DR.. Benz. King, exam.n-
ing surgeon in the present war, (also ex-
aiming physician during the civil VAR
that the excess i'll the number of rejec
tons of volunteers for the American.
Spanish was over those ofthe civil war is
due to the cigarette hat During the
civil war the reflections were thirteen ner
cent; those of the present will average
thirty-five per cent. DR.. King SAYS nine.
ty per cent of all cigarette smokers an.
plying were rejected. A valuable lesson
for young Americans. Then we have
the living illustration of the cigarette
evil of which we need no stro niger proof
For after all, if indeed nothing but nure
tobacco is used i'll the manufactur. Of
cigarettes, nicotine is more deadlypoison
than opium and the Original depravitv"
IS as bad as any acquired evil. The dull
listlrss languor, the ciay-coIored skin
and the premature old age Of the cigar
cite smoker are the skull and cross.bone.
and cigarettes should by an in. el.ieent
nation be tabled Poison"
BRNA HALcRow.