The daily morning Alaskan., 1900-08-04
THE TOBACCO HABIT.
HAVE YOU GOT IT, AND DO YOU
 WANT TO LOSE TIT

Chicago Specialist Says That .
 Sure tnre For "My Lady Nicotine
 Can Be Faund In the Plentiful UsS
 of the Humble Peanut
 However fantastic my particular method of dealing W ith thetobacco hab- 1t may seem on paper itiwill effect a cure if faithfully carried out. In the first place, be sure that your patient really desires to break off the habit of using tobacco. In thesecond place, re- member that your patient will react ao- cording to the impression your manner makes upon his mind. If you speak lightly of your method of treating him. he will hold that method in small es- teem Therefore, speak impressively and if he smiles at yourmodus operandi frown him into a decent humility.
 Suggestion alone is not sufficient to hold the average tobacco user, and you will therefore add a material medicine in the shape of-peanuts! Yes, my friend, ludicrous as the idea seems. there lies in the vulgar peanut a charm to sap the power of My Lady Nicotine" aud free the fettered slave.
 In all drug habits there are tpp oon- ditions to ombat-physioal and men, tai. or physiological and psychological. l use peanuts to offset,the physical crav- ing and suggestion to,calm the mind.
 What is the condition of the user of tobacco if the weed is withdrawn? It is important to understand this. because there is but a slight variation in one dozen cases from the average.
 The condition is one of mental un. rest, some physical sensations and nerv- ousness The withdrawal of tobacco acts as withdrawal of 6 powerful nerve tonic, because this weed, used first as nerve sedative, becomes by force of usage nerve stimulant. Let us take the mental condition first under consideration. do not try to put to. bacco user to sleep, because it is an un- necessary performance, but give him positive suggestions while he is sitting opposite me to the following effect:
 That it will be easy to break him of the habit
 That he will not suffer, despite the fact tliat he has tried to break of pre- viously, but has failed on account of the discomfort ensuing.
 That he is not hero ora being to be pitied or sympathized with, because he will not be called upon to display any heroic qualities of endurance.
 That if be follows directions he vii. notsuffer from nervousness or "sink. ings" at tn. git of the stomach.
 That he will begin at once to gain in weight; that his memory will be sharp CT and more tenacious, and that his di- gestive organs will regain tone; that his nerves will be as steel, his muscles as iron and his complexion will lose the muddy hue which mars it's comeliness.
 That the habit is unoleanly-in fact, degrading-and that its qualification entails gross waste of money. What right has he to literally burn his income when his wife is compelled to wear . gown that is out of date?
 Thus, then, do prepare the patients mind for the lightness of the task be- fore him, laying special stress upon the fact that he will at no time consider himself an object of compassion or self pity, for if he believe himself to be per forming deed of no small heroism he will suffer agonies, whereas if his abne- gation is ignored and taken as matter of course he will react accordingly.
 Now, as to the physical symptoms they will be but slight if the above preparation of the mind is properly done and will show themselves in occa- uiN nh ko heart. sinking at the pit of the stomach, . lassitude. weak and accelerated pulse and muscular twitchings. Nervousness jumping at a sudden noise and irrita. bility of temper will be in evidence, but will be greatly modified by suggestion.
 Prescribe peanuts, to be eaten slowly, constantly and continually. He must be occupied. Busy him therefore with peanuts. He would, if left alone, think tobacco. He must, on the contrary, think peanuts. Has he loathing for peanuts? All the better. He will learn to love them for their nutritious quail ties and intrinsic flavor Does his stom- ach rebel on the second or third dayf Has he biliousness or collie? It is still we'll, because no man when bilious de. aires tobacco.
 Observe that you are supplying him with material for his digestive organs to work upon, and that his jaws are not idle. There is no vacuum. and there will be under this regimen no sinking at the pit of the stomach. A feeling of fullness perhaps, a plethoric condition, Q sense of satiety. but this is exactly what we desire to bring about Keep the system busy and at work; keep the mind at rest.
 An. my friends, how true it is that the mouse may gnaw the ropes that bind the lion! Even the plebeian peanut may be the means of restoring harmony to an afflicted household have known this humble agent. taken according to directions, stretch strong men upon beds If sickness from which they rose in the Sourse of a day or two clean of heart and purged of the craving for tobacco. have known of others whose stomachs were not upset and who went their way rejoicing and waxed fat speedily.
 have never known of failure if tho above directions were carried out. The tobacco habit is not worthy to bs classed as drug habit. Sydney Flow q, LLA D.. in New York Herald.
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