The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-06-02
SCIENTISTS HAVE FOUND SOMETHING NEW ABOUT TO.
BAOO0 AND THE AGENT WHICH GIVES TO 1T ITS DEL
ETERIOUS EFFECTS.
ETERIOUs EFFECTS.

WHM o Tm SUNDAY REPUBLIC.
"a many psopls have talked and WRITER
aHout tobacco hat he subject should abouI
- exhausted.
But e isn't
Nov. 1ust e au Of % have settled dowH
sems agent IN tobacco. along m q mai
ana says II isn't p.
One q the earliest Of the assays on TO-
haooo appearod IN London in 1910. and bors
TIT extended title: 'The TRAIL Of tabacco
wherein his value n most worthfly ex'
pressed, - IN the name. nature and quail
IL Of ayd heart. his special use in al
physloka. With the true and right use OF
tal1ng Il. - ven for the seasons and times
and also the complexiona. dispositions and
constitutions Of such bodies and persons as
are nttest, and 70 whom It II most profita-
BE to take It."
What 10 probably the latest sermon on
the subject appeared In a recent number OF
the I0ndo Lancet. This was a compare
lively short article. I'm which the doctrine
was uttered that nicotine. which has hith-
erto been held responsible for any III ct
fects attending the use nj tobacco. II prac-
tically harmless. SO far as smoking IL con-
cerned, and that the misunderstanding eie-
ment IL pyridine. A parallel was drawn be-
tween this shifting Of blame and that which
has ccurre In relation to whisky. II was
formerly believed that It was the fusel oil
In . poor grade Of that liquor which gave
rise to headaches. whereas II In now al
leged that furfural causes the trouble.
Having formulated its Indictment against
pyridine. '-fhe Lancet" proceeds to re-
MARI that the amount Of this substance
which reaches the lips depends
upon his method Of smoking and upon the
completeness OF combustion during that
operation. It alleges that less pyridipe en-
tiers the mouth when one uses cigarettes
than from a Pipe or a cigar. The pipe Is
regarded as preferable to the cigar. be-
cause Il condenses the pyridine.
Pyr1dine. II should he explained. II a
volatile liquid wen known to chemists. II
- composed Of carbon. hydrogen and
nitrogen In somewhat different proportions
ffem those IN which these same elements
m combined In nicotine. II has q puneent
taste. n commonly found In coal tar. and II
- doSbt produced by the burning Of almost
any vegetable nhra-
Unfortunately. the medical publication
witch launches this Interesting theory ~
on the world quotes nobody and gives no
details Of the Investigations upon which its
remaxks are based. Its method Of pro-
oedure = unscientinc, therefore. and not
oro aoeuseomed to weigh evidence with
care ena TO base their opinion upon facts
Shat M thoroughly established.
TAlo subject having been brought to the
ate0doo q Ismar 8. Ellison. editor OF
the United States Tobacco Journal. he ex-
proooed mDsh skepticism. He resents the
0ugyeUdoD that one method Of smoking Is
moeo injurious than another. He thinks
that q an depends upon ones constitution
q tAota. One person car smoke without
harm Whfo another cannot. When Mr..
'N1a1oo cannoe smoke At all It IL q sign that
n = aek And he prefers . cigar to q
Dpe q Q cigarette. md despises cigar
hda19A He IL particular about the brand
'0e eeAe which he smokes. There are many
49, that he cannot tolerate. Mr.. Ellison
@oa1ng. Just a. he would restrict the salo
q 0Quoro. Blu he severely condemns doc
tor Wa try to prevent mature people from
1ndulg1nG In the practice.
!. 0s1S Idsa q the relative amount Of to-