The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1902-04-03
Evils of Excessive Smoking.


Evils of Excessive Smoking.
While a good cigar, used temperate
ly two or three times day, may be
smoked by the average adult man to
good advantage. excessive indulgence
in smoking is very harmful. 1t is only
necessary 10 recall ones first cigar and
the profound effect it produced to real
ize that the smoking of tobacco in large
quantities is trifing with a dangerous
agent, says the Baltimore Sun.
The chief effects Of smoking are from
the nicotine and empyreumatic oil, the
first being an active poison-an intin-
itesmal quantity will destroy life-and
the latter, which is the rank accumu-
lation in the stem of the pipe, is also
potent poison, one drop on the tongue
of a cat having been fatal. The nico-
tine and the oil both act on the nervous
system, though differently, the nicotine
paralyzing the heart by its action on
the brain, while the oil confines itself
chiefly to the spinal cord and the motor
nerves.
1t will thus be seen that no part of
the victims equipment escapes the
deadly effect Of tobacco in excess.
London consumes eleven tons of salt
a day.
Russia now possesses a school of
military ballooning.
Germany at the end Of 1902 will have
q standing army of 495, 500 men.
Five presidents Of the United States
have been Of Scotch-Irish descent.
France will spend $4,000 on repairs
at the palace Of Versailles during this
year.
Thomas A. Edison has taken out
nearly 800 patents on his various in
ventions.
A motor car race in which the cars
are to run backward is being organized
in Belgium.
Two hundred and fifty Trappist
monks are now working at twenty-five
stations in South Africa.
Tacoma, Wash, is 5000 miles from
New York by the shortest route, and it
takes 127 hours to get there.
The population of Germany increased
by 7.S per cent in the years 1895 to
1900, the highest rate on record in that
country.
Phenomenally mild winter is being
experienced in Russia. At Kiev the
trees are budding, the river Dnieper is
clear Of ice, while at Warsaw violets
are Towering.
Only five sailing ships of over 100
tons were built in the United Kingdom
last year. All the vessels were con.
structed on the Clyde and were regis
tered in London.
An Austrian scientist has discovered
that a cold in the head is due to the
presence in the membrane of special
bacillus, which he has called the Mico
cOccuS catarrhalis.
In Alabama, Nebraska and Washing
ton the present governors were elected
as lieutenant governors and are filling
vacancies caused by the death or resig
nation of the governors.
In view Of the arduous duties de-
manded of naval officers in the ener.
waiting Philippine climate two years on
the station will hereafter be considered
as a three years. cruise and entitle the
officer to shore duty.
An aerolite fell near Chatillens tn
other day. The stone was triangular
in shape, of dark gray color and
about eleven ounces in weight. This is
only the second meteoric stone that il
known to have fallen in Switzerland.
Rodolfus Bingham of Merchantville
N. j., supports life at the age of seven.
ty-five on food that costs 7A cents
day. He reports that he is healthy,
happy and spry and has helped to
bury acquaintance who ridiculed his
diet.
Chicago has lost a street. 1t was
worth about $1,OOO,0OO, and the city
would like to find it again. Gradua!
encroachments were made on the street
until it was completely covered, and
the city will institute eviction proceed.
ings.
DR.. David Paulson, Chicago nerve
specialist, declares that much drunken.
ness, especially in young men, is caus
ed by highly spiced food and the use
by cooks Of pepper, mustard and SINH
lar relishes. To this also the doctor at,
tributes the cigarette habit.
Two hundred old people whose ages
altogether amounted to 1884 years
have received half sovereign apiece
from the magistrates poor box at
Brighton, England. Charles Green, one
Of the recipients, is LOT years old and
still retains all his faculties.
Women are more and more patron
izing life insurance. and many Of the
companies maintain woman's depart.
ment, presided over by female super.
intendent. The statistics indicate that
business women and women Of great
wealth are the principal patrons.