The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-04-25
VIC 7. U. COLUMN
CONDUCTED BY MRS. NJ. L. HOBBS.
Scientific Temperance.
MRS. MATTE o. cAMMAcK. Gil

The cell in the body is the unit d
growth, the beginning OF life; the
original element out OF which every
organ and part Of the body i
formed. The body is composed
of billions of cells, each Of which is
alive, and has its part to play ia the
nourishing Of itself and the rest Of
the body. The cells of the more
solid parts of the body, those that
make up the fiber and tissue, are
composed Of protoplasm surrounded
by a thin membrane.
The protoplasm, or matter which
forms the mass of cell, is very
like white of a raw egg. In the
center Of each cell is an exceedingly
small body, mere speck, called
the nucleus. This nucleus has the
power to produce another like it.
self, which is the beginning Of an
other cell. Every cell having pow
er to put forth another and another.
TIE growth and repair of the body
is kept up by cell growth. Any
thing that interferes with this cell
development, or with the renewal OF
used up cells, interferes with the
natural function Of every organ of
the body. Every cell of the body
tas its period of growth, usefulness,
decay and death, and the conse-
quent necessity of removal from the
body. Anything which hastens the
removal of the worn out cells and
the growth of the new ones to take
their places is Of benefit to the liv
ing organism. The more rapidly
the cells are renewed the more vi
tality is shown by the individual.
Exercise aids in the removal Of
the worn out cells and in the growth
of new ones; exercise also strength
ems every organ Of the body and en-
ables it to do more and better work.
There are drugs and poisons in
common use to day that greatly dis
turb the action OF the body, and pre-
vent it from carrying on its work in
a natural way.
A narcotic is poison, and when
taken into the body prevents it from
building up itself, and removing the
broken. down parts properly and
quickly. The three narcots that
are in most common use are alco-
hol, tobacco and opium.
The poor mother of India who
goes out to labor must dispose OF
her baby some way; her wages are
not sufficient to hire a nurse, so she
gives it a tiny dose OF opium. 1t
goes to sleep and requires neither
food nor care, but the baby does not
grow. The muscle and fat that
should make its little body full and
round and plump slips away and it
looks like little dried up mummy.
SOME Of the babies out live this
treatment, but very many OF them
do not. The opium retards all
growth and prevents the child from
being active, and thus every organ
of the body becomes clogged and
weak.
Opium is a narcotic. All mar
cots retard cell growth.
A man owned three dogs. Two
we're normal sized dogs, but one was
very small, "a cute little thing,
"would sit upon lis hand and look
very cunning" He desired to keep
Ii, the cute little dog that it was, so
he gave it gin and kept it drunk for
a number Of days; it remained the
undeveloped dog that he desired it
to be, because the alcohol in the gin
lis a narcotic and prevented the
growth of the cells.
The wee dogs brothers all playej,
|barked, and when night came went
into their kennel and slept natural
|ly, but the dog that was given alco-
|holic drink was stupid and cross,
land would not sleep naturally, and
was always out at night.
Ifit will spoil the morals and dis
position Of a dog, what will It DO for
a boy or girl?
In q town on the Pacific coast the
lboys in the high school failed to
| Ill. c~aJoo oud were hQi mo
surpassed by the girls, whose gener'
al average was much higher than
that Of the boys. The parents o.
these boys were naturally indignant
at the management, supposing It to
|be the fault Of the teachers. An in
vestigation was ordered, and it was
|soon learned that ninety per cent
|of the boys we're smoking cigarettes
IThe doctors Of the town said, "StoI
right there; no use Of looking iur'