The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-04-21
The Cirgarette and the
Coming Business N,n

\ Rational Consideration at
OF Smoking Cigarettes ea
Young men by Charles H
D.. Treasurer and General
OF the j. &. -Aye7 Co L.T.t.. 49,.
would give the following -..
opposing the smokiuE c,
boys under twenty one years
y 1T Lessons THE N"Ar.Es..
TITE FOR FOOD AND IEfURr
TON Any close observer
a. once how true Is ta.- staten
Toy who smokes has 4 ta4 z.
a poor appetite. Hrtau~. NJ ....
ference wiki appetite and ar
food is not properly dik,sts5 a..
lated. cellular activity ls e1.....
the growth and deIelorm,at d.. ..
seriously interfer,d with g..
poisoning.
, 1T SERIOUSLY AFFECTS -...
NERVOUS SiSTEM.-Ne ott.H
about the tobacco heart" 81 ,.
II tobacco is strong enough Co.
beating of the adalt heart. ...
stronger must be its effect ea.....
OF a young person. long teta-.
have become fixed. The rush "A.
to the head. the dizziness. fl. u..
beating OF the heart, the a..-.
dreams-all show how s.rlou#..
nervous system affected.
But a more serious ,ha7l,. ...
brought against it under THIS .
This effect on the nervous .t
sufficient TO produce the most u...
changes in the mental activity H..
statements from the University OF w..
gan, Northwestern University. Nal. ..r
lege, Union College. together with ...-
Of other Institutions ANA hundreds ..
most eminent teachers OF the .......
all testify to the fact that ,.a.-..
smoking intcrferes with scholarship. II.
irterfcres with the Scholarship u d..
young men over tweuty-one years az ...
how much more seriously must Dr. ...-r
fore with the mental activities az r..
under this age,
3. 1T LOWERS THE MORAL TONE
Another most serious charge against the
cigarette is that it lowers the moral ,.a.
Boys who would not tell a III. ON sam.
other matter, not for a fortune. our .e..
and noblest boys, do not seem to hes.,as.
a moment TO tell any kind OF "a fals.la#4
in order to keep from their parents tH.
fact hat they are smoking cigarettes
They smoke them away from home. They
try in every way TO conceal the trufH.
Indeed, they viii do all manner of ta.2a.
in order to deceive those who are u,ars..
and dearest TO them.
4. IT CREATES A CRAVING FoU
STRONG DRINK-There has been a gr,ar
deal of discussion on this point. tut j
am convinced that the statement il
logically true. The hot smoke from tho
cigarette tends to make the mouth and
throat dry and creates a peculiar sink
ing sensation in the stomach. Water may
temporarily relieve this dTyncss and may
temporarily check the sinking sensation
But with the moral tone lowered and tho
mental power weakened, the desire tu
yield TO che first temptation is strength
encd, because of the slimsy excuse that
the boy must ave something to wet his
throat. And SO ii goes on, from bad 10
worse. In other words, the boy Wao
smokes more easily accepts an invita-
ton to a treat than one who does not
smoke.
5. IT IS A FILTHY AND OFFENSIVE
HABIT.-No matter how stealthily the
boy may do his work, sooner or later His
clothing becomes saturated with the olor
of tobacco. And let me add right here.
one Of the most inexplicable things il,
this world is that a wcll-drcs3ed. highly
accomplished young lady viii sit by The
side CT a young man in a carriage or
street car, or will walk by his side ln
the street, and submit to inhaling this
most offensive odor-bad at all times.
but Of course increased a t"housaud-foIl
when the smoking machine is in full OF
Grafton.
6. IT Is EXPENSIVE-Boys should not
be taught how to uselessly cxpend moueF
Parents, friends, and teacher should give
directly the opposite advice.
Z. 1T Is UNLAWFUL.-In nearly every
State in the Union there are most striu-
gent laws f~orbidding the furnishing a.
cigarettes or tobacco to minors under a
certain age. In most of these State#
there are laws against selling to such
minors. Take the District OF Columbia
We find that PSI physicians, 524 Officers
and teachers Of the public schools, tho
of the public schools. and S.
pastors OF churches petitioned Congress
for the passage Of a bill prohibiting the
selling, giving, or furnishing tobacco 10
any person under sixteen years Of age