The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-13
Bureau of Chemistry Will Take
 Up the Matter.
TO FOLLOW FOOD TESTS
Chief of Department Will Make Some Interesting Studies of Tobacco Users After Boarding
 House" is Closed.
eY WATTERsoN sTEALEY.

Washington July 2.-(speclal1 1--The ex- periments which Dr. Harvey William Wi ley. chief of the bureau of chemistry of the department of agriculture. has been conducting at the government boarding house." promise some day to be of con siderable interest to all users of tobacco and all manufacturers and dealers, for at the conclusion of the tests of the ef- feet of the various preservatives used in foods, Dr. Wiley will take up the ques- tion of the effect tobacco has upon the digestion and on the human system in general
 Just as the cigar comes after the dinner so pr. Wiley will postpone his experiments in relation to tobacco until after he has fed his boarders on all sorts of food from soup to nuts. Consequently. 1t will be some time before he reaches the tobacco question. When he does 1t is understood that he will proceed as he has done in the case of the foods, that is he will take pure tobacco in various forms smoking, and chewing, and see what effect it's use has upon the consumer when taken in small quantities, larger quantities and so on. He will then take up the adulterated tobacco favored and ascertain by experi- ments what effect tobacco of this charac- ter has upon the system.
 Extent Not Detrimental
 Just how far these experiments will go has not yet been definitely determined, nor has Dr. Wiley decided whether he will use Turkish, Cuban, and other brands of foreign tobacco or whether he will confne himself to domestic tobacco. Should the bureau of chemistry go Into the subject exhaustively and ascertain the difference between the effect of cheap cigars and cigarettes on the system as compared with that of high class, pure tobacco cigarettes and cigars, the result would be very interesting, to say the least.
 1t is Dr. Wileys intention to take men who are regular smokers and ascertain their physical condition as to their heart action, breathing, digestion, etc. while continuing the use of tobacco under nor mai conditions and then to have these men suddenly cease the use of tobacco entirely. The effect of such stoppage will be carefully noted, and Dr. Wiley ex- poets to be able to report on the bene- fits or injuries in the sudden change of the habits of smokers and chewers.
 VIII Resume Use of Tobacco.
 After the effects of the prolonged use of tobacco have been eradicated from the system, 1t is proposed that the subjects of experiments shall recommenee the use of tobacco, beginning in small quanti- ties. which will be gradually Increased until they are using as much, or more. as they were when the experiments first began Throughout the course of the experiments the effect of the tobacco on the dlges ton will be carefully noted
 All this will be a most interesting se- ries of experiments, and if Dr. Wiley can make some observations during their progress on the effect of tobacco on the disposition of his subjects. It's sedative influences and It's use as a promoter of good-feliowship the experiments will be doubly valuable.