Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-01-16

After a discussion of the sphygmo-
graph records, which are so delicate
as to record the effect produced by
even single cigar, DIR. McKeever goes
on to say: From the foregoing evil
dence we are led to the conclusion that.
III the case of boys and youths cigar
cite smoking is very deleterious to the
physical and mental well-being.
Moreover, my Investigations indicate
that 1t makes very little difference in
the effects whether the victim uses
pipe or cigarettes, provided he inhales
the fumes: and with very few excep-
tions the young smokers are inhalers.
The ordinary case exhibits about the
following types of conduct "a While
the craving is at it's height the victim
manifests huch uneasiness and often
much excitation. ca During the in
diligence the cheek is alternately flush
ed and blanched, the respiration con-
siderably increased, and the hands
tremble. 60 About twenty minutes
after smoking, the muscles become re-
Taxed, the respiration slow and shall
low, the skin on the face dry and sal
low, and there is an apparent feeling
of unconcern about everything.
Smoking a Most Serious Obstacle to
Studentship.
The injurious affects of smoking
upon the boys mental activities are
very marked. OF the many hundreds
of tabulated cases in my possession,
several of the very youthful ones have
been reduced almost to tine condition
of imbeciles. Out of 1886 who were
attending public school, only six were
reported bright students" A very
few, perhaps ten, We're average" and
all the remainder were poor" or
worthless as students. The average
grades of fifty smokers and fifty nom
smokers were computed from the re-
cords Of one terms work done in the
Kansas Agricultural College, and the
results favored the latter group with
difference of us per cent. The two
groups represented the same class
rank; that is, the same number of
seniors. juniors, sophomores and fresh
men.
The ordinary cigarette smoking
student often has a very peculiar ex-
perience in his effort to prepare his
daily lessons, about as follows: He
goes to his room in the evening with
the full intention of studying and
opens his textbook, but 4 certain feel
ing of nervous uneasincSs soon leads
his hands automatically to roll and
light a cigarette. He INDUCES the
habit few minutes when, presto, the
lesson task which a while ago looked
serious and urgent now appears trivial
and unnecessary, and he accordingly
c
companionable, but the higher moral
judgments have lost their value to him
and he is most ready to yield to the
evil suggestions of others. The partial
brain paralysis resulting from the
smoking makes the victim regard with
Indifference the most sacred promise
he has ever made to anyone, and ne IS
likely to violate it upon the slightest
provocation.
Few Are Able to Quit the Habit
The more I work with these con-
6rmed cases of cigarette smoking the
more I am convinced of the futility OF
attemnting complete, permanent
cure. 7 have attempted personally 20
assist hundreds in their efforts TO quit
and have met with many failures.
Hypnotisn, suggestion, ana all 'he
more ordinary methods have been re-
sorted to with poor results. NO
ordinary youth confirmed in the haolt
can break it off without the heip Oh
some very strong outside influence
and then the struggle Will be desper-
ate one. A typical case OF the
.ouitter" may be represented by the
following true story: One night at
40 7 went to the door, in response 10
n feeble rap, and admitted pale, 10
r-old boy, who said at once: FRO
fessor logged if I don't want you 10
nvnrotize me. / smoke four cigarettes
ovar,, night in bed and about nfty
every day and can't quit" l tried 10
hvnn,tize the detected youth, out
failed It was an easy matter. now
ever to stir him emotionally, ana as
rss,,jt Of nv efforts he sprang to MS
faet drew out his markings ana pre-,
sented them to me, pipe, TOBACCO anu
oll ~ am done with this forever! ne
cried Here is my whole ou.i'.
whereupon. he seized the pipe, an eA-
,arsive one. broke it and threw tue
,,;oces ont into the darkness. i VIII
lot out my blood with my own kniIe
hofora I'll ever smoke again" ne eS-
claimed. Il wish my nno'he'
here" g., oorn.
This boy was tremendously in earn a.
est and with the red bloou cro"u.A1
into the regions Of his braln' wnele
had helped him to place~it, ne oehe,ea
that no would be victorious. but, ",H,s
for the SEQUEL. The emotion graoua,s
cooled off. and during the next ia. ~.
old craving gnawed at his vitals unei a
late in the evening when-he borrowed
some "makings" and took big sn, ,o a.
Nothing else then looked reaso I.a' nar "a
him. And this young man Is sun '''' :
at it. .s.,,, for bona
II have advertised widely lor III
fide cures of the more prono ,n ~
cases. but have had rev rev iaso had met
niles. out of about 200 VINO hao la..
With sorne success, I cleaned the 1oi-
.,....,~,,.,l ~ nv showing the boy HI