The Dolores star., 1910-05-27

|To0Acc6 AMONG rlse 'lssA1l

ITUoAcc0 AMONG 1He INSANE
~ ceWslnssd w. lss,ses Many . -
eesme ossrrslssme, rsese sNd No.
lest Fellow pstieWee.
That the majority d he issaas
smOlss Or chew b too well-known -
deserve special msntioa. oo0e alteo-
Its have been Of the opinion that this
habit ought not TO b discourage. that
II has calming and pacifying G9set
especially on the chroaic insane. ] -.
,lieve this 70 b the case u oono -
the secondary dement's. but ordinarily.
Ithoash calming st nrst. II has ~ ~.
,citing effect later On. writes Doetes h
IBremsr Of 81. Louis. True. V tie
temporary contentment resulting from
the qualification Of the craving Of The
lpatisnt ID looked upon - the action
OF tobacco. ] agree that it, effects are
calming. But this quieting down. IN
my opinion. takes place On the same
principle that q child gets quiet and
stops crying when Its wish. even
though most unreasonable. b gratified.
The rule 10 that smoking causes Or pro
longs excitement In the insane. Many
become absolutely manageable -
soon % they touch tobacco. They
get quarrslsome. tesse and modest
their fellow pstisnts and render them
selves obnoxious generally.
That tobacco really does cause In
sanity Il evidenced By the magic Of.
feet seen In some cases after the dis
coatisuancs a the drug. whea the -.
tient's condition h still such that he
10 not wholly inaccessible to reason
and has win power enough TO aban-
don the habit. Thus have seen that
beginning melaucholia with suicidal
impulses. hallueinations a various
kinds. forced actions. besides. the pre-
curDory symptoms Of insanity. such
q Insomnia, crying spells. praecordial
anxiety. fears Of impending evil. shat
something d going to happen" impO-
tency. vertigo. beginning impairment
of memory and judging power and
even the lowering Of the moral tone.
ali u which. and host Of other symp
tons were attributable to chronic to
ihaeco intoxication. disappeared after
freedom from the habit was estab
lished. "
But whenever case has gotten %
far. that commitment 10 an Institution
has become necessary. the prospects
are not 20 good. because such persons.
q rule. cannot b convinced that
tobocco =, Or hes been. The cause Of
their msntal trouble. Their argu
'msaA q that almost everybody
smoksa, that al their friends ana ac.
ssalstances chew Or smoke. without
showing any symptoms Of insanity.
Ths alcoholic lnsans whsn Iesving the
inslitutios TO enter active life again.
ssesrally kasvs an1 a1nits that o.
coAol has beea the cause q bis men.
al BREAKDOWN. The nicotins-vi victim
does NOT admit anything.
There has bseA . movement on foot
In the medical press. and 70 some 81.
tsnt 10 the daily papers. which latter
chsonicls the few eases that come 10
public knowledge snder the head:
.0oas insane from cigarette smoking"
eta. to covntersct The spread of this
fatal haAit lAtAl 10 ths indlvidual him
self and psrnicious to the coming Gen.
sration: but % far. apparently with.
oct any appreciabls result.
Preach medical Observers are Of the
cplnion that one Of the factors caus-
ine the dspopulation Of France 10 the
excessive wee Of tobacco b. IT. 10
ihahitanta: for the ofispring II invet
crate tobacco consumers 10 notorious
y puny and stunted In stature and
lacks the normal power Of resistance.
especially On tho part Of the nervous
system: again. In our county Il 10 .
signiaoant tact that % astoundins
perceatage Of the candidates for nd.
mission TO West Point and other mill.
tary schools are rejected on account
u tobacco hearts: fr0m all countries
and from al classes Of society come
reports In Increasing numbers of the
bansful effects a the tobacco heart.
Hut the consumption goes On and
win DO %. until IN example ID Get By
thoss Who. above oil others. can ssti.
mate the disastrous effect of the habit.