The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-13
TOBACCO AND sMoK-
An Odd Question Discussed by a Phy-
 aician Who Has the Habit.

 An Odd Question Discussed by Phy-
 aician who Has the Habit.
 .aThe influence of tobacco on health controversy ever since it's introduc- tion into Europe, and we seem to be no nearer a sane and definite conclu~ sion now." writes a physician in the Ddetic and Hygiendo Gazette, than at the present time when smokers were actually persecuted.
 Tobaoco Is an irTdtant to the lips. mouth, teeth, ga1ivary gfandS, stomach and intestines to some persons when used even in minute ql1amtities; to all persons when used excessively. It the active principle of tobacco) will kill a horse and that two drops will
 1Acoorddns to records in the senior classes of Yale college for a period of eight years those who used no to- bacco were considerably taller, hea-v- fer and possessed greater lung ca- pacity than those who were habituat- ed to it's use. This is a. disputed point, however, and lacks confirmation by further tests.
 ers' sore throat smokers indigestion. smokers ambiyopia or blindness smokers nervousness or tremor and the 'toba.co heart are conditions only too well known to the practictng phy- sician.
 f'It may be said, without hesitation. that the aforementioned harms wrlos1zant in the human economy are due to individual 1dtosyncrasy or to overindulgence. and the ddjorn, What Is one mans meat Is another mans nas nhe nse of of tobacco. m 'Moderabion' is a relative term What Is moderation to one may be excess to another.
 sIn tlats relation, therefore. every smoker must study and know himself. Fverything-even pure water-is a pod- son if usec in quantities to make it so; on the other hand the most po- tent pofsons. such as potassium cya- hide or arsenic, are often useful if taken In non- poisonous, harmless dos es. If tobacco is harmful alcohol is son in comparison; if tobacco has killed thousands alcohol has killed tens of thousands
 "But, generally speak king, does to- reasonable moderation. really shorten life? I am strongly tempted to reply in the negative.
 those opposed to it's use, that dn most tobacco smokers the juddcious use of this weed removes exhaus ton, rest and mental fatigue, and seems to re- store mental eQuanin1ity with extra ordinary pronptness. Anger, chagrfn, worry. vsxation and @ @trTatability ,l grad grad under a. few pufds from the divine weed, and nothing else on earth can successfully De SuDSI1IuLSQ-nOC even the ner~-e sedatives Of the physicians aLmam en taniuna.
 .sThe rms-honored ter-dinner smoke has become real necessity, even more than the spices or condf- ments Of the table. This has become such a deply rooted habit that deprive the smoker of his after-ddnner cigar. though this may be the only smoke in 24 hours, and he feels miserable and prone to nervous indigestion.
 '-The Fuxuriant sense of omplacen- cy and the calming narcotisrn of the mild smoke in the form of the cdgaret has caused many of the gent1er sex to indulge in its pleasures. Despite the numerous protests at first, many ladies of the royal courts are con hrmed smokers. This Is especially true of the court of Russia.
 Smoking is a fad among some wo- men, and if indulged ip quantities consistent with reason and in proper place and time, there should be no more ground for objection than play ing cards. attending champagne sup DOTS, late dances, etc. Why object 70 the occasional whif from the care dispelling, soothing cigaret. which is. really less harmful than the late sup17 per? It should be 8 matter of pure