The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-10-23
DR.. Brady S. Health Talks
She's a Very Fickle Lady.


crate smoker for thirty years and his
dt esirss 70 is both p9thcr3g him lately He
the effect of nicotine.
At the outset, let US warn him that
ne should make q determined effort to
ifoR sm9Rn befoTs he fa gets the aii
up the pipe he might try better brand
OF tobacco.
Good tobacco contains 4 per cent
Saceo Would represen, o poahd na I'll t an
ounce OF nicotine.
Nicotine Not the Poison.
Nicotine is. a colorless. oily liquid
with burning. caustic taste and
acts odor. II is very soluble in al
cohol, as one unfortunate learned by
a ai,is ys stirring HE cordial with his
IN minute doses of less than n drop
nicotine causes nausea--a wretched
Widening Of the sI pupils, fa dhe eed
ctamny, perspiration.. slowing and
weakening OF the pulse, and finally,
there is u gradual recovefy with a firm m
resolve to indulge no more.
Recent extensive tests made by DIR.
Bush, Of the Vermont University ply;
that tobacco smoke contains practical
y no nicotine, but rather. the oxida-
among them pyridine, not quite SO polls,
onous as nicotine. and cnrbonic-
monoxide. gas which is poisonous in
thousands of tests on students that to-
bacco directly DECREASES mental cfii-
eisnGy frS to - cent
years ago that smoking reduced ply
steal endurance to an equal extent and
Immediately after smoke.
Common Symptoms OF Tobnccoispa.
Excessive blood pressure. nervous
tremor, incapacity to concentrate at
tention upon ones work for reason
able period, ,paipitation and Meeting
insomnia. and failure of vision are com.
monty observed in heavy smokers.
sn possbs canser Of sSs
lips or, tongue may be attributed TO
tobaccoism.
is Invariably deleterious to the i'm
mature brain and body. No person UNI
der twenty-five should be permitted to
deeeitfulness il he cares to WOO her. &
the To
covered by chemical analysis Of the
organs OF the victim of homicide.
+. j. writes: viii you kindly men
Reply: Failure OF strength. dys-
pale sc s9lSr Of ssds
These occur in younger persons In the
Brights disease OF older persons the
and weak Observation-Disclosures, exces-
sive urinary. secretion. general lassi-
tude. headaches. poor appetite. falling
chronic bronchitis. The urinnlysis de-
termnes whether Brights disease is
present
r. e NJ asks: What general nd
vice can you give for man who has
heniorrhage IN the brain?
p aePly be Is 6ase Of esrsSrs
may be followed. He must subsist on
a very light diet never eat meat al
ser avoid % aeohoI IN eHery
form. and tobacco. and ten and coffee.
Buttermilk. milk. fruits; nuts and vege-
and rarely some egg or fish are the best
diet. He must not be excited or an
gered. He must. Keep his bowels free
daily warm baths-not too hot or cold
He must avoid all muscular exertion.
He should o1 have his blood pressure
general conduct accordingly.
a. w. Writes: A young man pro-
poses marriage, but the young lady
young mans father died OF paresis in
been considered peculiar. Can you adj
wise whether such Il marriage would
be likely to be happy?
Reply: Not on the facts you state.
Write the Eugenics Laboratory, Cold
Spring Harbor. New York. for free ex-
pert advice.
Desperate asks: What do you think
of aetna as remedy for deafnessc
Reply: 1t is without value.
Baker inquires: Is glucose harmful
to eat?
Reply: No. 1t is much used in max
ing cheap candy.
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