The Glenwood post., 1916-09-09

pound contains 300 to 400 drops, or
grains, of the oil of nicotine, or from
l to 10 per cent.
The essential oil of tobacco is nice
\ tine, it is the most violent poison
known, except Prussic Acid-there arc
also dozen other kinds of poison in
cigarettes, and when physicians tell us
we have seven hundred and twenty five
million air cells in our lungs, inhaling
smoke becomes very serious matter,
and certainly undermines health These
poisons enter the body and the blood
by smoke breathed in, and through
the stomach by an unnatural flow Of
saliva, which by smoking may be in
creased four times, thus meaning great
loss to a growing boy or young man.
Adequate teaching will not say till
81 years, but for life, because the COM
fort and welfare of others, the health
of the race and the value of service ara
involved after majority, more than be.
fore.
All athletes know that they are
obliged to abstain from every form Of
tobacco, for, under its influence they
are less alert and can endure less.
Smoking also Injuries a boy morally,
for he soon loses interest in the b.st
things of life-it also Injuries him
physically, for cigarette can add to a
boys nervous troubles, can subtract
from his energy, it can multiply his
aches and pains, can divide his mental
powers, reduce his principle, rob him
of his interest and discount his charac.
ter.
College presidents, judges, physicians
and teachers all over the country testi-
fly to the many harmful effects Of cigar
cites. No one can afford to burn his
money, or ruin his health-not one good
thing can be said in favor of tobacco.
Many railroad and insurance com-
panies and growing number of mann
facturers and merchants practically de.
bar the cigarette user, for boys shat.
tered by the cigarette soon lose their
will power.
Therefore, manly boy will not
smoke and will have backbone enough
to refuse.
Even the churches in growing num-
bers are shut against the minister who
uses tobacco, he said. He will soon be
gone and forgotten, with the college
president who teaches the student to
smoke. Showing the widespread sym
pathy in his work and proof of the
new era the secretary tells of the rec.
tor of large city church in southern
California who offered his time in the
morning service. "I spoke 25 minutes
to his large audience from Romans
12.1: "I beseech you, therefore breth-
rem by the mercies of God, that We pre-
sent your bodies living sacrifice, holy,
acceptable unto God, which is your
reasonable service.'
If boy has become confirmed
smoker and really wishes to break him
self of the habit he can surely do it.
One-fourth of one per cent solution of
Nitrate of Silver, used as mouth wash
once or twice day after meals, or,
better, applied with a brush for three
or four days, will greatly aid one
to quit. The solution is tasteless
until it comes in contact with to.
bacco smoke. when it becomes in
tolerably offensive. A simple dict
of vegetables and fruit helps mat.
ters. Physicians are only too glad to
administer this treatment.
If America is to preserve her liberty,
and restore her men and women to
highest type and defend her flag we
must educate against tobacco as well as
alcohol.
The boy before the children's court
said: "Judge, I had to have a smoke,
that's why 7 snatched the woman s
purse in the street,
We sing:
"My Country ''tis of Thee,
Sweet Land of Liberty
Gland of the noble free,'
From every mountain side
Let freedom ring'
Where is this boys freedom?
We sing:
Long may our land be bright
With freedom holy light.'
Is THAT cigarette light, cigar
light "a pipe light?
1t does not help to quarrel with tic
confirmed user, Of the weed. But they
tell me, said the speaker, 'I wish
had never begun" "I wish I had tho
health have lost, "I don't want my
son to have the habit,' "I won't EN-.