The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1916-04-07
low Tobacco Smoking Affects The
RIa0d

IN the preceding article IL was
shown how carbon monoxide affects
the red corpuscles of the blood. There
are. however. other constituents of
the blood and there are other pols-
ons IN tobacco smoke.
~ showing the general effects of
tobacco smoke upon the blood the
following is quoted from an authora-
tive treatise. Diseases Of Modern Life.
written by nr. B. w Richardson:
On The blood the prolonged inhal-
alton of tobacco produces changes
which are very marked In character
Tie fluid Is timer than usual. and In
extreme cases paler. In some in
stances the deficient color OF the
blood Is communicated to the body
altogether. rendering the external
surface yellowlsh white and puffy.
! The blood being thin. also exudes to
freely. and cut surface bleeds for
q long time. and may continue to
bleed Ineonfeniently. even In oppoal-
ton 10 remedies. But the most I'm
portant influence Is exerted over
] those little bodies which float in
myriads In the blood and are known
H red eorpnseles. These bodies have
naturally double concaye surface.
and n their edges a perfectly smooth
outline. Ths absorption OF fumes of
/ tobacco necessarily leads 10 rapid
changes In them. they lose their
round shape becoming oval and ir-
regular. and instead OF having 4
mutual attraction for each other and
| running together. good Sign OF
! physical health, they lie loosely scat
| ~.
the learned observer. as clearly As
! though they spoke TO him and said
The words. hat the man from whom
they we're taken Is physically de-
pressed and deplorably deficient both
! IN muscular and mental power. =,
Hood Will tell.
! When Dr. Richardson, IN 1853.
srofe The above statement there were
comparatively few boys who smoked
eIKarettef Il IL not uncommon now
70 zee 4 youth with yelJowish white
complexion Superintendent n. ID.
HefFeY found twenty such youths In
lie schools of Maiden. Mass. Each
] Of these BOYS WAS user OF cigar
eItea MOI saiiow youth was found
among thoEe who did not use to-
baeeo. The hook worm malaria. and
the cigarette are cooperating TO rob
the youth of our land OF their rnddy
complexion.
/ Whether tobacco smoke has am
direct degeneratIng effect on the
White e1rpuaelea of the blood is not
definitely Known There IL no quesz
ton that II interferes with their
function. At least FIVE different
forms Of white cells are normally
present IN human blood They may
b roughly nlaased as lencocyteH and
The lymphoeYtes The leucocytea arr
The most interesting constituents of
lie blood. since one OF their chi
! functions L 10 protect the hody from
disease producing germs They may
anIlY be called tho human body :
! army Of The interior" IN the fight
/ against disease-oausing agents. In
tins defensive warfare they deatroy
Tie invading germs. or elaborate Ger
tain polaons lantitoNinsl TO counter
al TIE germ poisons. or, better still.
manufacture certain bodies for the
! blaodsefnm and thus produce i'm
mnnIfy 10 The attacks OF disease pro
dnaInE germs. BY tobacco smoke
these white eorpuHcles are so affect
Cd Ihat they cannot perform we'll
! their functions. Hpnce the smoker
faIlH = mofa ready prey 10 the at
.afks Of disease germs than the non
smoker. and the chances for his re-
eosery are not SO good.
!. Tie lymrhoeytss and the nleod
IplaIea MD In the coagulation of the
blood. They constitute. In the human
body. the army of the Red Cross.
Where there Is an injury they rush
% repair il. Drugs seldom cure a
diseased body. They assist the leueo-
eytes In destroying the agents of
disease or Ii eonnteracting the pois-
ons which such agents produce.
Nature Itself must do the repair
work. Al The healing properties of
The I0dy are found In the blood
] Tobacco smoke so effects these heal
! Ing agents thai 10 perform an opera
] ton on one who habitually smokes
! Is much more dangerous than would
be such al operation on non
smoker There Is greater danger of
bleeding rs Is indicated In the quota
ton from nr. Richardson. There Is
also less probability that the wounds
VII heal promptly. DR.. r. J. Harris.
Of The New York City dispensary,
where more diseases are treated than
IN any othe- place In America. says:
II Is scarcely possible TO unite
fractured bone in a devoted smoker
Or. . II. Stone. of Boston. writes
thus: A tobacco users chances of
recovery from malignant diseases
are lessened fifty per cent"
ITO be continued)
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