Newark post., 1918-02-20
FAGS AND EFFICIENCY
A Remoistrance Against The
Gift To Soldiers Of The
Cigarette

chapel, last week, lamented the
fact that excessive cigarette smok-
ing is characteristic Of the Amer
lean soldier. The speaker quoted
from Arthur Train, in the Satur-
day Evening Post, "Wearing the
uniform has also done a good deal
to reduce the amount of drinking
= on the other hand we
may become a race of chronic
cigarette fiends." DR.. Manns re-
ferred to the widespread general
propaganda, backed by the mil
lionaire Lorillards and others,
which reads something like this:
make the boys happy-send them
the makings for several packages
of cigarettes
You wonder why | have such
hatred for this apparently inno-
cent pastime DR.. Manns continued.
1t is because | have seen its per-
nicious trail. | consider it the
most insidious foe we have in
AlueIlCd Lo-udS, liOI C-NSClItAiS 3
even the great demon rum"
Listen to what one soldier has
written in a letter. after leav-
ing Paris we made a So mile hike
in four days, carrying 65 lbs. in
our pack. The weather was much
below zero. 43 per cent. of our
company (250) fell out on the way.
Many were down and out. l was
a little stiff for a few days but it
gradually wore off"
| can tell you why over 100 men
of that company required the am
bulance to pick them up by the
way. Many of them fell out from
the insidious effects Of the so call
ed flag" or cigarette. | regret that
the Red Cross Organization and
other charitable workers have had
part in supplying our boys with
these so-called comforts of the
trench.
Ny first experience with the
work Of the cigarette was in my
college days in North Dakota. A
student, Mr.. Paul C. Gorder by
name, was trying for the position
of right end on the football team
He was very speedy runner.
was captain and playing left half
1t was agreed by all that none
would indulge in smoking. W.
had developed several speedy
double plays, the so called criss
cross between the half and the op
posite end. The day for the big
game of the year arrived. We hat
the ball. | called one of our sta
plays, myself to double with
Gorder. He was speeding arount
left and when his heart failet
him; he tainted. The doctor sale
"toO many cigarettes" The great
est game of the season was los
for us.
Another experience showed nj
the evils of tobacco. A number o
us in the Philippine Islands plan
ned a deer hunt during our vaca
ton. We had to hike nine mile
into the mountains; it was no
afternoon. An Indiana teache
by the name of Keelty and | hike,
side by side. He used the cigar
cite freely | noticed that h
soon began to lag behind. 1t wa
not long before we were in tn
rear. We had not yet reached tn
mountains a distance of four mile,
when he had to rest. When W
reached the mountains he CON
planned of his heart. l felt hi
pulse and side. He had palpita
tion of the heart. 1t took him 81
hours to make that distance. Il
told me afterWard that the docto
had warned him to quit cigarette!
Just another experience to sho'
how it gets the moderate smoke
We were going through a seige {
Asiatic Cholera in the Philippin
Islands. Our provincial dOcto
Doctor Terry, young man ha
MS Oftlce IN the basement OF OF
home and lived with us. Whel
ever cholera became prevalent /
began smoking stronger, increa
ing from four and five cigars
day to ten, twelve and even fiftee
His healthy color would fade; /
would become very nervous ar
eat little. | had been placed {
the board of health with a dozt
policemen to assist in enforciI
health regulations. On one occ
sion when cholera was at i
height we received a telegram
take a wealthy Spaniard off Il
train as he was sick with choler
We worked over him from fo
o'clock till eleven in the evenin
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