Evening journal., 1919-08-21
Top,Cco AND the CRUSADE.

,,,e o,n-,ohocco crusade that has been naugurated
4 now that John Bsrleycorn has been disposed OF SO
summarly is TO find It's way INTO delaware Il ~
he not here already II becomes DelaWareans therefore
4o he ready TO meet II understandngy when u mann
f itself and not 10 permit themselves to be carried
,,,, nv, misinformaton and half-infomaon win re-
spoct to the so-caed tobacco evil" In The New norh
c we find the following sensible editorial bearing upon
the subject
Tho present agitation against tobacco gives especial
Importance to recent observation concerning ue e'O"
Of smoking o,,
ler movements of the kind was started hunoreu
and nffv years ago when German prolesso' -,
ireatise in Latin the supposed III euects OF we , @
~ ,h SOS of The last century. when the cigarcue cahe
lnio fashion its violently opposen nS ,hc
and non-smokers alike Yet some soou JuJee' snokine
lime like Lord Goschen, predicted mat clsa.eo tc
ssier dinner would diminish the consumption oi Wh,' nv
an oninion which many others have since heu laL u
cirareile is milder than pipe or cigar 'alno ~ Sono
80 thoe who have followed the researches oi Lehann
BrInton and Russian and Italian chemists
The war has shown the faacy of The man arsug ,.,nb
against tobacco that it is this plant and no oler WIFI %
eens e sr In nltaUr and Germany where the scarcity
M genuine tobacco has been most marked we eu Ias
tutes used have had worse eiec's ti'n W. & to mans
and the absence OF topacco nds "'' Pun ~
taste for smoking 80. A., ,,s,o for
The war has however, increased both the 'aste TO Ior
,d tbe amount of smoking. London Journal ue rvs
siu i, Wy ~ y scent issue complains that English women
md particularly English nurses have become We ,h
stod to the endowment OF smoking. and ~ depotes W"
custom among women, while leaving the qucs1uunu ~
,raobing among men 10 the readers judement lhls
fair specimen Of present opinions regarding the use o
1e ,,se NJ cigarettes has increased enormously amonk
..tdisrs n has been observed that aNlators suioNe
garettes excessively Probably the most Nald oples'
- tohacco "A based upon observations OF ue
roy annear 10 be both good and bad accoromB 70 w W.
t.onorsuent Of the smoker In an imparual ana Wo',
.easoned hook lust published The Medical ana SurslcSi
necs og Aviation" there is no evidence that ule Vu
s ,se of tbe cigarette should be avoided except Dy t
,ecnsTlv susceptinIs and there IS much evidence uS
be earotte has been Of great assistance IN soothns e
,erves after Tight , ,,oa. tho
The anti-tobacco theorists have always maas ,he b
.i,rtto the main object Of their attack, altnoueh o
,idsnce shows that II Is not the tobacco whlch Is w
irious element but the abuse Of the form OF soMne
n h tbs abus that has led TO nerves as mas lust nvu
,onted ont by European surgeons As TINS IS te mos
srious objection 10 smoking, II seems best 70 note We
sci and advise caution not prohibition, which Is NOT
sure. - -
ANYTHING carried to excess injuries the human system
md ANYTHING that appeals TO the human appetite creates
u craving for IT, We presume that If the anu-topacco
,rssde were carried to success, the American pubic
would and itself confronted by anti-tea, antcohee anu
Ice cream soft drink and anall sorts Of crusadeS
nscilne the uxuries and pleasures Of life The Pubic
,boud 60 slow in giving encouragement to such move
nenis They make more for public irritation and as
,omfort than they do for public health ana comfort