El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-03-15
TOBACCO is THE NEXT "VICE"
THE MORALISTS WILL WAR UPON

THE enormous growth Of the tobacco industry the
uHtad States IS giving worry to three classes Of
reoro-the morasts whs believe It is wicked to smoke;
the eathologsts who believe tobacco injurious 10 the
he1t and the economists who convinced that too
much is being devoted to the growth Of tobacco
and that too much money IS beng invested IN non
essential
There are many who oppose tobacco Just because
fhev don't use iust meddesoms husybodies who think
al people should be regulated according their ideas
ALREADY there talk that the great fight to be waged
this country VIII be against tobacco. II harmfulness
tobacco can IN no way Be compared to liquor yet many
Of those who led the liquor fight said to be behind the
tobacco fight largely IF there harm u the Of
TOBACCO u IS nIu % TIE users not 70 otneIs- II cue
make lose their senses and XII; It does not make
husbands and fathers squander their earnings while they
their families There is much organized opposition
20 the smoker however, and that many OF the pro
essona agitafors are lob they may be expected
70 rally to the banner OF the anti-t0bacconist-
The moral aspects Of tobacco in majority Of IN
stances probably negligible The old belief that 1t was
morally wrong to smoke chew IS gradually giving way
before enlightened opinion The cgaret Is an exception
But Of believe that smoking carries worse
penalty thsn more OF less injurious effect on the nervous
system the digestive apparatus. Cigarets often
found in bad company that their by growing boys is
be discouraged Of course, and Tor the cgaret
the harmful because It is usually smoked inces
sanity Too much tobacco VIII nervousness, Just
proper smot appears to steady and calm the nerves Of
the average smoker.
As to the physical OF hygenic effect Of smoking there
varying opinions First there persons who
tain that tobacco harmful any drug and that It
undermnes health with increasing momentum from the
day The use OF the weed IS begun If habtuay used Then
there persons who believe that tobacco not only is not
harmful but Is positive benefit Between these two
views the opinion Of noted physician D. Fraser
Harris professor Of physiology in Dalhousie university
Canada. who says.
The substances in tobacco that injuriegs
probably oxidation products of nicotine and
other alkaleds. The smoking OF tobacco Is the
Injurious the younger the person, hence young
eruts suffer more readily from tobacco heart than
older The chewing Of tobacco is much
injurious thar the smoking OF It and ought to be
discouraged since what Is injurious in tobacco
smoke IS absorbed readily by inhaing than by
smoking without inhalng inhaling ought to be dis
ccuragcd. There IS q marked iaiosyncrasT toward
tobacco respect of the substances which raise the
blood pressure irregularty OF the heart and
give rise to gastric aeidity- Those who have this
acidtv tobacco at all Those Who do
not nave this idosFncrasy may use tobacco in mod
e-aton with iupunity.7
With respect the economic features Of tobacco,
problem presented which must presently be settled The
United States the foremost tobacco producing nation Of
world. More than onef0urth Of the worlds tobacco
supply Is produced continental United States The
worlds total for 1918 42o5oo0o00 pounds Of this
continental United States produced 1,15o0Oo000
pounds Incudng possessions, Greater United States
produces than third Of the worlds annual tobacco
supply. British india Is second, producing 1oooOoo0oo
pounds Of tobacco annually.
More than 1295oO0 acres land continental United
States given to tobacco raising. Kentucky is
leading tobacco state with s42 500 devoted to the
industry North Carolina second with $4,000 and
Virginia trd with fe5 500 More than s500O0o
GO capital invested IN the 2 principal tobacco
sctrng and jobbiug in America The value Of