Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1920-02-05
THE CIGARETTE MENACE


foolish talk of hairbained reformer However careful
things which demand serious consideration because
thing tendency to lower our Intelligence stutify our
development endanger health and morals
it may be to the individual Opium and alcohol held
Onored place as the does now but when became
ened the vals of the Republic they outlawed
This article sentimental discussion of the cigarette
question the preudced against
to discuss the matter from purely scientific and business stand
strong and in the to Modern athletics
handicapped No coach who hopes will tolerate cigar
cites man training for prize fight, race any other
great feat of strength skill bstans because the evil effects
Of tobacco the heart and muscles The
of the flu taught that the cigarette small
chance to combat the disease successfully while the bsaner
from the of tobacco stood much less chance having
The of MeSe9 requ Us to teach in our schools ply
soogy and hygiene with regard to the evil effects of alcohol and
The selected random
used in the public schools of Alma and Grao and the
your consideration. things true
heed the warning and effort abate what apparent
they not should take steps have them cut of
and be guided by common sense backed up by scientific know
ledge and not by appetite silly sentiment attractive
boys girls today and
men OF tomorrow. Our responsibility is plain
schools says he nicotine that narcotic
mouth would paraze the system stop the beating
of the heart Tobacco have especially evil effect
the Of growth for without doubt injurious
the Two guinea that made to nale tobacco
81 @ fra a ae s ay a e on 5 a Of Day
which the normal weight of guinea pigs of that One of
further inhalation the end third this animal
weighed only 2s5 The normal weight at that 4s5
ally is it known that cigarette smoking nerferes with the
forddns the sale Of Cigarettes boys beOw
The supt Of the Reform school of Westboro Mass says,
baton officer of the Juvenile of Washington D. c.
% dealing with than Zoo @ b children OF this city
cites is STUNT weaking body mind and morals In Chi
school only per cent were doing their work well enough to
Blaisdes Practical Physiology says The
acts through the that control the heart action
tobacco heart Test examinations large number of lads who
have used cigarettes showed that only small cent escape
thus the blood mperecy aeraed and in turn the nutrition
f s e W sse ss eus the
the easily nodded condition of youth readily yields to the de
feet upon the system is obvious pro-
tests of the entire body when it is first used 1t char
the moral often leads the prevarcaton and in the
indulgence and apt draw down to bad associates
Physiology and Hygiene by Prof Francis NJ Walters says
harmful observed in those of mature
nicotine nterres with the normal development of the body and
weakness life The cigarette decidedly harmful
pecay inhalation pracced deadenng effects being
contain arsenic and other poisonous drugs While dung the in
eec and the body cigarette smoking also tends "
Jessie Williams NJ D. Prof of Physical Education Teach
ers College, Columbia University and Lieut. in Medical Corps in
u S. his book entitled Healthu Living, published in
1919 Physicians who have made special study of the sub
ec claim that out of four tobacco has the tobacco
heart 1t prevents in athletic contests and feas of
strength 1t prevents large proportion of the who
apply Tor m from entering the army Observan teach
OF tobacco from the comparative nferorty of their
and from their Incidence of body and mind The hot smoke
ates and dries the membrane of the mouth and
throat producing unnatural thirst that readily lead the
of alcoholic drinks hang the poisonous smoke which
ours to the greatest degree in cigarette smoking names the deli
cate mucous lining of the bronchial tubes and air cells
The youth who looks forward physical efficiency
mental efficiency important factors in doing work and
achieving place in the world will tobacco
growing boy suffers the most of all from the
growth nerfered WITH his heart injured and his stomach
disturbed
These only few of the quotations which might be given
from school text books Time forbid the
this article Every book used i'm the Michigan
the nation takes the attitude these things par
and teachers have responsibility
be evaded matter for careful investigation by thoughtful
tho