The Nevada County picayune., 1922-03-30

times sick after the Hrst CHe", oi smoke. which ever he may have taken. The poison in the tobacco causes this feeling. Once the system IS posohed it continually craves more poison. Each successive dose of poison stimulates, and as that wears off, more is demand cd. A small portion of the poison ill tobacco is carrid off through the prespl- ration and through the kidneys. Ii it were not for this, death would come much quicker than it does.
 It has been proved time and again | that tobacco causes a person to lose strength and wind. The strong men do not use tobacco. nor do the swiftest runners. They know from the eXper- 1 fence of others that they could not use l il and hold their records. The proof that it flinders the physical growth l is alone enough to condem tobacco. The nicotine in the tobacco nardens the arteries and weakens the nerves. When il person is smoking the heart beats run up from normal to about one hundred and fifty beats per minute. 1 IT takes about sixty minutes for the heart to beat at normal again. Ii this was kept up, death would soon occur from heart failure But there are many other things that help to cmdm it. It flinders mentally, which is shown by records proving that smokers generally finish high school year later than non-smokers and one year later in college which makes two years Many are we'll on their way to fortune and success at the end of two years after they have finished col lege. There is also the social and moral side of the question, which shall not be discussed at this time.
 Ever notice a young man who start cd using tobacco when he WAS q small boy? You will notice that he is under size. nervous, and his mental capacity is not what it should be. He is not as sensitive to the feelings of others as l he should be. He often finds il task to get a good position, and more often task to hold a good position. All good payinf positions require man with brains, and mans brain is not going 10 work smoothly if he has beea abusing that brain. which he most cer- tainly has done if he has used either tobacco or alcohol.
 In the face of these facts of physical and mental harm done there is another. There are millions of dollars spent an- nualy for tobacco in its several forms and for the advertisement of it. If this money was used for internal im- provement of the nation instead of internal debasement of the mental and physical man such more good would he derived. The amount of money spent for tobacco would build good roads and good schools throughout this nation of ours. Would not we as a nation he much happier with good bodies. good roads, and good schools than we are: It practically means that. for if to- bacco is not cut out it will not be many years until the whole nation will he weakened from it's influences.
 While al these facts stand condemn ing tobacco, there is not one good word that can be said for it. Ii forms the bars that prevent many boys from | travelling on to success, so lets tear II down. Fathers and mothers of this nation must forbid their sons and daughters use this vile thing that will cause the sons and daughters of to- morrow to be tainted with its vile curse. Let me ask is the trivial enjoyment one gets while the act of smoking goes on recompense for all these evils? Is if worth while? Is it worth the Price: : No.