The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-06-24
WHY TOBACCO DESTROYS YOUTH

Some persons insist that a smoke quiets the lnerves. Now let's see what that means. normal, healthy young animal naturany ue sires physical activity, play romp, run apout | fight senile animal naturally tdesires rest
 snoozing. day-dreaming. just sitting around vegetating.
 depressing action on the nerve centers. Topac- co is such a drug. That's what 1t means when a confirmed smoker says smoke soothes ms nerves or quiets nervous tension. It dulis ms natural desire for physical activity, and enables him to take it sitting or lying down when ne should be running away or hghting It makes the young animal for the time being an old one Athletic coaches invariably forbid even oc- casional use of tobacco by the young aspirants under training. Even the untutored youths who go in for professional boxing know rom Iexperience that smoking lessens boxers chance to win his bout. Diminishes ms resiIi- ency shortens his wind lowers his endurance A great many youngsters whose home train Ing has been neglected (and I'll expiaIn Just what this means presently begin smoking mainly for the sake of nonchalance or finding something to do with the hands to cover con- scousness of inferiority.
 There are laws prohibiting the sale of tobac-
 co to children, but something more impressive than 6 law is required. Every parent snouId
 exact pledge from his child at an cary age. the age of 25 years--not 21 years, for the ma jority of children do not attain full develop
 meat of adulthood until they reach "A or 70
 Exercise, play or work is the healthful sub stitute fer tobacco in youth. Activity, not dig-
 nifed quiet and repose, is the natural state ana index of youth. -
 Habit is a characteristic of old age. The senile are creatures of habit
 Every smoker. young or old: should ask nm. self or herself regularly whether he mas the habit or the habit has him. The only way 10
 find out which 1t is think, is to refrain from
 smoking for "A hours now and then. The smoK-
 CT will find lot of satisfaction in one smokc- less day week or even one smokelegs day Q
 month. It is assurance that old age has not yet crept upon him.
 Employers commanding officers, teachers, executives have a substantial reason for en- forcing no smoking rules while those under their direction are at work or play. Iopacco invariably slows down both physical and men- tai activity. Not even the most brilliant writer or painter or the most skillful machine tender
 or cabinet maker csn do his best work while smoking. Not even the fastest runner or the most accomplished pianist give his best performance while smoking.
 It is a sad day for youth when 1t first sur-
 ~ QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS What, Actually TOnguc-Tied? | About week after my months old baby
 was born my mother said ne was ,, eao would have told me and fixed 1t when the baby was a wee baby. But recently the doctor told me 1t was true but would probably correct It. self as he grew. tBIrs M. A. J.) e Answer-In q fairly large experience both in private practice and in maternity have never
 an actual instance Gf t m we M
  | the fishwives old grannes and the like Any
 way if the baby nurses or takes his food all right you need not worry about the Imaginary tongue-tie.
 The flaw flaw Corner I Local news item from Hickyiilc on Hudson: | "Inspcctor -, one of the most popular :.
 is patient at the - hospital where physi.
 clans are striving to ward on an attack oi
 Dncumonia. The inspector caught cold last
 Friday and was removed to the hospital on Sunday.
 | Answer--You can see pictures of people catching cold in any almanac or announcement | of the cold cure people, but here is a rare one | Euperstifion still Rampant After my sisters baby was born the doctoi shipped Q web under the babys tongue and | said that wOuId prevent Iisping. Now my year ] old boy does not lisp, but sometimes he. doe' 1 not enunciate clearly and my sister's husbandl people say ought fO have inc weD under mn | tongue cut. e. M. A.)
 | Answer-Steer superstition. Even if ther' l is web that is not there in all babies 1t ha' nothing whateye' to do with hsping. or witf tany other speech defect