The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-10-04
THE LONG sMoKEs ARE THE BEsT

According to analyses made by the Connec- ticut Agricultural Experiment Station four years ago the popular brands of pipe tobacco contain from 1,45eo to 2.s4M of nicotine while popular brands of cigarets contain from 1.06% to 3.11% of nicotine. Various brands of to. bacco. cigars and cigarets purporting to be "de- ncotnized" were found to contain from o.e7 to 2.26 per cent of nicotine, practically no less than plain tobacco.
 But who knows whether 1t Is the nicotine or tho pyrdne or the carbon monoxide or the ammonia or other eu3stance in tobacco smoke or In tobacco that does the harm? Nobody. one doctors opipion is as good. as anothers. Studies of the effects of tobacco smoke have indicated that some of the nicotine in tobacco Is burned up and destroyed before the smoke enters the smokers mouth. Only a part of the nicotine enters the mouth with or'in the smoke. The drier the tobacco the more nicotine de- stroyed by burning If the tobacco is moist the smoker gets moro of the nicotine, according to Dr W. F. Dixon, of Cambridge. The amount of nicotine in the smoke from n thin or slender cigar Is less than the amount in the smoke from n fat and thick cigar. More nicotine reaches the mouth of the smoker of given weight of tobacco In the form of cigarcts. Probably the least nicotine reaches the mouth of the pipe smoker. provided the pipe Is clean and dry,
 ton of some of the nicotine in the smoke, so that the smoke which enters the smoker s mouth will contain less nicotine than would be present in the smoke of the same cigar or cigaret without a holder. A long stem Is advisable for the pipe. for the same reason. There is more than facetiousness in the idea of using long stem so that the smoker keeps away from tobacco The foregoing observations are based on the ctudes of Dr w. E. Dixon, published in the British Medical Journal, Oct 22, 1917 I repeat, do not know definitely whether the effects of tobacco are due to the nicotine or to other substances in tobacco or in tobacco smoke.
 In my own opinion the carbon monoxide in tobacco smoke Is at least worthy of considera- tion as a probable factor of the toxic effects of tobacco, both chronic and acute.
 These observations tend to confirm a view I have long held namely that pipe smoking Is the least harmful of the three habits.
 Certainly pipe smoking is enjoyable as any other method of using tobacco.
 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
 Birthmarl1
 Baby i Oweeks old. has birthmark Can you advise what to do with it or to what doctor I could go with her? (Nirs A. ?)
 Answer-Send stamped envelope bearing your address and will recommend one. The earlier the blemish is obliteratcd the better the cos metic result will be-
 Collodion.
 Is so-caIIcd thew skin" as sold in drugstores beneficial as well us meritorious? e. B. Answer-It is as beneficial and meritorious as Is the more familiar flexible collodion which Is painted and dries quickly into a firm smooth transparent film serving an ideal protective covering for small wounds or abra- sions.-
 Sheep Liver
 Has sheep liver the same value in yitamins. iron etc. as calves liver beef lieer? It is served in many restaurants but 1t has not the rich flavor Of the other two. (L. F. J.)
 " It Is Quite Red Kindly tell me what color blood Is before 1t comes in contact with the air? tP. @ Answer---Red. In the arteries the blood Is a brighter red: in the veins darker red. Copyright 1888. John F. Diiie Col