Year: 1863

his cigar on the instant because we have
printed DR.. DryasdusL's opinion. Our
mission is fulfilled when we point out the
results likely 10 ensue from the abuse of
it. Neither do we advocate or decry its
use, conceiving it TO be for the interest as
it is the solemn duty of all men to inquire
into their habits SO far as they bear upon
the preservation of health; not present
comfort more than the welfare of future
generations depends on their practices.


The Turks undoubtedly understand how
10 smoke better than any other nation.
They do not seem TO be harmed by it,
since they live to healthy old ago in the
constant use of the weed; but whether
harmed or not they evidently excel all
other people in the luxury. The Turk
smokes clean clay pipe. He also uses
long wooded stem. This is the impor-
tant characteristic of the chibouk, and the
theory of the thing is this: All woody
fibers in burning are dccomposed, giving
off quantities of water or of oxygen and
hydrogen, which compose water. This
water passes OF in steam or yapor, hav-
ing in solution the. nicotine and other
component parts Of the tobacco. What
is commonly called the I" oil " in pipe is
ninety-nine hundredth parts water. 1t
cannot but be evident that this hot water
or steam, passing as it does directly from
the fiber to the mouth when one smokes
a short pipe or n cigar, is uncomfortable,
if not unwholesomc. A, long wooden
stem three to five feet in length, with n
large bore, is therefore advantageous in
this respect, that it permits the smoke 10
rest in the tube some time before il is
taken into the mouth. 1t deposits its
steam and q large part Of the nicotine in
the wooden tube, and the smoker takes
into his lips dry smoke. The Turks
clean these stems daily with strong coffee.
They prefer the wood Of the jessamine or
the wild cherry to all Others, although
they make pipe-stems of every kind. In
deed il is not uncommon for luxurious
Turk 10 send out for the branch Of large
rose bush, have his servant bore the stem
with the ever ready gimet and string, aud
then hand the pipe to his guest blooming
with fragrant roses. Jessamine and cher
ry stems cost in the Turkish bazars from
one to ten and even fifteen dollars each.
1t is on the stem and the moutbpiece that
the expense is wanted. The amber mouth
piece is in itself costly-choice amber,
milky and delicate in color, being worth
almost its weight in gold in Oriental
countries. The mouthpiece is ornament
cd with jewels, according to the wealth
of the proprietor. Thus, mouthpiece
worth ten or twenty thousand dollars may
be frequently seen, while the bowl of the
pipe is worth but tenth of cent. ..


These " habits and properties" as the
theatrical men say, may be very we'll for
Turks, but at the present state of prices
such luxury could hardly be supported.
A paragraph in late paper says that a
gentleman in this State has recently built
a three thousanddolar, smoke-house.' "
Or moro properly, perhaps, he has just
converted the cash, which would other
wise have been blown TO the winds, into
substantial dwelling. Finding that the
habit was injuring his health he discou-
tinued the practice. He was encouraged
by the pecuniary saving it was constantly
effecting. BY an accurate. arithmetical
calculation he ascertained that the daily
cost of cigars, with annual and compound
interest, would amount to over three thou
sand dollars in twenty years. Having al
ready effected this saving he concluded 10
build handsome dwelling. We should
regard this rs most precarious invest
ment. The fear would be always recur-
ring that at some day fire and smoke
would claim their own, and that the house
would vanish from the earth rs swiftly rs
the blue rings from the cigar, at whose
expense il was erected. Finally we may
assert without the fear of doctors before
our eyes, that the use, of tobacco, like cv-
cry other indulgence, is injurious to some
while il is innoxious to others. Practiced
to excess the habit will lead to serious
evils, but very temperate use of this
celebrated vegetable will not be attended
with any worse results than gradual
but steady diminution of its deyotees'
loose change


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