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poultice and put upon a sore. The nicotine from the poul- 

 tice has been known to poison the body, .and even to pro- 

 duce death. The nicotine of a few puffs of smoke makes 

 a person very weak and sick when he begins to smoke. 

 This shows how poisonous it is. After a person has 

 smoked a few times he becomes used to the poison so that 

 he can smoke or chew a great deal without becoming sick, 

 but a larger amount than usual sickens even an old smoker. 



83. Why tobacco is used. Persons make many excuses 

 for using tobacco. One says it is company for him. 

 Another says it makes his head clear so that he can think 

 better. Some smoke because others do, and boys smoke 

 because they think it makes them look like grown men. 

 Some say that they smoke to help digest the food, and 

 some that they use tobacco so that their stomachs will not 

 need so much food. Some smoke to cure a cold in the 

 head. Some boys learn to chew by putting tobacco in a 

 decayed tooth, thinking it will stop toothache. It is easy 

 to find an excuse for using tobacco, but where so many 

 excuses are given, none are good. 



84. Why tobacco should not be used. There are many 

 reasons why a person should not use tobaeco in any form. 

 It always leaves an unpleasant odor about the clothes and 

 room, and upon the breath. A person who cares for the 

 feelings of others will not make himself disagreeable with 

 the smoke of tobacco. 



Chewing and smoking make more saliva flow than the 

 mouth can take care of. The spitting which this causes 

 ought to keep any one from using tobacco. Tobacco does 

 not help digestion, but those who use it are very apt to 

 have a coated tongue and headache, showing that their 

 food is not digested as it should be. Many also have a 

 sore throat and a cough and a husky voice as the direct 



