SMOKING AND SCHOLARSHIP 



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practice till his physician convinced him of the extreme 

 danger threatening his life. The pulse wave is nearly 

 normal in length, but is entirely too weak. Under such 

 conditions of heart a man is capable of Little courage or 



aggressiveness. 



Figure 237. 



"From the foregoing evidence we are led to the con- 

 clusion that in the case of boys and youths cigarette 

 smoking is very dele- 

 terious to the physical 

 and mental well-being. 

 Moreover my investiga- 

 tions indicate that it 

 makes very little dif- 

 ference in the effects 

 whether the victim uses 

 pipe or cigarettes, pro- 

 vided he inhales the 

 fumes ; and with few 

 exceptions the young 



smokers are inhalers. The ordinary case exhibits about 

 the following type of conduct : (1) While the craving is 

 at its height the victim manifests much uneasiness and 

 often much excitation. (2) During the indulgence the 

 cheek is alternately flushed and blanched, the respiration 

 considerably increased and the hands tremble. (3) About 

 twenty minutes after smoking the muscles become relaxed. 

 the respiration slow and shallow, the skin on the face dry 

 and sallow and there is an apparent feeling of unconcern 

 about everything." — W. A. McKeeveb. 



172. Smoking and Scholarship. — Several thousand boys 

 have been studied and classified according to acre and 

 whether they were smokers or non-smokers. In all cases 

 the non-smokers had a higher average grade of scholar- 

 ship. The experience of city superintendents and prin- 



