TOBACCO LEAVES 



the stain that is produced is popularly 

 supposed to be made by nicotine. It is 

 really oil of tobacco, which is a horse of 

 quite a different colour. No, the chief 

 harm done by smoking is the stimulus 

 which it gives to the heart. This is par- 

 ticularly true where ' inhaling ' is prac- 

 tised. Each time the smoke is inhaled it 

 acts as a slight spur to the heart, and, 

 needless to say, there is sure to be a reac- 

 tion. If the smoker is in good general 

 health, he will probably never feel it; bu 

 if he isn't, there will be periods of pr 

 found depression, and, not knowing the 

 cause, he is apt to try to brace up on a 

 drink, which makes matters just that much 

 worse. If he has organic heart trouble 

 valvular weakness, I mean it's quite 

 possible that he will tumble over some day 

 and put his angel plumage on. Those are 

 the cold facts about smoking none oth- 

 ers are genuine." 

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