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TOBACCO, INSANITY and NERVOUSNESS 



BY 



DR. L. BREMER, 



OF ST. LOUIS. 



There is no narcotic, either in modern or ancient times, 

 which has been and still is, so universally in use, as tobacco, 

 And. there- is none about whose action on the human body 

 there is so much difference of opinion among the laity and 

 the profession. 



Whereas, by some, it is looked upon as an im mitigated 

 ' evil, it is claimed by others, that its use is not without 

 advantage. Hence, it has been condemned and corn- 

 amended in turns. Its friends have, so far, carried the 

 ' day; its triumphal march over nearly the whole civilized 

 feand uncivilized orlobe has been continuous. 



Without entering into preliminaries and details, I will 

 I state at the outset, that 1 side with those who, looking at 



> the injurious effects collectively, consider it more harmful 

 i than alcohol, from the simple fact that its use is more 

 t general, its effects more gradual and less obvious, and 



that, from a moral point of view, it is in better standing. 

 , The breath of tobacco is held permissible and will be 

 [Condoned by all classes ; that of alcohol is looked upon 



as odious and exposes its bearer in some quarters to social 



> ostracism. 



It is this connivance, on the part of public opinion, at 

 this land of luxus-consumption, as it is euphoniously styled 



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