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opium, while the wrapper, warranted to be rice- 

 paper, proved to be common paper whitened with 

 arsenic. Thus the cigarette subtlety combines a 

 threefold deadly bane, proving in the end, per- 

 chance, as fatal to the unwary as the poisoned 

 garment of Nessus to the unsuspecting Hercules. 



A chemist in New York city, who also had his 

 own suspicions, purchased from prominent dealers 

 a dozen packages of the highest-priced cigarettes. 

 These he sent for analysis to an eminent chemist 

 in another State, and was astounded by his report 

 of the quantity of opium found in these standard 

 brands. 



Dr. Lewis A. Sayre pronounces cigarettes to be 

 worse for boys than pipes or cigars, and paper 

 cigarettes to be worse than tobacco cigarettes, 

 perhaps because the paper absorbs more of the 

 nicotine ; that they lead to a nervous trembling of 

 the hands, and, if used excessively, affect the 

 memory. 



Dr. Hammond bears testimony to " the ill effects 

 of cigarettes in the production of facial neuralgia, 

 insomnia, nervous dyspepsia, sciatica, and an in- 

 disposition to mental exertion." 



In a city school a bright lad of thirteen became 

 dull and fitful, and troubled with nervous twitch- 

 ings. His condition at length compelling him to 

 be withdrawn from his studies, he was found to be 

 a smoker of cigarettes. When asked why he did 

 not give them up, he replied with tears that he 

 had often tried to do so, but could not. 



