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fifteen, gives as the result that twenty-seven pre- 

 sented marked symptoms of nicotine poisoning ; 

 twenty-three, serious derangement of the intellec- 

 tual faculties, and a strong appetite for alcoholic 

 drinks; three, heart disease; eight, decided de- 

 terioration of the blood; twelve, frequent nose- 

 bleed; ten, disturbed sleep; and four, ulceration 

 of the mouth in its mucous membrane. 



Says Decaisne, an eminent Paris doctor : "Among 

 children from nine to fifteen who were examined, 

 smoking undoubtedly caused palpitation, intermit- 

 tent pulse, and chloro-anaemia. Besides this, the 

 children showed impaired intelligence, became lazy 

 and stupid, and were disposed to take alcoholic 

 stimulants.'''' 



Even the very name has by some one been 

 ingeniously traced to the god of drunkenness, 

 To) BaxxM' Indeed, M so inseparable an attendant is 

 drinking on smoking," says Adam Clarke, "that in 

 some places the same word expresses both acts. 

 Thus, peend, in the Bengalee language, signifies to 

 drink and to smoke." 



Dr. Rush affirms that " Smoking and chewing to- 

 bacco, by rendering water and other simple liquids 

 insipid to the taste, dispose very much to the 

 stronger stimulus of ardent spirits ; hence, the 

 practice of smoking cigars has been followed by 

 the use of brandy and water as a common drink." 



The following is from a brief treatise on Nar- 

 cotics : — 



" When introduced into the system in small 



