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racuse, N. Y., died suddenly of paralysis of the 

 heart, attributed by his family physician to M the 

 too free use of tobacco." He had repeatedly been 

 warned against his habit of excessive smoking, and 

 he had moderated his indulgence, coming down 

 from twenty daily cigars to five. But he could 

 not break his fetters, and he fell, conquered by the 

 destroyer. 



TOBACCO DISEASES. 



From an able work entitled Diseases of Modern 

 Life, by Dr. Richardson, an eminent English 

 physician, I copy the following : — 



" Smoking produces disturbances in the blood, 

 causing undue fluidity and change in the red cor- 

 puscles ; in the stomach giving rise to debility, 

 nausea, and in extreme cases, vomiting; in the 

 mucous membrane of the mouth, causing enlarge- 

 ment and soreness of the tonsils, smokers' sore 

 throat, etc. ; in the heart, producing debility of 

 that organ, and irregular action ; in the bronchial 

 surface of the lungs, when that is already irritable, 

 sustaining irritation and increasing cough ; in the 

 organs of se?ise, causing, in the extreme degree, 

 dilatation of the pupils of the eye, confusion of 

 vision, bright lines, luminous or cobweb specks, 

 and lonsr retention of images on the retina ; with 

 other and analogous symptoms affecting the ear, 

 viz., inability to define sounds clearly, and the 

 occurrence of a sharp ringing sound, like a whistle 

 or a bell ; in the brain, impairing the activity of 

 that organ ; in the volitional, and in the sympa- 



