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learned doctors, ascribed largely "to the exasper- 

 ating agency of tobacco upon the human nerves 

 and organism." 



One of the resident medical officers of St. 

 Thomas' Hospital, London, reports three cases of 

 delirium tremens induced by tobacco smoke. 



I know of a Southern tobacco-grower who, by 

 excessive smoking, is reduced to a deplorable con- 

 dition. He falls into the deepest gloom, breaking 

 forth in the night into frightful ravings, and 

 threatening his wife with murder. To what a life 

 of wretchedness and terror has he thus doomed 

 her ! 



A mechanic, standing high in a temperance 

 lodge, was subject to fearful sufferings, his whole 

 family being at times called to his bedside at mid- 

 night to witness what seemed his dying agonies. 

 In one of these dreadful paroxysms a doctor was 

 summoned. " Do you use strong drinks ? " " No." 

 "Do you belong to the Sons of Temperance?" 

 w Yes." " I supposed you did ; you use tobacco. 

 This is a tobacco fit ; this is delirium tremens. 

 Drop tobacco, or tobacco will drop you." He did 

 drop it, and has known nothing of delirium tre- 

 mens since. 



HEART DISEASE ; SMOKER'S CANCER. 



The physician of an insurance company, after 

 examining a certain applicant, reported against 

 issuing him a policy on the ground of his having 

 what the doctors call " tobacco-heart." 



