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toting movement in them ceases. This gives a 

 sense of relief to the person affected. He is not 

 aware that the benefit is purchased at a very seri- 

 ous cost. He has not only lessened the supply 

 of vital force for the time being, but has done a 

 very considerable amount of injury to his vital 

 system. He has, in fact, poisoned the springs of 

 life within him. As soon as these nerves rally 

 from the lowering effect of the narcotic, the 

 irritation returns, and the narcotic is called for 

 anew. Fresh injury is inflicted for the sake of 

 the ease desired. This goes on till the vital cen- 

 tres, if at all delicate, totally foil to give supply to 

 the motor nerves, and paralysis begins. Yet the 

 man goes on indulging in the so-called luxury of 

 the narcotic." 



Dr. Allen : w Many smokers, naturally bold and 

 resolute, lose their fortitude, become unable to bear 

 pain, are nervous in the society of others, and even 

 afraid of being left alone at night." 



Dr. Lizars : f ' I have invariably found that 

 patients addicted to smoking became cowardly, 

 and deficient in manly fortitude to undergo any 

 surgical operation, however trifling." 



Dr. Brodie : K The earliest symptoms are mani- 

 fested in the derangement of the nervous system. 

 Almost the worst case of neuralgia that ever came 

 under my observation was that of a gentleman 

 who consulted the late Dr. Bright and myself. 

 The pains were universal and never absent, but 

 during the night they were specially intense, so 



