234 TOBACCO. 



"If the will is stronger than the appetite, the 

 man, unaided by any treatment, can overcome it ; 

 but if the Avill has become so weakened that appe- 

 tite is the more powerful, the subject yields his 

 will and appetite prevails. 



"By the long use of tobacco we have, in the 

 smoker or chewer, a system saturated with the 

 poison ; and when he ceases to use it, the nerves 

 become excited, because they are deprived of their 

 accustomed stimulus. To meet this want, the 

 system is drawn upon to give forth the latent to- 

 bacco that has become deposited in the tissues 

 throughout the body. In this effort, it is aroused 

 to intense action. The supply failing to satisfy the 

 demand, a fever ensues, and a nervous craving 

 that dominates the whole being. 



"What we wish to do is to allay the feverish 

 condition by eliminating the poison, and, by build- 

 ing up the nervous system, to render its action 

 normal, and quiet its cravings. 



" To accomplish the first, packing in wet sheets, 

 or warm bathing that will induce perspiration are 

 speedy and effective methods. To prove that 

 poison can be eliminated from the body, we may 

 experiment upon one who has for some weeks been 

 using the tincture of iron. Let him be packed 

 several times in a wet sheet, and this tincture will 

 be drawn through the pores, so that the sheet will 

 actually begin to rot away. 



" A warm bath at bedtime, for a few da}^s, 

 followed by a brisk rubbing and the drinking of 



