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ajiot acrid feeling in tlie moutli, and a hovhh of rawness iu tlu; 

 throat. Small clours pioduec a Sfiise of lioat in the stomach, 

 chest and head, an<l even in tlie lingers, Avith some excitement 

 of the nervons system. Laryei' dosfs cause lioaxiness, giddiness, 

 torpor, sleepiness, indistinct vision, with sensitiveness of the 

 (»ye to liglit, imperfect hearing, laborious and opj)re.ssive breath- 

 ing, and dryness in the throat. Tn 10 minutes after the larger 

 dose a sensi; of great debility is percciived, the head droops, the 

 pulse-rate falls, the face grows pale, Iht? features are relaxed, 

 the lindjs seem paralyzed, the hands an<l feet are cold, the 

 coldness advances gradually towards the trunk, and faintness 

 ends in loss of consciousness. 



The disorder manifests itself in the iliii-estiv(; oi-ijans, l>v 

 belching, nausea and vomiting. After the poison has developed 

 itself, th<' nervous syst(.'m shows its condition by muscular 

 spasm. 



Wlteti lln' (lose IS hiryc, lis d'trert mid ininiediate ejf'ects are 

 extreme jorosirafion and deatJi. 



Nicotine acts primarily u])on the spinal and sym[)athetic 

 nervous syteni, and not upon the brain. It may cause death 

 by direct paralysis of the heart, or more indirectly by jtaralysis 

 of the breathing nniscles, producing fainting. 



THK FATAL DOSK OK COMMON TO15ACC0 



is given as vaiying from two ounces to tifteen grains. 



The .same volun)e says, a detailed account of the evil elfects 

 of the excessive use of Tobacco by smoking, snuffing or chewing, 

 would occu])y more space than can be spared for the purpose in 

 the work ; but a condensed statement of the principle ones may 

 not be omitted. 



It lessens the a})[)etite, iujpairs digestion and other natural 

 functions"; while it irritates the mouth and throat, rendering it 

 habitually congested, and destroying the purity of the ^oice. 

 It induces a habitual .sense of uneasiness and ner\ousness, with 

 epigastric sinking or tension, palpitation, de[)ression of spirits. 



