Tobacco and its history. 20 



(ivor, few, if any, parents wlio use tobacco, could be found, who 

 will advise tlieir children to smoke; and the boy acquiring the 

 habit of taking " what father takes," must secretly practise by 

 using the niiserah/e cigart'tte, often manufactured from loath- 

 some stulis of used cigars, collected from spittoons, gutters, 

 of!al-heaj>s, and moistened with unDientloiKihle li(|uid mixed 

 with condimonts, 1)of()ie jmtting into shape, to make them 

 ])a1atahle and attractive to the "small" l)oy. It is well known 

 that many of these cigarettes are infused with oj)ium and 

 tlu'ir wrappers drcjsse^d with arsenic, tlius r(3ndering them ex- 

 tremely iwjui'ious. 



Regarding cigarettes, too much cannot be said in tlieir con- 

 denniation. Physicians who have investigated, declare ^'cigar- 

 ette smoking as one of the vilest and most destructive evils that 

 ever hcfell tlie youth of am/ countrij.''' Tliey consider its direct 

 tendency is a deterioration of the race. What makes it more alarm- 

 ing is the fact that young ladies are rapidly becoming addicted 

 to the use of these Jilthy compounds. According to late devel- 

 opments opium and other injurious drugs are used in cigar- 

 ettes, and even cigars, to an appalling extent. The "Havana 

 flavoring" alone, which is also used in snufF, is prepared from 

 the tonka-bean, which contains a deadly poison. Apart from 

 cigarettes, tobacco in other forms is known to be adulterated 

 and impregnated with poisons. "Opiates, laudanum, and Santa 

 Cruz rum," are among the ingredients used, according to a 

 manufacturer's recipe. One who is familiar with the manufac- 

 turing operation asserts that tobacco for cliewing is thoroughly 

 soaked in a solution of rum and licorice before getting ready 

 for market. Temperance men who use tobacco are, no doubt, 

 ignorant of this. But, after all, it must be admitted that no 

 mixture can be put into tobacco so hurtful to the human system 

 than the weed itself. 



INlany ardent lovers of tobacco confess with shame and sorrow 

 tliat they know tobacco-using is a bad habit and injurious to 

 health, but feel unable to give it up, 



