THE TOBACCO NUISANCE. 



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til.' gooltim," ooiniii- for wliidi \vo arc to labor and pmy 

 " Holiness to the Lord" is to l.e insciilHMl on all (hin-s, and as 

 no one would over dream of so lalu-iling casks of "liquor or 

 chests of tobaceo it may l.e tak.-n for o-ranted tl.at those will 

 I'o unknown. Public conveyances will nofc then bo unlit to 

 ^t.ravel in. Dust will not then bo lite.'ally thrown in one's 

 eyes, nor will we be comiKdled to inhale the si,H,.k(> we so 

 much detest fiom tlioso who usc^ it on the street. TIm. poor 

 weakdungod consuniptive, j.anting for breath, and for whoso 

 bcnotit tJie room is kept uncomfortab.ly cool, will not hav.. to 

 say, " Please don't sit between mo and Ih.e window." And the 

 ho.ise of (,V)d will not have its atmosphere taint..!, its tloc^ 

 discolored ami its furniture disfigured bv this uncleanly habit 

 but be in truth and reality a place ^vhere men with clean lips 

 will render acceptable the service. 



3. I do not use Tobacco because I l.elievo it would bo I„]„rl 

 ons to my Health. ''Do thyself no harm" is an apostolic 

 utterance, and to care for my body is as n.ucli my duty as to 

 care for my soul. As I do not dain. to speak with authority 

 on this point, I can only ref,-r you to those who can The 

 leading physicians of Europe and Anu-rica sneuk in the strong- 

 est terms cf the evil effects of this drug on the hu.nan oi-^ani/a- 

 tion, and I could give the names of scores whose opinions 

 cannot be questioned. Dr. .Alussev, one of tlc> ..reatct 

 authorities of the day, gives us the results of seven expo^riments 

 made with the oil of tobacco upon dogs, cats, squirrels an.l 

 mice. In each case d.'ath was occasional in a Tow minuses l>ut 

 preceded by the most intense agony. Other animals and I'urds 

 have been operated upon with similar results, and men have no 

 reason to believe t hoy can use it without inju.v. Dr. Halo 

 says: -The smoker cannot escape the poison of Tobacco- it 

 gets into his blood, trav,.ls the whole .-ound of the system 

 interferes with the action of the heart and the general circula- 

 tion, and eifects every organ and fibre of the f.'ame.' Dr. I| 

 Gibbon says: -Tobacco impairs digestion, poisons the bloodi 



