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Show Health and Beauty By j ; - DR. SOPraA BRUXSON CIGARETTES "Well I was in hopes that Susie would not take up the habit of cigarette smoking," said a distressed dis-tressed mother. Of course, I don't mind the boys smoking, as I know they would anyway; but I don't like to see a girl smoke. It just doesn't look well, and for that reason rea-son I don't want my girl to smoke." The mother's reason was a very poor one, and naturally had no influence in-fluence on her daughter, because Susie thought that smoking was smart and fashionable. The real reason for not smoking is found not in looks, but in the harm that the cigarette does to the smokers, whether they be male or female. We are told by eminent scientists that the burning of the tobacco with its glycerine content makes a combination with the paper that forms a poison known as acrolein. This chemical is very toxic and has a special affinity for the nerves. It acts as a dope. At first it exerts a serative or quieting effect ef-fect upon the system, and then the cigarette user begins to crave the fags. As the habit fastens itself upon the victim, his nerves show irritation, and he finds himself quite nervous, and in-the clutches of a habit that is apparently as difficult to break as that of opium. The acrolein is not the only poison poi-son that the cigarette contains. The nicotine of the tobacco is really real-ly such a virulent poison that it is used as an insect exterminator. Even the smoke of cigars and cigarettes, cig-arettes, if blown upon lice infected plants, will destroy the pests. Investigators have found that the cigarettes that are advertised as denicotinized, contain more nicotine nico-tine than the usual run of cigarettes. cigar-ettes. There are also other injurious injur-ious agencies in cigarette smoke. For example, ammonia, and the deadly carbon monoxide. Besides tarry substances and heat cause much local irritation to the nose, throat and eyes. Confirmed smokers are more generally underweight, and subject sub-ject to colds and other respiratory troubles than the non-smokers. One of the most pitiable creatures known as the skeleton man, was seen by the writer some time ago. He was earning a livelihood by exhibiting ex-hibiting himself in a little side show. He was practically destitute of flesh and looked , more like a mummy than a human being. He said that his plight was due to the incessant smoking of cigarettes. cigar-ettes. He smoked practically all the time, and could not do without them. The habit of cigarette smoking has never yet served a useful purpose, pur-pose, but it has done much harm. |