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Show U - ( Church Department jf - - - V absurdity of maintaining tobwM ictf virulent poiaon when taken by boys, but t. that when need by men. It la somehow transformed into a veritable panacea, must be apparent to alL . In spite of this Inconsistency ot a few individuals maintain that tobacco when used in moderation by men is harmless, but la dangerous to boys aen In ths smallest amounts. Tbs difficulty, however, seems to lie in their Interpretation of the torn harm." Many smokers mam to consider that no Injury Is beins done unless the system announces Jt in tones of a trumpet. They want the heart to break down, the breathing to become wheexy, or the eyesight impaired before they will recognise It as "harm." They seem to forget that the whole genius of modern activity is based upon the principle of prevention rather than that of ours. Their atutude would postpone the adoption of methods until ths epidemic sanitary bad appeared. ths looking of the Jail until - the bad prisoners the cl join of the throttleescaped, until the train hsd been TBS i , wrecked. 1 It is a well established fact ths use of tobacco by even that the r strongest men la often accompanied hy such disturbances ss high blood pressure. Impaired heart action and . reduced lung capacity, Kona or even all of these may be sufficiently pronounced to attract attention, , because of the general vigor and health of the body, which in mature man is so constructed that a deal of abuse may be Imposed great long before tbe results are made manifest. Thousands upon thousands of men. who supposed themselvee perfectly sound have first learned of some serious ailment, such as weak 1 heart or Impaired lungs upon bs-iexamined for life Insurance or for entrance Into the army. The body does not loudly proclaim Its troubles until after the reserves have been called Into activity, and then only when defeat Is apparent. Most smoking grown-uphowever, insist that this must be done before they will admit injury is being ac, ' complished Tbe competition and tion of modern times arespectalisacompel!-- 1 merhankers, ing manufacturers, chants, educators, and la fact lead- - . ers In every field of activity, to enquire into the causes of inefficiency No Investigation among men. touching the effect of tobacco yet has been reported In which It baa not been shown that tobacco users are less efficient than abstainers. Physicians are agreed that smokers present far less resistance to die. ease than do Manufacturers are beginning to see that -- .tobacco cuts down man's efficiency, both with respect to quality and quantity, Athletic directors universally demand abstinence of all participants, Educators' have demonstrated beyond all doubt that ths - use of tobacco Is associated with low scholarship. have shown that even Investigations football men (considered the acme of physical perfection) who use tobacco suffer a loss of practically per sent) of their list Tests have been designed capacity. which the tobacco user'srecently by loss In can actually be measefficiency ured . The testimonies following, representing as they do, the bast thought In practically every phase of human endeavor, should offer a sufficient answer to the question, "Are men Immune?" Chancellor David Starr Jordan, ng the irritation ' of th drug reuses for it" Dr. Edmund Andrews, professor f of Surgery. Northwestern University Medical school, Chicago; s "There ts no scienuflo basisI toy f that j supposition sixteen after hay of age a person can us to baoea with Impunity.-- It is bad at all ages. Ths earlier the smoker begins th wane for him, because bo ha a longer time in thei tu. tore to injure himself. The nature of the injury is th samel t Dr. T. D. Crothers. dent of Walnut Lodge superintenhospital, Hartford, Conn.; "Accounts of persons who jbave used tobacco for years without Inare found on examination to jury b untrue. H hi doubtful if; any person who uses tobacco continuously .is not enfeebled in mind and body, although the damage any not appear from a casual examine... -- 1 yto ( one-ten- th (,i ays: ' My Impression o using-tobacc- I Is that anyone Is subject to a ma- terial lowering of initiative and mntdt force, ibis lowering depends upon the age at which smoking began, the amount and kind of smoking, and especially on the kind of Intellectual effort the person msv put forth. , . , The finer th rnnf In general the greater the injury. Mr. Harrison, considered ths leader of the San Francisco Bar, told me lately that In his Judgment tobacco had been a greater source of injury to the legal profession in California than liquor, ft la not so 'destructive but it hits better (, So far as I know tobacco is hot strictly a narcotic, which would b bad enough because a man ought to bs awake when he Is do. Ing a waking mams work, but rather a perpetual irritant. Tha in .in who uses tobacco and enjoy It. is only feeling at th time of this use about as a normal man feels all the time. At ether times I 1 tion.' f WlUlam H. Allen. ecretaryBu- of reu Municipal, Research, AW. Tork- ' Less harm woud be fond by tobacco if it were more harmful. Like so many other good potions, its as la small quantities done not produce ths prompt, vivid unequivocal results that remove all doubt as to too user's injuries and intemperance. As inability to see tha physiological effect upon, binisekt encourages to tobacco user to smoking or chewing, so tali- -' ure to identify3 evil physiological effects upon the smoker eneour- to ages the non-ussmoking or chewing. A very begin few smokers the because habit fear give up they ft results, but too often the .Sian : i i er 4 who can mo toe evil results would rather give up almost anything elan, Th on motive that most frequent- ty stop inveterate smoking fear riM the least effective motive ut dissuading those who have not yet acquired the habit; every young man, pplees already from known heart trouble, suffering think ha will smoke moderately and without " ) harm. Charles Wm. Delaney, president of Cincinnati. Ohio: -University '"Having learned to smoke so A freshman at college, as most young men in the country aid In my time, and having had u struggle with It for some fifteen or twenty years before giving it up, f am to a post- Mott to give soma personal testimony, in my own css 1 gave np tobacco' completely after I hod at-- i taim-middle age and! I know J have enjoyed much better health and- - am abl to work tnar satis- and, I believe, more faStorily worthily since I did so.1 make tt h point to instruct aur young men with regasd to this matter regu- -; , i iarly." Sometime ago Luther Burbank.j ' the naturalist, was' approached by one of hla foremen was .asked and if ha with t the Jiablts a too menfaiptikar h had been discharging because of inefficiency and jwaq, astonished to team that all W them were smokers. Fur-thiconvinced him or theinvestigation Inefficiency of smokers, and In consequence he no longer employs them where a marked do- -. of delicacy or close Ciscrim- - v greej ination is required. After investi gating to matter he Announced that "Even men who amok, one cigar ' -- kreat-Americ- Oon-ttn- ue s, i day Cannot be trusted with aorau af my most delicate work," Chas, B. Towns, superintendent of Towns hospital. New York: . : Tobacco is harmful to svery-a-na ' who use it, aid or young. , It cannot In any way contribute to anyone' physical or mental uplift. Barn men are not aa susceptible ta tha action of this drug as others; some at mtro economical in its uae. and in the way in which they uae it. Tbe season that some meu , w bo have ben using it for years apparently are to good health via that they are lost a little harder ta ; poison than others." Dr, Jf. H. Kellogg, superintendent Battle Creek Sanitarium, Michl- - !? . v gan; t "It ts one af th enigma of ' modem life that toe avarsge busi- neaa man. to man who demands the highest degree of eftloiency to ' ' Avery department af fo business, be it factory, story, er office, should continue to bee tobacco, knowing that it is one of toe dead- Heat of poison and one of th worst of au anemias of mental t - power; It is that hi , business sen, astonishing his genius tor seon- -' should to con- him uy, permit some so much of hi energy In A perfectly useless and harmful way, Any maa who stops to him- self, who Inquire Into study th means by which he eatt conserve his vital energy and increase his efficiency, discover that toe first thing to do to raise the lost off his liver and kidneys and other organa; h discovers for Instance. that th work which bis lungs are required , t AO to eliminating nicotine infer tore than nil toe work involved , to the digestion of food and ton ' performance of Intellectual labor. And If he 1 a wise man. he will drop Immediately the nee of tobacco." f to consul Smokers wbo fry - themselves by arguing that they will avoid toe evil effects of tobacco by using it to "moderation will get but little comfort from the fol-- jr lowing statement by Edward-- . H. ' Cleveland, M. A., chaplain of tbe Riverside hospital; r "Aa unprejudiced Inquiry Into the mental and physiological of- -i feet of tobacco-smokin- g establishes the conviction that this habit, oven ta moderation, la definitely and permanently injurious to both mind and body. Bo many Indeed nr th scientific facto that point directly to this conclusion that It is difficult to select to most important one . . . We r ' not speaking at excessive use, but of moderate use, be It noted. Aside from th prinoipl - that moderate use leads to tiras, and always tends to that direction, as experience abundantly proves, no ana defend too excessive uos or abuea of tobacco. Not a advocate or apologist for itesingl use -wtt! venture to claim that the use In beneficial. A 11 agree that tobacco is a to be used to moderation, if poison, at all. This ar-- . 3 ticto la written to remind it read- r of to vary proposition that to habitualsimple smoking af to-banco In madaratiaa will, if given time enough, produce similar r- -. auito to to heart, brain, stomach. Ian and other vital organs to thoss brought about mors rapidly by smoking to acaas." , Dr. Hsrvsy W. Wiley, psrbaps America's okief authority u foods, ha this to oay concerning the use A MelcJuzedek Priesthood LUsoriFor Second Week in ef ' ' f Use oiOllive Oilr Fromf Pag One And I said. No, ml ' 1 , "Then said lie, Thgre are tbe two anointed ones, that stand bp tbe Lord of th (Continued bet 'lord. these Whole eartb.Zech, 4:1 Mi From these Quotations frpm tbe Scriptures we discover tfat tbe pure oil of tbe olive was commanded to be used in the lauspg in the Temple, or Tabernacle.; in tbe wilderness when Israel vjtos waiting to enter the promised land, and also to be used for holy ed anointing. This practice was la Solomons Temple, f ; Jt Is wall known that to aii;f gladness, , or at anointing, which Js spoken of in toe Psalms and ; other scriptures, and with which toe king and prophets war anointed, was to put ail of the dive which grew abundantly to Palestine. Oh of to ears which edn--tinu- ,:Mosea predicted would earn upon Children of Israel jbwael Jf to turned from the toe Lord, was thateommandnientxof they would have .Alive tree throughout all their coasts, but they should not anoint themselves with the oil. for their WJv trees would oast their frit lb. t. 18:49. Mtcah. at a later day, when Israel had turned frpm the Lord, again warned the people M ih-Dau- Israel and said Thou sholt sow. but toot! Shalt not reap; thou Shalt tread to olives, blit thou shall not anoint thee With to alt; and sweet wine, but ahalt aal drink win." vMlcah S It, This was to com upon them punishment for dona Th us af aUra oil for th of th sick was In vogue moisting n the Church af Jesus ChrUtlef former daya James says: , I any sick .among youW Let Mm call for the aider of to Church; and let them; pray ovep him, anointing him; with oil In toe name of tor tholr-transg- .Lord: And ( rv, tos prayer of fait shell save the sick, and the! Lord shall rain him up; andl if he have committed slnsj they shall be forgiven him- 1:14-1- 4. James , " This same practice was Instituted Itt toe Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-da- y Bainta in the beginning and has continued until now, and will .continue as au ordinance as long as present conditions endure. There have been- - eaae4 sod to elders of th Church, foist, Where through lack of understanding, , have; refused to administer to too sick under condition where ail could not be had. It ts thOiPrivilege ' Snd duty at too elders ta bless to elclt by the laying on of hands. It r have pure olive oil which has t they been . consecrated for tolas purpose an of them should'use: it in enoirtting ton sickoad then they should by too laying op pf hands ,, to anointing. It n all in to :ea h then they shouidNadmlnis- -i ter hsd, bp toe laying on of hands in the power at too priesthood and In tb prayer of faith that too blessing sought may came through at to Spirit of tha Lord. fthepbwer Thi la in socordanc with ths dt-- I Vlne plan Inaugurated in the b Smith. ' Joseph Fielding ginning. - I , well-kno- - , -- -- Uormonlam" teaches thfo this which Is but one of millions j!tarth; k farmed for similar pur- poses; was mad not out pf aoth-tn- g pa Serna theologian usssrt, but out af too eternal elements, and .matter, and that after 'spiriti It ha filled the measure of its creation as a temporary abode. place of probation for man. It will t converted into u celestial sphere (h righteous may inherit It Jthat forever.- - Christs millennial reign to sanctify foe earth and pro-P- ra It for celestial glory. dSlder ed 'Smoot, of the Council af th .Twejvk Bk U Whf Wonderful t would what Powrt tfthing th membera c tolj Churcb would aland unitedly as One man for th truth! What w j glorious thing it would b I.eflUld tliav T Ut HA usass.sau aa matt ta teach hla neighbor to an jknow'i Ood, because every fomonjj us, from tha grmtast to ;th foat. knows hint rr lea could that even ss menthol of ths ;sy 'Church, what u power It would bel Elder Joseph Fielding Smith, at th Council of to Twelve. ,r- - af tobacco by grown-up- s: Of toasa of matures yean I hak, 'Is ths oomfort whlrh ths use of tobacco gives reht happiness? t answer, No, it Is, A man should ao order .illusory. Ms activities that he needs n comforter except wholesome food, Illumine ting a fond family, and a pro. H who lias to seek consolation In a drug is going wrong. There Is something out of condition in his makTup, He ho a fats view of life. Hap pmras conatot In accomplishment, contentment. In satisfaction with th environment, not to lethcan passivity. There is no place in ths norma life tor an Illusory delight nor a content, To--: baeoo never ha drought and never will bring any real happiness to humanity. It ha been pointed out to on- other section that even to most nearly physically perfect men of grciralve-communi- ty. , drug-provok- America (football men) are aerir ausip Injured by to use af tobacco. If th bast men are injured fay l(a use, then certainly there can be no doubt-ththe root at ns are nut , ' y i at Immune. mi'" |
