Show TALKS TO 10 BOYS VII TOBACCO AND THE MENTAL POWERS A skilled mee mechanic banto cannot do his bis best work with unsuitable too tools if these are nicked or dulled or broken their usefulness la Is seriously impaired and the result ili ia manifest in the ibe arf production so it iti id io in the operations operation of the he mind with the body the latter is the instrument ot of the former it if it be debilitated or broken down the grandest gifts of mind or fortune are rendered comparatively valueless be couie the healthy body which Is i neue seary to their lull full use ue and enjoyment Is not associated therewith arbus the blood wat that is i deprived of vitality the be weak and unsteady heart the tb enfeebled kidneys and judge aw an the sluggish braio brain cannot exist jim in the fleshly tabernacle without exercising a harmful influence on the me most vigor ous mental organization when these ills ill are forced upon us through A daul ireace in the tobacco habit the great organ of mind falters falter beneath the op burden and tall fails to attain the glorious Jori purpose the creator intended it to serve of necessity intellectual injury results fruin physical injury rb abu hoy boy or man who renders his bi brain unsound by a vile practice cannot enjoy the be nellis of a aund sound mind ft arr r the brat brain a IR in the chief implement with which the mind works finite roan man to la unable to determine mind and describe deB oribe what mind iii ie but whatever its nature un its close relation with the be tangible body is clearly evident diseases of the body affet affe t the mind a disorders of the mind affect the body even the voluntary actions of digestion dix diA estion beating of the heart etc are influenced by the mind alad which in turn of which they are caused through the inhibitory centers centen of the brain the mind exercise exer ore self seir control judgment reason fears hope bope these inhibit which might prove disi disastrous to the ibe individual or to others when people grow old they are able to control their feel logs logo to io a great extent while an a children child d ren the emotions would be expressed without restraint in laughing cry log I 1 etc some adult persons persona fall fail to exercise this thir faculty of self gelf control giving way to lite fl to of anger or grief in a most reckless mauner manner thus causing much trouble to themselves and others other they are victims of 4 disordered mind the cause of which lies in an imperfect coalition of the brain which does no respond as it should do to the controlling center so bo the mind of the tobacco smoking student who cannot compete with his bis nonsmoking non smoking companion who to is no more endowed mentally is an n exam example tle of the allure of mind because of a weakness produced in the brain by an unnecessary and evil habit such a benumbing edert does doers tobacco have on the orga of mind that it seriously rewards retards intellectual do de and on this in several european countries its use is in forbidden to au all students stu denta in public in of learning our own government has baa taken steps against it I 1 la a the military and naval daval schools in orient a series of teste teats to tn ascertain the effects of dibacco smoking and to determine whether the practice should be prohibited dr of the polytechnic school at paris france franc divided the pupils into two classes the smokers smoker and non smokers the latter excelled the former during the entire course of study 0 1 thirty eight of the boys boy who a twenty 8 seven even were found to le be diseased from lotrue lot lue poisoning dr dibon of be united states naval academy at annapolis im polls met with similar results unon which be comments oom menta as toll follows ws tho the most important matter in iii the health bictory of the students it is that relating to tobacco and its interdiction is i absolutely essential to their future health and in this view I 1 have been sustained by my colleagues and all arians to in civil anti anil military life whose views view I 1 have beer been able to obtain PO subsequent experience aha confirmed con firmed the he mental as a well as physical decadence noted by drs De calone and dibon and also by dr reaver beaver of yale and others sit an uniformly attend ing the be tobacco habit some persons will and do urge mat hat great men philosophers statesmen warriors have bave been inveterate users un of the wood weed but non wilt will present the absurd claim that bat smoking or chow chewing gig made them great all that the be Illus illustration trauen shows te IN that they were war great in spite of the tobacco habit whose assaults on their mental vigor did not destroy it would they not have been even greater still kijl if they hey had abstained from abe use of the drug in a query which should suggest itself to every contemplative mind none will argue that it is an advantage to go great men to become victims of tobacco blindness or to die of smokers kerse heart hear tobacco cancer or disc disease age of the abe kid ney day in lungs age or stomach induced by the habit babit as so some we have done none can dispute the fact that their mental power was lessened lesa ened by the cause which wrecked them physically there are people who say bay that tobacco users can think better when they are smoking so go also there are men who in order to think continuously on ILDY any subject must lay aside the pid pipe the great newton saw the point when be refused to smoke awoke because he w uld make no necessities to himself IP his hie was the act of a master of it his hill appetites and propensities he be would n not I 1 t degrado degrade him himself in slavery to a habit demanded either that he submit to its cravings clavings cravi to obtain peace of mind or that he be ot it aside to u secure temporary relief from its irritating effect on his bia brain when that was wao wanted for effective work his was the order of true greatness that will not be bound by a master vice but follows the high rule of divine philosophy teaches that be that ruleth bis bib spirit is better than be that a city among the many important faculties of the mind Is that displayed in connection lection with the exercise of the powers oi of memory these fall fail from lack jack of cultivation and from other causes causer but there to is none more completely destructive truc tive than narcotics and stimulants no wonder that long continued ing wields a disastrous le influence fluence since in addition to the inoculation through the blood that portion of the brain nis nearest arest to the nose and the roof of the mouth li Is most moat concerned with memory and the intellectual powers in general the almost constant irritation of a poison so BO virulent as nicotine on an extensive surface contiguous to the brain does not fall fail to inflict injury on the organ of mind and it is not a matter of surprise that occasional oases cases of insanity are trace J directly to the use of tobacco in the settlement ot of a now new country as aa in early days on the pacific slope where the influx of men for years I 1 is more numerous than that of women and where the enjoyments enjoy ments and restraints stra ints too of home and the society of woman are measurably lacking medical practitioners have been given peculiar opportunities of studying both the physical and mental effects of the tobacco habit and in some re enacts their reports thereon F bibow an astounding amount of injury from this cause referring ferring to a type of those who have undermined their health in the ex search for wealth in a now new land avid rich with precious metals an eminent western physician says that added to such troubles from which re lief Is often sought in patent medicines or through medical hill the tobacco habit to is like a millstone about his bis imek beck preventing him from ever rals rail ing bin head above the waves of despair and so health and hope and money and manhood man hood all pass page away together and nothing Is left to him but death by the rondo roadside or to la the hospital or in abo tb mad madhouse bouse 11 II I equally injurious lu in tome ome respects as the effect of the weed upon the user is the heritage it entails upon bis big child rev reo 0 ton ten tie the father escapes escape visible for his sins nine which are upon his bis offspring when the life healthful activity of bodily organ lostion to is interfered with the injury casseen down to the progeny the law 0 of f heredity asserts itself and the I 1 n n 0 0 ent ant offspring too often inherit an imp aired constitution as the result of a f athers disregard of natural laws I 1 ID D t be case of inherited evil from the tobacco b habit the effect is in most frequently shown in the be clouded mental faculties of the child with this fact so thoroughly established by illustration to la almost every civilized community the pure and noble young woman who esteems her bar destiny as a mother should recoil with horror from being the life ilfe partner of an in vet erate tobacco user physiological science demonstrates that he be is not clean either physically or mentally three peoples are exceptionally heavy users of nf the weed the turks the and the american indians indiana their abasement has been produced by natural causes acting aati ng from generation to generation the prominence of the tobacco habit among them indicates its potency for that purpose A form ceroi of mental degradation which everyone can note as attending the practice of smoking Is ig the laziness lazi neos 0 of f mind in connection with physical cal indolence for almost complete inaction is essential to the enjoyment of the cigar or pipe A shrewd em employer plyer prefers prefer non don maoling employed emp loyes to smokers every time lime and in any event be forbids smoking in the workshop where men are paid for the time engaged the reason for this is not loot alone the ibe oby lethargy which a man displays display while smoking but the mental inactivity which is ia its inseparable associate another indication of benumbed faculties of the biad to is the ions ION of sympathy which attends the use of the weed it is in common knowledge how a man addicted to the tobacco habit but baa little or no consideration for the of those whom the objectionable odor offen offends dr in like manner the habit dulls big liver finer sensibilities of mind which awaken sympathy for his bis follows fellow in illustration of this principle the contrast between the two conditions me may 1 be observed in the game person take ake a man who has been a tobacco user and review bis big career in associating with people for a number of years after he be has abandoned the weed in every instance it may be noted that he be has baa grown more sympathetic ara and more lovable he has become cleaner mentally on as well as bodily and as cleanliness is next to godliness his in that direction lie la elearly clearly discernible with the persistent perel stent smoker the tendency is otherwise instances almost without number coalo be cited showing the affect of the tobacco habit upon the mental faculties but the illustrations illustration given are sufficient to establish that it to la equally as injurious thereto as to the being they also invite special attention to the peculiarities and eccentricities of mind exhibited by users of be weed which form an interesting interest luR though not always agreeable study for the close observer of humankind |