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Show Timely Topics By C. V. Hansen Pr J J. Kellogg says: "Some time ago I had all nicotine removed from a cigarette, making a solution Horn it. I injected half the quantity quan-tity into a frogi, with the effect that the frog died almost instantly. The rest was administered to another an-other frog with' the same result Bi-lh frogs were full grown Mid av'eiage size. The conclusion is evident that if a single cigarette contains enough pcison to kill two frogs a boy who smokes 20 cigarettes cigar-ettes 'a day is inhaling enough poison pois-on to kill 40 frogs. Why does the p:ison not kill the boy? It tends to kill him. if "ct immediately, he is likely to die of a weak heart Bi"hts disease or some omer malady which scientific physicians everywhere new recognize as a natural nat-ural result of nicotine poisoning. ' The cigarette smoker commits sukide on the installment plan." said James J. Jeffries. , i |