a noticeable extent. Sooner or later,
however, it will make its awful sting to be felt. Some men may expose
themselves to the most inclement weather for years and experience no
visible injurious effects; however, slowly, but surely, such negligence is
undermining the general health, and the pains of his old days will repay
him for the fool-hardiness of his youth.

We have read may works on hygiene, and never a one but what has without
hesitancy pronounced tobacco and alcohol very injurious poisons. We have a
few by us and will give you some short quotations.

"It tends to debilitate the organs, it weakens the memory. By the use of
tobacco we entail upon ourselves a whole train of nervous maladies. It
will bow down to the earth an intellect of giant strength and make it
grind in bondage like Samson shorn of his strength."--_Hitchcock._

"It impairs the functions of the brain, clouds the understanding, and
enfeebles the memory."--_Dr. Stevens._

"In whatever way it is used, tobacco is a narcotic and a poison. Its
injurious effects are due to its active principle called 'nicotine,' which
is of itself a narcotic poison. The extent to which the body may be
injured by tobacco depends upon its moderate or excessive use. Even in
moderate use it is hurtful to young persons, and by no means free from
harm to adults. It produces an artificial exhaustion, as it were, of the
nerve-centers. It certainly does no good, even when used in moderation.
Tobacco produces functional derangement of the nervous system, palpitation
of the heart, certain forms of dyspepsia, and more or less irritation of
the throat and lungs. Sometimes after long smoking, a sudden sensation of
dizziness, with a momentary loss of consciousness is experienced. At other
times, if walking, there is a sudden sensation of falling forward, or as
if the feet were touching cotton-wool. While the stomach is empty,
protracted smoking will often produce a feeling of nausea, accompanied
with a headache. The external application of tobacco to chafed surfaces,
and even to the healthy skin, will occasion severe, and sometimes fatal
results. A tea made of tobacco and applied to the skin has caused death in
three hours. A tobacco enema has resulted fatally within a few minutes.
The excessive smoking of tobacco has been known to produce violent and
fatal effects. Nicotine is one of the most rapidly fatal poisons known. It
rivals prussic acid in this respect. It takes about one m