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t Beaeion Afferent ;e held a idjourn-olutions orco the Court, ravity of isters in he trial aken to plicated ochefort Bubver-urt, anwrit-ilt berate rom the c drink-desider-l to tea-, and la demnedmedical view of iclu8ion by theouruala on will irt. and by the d upon n and itementife any court'smserva-)wever, fiat the of the w that lie ver-lington, id, has English itradit-lon andinent ia le conontractvay forwhichfalifax.iiLiv/ii me i vyc iu tuuici tut? tine uivenerable upon Christopher Columbua.Home Secretary Matthews ia inundated with letters and telegrams regarding Mrs. Maybrick.ailMulaniM and the Velce.Tobacco, alcohol, and tierv condiments of all kinds are best avoided by those who have to speak much, or at least theyshould be used in strict moderation. I feel bound to warn speaker* addicted to the “herb nicotian” against cigarettes.Like tippling, the efiect of cigaretterhtsmoking is cumulative,and the slight but constant absorbtion of tobacco juice and smoke makes the practice far more noxious in the long run than any other fortn of smoking. Our forefathers, who used regularly to end their evenings under the table, seem to have suffered little of the well-known effects of alcohol on the nerves, while the modern tippler, who is intoxicated, is a being whose whole nervous system may be said to be in a state of chronic inflammation. In like manner cigarette smokers (those at least who in% a . a » .hale the smojce, and do not merely puffit “from the lip8,”as Carlyle would say), are often in a state of chronic narcotic poisoning. The old jest adout the slowness of the poison may seem applicablehere, but though the process may betieslow there can be hut little doubt that it is sure. Even if it does not kill the body, it too often kills or greatly impairs the victim’s working efficiency and usefulness in life. The local effects of ci. Jgarettesin the mouth must also be taken into account by those whose work lies in the direction of public speech. The whitespots on the tongue and inside of the cheeks, known as “smoker's patches,”are believed by some doctors with specialdevo-experience to be more common in devotees of the cigarette than in other smoktillers. This unhealthy condition of the mouth may not only make speaking troublesome, or even painful, but it is now proved to be a predisposed cause of cancer. All fiery and pungent foode,oon-diments, or drinks tend to cause congestion of the throat, and if this condition becomes chronic it may lead to impnijr-oppost* portant il if the ing theUfAment, if not complete loss of voice. The5UKud dxauer _ _____some orators pin their fnitn exists main-t t . • A _supposed miraculous virtues of the myihilt;terious possets and draughts on whichly in the imagination of those who use them; at best they do nothing mere than lubricate the joints of the vocal machine so aa to make it work smoothly.—[Sir Morrell Mackenzie in the Contemporary Review.RunawayLa I_____
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Nanaimo Courier
Nanaimo, British Columbia, CA
Fri, Aug 16, 1889
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