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is now* in cue lianas 01 umeago men.Cigarctto Smoking;.The New York Herald in an editorial says:The evils of excessive cigarette smoking* are often enough emphasized lv the 'death of a victim to give seriousness to the warning of danger to such as cultivate the habit.The case of the late Mr. Bissell is a fair sample of its kind. The result was foreseen by his friends but timely warning was of no avail. Death occurred from inflammation of the brain, evidently caused by the poison of tobacco!It would be well if the thousands of cigarette smokers of the land could take this lesson to heart. While using tobacco in its most objectionable form they should also note the fact that in early life they are most susceptible to all the bad effects of the weed.It is impossible to estimate the amount of mischief that this most pernicious practice entails. There is no vital function that it does not injure. Whatever may be said in favor of tobacco as a nerve sedative, there is never any need for it in any shape by the young. If it does not spend it’s force upon the brain it injuriously affects the digestion, paralyzes the healthy energy, interferes with nutrition. induces troublesome palpitation, damages the. eyesight, ultimately leaving* the subject a nervous wreck entirely unfitted for the business of lift*.What more can he said against cigarette smoking as practiced by tiicyoungergeneration yagoJournalism In Japan,
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Fernie Ledge

Fernie, British Columbia, CA

Thu, Jul 29, 1897

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