A primer of health; practical hygiene for pupils on primary and lower grades by Stowell Charles H

Author:Stowell, Charles H[enry], 1850- [from old catalog]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Hygiene
Publisher: New York, Boston [etc.] Silver, Burdett and company
Published: 1906-03-25T05:00:00+00:00

The Tobacco Plant.—Probably you all know that tobacco is made from the leaves of a plant. But do you know why it is that the tobacco leaf is used instead of the leaf of the beet or the cabbage ? It is because tobacco leaves contain substances that are not in the

beet or cabbage leaf. These substances produce a quieting or stupefying effect upon the smoker, and it is this effect that the smoker comes to enjoy.

Nicotine a Poison.—Perhaps you have heard some of the older boys tell how sick the first use of tobacco made them. It was because they were suffering from the poisonous effects of the nicotine which is in the tobacco. These boys may tell you that the headache and the vomiting soon disappear, but they probably do not tell you about the slower effects of this poison which are sure to come, although we may not always know what they are.

Tobacco Benefits No One.—Did you ever ask persons who use tobacco whether it harms them ? If so, perhaps some of them have told you that they are sure it does not; while others say they know it harms them, but they cannot break awayfrom the habit. It is certainly true that tobacco injures those who use it—some more than others. Even those who think they are not harmed by its use, would find themselves much better off without it.

The reason why so many grown persons do not appear to suffer from using tobacco, is probably because they did not begin its use until their bodies had attained full growth. The grown body is stronger and is thus better able to resist harmful influences than the growing body.

Tobacco Harmful to the Young.—It is a positive fact that tobacco is very harmful to the young. We do not believe there is a single exception to this rule. Tobacco does immense harm to those who use it while the body is growing and developing. Its effects are not only serious but they are lasting. Here is a rule which you should all remember : The younger the person using tobacco, the more serious will be its effects.

Twenty-nine states in this country have passed laws forbidding the sale of tobacco to young persons. Can you tell why such laws are passed ? Because the men who make the laws see that the use of tobacco is seriously injuring the boys who are to be the future men of the land.

Effects of Cigarettes.—Boys sometimes think that because cigarettes are so small there cannot be much harm in using them. This is a great mistake. No boy can smoke them without being more or less harmed. It is equally true that many boys have their health broken, their minds injured, and all their bright prospects for life ruined by these same little cigarettes.

Suppose you ask one of your playmates, " Why do you eat your dinner ? '^ he will probably answer, ^' Because I am hungry.^^ Ask him, '^Why do you drink a glass of water ?'^ He will tell you, ^^ Because I am tlJrsty.

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