A Word to Lads on Tobacco

Authors

CK True

Files

Summary

"Dr. Dan King says there are three poisonous chemicals in tobacco, one alkaloid and two oils. "A single drop of either of the oils put upon the tongue of a cat kills her in two minutes, and a single grain of the alkaloid is sufficient to kill instantly the strongest mastif." And now do you suppose, my dear lads, that a man can chew this drug and smoke it every day without injuring himself ? No. The fact is, that whole nations are made sickly by its use; numerous diseases may be directly traced to it, and many disorders to which men are liable are rendered incurable by its disturbing effects on the system."

Series

The Tract Book Series;6

Publication Date

August 2011

Keywords

moral, use, tobacco, slavery

Comments

Late 19th century Methodist Episcopal tract, The Tract Book Series. Old URL: http://ecommons.asburyseminary.edu/xmlui/handle/10910/17452

Language

English