CHILDREN POISONED WITH TOBACCO.
In one of the schools of Brooklyn, a boy thirteen years old, naturally very quick and bright, was found to be growing dull and fitful. His face was pale, and he had nervous twitchings. He was obliged to quit school. Inquiry showed that he had become a confirmed smoker of cigarettes. When asked why he did not give it up, he shed tears and said that he had often tried but could not. The growth of this habit is insidious, and its effects ruinous. The eyes, the brain, the nervous system, the memory, the power of application, are impaired by it. “It’s nothing but a cigarette,” is really, “It’s nothing but poison.” German and French physicians have protested against it, and a convention of Sabbath and secular teachers was recently held in England to check it. It was presided over by an eminent surgeon of a Royal Eye Infirmary, who stated that many diseases of the eye were directly caused by it. Parents, save children from this vice if possible. Do not allow them to deceive you. In future years they will rise up and bless you for restraining them.—Christian Advocate.