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Smoking and Naval Enlistment

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International Tract and Missionary Society · Oakland, California · Nov 25, 1886

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 12, No. 45.

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Smoking and Naval Enlistment

Hundreds of boys, says the Scientific American, apply for enlistment in the United States Navy, but are rejected because they cannot pass the physical examination. The first question is: "Do you smoke?" The invariable response is: "No, sir;" but the tell-tale discoloration of the fingers at once tells the truth.