THEY HURT THE NERVES

Pacific Press Publishing Company · OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA · Jan 17, 1900

THEY HURT THE NERVES.

Boys, do you desire to have always good, strong nerves? Then do not use cigarets. You think they are harmless? They certainly look very innocent—only a roll of white paper with a bit of doctored tobacco inside. But they do weaken the nerves; and, in fact, they have kept many a man from securing a good position on a certain railroad in the west. Read what Mr. George Baumhoff, superintendent of the Lindell Railway, of St. Louis, says about their use:

"Under no circumstances will I hire a man who smokes cigarets. He is as dangerous on the front end of a motor as a man who drinks; in fact, he is more dangerous. His nerves are bound to give way at a critical moment. A motorman needs all his nerve all the time, and a cigaret smoker can't stand the strain. It is a pretty tough job for men in good condition, and even they sometimes get flurried. If I find a car beginning to run badly and getting irregular for any time, I immediately begin to investigate the man to find out if he smokes cigarets. Nine times out of ten he does, and then he goes for good."

—Selected.