CIGARETTE SMOKING.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXI, Issue 469, 19 August 1909, Page 2

CIGARETTE SMOKING.

Dr. Joske, Dr. Jamieson, and Dr. Spriugthorpe, who weie asked by the Premier of Victoria to supply him with a report on cigarettesmoking express the opinion that cigarette-smoking is bad for boys and, growing youths, and suggests that it would be wise to educate the youths of the country through lectures and pamphlets given to ;State schools, secondary and other ■schools, requesting them not to smoke cigarettes. Respecting the effect which cigarette-smoking has on people, Drs. Joske, Jamieson, and Spriugthorpe say that indulgence in it by certain individuals is quite compatible with excellent health. The tendency, however, is, they state, for boys and youths not physically strong ,to acquire the habit. The habit grows upon them, and the consequence of such smoking is that the bodily functions, including those of the circulatory system, are interfered with, while the growth, digestion, and memory are impaired and the will-power is diminished. Indulged in before maturity, it tends in a very large degree to make the smoker listless, will-less, and morose. The Premier, Mr Murray, in commenting upon the report, said he believed that the moderate use of tobacco, smoked in a pipe, stimulated the brain power, but cigarette-smoking was so harmful that it should be prohibited like opium-smoking was.