Killed by Cigar.
to know that a gentlemen has beea killed by smoking a single cigar—the first and last he ever attempted. The l]fte)sr&J£fres $'dd^ey,s'3>^sperous >ew York citizen, is described as a very temperate man m his habits. Tobacco had nevei' touched his lips until the fatal cigar was tasted. On a recent Sunday, liis family being out of town, he dined m his mother's house with a fW friends, iAftef,; dinner he accepted a cigar. "When about hal f the weed was cd'hsume^ tUe Smoked was taken deathly dck. Tins sensation has lieea -endnroct by nearly^lF 1 beginners, .- but. not.in the history of "medicine hag,been followed "by la'tal Two**" facts are mentioned m explanation- of this. The cigar 'Was a, strong one, protected by tin-foil to retaiu the strength. Mr Godfrey^' ilso^fe a quick, nervous man, who worked hard, the effect *teing%iotfet»& x Ufa ptgl Jo^ei^People who work had should not therefore smoke strong_cig;»rs.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 126, 23 April 1884, Page 2
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155Killed by Cigar. Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 126, 23 April 1884, Page 2
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