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Few people realise that the prohibition of liquor-has given a quiet, but powerful, impetus to the agitation against the use of tobacco. Most men are inclined to laugh when they are told that, ultimately smoking may be forbidden, although It in a fact," said the head of one many recent and far-reaching lawa re of the greatest wine and spirit houses in stricting the sale of the cigarette be the country, that our orders for whisky TJULEBOET demonstrated the possibility. In addition for an unknown destination' it is a question which more than ever great, as our former orders, for the United preoccupies the industrial and financial States. expert and many physicians, who are generally agreed to recognise that the relation of smoking to labour efficiency and health requires further investigation. if the urgent work of economic rehabilita, tion is not to be gravely compromised.

An investigation on new lines has been undertaken in England, and the results, when published, promise to be interest- ing That they will also elucidate, as for as possible and in permanent fashion, the great question whether smoking hampers huthan work and progress is also to be expected. To-day, when the atmosphere of the world is electric with 'revolt and the thunder of propaganda is abroad. it is interesting to note that this study of tobacco is one of sheer utility, being prompted by the desire to find out the truth and to attain the object, the most, equitable solution of the problems.

We deliver these goods at a certain port for delivery to people who, to our best belief, have large American counec- tions. How they dispose of the goods we do not know, but we have reason to believe that every gallon of the stuff goes to Pussyfoot America, where it has a sale at a presumably enormous profit That, however, is no affair of ours.

BEASTLY FAMOUS TUNES. SPIRITED DEFENCE BY MR.

HERMAN DAREWSKI, Which tunes are "beastly" And do the public really like them?

Mr. Herman Darawaki, the famous com- poser of popular music, raises these ques- tions in a retort to Sir Hugh P. Allen, who made a vigorous onslaught the other Principal of the Royal College of Music, day upon what he called beastly tunes.

Army commanders, recruiting officers, hospital commandante, and Sir Arthur Tapp would probably have something to say in regard to the baleful influence Sir Hugh appears to think they exercise upon the moral fibre of the public at large.

One of the great obstacles to such an investigation is the flood of propaganda books and articles.. It is important, there- I presume, observes Mr. Darewski, fore, to begin by examining the works" that he referred to such beastly of those who have their own theories tunes as Keep the home fires burning, to force on the public. These writers Tad long, long Trail, Tipperary, Sister generally present their ideas in the form Susic, and Pack up your troubles in the of idealistic living, in which tea, coffee, old kit bag. cocon and tobacco are forbidden. The recipe is easy enough. From time. to time somebody writes a book to prove that meat in a poison, or that vegetarians ale remarkable for longevity, and since it is easy to find in medical works ex- amples of meateaters who had autoin- toxication, and in manuals on food of of which a shipload of warriors went "It was a beastly' tune to the chorus vegetarians who lived to be centenarians to their last sleep beneath the waves; it it is not difficult to make out something was heastly tunes that eased the paing of a case. On the same lines one could of maimed and wounded-it. demonstrate that the excessive consumers beastly tunes sung in the sweat and of sugar are drunkards, or that smokers weltar of battle over there that enabled are drug maniacs; the reader is expected us to make nice tunes in peace and com- not to notice that the writer generalises, fort on this side. concerning a whole class from a few unfavourable specimens.

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Oh! but Sir Hugh may reply, the men did not like beastly tunes only. We sent over quite a lot of concert parties, who sang nice tunes, and everywhere they were received with enthusiasm.

Yes, but did not men sing them. If not, why?

"Whose fault is it that the public like beastly tunes?

more-0.97. It was found that not more than half the nicotine was destroyed in the combustion.

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The average cigarette contains in the portion actually smoked, about 14 milligrams (about one-third of a grain); milligrams; of this about 7 milligrams enters the mouth. In the amoke of thirty cigarettes only a trace of nicotine wa found. In the tobaeen itself of forty cigarettes the percentage of nicotine varied between 1 and 2.

The main thesis of the protagonists in this movement is that a more refined stage of civilisation will rid itself of this uncleanness, i.e., smoking." It is also argued that manners will change and that under a different system of manners smoking will be relegated to the vulgar classes of society. In saying this the writer is unconsciously touching" the

These investigations are especially in- reason which chiefly accounts for the teresting, as the cigarette has always widespread use of tobacco. Smoking is which condemn them as forms of smok- been assailed in legislation and in articles essentially a fashion, and nine tenths of the philosophy of tobacco are, and neces-, Many people object to them on the sarily must be, founded on pure utility. score of cleanliness, smell, and the free- In other words, smokers naturally prefer dom with which they are smoked in draw- tobacco as a means of social enjoyment, difference of taste in such matters cau ing rooms, -writing rooms and cafes. A but, if there were no tabacco, so deeply easily lead to a difference in public grounded in fashion or custom is amoking winion. One of the greatest dangers to that men would continue to smoke some which tobacco is exposed is the practice substitute, as was actually done during of making cigarettes out of mixtures" the war in countries where the leaf waof tobacco and other leaves. Ons result scarce-in Germany-for example.

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tion and the fastidiousness which is so what is the deleterious ingredient of marked a trait of the American character. tobacco smoke... -

The results of this investigation were effects of nicotine, and wisely. For the The propagandists now say less of the pubitahed recently in The Chemical News of London. Two questions, which had public, and even the expert, the proper. been unsettled, were: What is the tion of nicotine in a cigarette or cigar is nicotine content of a cigarette And, matter chiefy of guesswork. secondly, how much is destroyed during Moreover, the experience of substitutes combustion 1. In this way the amount shows that the fundamental defect of a absorbed by the system was determined. cigarette, cigar or pipe is the burning The average nicotine content of the quality of ith contents. Now it is not HONGKONG TIME SIGNALE, cigarette was 20 milligrams (about one necessary to be a chemist, doctor or third of a grain). Ahout forty cigaretten physiologist to judge whether e cigarette, The Time Ball on Koybom Signal Hill were taken in which the proportion for instance, burns badly and makes a is dropped daily at 10 am, and 4. p., of nicotine was determined by chemical disagreeable fume. Anybody can do this except on Saturdays when it is dropped analysis. These were weighed and much, and so the appeal to taste is likely at 10 am, and 1 pm, and on. Bundays smoked in an automatic smoker. The to decide the question of smoking, And and Holidays when it is dropped as 19 ends were collected and weighed, and it is just this element of taste that in am. only.

thus the weight actually known about quences women, The Ball is hoisted half mast at the 6th two-thirds of a cigarette is normally That tobacco is in danger very few minute and full mani ai the 67th minute smoked: for example, in the first series know as yet. It is unique among things "Should the ball fail to drop at the correct of experiments the total weight was 90.7 of the world. No other substance soothes, time, it will be lowered, a), 8 minutes past grams, the ends weighing 0 grams. In cheers, stimulates, as it does; nothing the hour and the ordinary routine repeated the second series the figures were 26.8 eise, can take its place when the usual na the following hour, if possible,

Should the Time Ball be out of order the of nicotine in the inhalation was hus esti absent and it does all this with less and 9 grams, respectively. The amount fouls and drinks are, for some reason, above routine will be carried out with the mated. Knowing the amount in the expense to health and happinees than flag "Z,” on the Storm Signal mask.),

Time Signals are also given a sigh could be calculated The weight of the After an exhaustive analysis of the sub- burned portions, the amount destroyed any other solace discovered by man. by means of three white lamps mon burned cigarettes being known, the nice stitutes tried, Professor Rupp writes: vertically on the Observatory wireless mattine in the inhalation is figured on this Tobacco affords true enjoyment; it From 8.66.0 to 9.0.0. p.m. the lampe weight and given in percentages. In helps our organism over many difficulties sætinguished momentarily në the ever seconds, except at the 2nd, 28th, 10th, gigarettes weighing 28.7 grams the pez and over many cares and hardships lead- 690d, and 64th of each minute.

centage of nicotine in the inhalation was ing to depressed states. It satisfies thirst 6.92. In the lighter cigarettes it was and hunger, as we learned during the

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