Revelations about tobacco : a prize essay on the history of tobacco, and its physical action on the human body, through its various modes of employment / by Hampton Brewer ; with notes by Thomas Reynolds.

  • Brewer, Hampton.
Date:
1875
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Revelations about tobacco : a prize essay on the history of tobacco, and its physical action on the human body, through its various modes of employment / by Hampton Brewer ; with notes by Thomas Reynolds. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    INDEX. Tobacco—Derivation of the Word - _ Description and Cultivation of the Plant _ The Various Modes of Preparing for Use - . — Active Principles of, &c. - Essayist’s Experience as a Smoker Tobacco—Use of it, Medicinally Considered - —-—- Uses of, as Luxuries - Curious Substitute for a Pipe by a Kaffir . - Smoking by Boys, a Summons for its Repression — . - Tobacco—Intoxicating Effects of it, known to Babylonians and Scythians - - Considered as a Factor of Disease Cases of Muscular Relaxation and other Ailments through Smoking - Tobacco—Effect of, upon Memory - __Satiating Effects of - - __ Influence of, upon the Heart’s Action Cancerous and Ulcerous affections of the lips, and tendency to Amaurosis, through Smoking Singular Accidents through Smoking - - - Serious and Humiliating Considerations for Smokers of all Classes, which intimately concern both Sexes - NOTES. Page. 5 6—7 8—9 9—10 11 12—14 15—19 19 19 20 21-28 29—32 32 33 34 34 35—36 36—39 A. —Diminished Use of Snuff in Scotland - B. —Relating to a Snuff-taking Physician - C. —On the obfuscating Influence of Snuff on a Surgeon D. —A Call for an extensive Crusade againgt Smoking E. —Unwilling Admission by a Surgeon of the Cause of his Indigestion ------ F. —Effects of Tobacco on the exquisite Sensibility of the Nervous System ------- G — Extracts from “ Public health ” on Diseases from Smoking H. —Effects of Tobacco in producing Lunacy £- I. —Paralysis produced by Tobacco - J. —Dr. Ledward and his Cured Patients - K. —Striking Results from withholding Snuff in an Asylum - L. —Non-smokers ignorant of the Effects of Tobacco, admitted by a Physician - - M. — A Tremulous Painter, who left off smoking, and regained his Muscular power N. —Cumulative Testimony on Cancers produced through Smoking O. —On Effect of Smoking to prevent Increase of Flesh P. —Effects of Smoking on Ocular Vision - Q and R.—On the Essayist’s Introduction of a Delicate Topic and Comment thereon ------ 41 41 41 42 42 42 43 44 44 44 44 45 45 46 46 46 47