. A civic biology : presented in problems. Biology; Sanitation. 294 FOODS AND DIETARIES effect of nicotine upon a fish, one of the vertebrate animals. Nicotine in a pure form is so powerful a poison that two or three drops would be sufficient to cause the death of a man by its action upon the nervous system, especially the nerves controlling the beating of the heart. This action is well known among boys training for. athletic contests. The heart is affected ; boys become " short-winded ' as a result of the action on the heart. It has been demonstrated that tobacco has, too, an important e
. A civic biology : presented in problems. Biology; Sanitation. 294 FOODS AND DIETARIES effect of nicotine upon a fish, one of the vertebrate animals. Nicotine in a pure form is so powerful a poison that two or three drops would be sufficient to cause the death of a man by its action upon the nervous system, especially the nerves controlling the beating of the heart. This action is well known among boys training for. athletic contests. The heart is affected ; boys become " short-winded ' as a result of the action on the heart. It has been demonstrated that tobacco has, too, an important effect on muscular development. The stunted appearance of the young smoker is well known. Use and Abuse of Drugs. - The American people are addicted to the use of drugs, and especially patent medicines. A glance at uuuuUU. The amounts of alcohol in some liquors and in some patent medicines. a, beer, 5 % ; b, claret, 8 % ; c, champagne, 9 % ; d, whisky, 50 % ; e, well-known sarsaparilla, 18 % ; j, g, h, much-advertised nerve tonics, 20 %, 21 %, 25 % ; i, another much-advertised sarsaparilla, 27 % ; j, a well-known tonic, 28 % ; k, I, bitters, 37 %, 44 % alcohol. the street-car advertisements shows this. Most of the medicines advertised contain alcohol in greater quantity than beer or wine, and many of them have opium, morphine, or cocaine in their composition. Paregoric and laudanum, medicines sometimes given to young children, are examples of dangerous drugs that contain opium. Dr. George D. Haggard of Minneapolis has shown. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Hunter, George W. (George William), 1873-1948. New York : American Book Company
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