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Rh and destroys the finer delicacy of the nerves. Any influence on the general nervous system of course affects the organs of sex directly, for, as explained before, they are a part of the nervous system.

"To one who has not attained his entire growth, the use of tobacco stunts the body and dwarfs the muscles, making them flabby and weak. When used in excess, tobacco greatly affects the vision. Physicians who make the treatment of the eye a specialty tell us that when they use the magnifying lens, and throw the light in upon the retina of the eye, they can tell immediately when one is addicted to the excessive use of tobacco. It also deadens the hearing, greatly affects the heart, producing palpitation, and when used regularly, in large quantities, results in producing what is called "tobacco heart." The results of either smoking or chewing can often be noticed in its effects upon the nerves, rendering the individual both nervous and irritable, even to small