Project Gutenberg 2006-10-30 Public domain in the USA. 71 Mussey, R. D. (Reuben Dimond) 1780 1866 Mussey, Reuben Dimond An essay on the influence of tobacco upon life and health Reading ease score: 55.2 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. Produced by David Garcia and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Kentuckiana Digital Library) "An Essay on the Influence of Tobacco upon Life and Health" by R. D. Mussey, M.D. is a scientific publication written in the early 19th century, specifically in 1836. The book explores the detrimental effects of tobacco on human health and the human body, supported by various historical and experimental evidence. Mussey, who holds multiple academic titles and positions in the medical field, recounts the history of tobacco, its effects on various organisms, and its consequences on both physical and mental health. In this essay, Mussey discusses tobacco’s origins, the evolution of its use, and its classification as a powerful poison that can lead to numerous health issues, including mental disorders and physical ailments. He presents experimental evidence highlighting the toxicological effects of tobacco on animals, detailing experiments that demonstrate its lethal nature. The book also describes the long-term adverse effects of habitual use, such as dyspepsia, respiratory problems, and overall diminished health, urging readers to abandon tobacco entirely. Mussey emphasizes the alarming reality of tobacco addiction and its grip on society, advocating for a complete cessation of use to improve individual and community health. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Tobacco use RC Text Browsing: Drugs/Alcohol/Pharmacology Browsing: Health & Medicine 99657 99513 2024-10-08T14:23:55.549423 2023-09-09T05:16:21.618425 text/html text/html 96275 2006-10-30T13:01:18 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 35085 2006-10-30T13:01:18 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 121228 2024-10-08T14:24:02.114397 application/epub+zip 119997 2024-10-08T14:23:59.101386 application/epub+zip 103844 2024-10-08T14:23:57.786396 application/epub+zip 301548 2024-10-08T14:24:04.309356 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 290261 2024-10-08T14:24:01.279382 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 235348 2022-09-09T10:33:57.012771 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 86354 86154 2024-10-08T14:23:55.186438 2023-09-09T05:16:21.361445 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 86262 2006-10-30T13:01:18 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 32663 2006-10-30T13:01:18 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 86256 2006-10-30T13:01:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 32644 2006-10-30T13:01:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21355 2024-10-08T14:24:04.445357 application/rdf+xml 20584 2024-10-08T14:23:58.355390 image/jpeg 4502 2024-10-08T14:23:58.071398 image/jpeg 118426 2024-10-08T14:23:55.559412 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia