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Smoking: When Injurious, When Innocuous, When Beneficial, With Compendium of the Temperaments, Shewing How They Are Influenced by Tobacco (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

John C. Murray

 
9780484800044: Smoking: When Injurious, When Innocuous, When Beneficial, With Compendium of the Temperaments, Shewing How They Are Influenced by Tobacco (Classic Reprint)

Synopsis

Smoked through history and tempered by temperament, this concise guide weighs tobacco’s effects for real life today.

Explore how tobacco can soothe, stimulate, or burden the body depending on age, health, and personality. This edition distills practical observations and widely shared experiences into clear guidance.

Tobacco is examined as a habit, not just a product. The book blends medical insight with anecdotes to explain when smoking may be harmless, beneficial, or harmful, and how individual temperaments influence outcomes. It also surveys social and historical attitudes, offering balanced perspectives for readers seeking thoughtful, accessible information.
  • How mood, nerves, and digestion are affected by tobacco across temperaments.
  • Practical tips on choosing tobaccos, pipes, and smoking times to suit the individual.
  • Considerations for youth, adults, and aging readers about when tobacco may be less risky.
  • Context from historical and medical viewpoints to inform personal decisions.
Ideal for readers seeking a measured, patient view on tobacco use and its varied effects, presented in plain language and actionable guidance.

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