[AT] the way we were raised

[charlie hill]

Tobacco poisoning is real.  I used to get it about every summer.  My 
pediatrician
knew about it.  It was no big deal.  It consists of a rash and a bit of 
itching, nothing
particularly bad even to a child.  At least that's the way it effected me. 
Of course that
was over 50 years ago and pediatricians were a bit more in tune with 
realities on
family farms than they are now.

If I ever felt the affects of nicotine (like you feel form smoking or 
dipping) as result of
direct contact with tobacco leaves I didn't recognize it.  I tried some 
chewing tobacco
a couple of times and it nearly blew the top of my head off so I think I 
would have recognized
the effects of nicotine from direct contact.

Charlie

-----Original Message----- 
From: Gunnells, Bradley R
Sent: Monday, May 19, 2014 4:40 PM
To: Antique tractor email discussion group
Subject: Re: [AT] the way we were raised

So you're saying you'd like some proof to back up their claims?   ;-)

Hard to create a dramatic effect if you're required to prove it. (And people 
wonder why some don't believe everything in the media)

Brad

On May 19, 2014, at 3:09 PM, Grant Brians <sales at heirloom-organic.com> 
wrote:

> I read the article and was struck by something - no numbers were in the 
> article detailing these egregious Tobacco poisonings. I know that I 
> benefitted from the work ethic and the skills I learned as a minor (I 
> hesitate to call a 17 year old a child as decribed in the article) and I 
> started farming on my own at age 14. At the same time I have seen abuse of 
> kids too in the past. If they actually were able to document the tobacco 
> poisonings, then OSHA and DOL would have shut down those farmers so fast!
>          Grant Brians
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com
> [mailto:at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com]On Behalf Of
> jtchall at nc.rr.com
> Sent: Saturday, May 17, 2014 4:47 AM
> To: Antique tractor email discussion group
> Subject: [AT] the way we were raised
>
>
> Off topic for the most part, but considering how most of us were raised, 
> maybe not so much.
> The story may be more relative to southeastern states due to the amount of 
> manual labor, but I’m certain midwest grain farms could fall into this as 
> well, maybe more so if you consider the larger equipment. I’m not in favor 
> of putting kids at risk, but with proper supervision and job selection I 
> have trouble finding a problem. Your thoughts before you head to the shop 
> and tinker on some old iron on this chilly (it’s less than 50deg here, way 
> below normal) morning.
>
> Anyway, you know where the delete button is.
>
> http://www.wral.com/report-highlights-child-labor-on-us-tobacco-farms/13642674/
>
> John Hall
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