The Pearl River banner. (Monticello, Miss.) 1837-18??, 1838-12-22

wsnsinE '0a his ascciic. principle, could, 4
think, tsppelauifes IN JOUR food, and in your
drcsi, which you have been accustomed 10 deem
1Msocent, and with which you would be. unwilling
t6part. But that you may not accuse mr. of d-nl-
ing IN intangible grncrrlites. will apply r,y rea-
soning IN more familiar inst,mcr. suppose then,
that you and I have both spent day III lnboYious
study, amt being hot, fitgued, VII are alike viii
ling 30 seek some recreation. Yoi are disposad 10
ride on horse back 20 Neylans' S.s.,,gs, or a few
piles in pny other direction in the country; but |.
in indifferent mood, take five fayored cigar, OF
al chew Of s"fisney Dew," and muse an hour
III nay own corner, or converse with my friend upon
the news OF the day. or some interesting topic, as
itmay happen. You accost me ON the improprie.
~ and usclcssnsss Of my luxury, asking me il
cannot be equally happy without il, as with il but
scei'isyou mount ahorse, say, and why, sir, can
not you take SHIRT excursion into the coutry,
without esuseless IuSuryof riding on horseback!
In reply you think il quite sufficient IN say, "ri-
ding will be mora agreeable to me atthe present
time, than walking; it wild better facilitate refec-
'rion, and make my excursion more pleasant"
Why, then, would say, for these very reasons,
preferlat picsent, 70 smoke cigar, rather than 10
SIT without one. Perhaps might also add, syou
are in circumstances 10 command the luxury Of
IL
whereas can 30 neither, It, were ever so desi-
'ressso Now as Tam no, disposed 10 quarrel with
ycp BECAUSE you avail yourself Of these snperg,s.
osts convdlrncsss pray dsut sfrown upon me for
awaiting myself Of the trivial luxury Of cigar, or
a chew Of TOBACCO. rt'
Now, by all this, wish to shew you how IRA
onai itisto traineven virtue to an extrens, and
how propcrlto allow some latitude to mans in
nocent tastes and partialities.. -
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said before, it is extremely unfair to make The use
of a thing, bear the odium which 10 due to its a.
btisc. Is equitable that eindustous the learnd.
pIplts, Should be debarrcd from the moderate use
OF tobacco, because il Is abused BY the sotts, and
die idles You delight to represent the using Of
'totacc0 as an idle. employment: and with little
moro reason than you would call eating and Sleep
ing idle employlnsnts: lille indeed they an arc.
IN comparison with the real blessings Of life; but
If they are necessary to 1T Us I'll the vigorous ro
sccglon Of business, thoy are not 10 he despiscd.
Bot chewing or smoking is exceedingly favorable
10 oscillation and close thought; circumstance
which If true must completely exempt it from the
charge Of uselessness. And that II il true. | am
satisfied from my avn experience, and the agree
ing testimony OF many others, as well as the rea.
son OF the case. Every student knows that there
are occasions when he hndsit impossible to pursue
any intricate subject with facility and success; this
usual happens when he is under the influence Of
some emotion, either stsongly pleasing or painful
but y is sometimes the result Of undcdnabic
.pfYeasinrss, Consciousness, NOT 81 much of the
existence of any known or positive evil, as Of the
want Of some unassignable pleasure. Now it is
nj such circumstances that chewing or smokiag is
found to faciitata the exercise Of thought; il is an
amusement, which Of itself, demands no anxious
attention, hat which furnishes jus, that moderate,
soothing pleasure, which ailays any re,ing feeling,
nndpcrTtS the mind ~ bear leisure to attend to
kny point OF study. The study Of IAN abstrac,
subject requires a, sort Of fofgelfaness Of other
things, which chewing OF smoking i, remarkably a.
lapted to produce. n . = 4
YanInaybe a Philosopher, hut pray LEI ,ne adj
meaish you not to setup for a maker Of new NOR
alstomankind. am confident your weak argu.
mems all of which are forced, will not have ten
Fdsncy TO unchristianiie any smoker or chewer; 50
i h4c you will not trouble your BRAIN hereafter,
unless, you import licw stock Of: ideas, for what
yea have already said on the subject, has dsap-
peafed ii a.puff of SMOKE FoCO.
AAflDH ~ EEnDAA