Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1839-03-06

striking it with his head, and burst thro'
i into the open air. Both of his hands
we're so burnt that the skin slipped off
from them whole like glove. One fell
near the door, and the other two few
yards distant"
ToBAcco.-My esteemed brother who has
once or twice called my attention to this
subject, will find somewhat that will graft
~ him in the article below. | have been |
waiting to get hold of Muzzy on this sub
iect, but as yet have been unable to lay my
hand on the work.
The subject receives 100 little attention
from the lovers of temperance and purity
The habitual use of tobacco, like that Of al
cohol, is evil, and only evil. 1t is a viru.
lent poison. Where is the consistency Of
those who denounce in so strong terms The
habitual use Of poison under the name Of
alcohol, and yet themselves give counten-
ance to the use Of this pernicious drug? 1t
has become very popular to denounce rum
sellers as sinners of the deepest dye. 1t
would seem as though some had forgotten,
or had not yet apprehended, that there are
other sinful practices in society, very nearly
allied to it. While would not abate
jot or title from the loa d that can be laid
upon the conscience of the rumseller, |
would call attention to the sale of other
poisons-and of the one now under consid-
Grafton in particular.
In what consists the sin of the rumseller
Very much in POISONING HIS NEIGHBoR, sure
ly. And what less does he do who sells
tobacco? l will not pretend that the latter
practice is as great sin as the former-if
there De any rules of computation, or ad-
measurement by which the magnitude of
one sin can be compared with that Of anoth-
er. Nor will pretend that as mach hu-
man vretchedness results from it. But
do maintain that the one practice is sinful
as really as the other, and that it is as GER
talnly productive Of its amount of human
suffering and wretchedness. And what if
the magnitude of the one and the amount
oil the other are not so create The magni-
tude OF the crime of common larceny may
not be as great as that of arson-neverthe-
less the former is as really crime as the
latter. So maintain that selling tobacco
is sinful as really as the selling of rum.
'beseech christians TO look at this matter, and
tell ME if Il be rot so. If it be not, let me
be shownit. / wish to accuse none wrong
fully. The Telegraph is open for the other
side Of this question. II there be sin in
selling this poison, what christian will dare
persist in it? Christian, take care!
There are some things in the article BE-
low which should have said differently, il
had said at all; but there are several
things well said, that ought.to excite atten-
ton TO the subject.
From the N. II. Baptist Register.
BACCO.
This is an article which belongs ex
Clusively to Materia Medlca, and should
never be named as an article OF luxury
1t should be classed with those poison
which are never used except as medi
cines; such as Arsenic, Henbane, ant
others. Ii is one of the most inveterat
ard active poisons found in the vegetable
kingdom. Yet to the astonishment Q
common sense and decency, men hav
made it their pocket companion, thei
daily food, md their idol god. They
it when they know it Injuries their bodi
constitution, impairs the mind and shor
ems life. Professors Of religion do il
when they know that it undermines tn
house which God has built for the habi
alton of the soul. They do it when the
know that it defiles the temple of God
Holy Spirit, concerning which Jehoya
has said, If any man defile the temple
God, him will God destroy They
it, when they know that it is not right
the sight OF God, that it mars their spiri
uaity, and lessons their influence as ten
perale, self-denying men and christian
If men, and especially christians are
termined to destroy their own bodie
ensIave their souls, abuse their friend
and sin against God, let them take SON
articles less offensive to men and angel
and | am sure, to God himself; for II
use of tobacco is certainly one of 4
most c0easire, filthy, nasty sins that
man can commit
Look for a moment while you can en3u
1t, into the apartment Of the tobacco M
and you will probably find that he
drizzled and stopped over the stew-kcl
of his tobacco distillery, I'LL you can
longer tell the original complexion OF t
room. Follow him to the sanctuaI
there ne has spread hither and thither,
about the region where he sits, and
keeps vomiting more and more in
presence of the congregation ofthe sal
TIL 1t Is hard matter for observers