Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1840-11-18


/ There is sold in Coventry, taking one
year with another, 1900 pounds Of Tea
and 200 pounds Of Tobacco The cost
Of the Tea at So cents per pound, and the
Tobacco at rs, will amount to tae sum Of
Sl627i per year.
Ifthere is sold, upon an average in all
the towns in the State as much as in Gov
entry the amount IS as follows Tea,
$4,000 pounds per annuity Tobacco,
I483. O0o-Total 10000 at a cos.-the
price as aboye--of S374,2lo. This would
support, at 800 a year, 935 ministers
lofthe gospel, or as many missionaries in
this Or foreign lands. Orwould purchase
"a useful library for every town in the
State, or would support all the poor, blind
deaf and dumb, and insane now found in
the State. With this sum, religious pc
riodical might be put into the hands Of ev-
cry family il Vermont. Or many useful
"a .a
internal Improvements might be made
with it fer The good of The whole But
now, in the opinion of the writer,it would
be much more for the good of the inhab-
itants of Vermont, and so with ali other
countries, ifthe money spent for Tea and
Tobacco were cast into the sea, or con-
sumed by FIRE, than to have it destroyed
by drlntaag, cheaCing, smoking or snuff.
ing. II as much money were spent in
Coventry for alcohol, the reader would
no doubt. exclaim, how intemperatel and
would be willing to do his part towards
procuring an agent to lecture the lnhabit-
ants upon the subject of Temperance -
when, perhaps, atihe same time, he spends
more every year for Tea and Tobacco,
than he gives for ali benevolent purposes !!
But this is right because I do it! How
prone. Mr. Editor, is man TO justify him.
self in those things he INDUCES. A man
drinks Tea, and thinks he cannot live
without il; but this is right. because he
uses. no Tobacco. Another uses Tobacco,
and is unabieto pass his time without it !;
but he must not be censured becaase he
drinks no Teal 4 third drinks Tea,
smokes, ehews and snads Tobacco; but
he atpnes for allthis by having nothing
to do with alcohol. Thus, by looking at
the faults Of others, ana considering them
SO much worse than ours, our own habits,
or faults, appear as Virtaous
or at least tolerable, .. -. ...- ...
But, to the subject of this article. Is
there any good whatever in Tea and To-
bacco when habitually used2 Our most
respectable physicians say there is none,
and that in most instances it is unnecessary
The reader, perhaps says, It is mistake,
for I have. received great benefit from
them No doubt of it! Tea and To-
baceo have almost all the medicinal prop.
critics that alcohol was supposed TO have,
few years since. Judging from what
those say who are in the habit of using
them, one might suppose all that is neees-
sary to secure good health and insure long
life, is only to smoke, chew, take snuff,
or drink Teal Is this fact? Are those
who indulge in these habits more healthy
than other people? Es....
Reader, are you Christian? Can
you do all you do with an eye single to
Gods glory, when you spend your mon,
ey and time to crafty a vicious and IN
natural arpetite2 Are there not millions
furnishing for the bread of life, and will
you not be willing 10 deny self that you
may have it in your power to do them
more good Are there not BaptistS in
Vermont, men and women, that might
give several dollars year more than
| they do for the poor heather, or wretch
ed slave, if they would give up their Tea
and Tobacco and other unnecessary things
and at the same time be none the poorer
Does not God see idolatry in professed
Christians, when they are unwilling to
abandon one unnecessary habit for the
sake Of doing good : May God enable
/ protested Chris ians and Ministers to see
and feel the Importance Of living. as the
gospel requires A. H. H.
Barnston, L. O.. Oct. I, 1910.
j Rrother Ml.rrnn The substance of d,