American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1845-06-25
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destructive of mmd-and when oacc formed 1t
reoa;res the cSc.tjon Of the most powerful rcso-
lr.,o, f., discontinue il. We have seen drunk
ards vino, IA their rational moments, would
weep over their fatal propensity, ant were de-
fejrn, IN the manly resolution to reform. We
make ourselves the slaves Of our own PASSIONS;
aud pelscycrc in their qualification although
convinced that every indulgence prec,pllates us
more rapidly to the grave. No one wlo has
no, been addicted to Intcmperancc can proper
ly estimate the struggle which the nebrlate
has to undergo who resolves upon reforming
his habits, The only safe course in such case
is, 10 become "tectotaler' at once-for no.
thing is more difficult than to become temper
ute by degrees.
Couycrsing few days since with a young
friend on the force OF habit, he instanced the
dreadful effects produced by the continual use
OF snntl,-and the7eupon sat down and wrote
the following lively article on the subject,
which we commend to the serious Consdera-
ton OF those vino are addicted to the use of
that commodity.
SuuG-its asses. Whenever we see Il man
with large snutl.boX and a cane in his hand,
10, they are generally accompaniment we
think of the various uses TO which the utore-
said box and It's contents may be and are put
by the wiseacres Of our times. Ia the first
place we have suggested to us the admirable
and speedy mode in which, through It's agency,
a man, by continually shutting up as large
quantities as his proDoscis will permit, may eft
fectually destroy his voice, SO that clear, DIS
tnct and beautiful pronunciation may be con-
verted into a nasal twang that would be nva-
liable to a student of French Not only may
he, by perseverance, obtain this result bat if
he be sufficiently arduous in his efforts and CO.
rious in his supplies, he may 50 wholly deprive
himself of one of the five senses, with which
it mas pleased kind providence to endow man.
as to be able to swallow asatntida without in
convenience, so far as the odor is concerned,
Nor do its admirable uses stop here; but by fur
ther perseverance, and industry in his cxertions
to supply his acquired wants, he may greatly
impair his taste This, too, is valuable in an
economical point of view-tor it will save him
the necessity Of expending his means in the
purchase of luxures-for why incur lavish ex
penses when cabbage will taste as good as
cauihower, and poke answer all the purposes
of satisfy.
What perfect dentrfce it IS, too how ma
ny young lady may be seen hard at work af-
ter meal, rubbing with might and main her
teeth with fine snuff, until the enamel is made
to gsten like polished mrror-so brilliantly,
indeed that it is only rivalled by the bright
black or deep blue eyes of the fair owner; and
then, as the dear creature grows older, and her
bright eyes are beginning TO lose their lustre,
and her pearly teeth are converted into yellow
stumps, ''few and far between''-how tondly
does she still cling to her old tooth powder
aud how, having no longer teeth to clean, does
she convert it into bolus: and chew the dear,
sweet, juicy powder, to preserve, as she says
those selt-same stumps, or probably On default
Of them, her gums. How satisfactory it is to
have some good reason for all we do'-how
pleasing to the conscence-how gratifying to
our seEse of propriety'
And then, again, what an invaluable source
of acqualntanceship is snutt-box! who does
not know that, by permitting every dirty fell
low S dirty fingers to be rammed into your ever
present snuti-box, you at once introduce your
self 10 all within your reach, and are considered
vastly polite into the bargaim But of all the val
liable uses to which snuff may be turned there
= itS
to the office Of teacher of politeness to rough
Englishman-an Office which we are crcdby
informed it once filled in the Partisan Theatre,
and that under the following circumstances -
An Englishman, who was spending some days
in Paris, frequened the Theatre Royal nightly.
One evening he was standing in his place in
the pit (Which is there visited by both ladies'
and gentemen,) with his arms folded ana his
eyes intently fixed on some portion OF the per-
formance then in progress, when Frenchman,
who had entered short time before, and
placed himself with couple of ladies behind
john Bull, very politely requested him to sit
down or move on one side to accommodate the
ladies'. "uave de goodness, sare," says the
Frenchman, "the ladies day cannot see"-"lcs
danes ne pouvent pas voe." "Placo aux
Danes sill yous plat, Monsieur Give room
for de ladies', day cannot see, if you please,
sare' Il always stand that way in the the
atre,' says tue Engllshman in gra.i voice,
and without moving his position. The French
man having exhausted all his efforts, and re-
ceiying The same answer, sat down ana put up
with the inpoheaess and roughness of the
Eag,ishman as well as he could during the
evening, without a word more. On the fol-