Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1849-05-23
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Tobacco
7 Tohacco.iss ihe afsS af Gl,hs. In Ken
lucky and yirginiaahp<eis q great green
worn, ,called the iaehcee worm, and ilfee,ls
on the yot,ng leaves this plant. This is
believed 10 be- the ating that has life
whichseats tohaccoss bptgne. That 9th
er lhingsis also alax Esfsature and is said
to ben reasonabIas bare. His reason
informs hin, that lsl laei, is capable Of
sustaining life nnbe Se@ any abuse.-
That Batureh has en 4at ergaa.w with a
sarafiRs aaa,lhat .we
can wlll,sss5t arser PIT almost
any thng into it. There are ceriain out
RACES OF this kind, which she <nature) will
not tolerate, such as arsnic, rats-bane and
verdergris. But By this reason it is setl'ed
that he mny pour down vinegar and alco.
hol, acids ether, oils, pepper. mustard, hot
wafer, and even tobacco, and although the
stomach revolts the man lives. The brute
creation sometimes take poison too, bat this
happens through nistoke or starration.--
ihe rational creature takes it not by mis-
take, bat by design, and his study is not
to avoid it, bat how far he may indulge
and keep his animal life.
Some call the Virgini, weed pungant,
aromatic perfume. Take for instance an
old clay pipe with a stem two inches long.
This is pungent is it. Take a stump Of Il
cigar smoked up TO the lips this is aro'nat-
ic. Inhale a little of the breath Of n tobac-
CO smoker, here you have the perfume. -
Your old and hardened smoker how he de-
lights to get 10 the wlndward Of you with
his two cent cigar. How he labors n. the
vile roll of tobacco with the saction power
of his lungs, to get 4 good moutblui Of the
smoke. How leisurly he blows forth in a
conical sire I'm into your face. Is it often
sve to him! by no means. 1t is odorous it
is incense. So is the mire to the walow-
ing sow, arome to her nostriis. Your smo-
ker enters a stage coach. hopes it is not Of
Iensive, and pufis away. Should he not
bring pot of asseiitda rs contracting n
gent, we are told that in Spain the garlic
is received as 4 deiicacy; wonder if con-
firmed smoker would consent to have gar
lies put un Ter his nose in stage coach.
Your chewer is more decent. Sometimes
he spits on your dress; but that is inevila-
BILE; = be spi.s with care, but cannot control
the precious liquid. His mouth, his breath,
and his clothing, are all bodaubed with The
golden juice. He is an object Of dis gust
10 his wife, CHS sweetheart is not. allowed
to see i,) ami of alarm to all decent dressed
company. But his influence is compara.
lively limited. The weed has the power
to penetrate every thing ii touches. Breathe
Il few putfs into the head of a lousy child,
and the unwelcome inhabitants are speed!
ly departing for tho other world. Put
4 leaf of tobacco on the breast, and the
subject shortly heaves and retches as in
lensly rs if it had been taken inlo the stom-
ach. 1t is death or nausea to everything
but the chewor, smoker, and the tobacco
worm.
"Oh," said sweet bride the other day
to a half civilized husband, ''do leave eft
smoking; had much rather you would
chew She was right. Tho chewing is
certainly mitigation in favor Of the pub
lie. 1t is not an abatement Of nuisance,
ots US SiiSi0 vi S'iiSh-
ming stencil is diminished. The chewer
does not iorco others 10 breathe over his
smoke. Unless he spirits directly in;o your
tace and eyes, you are not likely to c,n-
sumo any Of his darling beverage. His
mouth may take the appearance Of tonned
leather; but this is distrnt object, effect;ng
the taste and not the senses. He may by
storing large cud of tobacco !eaves in his
check form protruberanco at one corner
of his his mouth, like chip squirrel con-
veys chestnuts (only the squirrel Studies
symetry by using bth sides); but that is
family aff,ir, with which the public have
nothing to do. His bunch of chewed leaves
is inside out of sight in the main, at all G,
vents offensive, only occasionally.
Now to the uipe and the cigar. The
pipe stem has made hollow in the under
lip, and corresponding projection in the
upper The cigar has the same effect,
only the pipe generally takes the left cor
ner and the cigar the right. One drags
down its corner. and the other elevates its
corner, which i, surrounds with beaulilu!
pucker'
This between them, the mouth originally
horizon,al, takes an obiique position, adding
greatly to the symeiry of the face Ma
lure being poor judge of what is hand
some and convenient, did not fix the lips
with place Tor a pipe stem and cigar, in
truth the continent whereon she placed the
first man was so miserably provided. that
it had no tobacco until the time Of Queen
Elizabeth.
Suppose man with lighted cigar had
walked INTO Paradise, his face carry ing fire
and smoke, would not our frs, parents have
taken him for demon?-would he have
been suffered to remain there 10 mar tie
pleasure Of that delighted gardena How
many sweet scented shrubs would it bee;
necessary for Adam to plant and lend, ir
order that the air should retain its balmy
freshness.
In short, it would have penetrated anc
contaminated every nook and corner o
that summer retreat We wonder why i
is not more resorted to by the way of com
parison. For instance, if you wish to rep
resent most vllainous smell. is there an,
thing more strong or more repulsive. !
YOU wish to state a bold case of nausea am
disgust, snv it was Is bad MS tobacco iuice
Mix all the ingredients Of an apothecary'
shop in one dish, picery and aloes, rhubor
and ialop, fish oil and assefetida, | had rath
/ or e,y,lIo,y , dose than the sama o1,onti,