The daily national Whig. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1847-1849, 1849-05-08
THE FIRST CIGAR.

Our young men are beset by friends to
partake Of their dissipation, and their own
sense CT moral rectitude is not sufficiently
strong to withstand temptation. The fear
| of being deemed mea. has ruined many a
young man It should be remembered that
doing right is nerey mean and when one
is requested to do an act that is wrong, this
contemplate feeling Of false p.ide should
never be allowed t, interfere with his better
Judgment. A positive, but respectful refu-
sal to do wrong never hurt any ones char
acter or influence. On the contrary, the
most vicious, the persons who may be u.s.
ing their influence to lead into temptation an
innocent victim, will always respect and
honor the individual who has the moral cour-
age to refuse to do mean action. We
would particularly warn our youth against
touching the first cigar, or using the nause-
Gus weed, tobacco, in any form. Next to
Intoxicating drinks, we hold the use Of to-
bacco in the scale of intemperance and in
many respects il is even more detestable and
disgusting. In the matter Of drink there is
something rational in it. To. many the
taste Of liquor is very agreeable and il
makes person feel well but with tobac-
it is not so. That weed is most disgusting
both to the taste and smell Of all persons,
until relish for it's acquired. 1t has al
ways been mystery to US to divine why it
is, that so many will sufIer, almost death,
in order to use this filthy stuff. A
large portion are actuated in the matter from
false notion that il is smart, and that in Of
der to be men they must learn to use it.
Much better would il be to remain boys than
abuse ones self in this manner Tobacco
may be very useful as medicine. This
we are not disposed to doubt; but its constant
use will only deprive person Of its bene-
fits for medicinal purposes. We have been
at a loss to determine which class most to de-
test, the chewer rthe smoker Of tobacco
Either is bad enough, but when both habits
are INDUCED in By one person, what degree
Of censure does It provoke 7 The tobacco
chewer, to our mind has the worst OF his fol-
! ly to contend with himself, as it is within his
own mouth the disagreeable and disgusting
substance is lodged, and if he keeps re-
spectful distance from his friends, ofends no
one else Not so however with the smo-
ker. The majestic curl which emanates
from his mouth, seeks to hide itself in the
mouths, eyes and nostrils Ct all around, and
| to many it is offensive, almost TO sufocation.
No smoker should presume so much upon the
good nature OF friends as to indulge in this
habit, in the presence Of any one who does
not smoke, or to do it within any room that
will be occupied by any other person for the
succeeding twenty-iour hours. There is no
evil practced to so great an extent as this,
and yet tits seldom that the voice OF warning 10
heard raised against it. We ask all users
OF this weed to reflect well on the FOOLISH
ness Of the habit, and resolve firmly to ADAM
don it. 1t is easy done, il the attempt is
seriously made, and we guarantee that none
who succeeds in overcoming his appetite,
will ever regret the attempt.