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cations together. II contributes to the
wants Of all. II fosters friendly intercourse
with foreign nations. II softens national
nrsiudices, iealousies and animosities. Com
merce is useful to precede the efforts OF the
missionary to introduce Christianity into
heather lands. Ships become the messen-
gers Of peace and good will, and railroads,
the iron bonds Of union and frlendsh:p.-
But some Of the effects of are
evil. Il introduces Injuries and the bad
habits OF other nations, causing ersoy a
waste of time, labor, capital and health
IL is said OF Stephen Girard the millionaire,
that a poor man once applied to him for as
sistance, and ne the merchant prince, in or
der to afford, him help aud at the same time
keep in view the idea Of an equivalent, hir-
Ell him 10 carry a load Of wood backwards
and forwards 40 and down stairs having
nothing else for him to do. II is startling
to the phiIanthropist 10 view the vast amount
of not only useless, but worse than useless
labor that is wasted BY individuals and ma
tions. Instance the article Of salt,-Mil-
lions of capital, thousands Of men and hor-
ses al d hundreds Of ships and vessels are
engaged in manufacturing, packing, haul.
ing, transporting and shipping this justly
suspected 20 be useless ard injurious article
to and from all pirts of the world. AS an
article of food, although from custom and
habit il is generally supposed or taken for
granted 10 be Indispensable yet it is diff
cult TO demonstrate wherein. consists It's
merit. alton and experience afford
strong evidence TO the vegetarian that il be-
longs to the class Of unnecessary, irritating,
poisonous stimulants. An immense guam
tity Of salt i used in packing pork and beef.
For long voyages, salt meat which causes
I. p~scurvy, &c, Is supposed to be indispensable,
! but the process lately discovered of drying
, and COMPRISING vegetables, potatoes, &C.,
20 as to keep for several years perfectly
! sweet, is destined in a great measure Ia
8 take the place OF salt meat in provisioning
Q ships. What an immense amount Of time
. labor, capital and produce is wasted in rails.
ing horsin the State Of Ohio. But a still
> greater injury results from eating them, be
ing a fruitful source OF scrofula, erysipelal
e and bilious diseases. Flesh eating general
= ly induces innammatory action, animality
=, coarseness and passionate ercess.
Tea and Coffee are powerful stimulatin!
e narcotics, always injurious, never harmless
whether drank weak or strong, and do no
n contain the slightest nutrimsRt, as is provst
NY hUdlyblbl tNGOpb lnuCON u "oNS'j h''
and sugar used with them. The trade will
a China aud tina coffee trade with East an
West Indies and South America are carrieI
on 10 an immense extent. Here the "whit'
winrs of commerce" are instrumental il
- narcotizing and injuring the human race
Q Now II may seem a bold assertion but emf
n nent psychologists will sustain my opinion
that for every bag OF coffee and chest OF to-
that has been imported and consumed in thu
.e United States, a human life. or its healtl
|. and best energies has been destroyed!
Tobacco is in almost universal use. II
:. the first place how much land is impovorish
IS ed by this exhausting weed! But the LAM
" IL of trihing importance compared with The
income eivable amount Of health, physical
m ntal and moral. that is "sapped a nd ruin
, ed by its use. Tobacco is to the Amerl
' cans what the idol "Jugernaut' was to the
! Hindoos, which has crushed its thousands
y who have cast themselves under its wheel
70 a voluntary sacrifice. AT this moment to
70 bacco has hundreds Of thousands in its mar
- c~otizing, ruinous and filthy embrace, tn,
" more dangerous and to be guarded agains
v because so insiduous and impercetible in il
," gradual and silent deterioration Of mind an
body. Like the vampire bat which wit
its wings lulls its victim to dreamy uncon
Ut siOusness and then sucks his blood. Tobac
a' CO using IS mn initiatory step in the Mae
strom Of degradation. 1t leads irresistibl
to dram drinfin9, as tobacco creates a tast
or craving for spirituous liquors. The thir
al stepin the WHIRLPOOL and the necessary re
II. suit Of the two q st, Is RIGHTEOUSNESS. Mex
come moral obliquity and crime, and tn
last in this "sad and eventual history" IS dis
ea.e and the finale death.
n How many thousand men, women un
ma boys are employed growing drying, packing
}, hauling, transporting, manufacturing intt
'.s and buying aud selling cigars, "fne cut,
+. "plug" and snuff How much time, labc
~. and capital is thus worse than thrown away
An Verify! II would seem as IL one-half Of III
c,' world were engaged In ussiduous effort I
90 injure and destroy the other half, and wit
h, weapons recognized in commerce., sanction
=. cd BY custom and clothed in friendship
~. Think Of this young men who are engage
I'd in or about to enter into business! HO
many thousand distilleries and breweril
Nh are engaged In manufacturing treucheroI
poison to corrupt, %iniure, and destroy Il
ct human racel How many thousand me-
each ore the nucleus Of a score of retaile
are engaged Ia the wholesale liquor bus
ecu ness! How many hundred thou sand retai
= ers are engaged in turning an honest {
y, penny in selling liquor and tobacco to !
'se t~oxicnte, brutalize, demoralize, improverii
and destroy their fellow beings, %soriousl
retarding the Improvement Of society, ma
TO- ing widows aud orphans, and filling jai
no prisons, poor.houses, asylumS and prem
ture graves with their victims. Drugs, I
~ bacco and alcohol aud disease, misery At
crime are syncny or closely ALI
~" terms and equally TO be avoided. Next
~ the list of use less and injurious articles
w. diet arc the contents of the "cRstor" nj
all artificial heating stimulating and marc
tic substances, mustard, pepper, ,allspic
mace, ginger, cloves, &C., mince pies, ga
he snges, rich cake, &c. How few that iul
". comprehend and appreciate the %injurio
IN; nature ofthese articles! Overlooking 4
;o7 beautiful simplicity Of nature who requir
.nd for US only the natural stimulants and
~ g%enciss, pure air and water, plain vegel
Bile food, physical and mental exercise, sic
and control Of the passions. Natures Law
I" are fixed and Underwriting and our attemT
Il change or warp them to suit our preveI
700, ed tastes, are miserably futile and result o
It's y In disease, wre~tchedness and immoralii
!. Every man is morally bound to not only ia
good care Of himself but TO set a good eXaI
orc pie to his neighbor. Producers and trade
in the whirl and excitement OF business a
too apt TO overlook the great and true gu
lest inu Dfincinle u'rha nrn,,.st nf ,ha vraat.