The Richmond Indiana palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1854-1855, 1855-11-29

Is there teacher here Of the black mouthed
orderg trust not. If there is let me entrea
him 70 cleanse his mouth Of the pollution
and never more par'ake Of the filthy weed
But If lie has become enslaved that b.
thinks be cannot leave it off, l beg of him
to quit the profession at once and degrade il
10 longer. Ii matters not in what manner he
uses ii, whether by smoking. chewing or snuff
ing. let him. say again, either leave i; off OF
qui. The profession. l have frequently me-
with teachers of this kind. A few years age
conyersed with a young man about TO en-.
gage in teaching for the first time. As the
appearance Of his mouth did not suit me, ]
told him that l really hoped he would leave
off the use Of tobacco before he presented
himself before young persons teacher
| lold Lin the influence would be bad; tha,
his pupils would most likely think every thing
lie did would be just right. and so all woulo
be eager 10 be as smart as be; and in shor
,imc there would be cavern sign hung our
at the corners Of their mouths. which. wher
duly interpreted would read, inn for tobacco
lie readily admit..d that the influence would
be bad. and said he should not lot lis pupils
know that he used it. He could use it away
from the school house and they would know
nothing about it, But said / that will be de-
ception, and is it not wrong to deceive Be
sides, Il will be impossible to use it and keep
i. from them. Children are very observing,
and their oliactoriss are very acute. My
friend, there is way 10 get along but by
leaving il off entirely. After reasoning with
Linn for a time in this way we separated. l
soon heard that he was duly installed as
teacher, and | suppose be continued his favor
lite practice Of smoking and chewing. If SO
il must be that he has been the means Of en-
slaying others, and the ain lies a. his door.
The teacher should remember that he stands
n very responsible position. Every word
and every action is observed and il is very
important that they be such as are worthy Of
imitation. Ii he wishes to make his students
tobacco users, let him use it himself; if he
Nlsh"s 70 prevent its use he must be free
from il.
This evil is made more fearful on account
Of It's prevalence. it being ustd by all classes.
j. is fayorite habit Of ministers of the gospel.
once heard Of one getting his / a, almost
filed with tobacco juice while preaching f
sermon. This being done by a brother min
i5ter who sat in the pulpit during the sermon :
said brother being near sighted mis'ook the
hat for a spit box.
IL is said that FIVE million dollars are annually
expended in the United States by professors of
Christianity, for that substance which short
ems life, benumbs the piety of the church,
sears the consciences OF men, fosters general
intemperance and aids in carrying mutitudes
10 premature retribution.'
To show the fearful effects Of Tobacco, it's
fret introduction into Europe. and its cost
viii here introduce the following quotation
Tobacco helps to gil our poor houses, hos 1
pitfalls, insane asylums. houses of correction
and penitentiaries. 1t puts money into the
pockets of physicians. by increasing the pre-
valence and severity of disease. 1t gives /.
business TO lawyers. sheriffs and courts of
justice, for all knaves, vsgabonds, pickpocktts ,
and high way robbers are tobacco users. Not
very chewer or smoker is a vagabond or
taaye, but every vagabond and every knave
= chemer or smoker. Low. vulgar and
vicious physical habits and corresponding
Mental habits usually cluster together.
The virtues of tobacco seem TO have been
ifst brought 10 light by Romanus Paine in
i4aG Said Paine was left in ,hs country by
OMNIBUS on his return home from his second
foya5e For few centuries its use received
great opposition. In 1890 a Persian king so
,trongly prohibited its use .hat many of his
subjects fled 10 the mountains TO worship this
natchless deity, and escape persecution. In
1910 a Turk at Constantinople being found
'moking was led through the streets as a
punishment. with pipe hung TO his nose.
IA 1880 smokers were condemned 10 the
punishment Of having their noses slit.
Other regulations TO prevent the use Of to-
,acco might be given, but | think these
enough to show that If we had such regula-
ions at the present time, some of the Professors
md Presidents Of our colleges would get
heir noses slit. A word now in regard to the
expenses Of tobacco. We are told tina. in
1910, one million, FIVE hundred thousand
persons, one tenth Of the entire population of
he United States, were engaged in raising
nd manufacturing tobacco. and at the present
ime not less than two millions thus en-
,loysd. The tobacco crop of 1850 was very
,early two hundred millions of pounds And
we take into account the waste of land and,
abor in raising it. the expense attending It's
manufacture and traffic. with the loss of time
occupied in smoking and chewing it, and the
idleness and Incidence it begets.
oriy millions of dollars would be low esti
nate Of the present annual loss to the notion:
sum sufficient to provide every district Of
,ar country with free school, every hamlet
With free church. and every rauper with a
rec home.
In the city Of New York in 1851 il was
computed that the consumption of cigars
lone amounted 10 ten thousand dollars per
sy. while the sum expended for bread was
MY eight thousand five hundred. In
nsls year this would amount 10 three millions
hree hundred and fifty thousand dollars for
igars.
Now these statistics are enough. it seems to
lie. to convince any reasonable mind that the
ice is enormous Then would call upon sill
ddic,ed to its use to ''sever the chains which
st;er you ply sically. mentally and morally
nd then you may stand up boldly before
our maker and the universe, and declare
we are men,"
To those not addicted to its use would say.
ouch not, taste not. handle not the unclean
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