The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1858-05-27
Habits.

Habit. II not resisted, soon becomes neces-
sity.' Man. woman, boy, girl think Of it -
Look about you, aud see how iorcibly and how
often this truth Is demonstrated before your
eyes, From where | now sit see a dozen liv.
Ing witnesses OF the truth that habits if not
resisted soou become no etessity."
Q man on the corner with cigar In hi,
mouth did not think of becoming a smoker
when he iirst began TO smoke occasionally iu-
deed II seemed entirely impossible that he should
become one, Tor tobacco was offensive to him,
but he kept on for some cause, perhaps for ne
better reason than to be like Others, until he has
become the slave of tobacco He is day la,
bore,. aud every dollar he gets is earned by the
hardest. and he smokes away no inuonsiJerablu
portion OF his earnings.
That man who stands with him. drunk, Is the
slave to a habit induced and fastened upon him
by dram drinking We need not tell you Of thu
miserable lite he leads. You know enough
about it. Shun tn, things which Iud him into
lt--quit drinking aIe aud beer for il was these
that fastened the terrible aud irresistable habit
upon him.
That other man, who is notorious for living
was once an inolfanSive boy. lie INDUCED hun
sOt in telling harmless untruhs until he has
bscomo all incurabe liar. lie cannot now tell
the truth without mixture OF falsehool
That other man who ssems to be intent upon
unding some one 10 loaf with, was only few
years ago sprightly boy. lie fell into the hab-
II OF sitting about the corners on store boxes
aud has become So fixed aud chained down by
this early habit that he actually feels unsbe In
Labor aud his own personal eom(ort anl that OF
his family, aud all other motives combined.
have not been Sufficient 10 arouse him once in a
month to so to work anl do a patient, energetic
aud honest days work. Lille is an almost in
sulferabie burden to him. llo is Of no earthly
use to society. H1 is regarded as a pes, by the
doctor who attends his family. for fear his rival
viii oat number him in patients and by the
grocery Keeper VINO takes his promises TO pay
next week Tor pork and potatoes.
Aud boys! we mean you who are stanling
listlessly on the corners of th street there now,
wondering who you can get to play marbles with
you. or help 10 catch that little dog aud tie an
old bucket TO his tail. you are destined to lead
just the kind ot life that these men lead unless
| you can break up this idle habit which is fast
liking itself upon you.
We have seen strong men struggling with
habits. and we have sran them exert as il seem.
ed. every faculty OF their souls t. cxtricato them
selves, nnd socmll az puwerless TO throw off
| their bad habits rs they would be to p'uck M
mountain and throw it into the sea. We have
seen them curse thciv evil habits and yc, cling
to tham-ti2ht tn IN aud yet bow down their
necks to their yokcs--do that which they know
will gnaw their hearts with anguish, and over.
whclm them with modification.
But 1t bad habits weaken aud degrade us. if
thoy make man, with all his mighty energies
and capabilities, as weak MS infancy and degrade
him to level with brntes, good habits strength
eli him, aud lit him mp, aud give him power
truly great and wonderful.
! Man, woman, bay girl! Look obout you -.
/ You have incipient bad habits. Hunt then,
out. root them out, while they are yet weak, and
you arc strong to resist TIN IN. Ii inclined to
lie, or loaf, or idle, or tutIle gal, or promise
when you cannot perform, or to smoke, or chew,
or steul, or spunBe, quit it--chokc TIN monster
whio 1t ID weak; and instead cultivate love OF
truth, industry, honesty, kiulues'.--M MlrysriLie
Tribune.