Smyrna times., 1860-04-19
The Tobacco Fiend.

Rev. George NJ. Trask, Of Fitchburg, Mass,
has just started a paper called the Anti Tsbac-
co Journal which he publishes semi-occa-
sioually." In this paper the Reverend gentle-
man points ort the evils of tocacco in most
frightful colors. Mr.. Trask was once an an
ti-siavery man, anti-rum man, and moral re-
former generally; but now he is nothing but
an anti-tobscco man. He has come to the con-
clusion that all other evils are but dust in the
balance when compared with the stupendOus
evil of tobacco chewing, smoking and snufing.
The following extract from this appeal will
not fail to reach and move the heart of every
student against the use of tobacco:
"The habit depletes the system. It lowers
the nerves, the strength and style of men, and
hence of women. Every man who chews and
spits contributes to render bis daughters scrag-
gy and homely- II is dastardly, ungallant at
tack on the sex in that sense"
| The anti-tobacconlst eombats the idea that
tobacco is preservative of the teeth and q
good remedy for tooth ache, and contrasts the
teeth of tobacco chewers with those of wild
animals that don't chaw''-such as the ele-
phant. rhinoceros, hippopotamus. lion, tiger,
hysna, crocodile, baboon, etc, whose grinders
are always white and in good order for masti-
cation, instead of reminding you of a sepul-
chre full of dead mems beues."
From the following statistics introduced into
his Journal, MIR. Trask may well believe that
the task he has undertaken will not be accom-
plished in his day and generation :"
Tobacco is, next to salt, probably the article
most universally consumed by men. In one
/ form or another, but most generally in the form
offume or smoke, there is no climate in which
il is not consumed, and no nationality that has
not adopted it. In the words Of Pope, on a
higher subject, il may be said to be partaken ol
"by saint, by savage, and by sage" The civ.
f lized European and some American nations
are the smallest consumers of tobacco of any
people, in consequence Of its being everywhere
with them an object oil heavy taxation; of it
J being very generally foreign commodity, o.
{ high priced because raised 10 uucoDgenial eli
! mate; and finally. its being confined in use fo
the most part to the male sex.
But enough is used everywhere, in all con
. science, as we say in common Parlanee. II
New York city alsne there are about 200.00t
a smokers. each using two cigars per diem, whicl
!. make 100000 cigars every day. These will
cost for labor alone, at $5 per thousand. the en-
ormous sum Of $s.760,0D0 annually. whsi
g made by hand. aaaf asggias
;From other States than Massachusetts ther
n are imported into New York alone, annually
l2,000,000 pounds Of tobacco, which il thu
= distributed: Connecticut. 10000 cases of 40
pounds each; Pennsylvania, 5000 cases Of 40
', pounds each; Ohio, 10000 cases of $40 lbI
d each. From New York Massachusetts, receive
u 5000 cases of 400 pounds each. Massachl
! setts also imports 100000 pounds from lie
= yana. and a quantity from other Spanish ports
10 and we are told that, on an average, twenl
le pounds of tobacco are required for every on
ri thousand cigars, and we can easily calculai
that there are 900,000.000 cigars made in sh
city of New York alone in one year..