The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1861-04-25

bondage, l need not argue before al
audience So well informed on this sub
.iect, as that am now addressing.
knew Il man, and good man; he wa
100 good To rest easy under the lashc
Of conscience for this practice. II,
vowed to stop it. But the agony Of hi
hankerny was SO great, that he wa
driven to the exrcdicnt OF steertny tn,
| weed, and holding the juice in hi
mouth. If this is not uncomfortable
bondage, do not know what il.
believe in the sin of slavery and
believe there is rctribu,ion forth slave
maker, and this is rctribu,ion with +:
! witness. have read Of man, who
having DESTROYED his constitution b,
| this poisonous weed, visited al the wa
tcrinc places and resorts OF invalids
and finally took voyage to Europe fo
his health-at the same time asser,in.
that he knew it was tobacco that wa,
kill. 9 him: but he could not give it up
and had rather die than make the at
tempt Q, happy man. l will not
however, .lcrilc the miser;cs Of sucl
bond servants.
am sincere in ritying thom: end
At my wits end to know how to he'll,
them. Total abstinence is the onl,
sure remedy. Bnt how to break am,
remove such CALLING chains. without 4
death struggle. is the problem. And
It should cftectually warn the youth Il
f"rbear, and, with all their manlines.
of independence. spnrn the shackles 81
such IN orp1e>sor.
Though they may imagine the inlnl
gence most attractive pleasure, they
VII ind that, like other sin, "Thoucl,
sweet be the bud, bitter will be t..e
flower
1t j. sin against body, intellect and
conscience, which, Eat last. hiteth like
serpent and stingcth like al adder. =
But when we talk Of happiness, is
our personal happiness only to be con
sllcre,. s..se'y not. We arc bound
by social and civil ties.
And it We kill the happiness ofothers,
with whom we are intimately a.sociat-
Cd, we are .f.nhiei3ol.
| scarcely dare venture to speak, to
any extent. on this point, lest | may in.
.jnrc those feelings, which would only
conciliate.
Look at the house wife ALWAYS keen.
err IN her sen>ibility, and more refined
in her taste and sense of neatncs :eou.
sfan'' called to graprlc with mvria.ly
1T little trials: aul s:cAenel viii, div
gust at tn 'nsand things that nevc,
revolt tie feelings Of the coarser SEX
Her taste and her honor are deeply a.
stake in the question OF 4 thousand
nice,ies, and the general question OF
nca'ness of apartments.
To say noting Of the fnulbrca,h from
which she often turn. away with per.
feet nauSca-how can she master her
sen~ihli'ies and he happy amidst tic
faw'"g streams Of the nauscpus saliva,
and the revolving. huge disgorgcd guilds.
which MN would scorn to touch with
tongs that would turn the course Of
a shark or toad: and which often
makes the horse raving mad, to smell
about his master.
How can woman he happy in degral-
ing her nature to the nncnial service q.
clearing away snch nanseous matter.
every day. from her footsteps; and Of
ten be absolutely compelled to ST dorm
amidst it all-tl,e Whit, the steam fen,
the stove, the standing pool il public,
by the way and a. home; and inhalinn
to her delicate lungs the sutfoca,ina
smoke, the virulent poison.
Is here no question Of comfort; M
question ofhappincss? 1t does not al.
nit Of moments doubt, whether more
discomfort and unhappincss is cngend
cred, hy al uncomfortable contrast. t.
the female sex-to say nothing Of the
other sex who do not use it-than the
amount Of happiness that was ever pre-
tended to accrue to the users Of f.
We pity the woman that il thus mad.
mental to her lord; and pray tina,
civilization and christianity may spec /
lily triumph in her deliveraticn. Ifnot
then must we adopt the following pa
'hetic wall Of a western lady:
Tell me. ye Kansas winds, that round m,
dwelling blow,
Do ye not know some spot, whore smokers d,
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