The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1861-04-25
But of the natural tendency,

~e,u'.. But of the natural tendency,
speak.
Because one escaped the fatal plunge
over Niagara, who had launched int,
the stream, it does not prove that there
| is not fearful power in that stream
when You are once committed to It
] that almost ensures, rs the natural re
suit, Tie t..'a! catastrophe.
I think it il no, an error to affirm
that the use of tobacco does naturally
create a thirst for strong drink.
And tins. if it is Il fact, accounts fo,
other facts in regard to TIE destruction
| of Young men OF the present day, who
commence with tobacco, aud end this
life in the drunkarl's grave.
It, when not three feet high. they
commence the use ofri.ar or euil. fn,
It's manHness; they will soon swell hi.
enough for y componionShil, Of the gro.
,itnp, an,l will wish to carry ont then
nobility by freely giving and rcccivin.
the intoxicating draft.
Hence it has been pcr,incn,lv said
that tobacco is the devils scr.l-corn
for boys. I: has been sincerely, aud
think justly said That Tobacco is 4
stepping stone to other bad things. 1t
is 4 letter Of Introduction to evil asso.
ciates
\ boy wi;ha cigar or quid oftob,cco
n hi. mouth, will not be very particular
his about companions. lie will natural
Is be drawn t. the place where the idle
AMI di~>ipated resort. \ thirst for ~
'oxica'iny liquor. naturally follows. -
His lower passions are stimulated, by
the narcotic and the compan. 'e keeps,
and become precn. !ously developed.
II. grows ,rre>o'utp in disposition, and
loses nnc:gv Of character. One after
another the barriers Of ,i",uc fall, he
sinks into early vice,anl IN early grave
Such Is the history, not Of all tobacco
users, but Of thousands.
The sroy shop is usuallv furnished
both Wit, tobacco and strong drink
and they may he said to act mutually
IN creating a hankcrinc for each other.
To these places mn!t:,u.les resort: and
same only rs they say, to ,cst Msr
n1i>t',. AMI then smole 70 I y IT,
Well may every parent AMI friend Of
the youth say, with one, who, startled
by view Of his almost Irresistible
>layery to the vice. lcaped from its
>haekles that his heart tainted within
him when he he|cl! ,be voing men Of
the nation neatly robbed OF their purity,
freedom and manhood, lax:n. broad,
deep and sure the t'a,n,.a,;on Cor in
temperance, by the habitual use Of 10
naeco.
init, the vcn.h are saved from this
habit, the wasting ranks Of intemper-
ance will never want recruits.
We'll might til, society take in hand
ref,rm. whic|, woul'l be only second
in patriotism and hcncvulrnce 10 that
in which they are now engaged. And
let tie same pledge Of 'to.a! abstinence
be advocated.
5iI. Is this practice the part Of be
nevolencc or really promo,ise of happi
ness? Happiness and bene,olence are
closely allied and often blended. Some
,sa,thinh l am weakening my argument
by a reference 70 happiness. For, say
they. this is the .ist Of the whole plea
in favor Of it. The quid, the cigar,
makes us so perfectly happy. Why,
its fumes and its juice put us in a per-
feet ely.iam
Well, really, it does seem sort OF
cruelty to disturb all this felicity; still
l may reply. if this reasoning Of the to.
bacco apologist proves anything At
proves too much, AMI therefore fails.
It's just as good tor the tiplcr, and
the wine bibher, and the licentious, as
for the tobacco consumer. But Won will
not accept oft "a an argument in favor
those indul ycnces. Therefore it will
not sustain yours.
!, In the second place, | very much
doubt its promoting the real happiness
Of the individual.
have not lived so long il circum.
stances to favor the observation, with.
out noticing the frequent severe con
+. tl;cts Of the victim Of this habit. A lit.
tie shame often. in hnrrvino, with a
dripping mon,hfnl Of the saliva, to
some rccepficlc, before answering the
question Of friend. And | know tina,