The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1871-07-08


. waiting room at depot. where
No Smoking stared one in the face
from the walls on every side. The
actors in it were two half tipsy
loafers, who occupied the most
comfortable part Of the room,
whilst lady was walking with her
husband outside. rather than lose
his society, while he snatched Q
smoke before the arrival Of the
train. The jewel OF consistency
cleaned far, far in the distance. AZ
one by one Of those driven from
the close stove room by the often
sive odor OF chewed tobacco, join
ed tho 'prohibitef outside leaving
the rowdies master of the field.
Oh. jewel of most unfortunate
rarity!
Excuse me. my dear, while I go
into the smoking car few mo-
ments, for am actually starving
for a smoke said the cigar-loving
gentleman after several hours on
the train. And OFF he went, leav-
ing his wife to the loneliness Of his
absence, while every puff of air
througi the Car brought to her de-
fencelcss olfactory the noxious gas
of masticated tobacco from tue
great cavern Of some vulg. .r hind
in front, who in the nice distinc-
tons which society sometimes
makes. was considered more fitting
company for ladies than the gentle
man who was banished to the sIno
king car with companion. and es
tabl;sh chewing car also?
Bnt unfortunately depots aud
railroad cars are net the only the
! a.res where Madame Inconsistency
plays this comedy as she holds her
benefit Hotels, reading rooms,
ladies' parlors and even the church.
I es are given to wink at the chewsr,
while they frown on the smoker.
The former is furnished with q
spittoon, and the question is con.
sidered settlel, for smoke is vol.
atife essence, and therefore can not
be confined to spittoon. The
pungent odor Of that disgusting
mash of tobacco anil saliva is not a
volatile essence then, / suppose.
Oh! no. Then let it's manufacturer
confine it to the spittoon, and part
of the objection ceases; part, but
not all, while he leaves some de.
cent body to clean the spittoon.
Fhave known ladies who would
sit contentedly for any length Of
time beside huge quid of masti-
Gated tobacco, whom Whit of the
most fragrant cigar would rout in.
stantly. Such people remind me
of story once heard Of lady
who declared that the perfume of q
rose made her deathly sick, and
tainted when another lady with q
rose in her hair entered the room.
It was only after recovering from
her swoon that she learned that the
rose was an artificial one.
But. after all. the al oma of good
cigars and clean pipes furnished
with decent tobacco. is not unplea-
SAINT to the majority Of ladies. This
I declare from their own evidence,
for in numerous cases here have
heard the stereotyped inquiry, "Ia
MY smoke offensive?' the number
has been small indeed who would
reply with anything else but the
amiable Not at oil, sir
Tobacco smoke makes an excel
lent narcotic, also, when no. strong
enough to produce nausea; and ]
have known persons suffering with
nervous headache to be entirely re
lieved by the aroma Of neighbor'
friendly cigar smoke.
Smoking is a poetical vice, be-
sides, a. witness Frederika Bre
mer's beautiful description in sTh,
Neiehbors of Francesca's Bear,
enjoying his pine on the green
swar.i, with the grateful wreath O
smoke curling upward, while hi
wife sits aimiringly by I an
qiite sure no gentle hearted lad
ever read that delightful paragraph
without thinking that under sue
circumstapces, q emoking husband
might he at least endurable. All
Frederika, that same airy nothing
as it seems, with its pretty contol
tions. isn't bad 10 look at. especial
ly when is impetus is furnished b
very handsome mouth-mascu
line, Of course. 1t is sentimental
too; for novelists always furnis
their heroes, especially when the
are in love. With an unlimited sur
plv of cigars. But who ever hear
Of writer describing his hero 9
in the act Of filling good-size
spittoon with tobacco juice?
Neither is smoking an uuclea
habit. for even if one considers tn
o:or offensive, it soon passes ava.
while the nnsightly blotches Of to
bacco juice ,lesace everything the
light upon, and are the terror of a
good kousekeepers.
> A SINGULAR BARGAIN.-Som
three months since, as we'll know