The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1873-05-30

Effects of Tobacco.
BY WIN. II. SHOCKIEY


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4 weed amcng the plants we find
That hurts the bssly and the mind, ~
let in the way Of ~self-abnse,
We see il constantly In USE. = nJca tHs =
Unpleasant to the smell or taste,
Yet men for Ii their money waste;
The reason VIII they scarce c1n tell
For none at first do like II well.
some do it chew AMI some il smoke,
Whilst others in rheir nose it poke;
The task 60 Them at first il topgh, ~
Eifhfr to chew, to smoke or snufI;
lct strange TO tell nuns taste Is drove
This filthy, sinking weest TO love,
When hog, nor dog, nor horse, nor mule,
MI act like men 50 mach tine fool.
Ttitrcis, they say, u worm and goat,
That cram this poison down their throat,
But who will fink nuns TASTE SO vile,
To rank with goats and the reptile. ~
vi II injures man In every part, -
HIS mind, his muscle, nerves amt heart,
Scurvey creates, and taints his bieath,
And sooner brings him down to death; :
II tans his skins tawny hue,
And much Affects his eyes Of blue;
Ofa ILL the plants among the weeds,
Not one SO much disorder breeds.
III women, too, of this our day,
VIII smoke and spit their health away,
Regardless OF their golden purse,
And all the time get worse and worse.
Some, OF this plant, do ever smell, :
Ask Of their health, they're never well;
Yet they go on to draw and pun,
HI tuey Cin scarcely Smoke enough.
Among the women there's n few, 49,
Ihs:, like the men, this weed do chew
Some of them white and others black,
Trae wisdom knows they something lack.
Tn most of them will FRAN excuse
To Justify its constant use:
So does the drlnksri for his gTog, 's
That makes him y0mit like u dog.
some boys, before the age of ten,
Will chew to make them look like men,
And little girls. before ,they'r eight.
Do smoke, their ma to initiate.
How strsnge to think that q young man
Of this enlightened Christian land,
Will go to church and spit and chew
And spit his amber In the pew.
And when the clergy Offers prayer, H-g
That piOus female does not dare
knecl down to ease her conscious breast,
Lest she should stnin her whitehead dress.
And when he's in the parior neat,
He'll chew and spit about his feet,
Or up against = whitehead wall
And let il On the carpet fall.
He'll throw his quid upon the floor,
And in his mouth he'll cram In more;
r Ills lips, with amber, all besmeared,
Till IL runs down upon his beard. !
Some look as filthy us u goat,
Almost rs nasty rs u shoat,
And yet they wish the ladies fair,
OF their respects 10 claim II SHARE.
1t seems to me they re void of thought,
They never ought to have forgot
That such conduct will much offend
Their neat and tidy female friend.
And then there Is the drunken sot
That keeps his blood forever hot,
And chews and smokes thef filthy weed,
A most disgusting sight indeed.
Say, Christians and you temperance crew,
That love to smoke and lore to chew,
How csn you warn the drunken sot
When In your mouth the weed you've got?
Clean out your eyes that Won may sec
The mote that In your neighbOr's be,
Or, else when him you do exhOr
On you he'll pour out his rctort.
Wa half Of his tobacco tax
Laid out FOR Cotton, wool and fax,
TIERS few so simple or 50 mad,
But knows the naked migit he clad;
The other half In bread and meat
And given 20 the poor TO eat
Would moi impair the Commonwealth
And much improve the peoples health.
Now, what I've said Is mostly true,
Yet only justified by few;
But what of that, since woe betide,
The man that does with error side.
] trust, bright youth, you'll think Of me
When you these lines ofrhymIng SET.
Leave on ut once the filthy stun,
And no more smoke II, chew nor snrR.