Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-04-22
,lpyA. GAzErTE& s VIRGINIA ADVERTISE
COMMUNICATED.
Evil Effects Of Excessive Smoking.

COMMUNICATED.
Evil Effects Of Excessive Smoking.
The subject being one which never fails to
awaken an interest In me, from my having pass
I'd through that same mill, and with the mar
roycst possible escape from the results there
depicted | have sent you, 10 the hope of see
ipc it reprod uced in the Gazette, picture of
smokers death bed, as recently drawn 90 the
spot by an Intimate trlend OF h's for the Butfa-
10 Advertiser. Just after sending it, met
with another picture, which, as a highly ap-
proprlate companion piece to the first, by way
of contrast, | have copied and now send you
this one, painted by himself, Of reformed
cigar smoker. By putting these two pictures
together before the eyes Of your young America
readers, you may very possibly save more than
one of them from enlisting in the army of
Queen Nicotiana, whose rule is more despotic,
aud, Il speak from personal experience and
fifty years OF observation) in it's effects upon
that nervous force on which intellectual and
moral energy depends, more blightng although
less debasiug in some cases, than the sway OF
King Alcohol himself OF the two yokes, the
former is the harder to Gberate oneself FROM
II.
The New York correspondent of the Buffalo
Commercial Advertiser writes: . case 10 my
own intimate acquaintance has this very week
appalled, large circle of friends in this city.
The victim was exactly of my own years, and
companion from early boyhood. For thirty
the choicest cigars, but in all his other habits
temperate and regular, and of excellent coDsti-
ultion-one who, of all men, would have laugh
cd at the suggestion that tobacco was killing
him. A week ago last Sunday night he was
stricken with the progressive paralysis charac-
terisc of nicotine, and on Sunday night he died.
His death was most pitiful First, sight was
lost, then Speech then motion of the neck,
then motion Of the arms, and sc on throughout
the body, and he lay for fortnight unable to
moye or make sign, save pltful, tongueless
iuar,icuatc sound, which sometimes rose to al
most frantic effort all in vain, to make known
what he wished TO say to his family or friends
for his consciousness and mental faculties
were left unimpaired till within two hours Of
tie last, to aggravate to the utmost the horror
of his stuation-a living soul 10 a dead body.
The sense OF hearing was left uninpaired, so
that he was conscious of all around him, while
as incapable Of communication with them as II
dead, save 10y slight sign OF assent or dissent
to a question The doctors were fully agreed
thar tobacco Was the sole cause OF this stroke.
--DetrvH POST
To the EHtor Of the Ne,o York Times:
read with much interest your "liots to
smokers in recent issue Of your paper. |
formerly smoked six cigars day, at cost 5 $l36. 50
per annun. was putting away at the cigar, as
usual, while in conversation with a friend, who
admonished me to quit. you are right, ;"
said |, and the cigar was thrown into the gut
ter. That was forty years ago last July, and
have not smoked cigar since. | am redeemed
4. d, Errrt,op honI,nh
1oSay nothing Of improved health, freedom
from nervous irritability the subject is worthy
of consideration in an economical point OF view,
especially when money commands such high
rates in Wall street.
Ny smoking was moderate, compared with
some, yet, In forty years, the saving to me has
been with interest, the handsome sum OF
$3l 3l>27567, which has given me pleasant
country home in view Of Long Island Sound,
with orchard, garden and lawn, around which
custer the most delightful associations OF child
rcn and grandchildren | did not resort to
''whiSkey" to enable me to quit. simply put
NY foot down and said, II will be master"
January, 1873. l.. t. IL.
4 Practical YOUNG WOMAN. Although
S'mc young ladies', it must be admitted, are
hot remarkable for their common sense yet oc-
ca,lonaly instances come to light OF the mar
'cous prudence and discrimination OF this in
NreStlng class, and serve to show what treas
Sfes may Yet be fshcd out of the stream
N0uanlty by skillful angler. slogulary
S'lSSic young woman appeared as pursuer at
,,ne Sheritf's Small Debt Court, Edinburgh,
@''y; Euphemia PurVes, servant, sued Al
.Aander Frazer, shoemaker, for e7 lSs. 73d.,
money lent and goods supplied. The defender
Ma.n.alned a;"aN that the money and goods were all
l" On, ",uo, W nm as presents; and as soon as ne
H.. ,ha. married the account was sent in. 1t seems
. .nat for svme years the pursuer and defender
Yn,r,. eGasas,d q! to be married, but on last New
cnta,oa "" = oey Miss purvcs heard that Frazer had
woman 1 into an alliance with another young
Tho ;,a, auu al once rendered her own account.
wnro ttn composing it prove how valuable
E,itblos' "c presents she had bestowed on her
.I"ra 'r",'sS ioVer IN comparison with ordinary
>,;r,s ,m,e si'ts These presents consisted of
''.s IN eraVats, butter, eggs cheese, socks &c.
hair '.'p'a ~ she had received from him only
to b. VI .,.J GJoo'S which were considered by her
lruou ue 'ne wedding ones" and half dozen
him bnp'',u u, hern1gs: She had, moreover, sent
s,;I ID. -4rpound cheese, which he ungratefully
Jacroo was an unco bad one" The sheriff gave
cast .' against the defender for "a los. and Sd.
er;, or;t but besides the money he loses, he has
or'MotIy or M! lost prize by not securing the hand
",, n.ss huphcmia Purves when he had the
opportunity. Boston Globe.
Crsai ~In LANDMARKS WIN. Leslie, on Lewis
Ev;nsA EA' about five miles from Staunton, is DOW
jas J,"T on on the farm decided to his grandfather
lyViNse, 10 l740, by Wm Beverly, Of Bcver-
srnSaL:;, s'd'"r Mr. Leslie is believed to be the only
trrad 'ln1 living on the original tract, as trans
W uoy Alr. Beverly, in Beverly Manor. =
WHlTEWASHING.
Al. PARRTS SINMS