The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1874-03-27

physically, and financially, as the regu-
lar dram drinker, for he who has used
tobacco for any great length of time, Ell
ther moderately, or in excess, has
surely implanted the seeds of incurable
disease in his system, as the drunkard
has in his
Indigestion almost invariably follows
the long continued use of tobacco; con-
sequently majority of those using it
are more or less dyspeptic.
Tobacco is given by our best medical
authors, as one of the main causes of
most of the functional diseases of the
heart, and numerous diseases arise from
the use of tobacco, through derrange-
nIent, and depression of the nervous
system, and it brings man mentally,
physically, morally, below the standard
by which he ought TO be measured, and
yet | have seen men holding the high
est positions in the late temperance
movement, and in society generally, So
lacing the perturbed brain, with the
fumes of a srogy cigar, or plug Of ma
w tobacco used in an old pipe-even
some of our clergymen are addicted to
the filthy practice.
+ Look at the little boys of this town of
of Somerset. Only few days since, l
saw two little boys whose heads would
4 perhaps, have come high as their moth
ers' apron strings, one with a cigar, and
/ the other with an old pipe, smoking
/ away in imitation OF examples set them
perhaps by their own parents. Do our
late reformers see any evil in this?
/ Now does the use of tobacco compare
with that of whiskey for filthy habit?
Take the drunkard that does not use
/ tobacco; he may drink to intoxication or
not, as the case may be; but the amount
of his fitness, is always measured by the
amount OF his debauchery, and the
/ length of time he continues therein
/ Now count his time of debauchery by
the hour, and you will find at the end of
the year, that fully three fourths of his
time has been spent in a state of sobrie-
/ ty. Not so with the consumer of to-
bacco; he is not satisfied one moment
when he is not eating, or sleeping, unless
under the influences of Nicotia, as soon
as he is awake in the morning, he must
have his tobacco in some form, and he
continues to use IT almost constantly, un-
| til he sleeps at night, thus putting in
about three fourths of his time under
the influence of this virulent poison.
If he uses the weed he must spit, for
splitting is the delight of the whole bu-
siness, and he is sure to spit some place;
either on the floor, carpet, stove, wall
paper, or if a spittoon be very convent
ent, and he sees the lowering appearance
of his wife's countenance, he may
spit in that; but the sight of his spittle
seems to have a kind of fascina-
ton for him; so much so, that he usual
ly tries to spit in the most conspicuous
places, evidently enjoying the sight
as it accumulates in quantity, but
let one of those animals that the Jews
condemned as unclean beasts, come in
contact with such a place, and he will
turn away in disgust and acknowledge
himself beaten
See the young gentlemen ~ when he
takes his lady love out for drive, or
walk; he lights cigar, and puffs the
fumes in her face; as much as to say, my
dear, 1 can not tolerate your presence
without the flavor of this penny cigar.
The lady must consider herself of mi
nor Importance, when compared with to-
bacco; but she takes it as matter of course
and submits with Christian resignation.
1t is said many of the ladies not
far from here use snuff IN strange kind
of way. I think it is called "snuff-dip-
ping" Of course this a mistake and
slander on their good names; so without
fear of offending them, 1 will give Web
, ster's definition of the practice. He
says: "Snufdipping is practice COM
mon among the lower class of women, in
the Southern States, of collecting a
quantity of snuff on sort of brush,
made by separating the fibers of one end
of small piece of wood, andr ubbing the
teeth and gums with it." OF course our
ladies don't do so they would much, bet
ter take small glass of wine.
We have in our midst at this time,
two of the greatest evils that ever hui
man flesh was heir to; the intemperate
use Of ardent spirits, and the more than
Incorporate use of tobacco.
Look at the number of people at this
time up i'll arms for the purpose of BAN
ishing from community all alcoholic
drinks, and at the same time practicing
an evil but little behind it. How can
those tobacco chewers, smokers, and
snuffdippers, (if any go smoking, and
splitting, up to drunkard, and ask him
to sign his name to a pledge? They
can not succeed in that way, but let them
go to him with a clean mouth, sweet
breath, and clear conscience and sue
cess will crown their efforts
Chow wilt thou say to thy brother,
let me pull out the mote out of thine
eye, and behold beam is in thine own |
eye." NIB.
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