, 1877-03-17

totacco- smoke. -
That this statement may bc true. take any OF.
fcnsiye smell, ana how eickening it becomes To
delicate lady, or, indeed, to ony ono OF eitnef seS
vitiated atmosphere from other sources tman
hacco is so offensive as to be lnto9er3ble, caus1n;
faintncss nausea and coughing, ande how much Nc;
more inoerab1e ought the poisonous Tunes Q! nc
Indian weed to be considered, as It's 1ala4 eAeet'
But, in the second place, the mischief is even
greater to more helpless class OF .s
little ones Of the household For mon.ns 'tI} a1
enough to be taken into the pure tfcsh a'a' .ho 1
10 this class, found in homes whcl: inc inc t!ner a,.M
uses tobacco. never restraining hlnlse1, Dtt hitii5
1he house with an oor bancfnl to the little ones
tic effects arc terrible: in disorder tn the weak
sto.nach irritation to throat and lungs, and olten
so affecting the delicate nervous system as to caase
conyulsions and speedy death. Even the kiss of
affection is fraught With disease to the inhoeens.
land above all things, the kisses for VIE aMd Gn,!.
afsn st ns osehi 70 eS prs 4er ve or six in s
cpt from irritablity Of throat ana bronchai tNnes
They subject to constant coughs III WINTER, "ieh
more confined to the house than at other seasons,
and a1 are frail and puny looking apparently lusl
because the father win smoke necessarily III ne
1isin:-rnon Of his home in the presence OF WIG
and children.
The writer has taken some pa1ns during. this
winter. in which diphthcFia, scarlet fever ana sose
throats have been SO prevalent, TO observe taat
these diseases have been more severe And 1a!ai IN
those families where there are uefoIecs ohelhs
bacco In pure homes. these diseases have been
more easily controlled and ;t e5S iata5, THAT r,nx
From close observation It 1saee1aent thal many
wives and children with diseased stonachs ana
lungs, and dsordcred nervous systels s1iftcr 1hcs.
thins from this vicc nnd yet as sa'H e
Every possible and impossible reason Is gwen 1of
the result but the right ORE.
But it is said, again. that people get used to these
things, and do not mind them; 'lny. wife and
Children rather like my Cigar and 'ncers:!lan'n It
is true THAT the system DOGS adapt 1tsefi IN some
measure, to condition Of npurity, but this BY no
TrG II i
does seem impossible that time ever comes when
pure. minded, refined, and cultured woman likes
the atmosphere OF tobacco. SCENTED home tfcr
instructive delicacy must exercise constant pro.
test against il. She must dread the influence or
thc habit upon her children il, by her care. they
live to grow to maturity. And especially Is she
anxious that her sons and lau yltcrs should not 90
out to homes polluted as hers has Decn. No, no!
Do not Halter yourself that b"causc she nukes no
cannot like either it the disgusting ilthncss con-
nectcd with its use.
1t was said in the beginning OF this ast1cle that
men ought to learn the effects OK certan lndut
.c1ccs upon themselves and others. But Wlll
they: Is there mental vi"or OF conscience ennnSh
left in the tobacco-stupeic1 inehtic TO let either
assFt l1se IN a2pros the r a ana 3s5,ns e
OF any Of these deyotces. The habit Is Us persist.
cnt Us fate itself; it, demands imperative and
clamoEous that gr1ticatlnn must lo!low ut "hat-
ever cost to oneself or suffering to Others
Then what i to be done: candidly confess GO
not know. The habit has reached sacn dimensions
thaL scarcely man or hoy can DG 1oN!1 VIM Ane5
not puff his cigar in your face. regardless Of Eoot
nlanncrs breathe his intolerably polluted breath
III your presence, regardless OF dcccncy.
10 supply the dcnlants of such Il multitude.
whole plantations III our own nud othec countries
are exclusively devoted to the production Of to-
bacco. Warehouses are filed will it; and its CIR
ing for market it, sale. and its nanEfactnre into
Lie forms in which it is used furnish employment
for thousands of laborers. Almost every town Of
IL few hundred Inhabitants has its cigar fnan{acto<
ry, from which ssne daily lot of young men ansl
boys in admirable training tu make more customers
for the urticle.
They learn to use It because others do. and So
the evil Spreads undermining. the health and yisor
Ut the syhoe OF man, the ilDcens, a. Usual.
enduring the most suffering. l5nt the question
still remains. What is to be done: Perhaps as
had TO be done in the temperance canse the way is
to a.itatc, and a:,tate and ustltr bringing con-
statly before the people tho evil OF the practice,
giving tue truth clrar and well -dct;ncd- to arouse
the conscience and awaken thought. Then con-
time light it out. whatever line seems most
Ut success, If, Gen Grant said about
subnin the Rebellion, 1t takes all summer, or
u generation Of summers.
Much may be done by Sabbath. and day school
teachers in Instructions to children and youth in
the principles OF health and sound morality. Let
al} who love purity, suu1ness. aIa the welfare Of
their race, cleanse themselves from the banefnl
i,rtctice, anh help carry the reform in reaching
others. Ny sheet is full, :lnl close
''MAHtAEET's SISTER,