Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-09-18
Don't Learn to Smoke.

Nobody smokes tobacco until they 'learn"
and dreadfully sick it makes them then
though everybody eats and drinks with
out having to learn. And this is against
smoking to begin with If the Lord had
known what uses the weed would be put to,
don't believe he ever would have made it
he would let the tobacco-worms starve TO
death first
But, fellow-citizens-my young friends,
should say wish to give you some reasons
why you should let tobacco alone.
In the first place, it
COSTS TOO MUCH
to smoke. Unless you used poor cigars, or
nasty old pipe and cheap tobacco-as |
know you wouldn't-two cigars day for a
year, at ten cents apiece, would cost you
seventy-two dollars and eighty cents. By
getting a little better cigars, and smoking as
many of them as lots of the young chaps |
see, you would burn up one hundred and
fifty dollars in a year.
Think of what that would buy. A pony,
to start with, with saddle and bride com
plete; more than hundred books; sum
mer vacation trip for yourself and all the
concert and opera tickets your mother would
want for a whole season. In ten years your
two years in college, and give you trip
across the ocean, In twenty years it would
buy you beautiful home.
Well, what does money cost, young
gentlemen
"Teasin'."
just so-but in about ten years more you
will find that teasing won't bring it, Money
costs labor-work. A man who Just works
with his hands alone, earns now only a little
over dollar a day. 1t takes ten hours
hard work, in the field, or on the railroad,
or in the streets, to earn money enough to
buy ten such cigars as your Cousin John
smokes-and if he had to earn the money
himself he wouldn't be apt to buy many
of them.
WHAT MAKES PEOPLE SMOKE ?
That is the next question. Well, great
many foolish fellows learn when they are
young, because they think it is manly, or
smart, or Z" big" or something of that sort
A good many more smoke because other
people do. And after they've smoked
awhile they give all sorts of reasons. Some
say it helps their Digestion" or settles
their dinner" some say it rests them and
makes them sleepy some say it keeps em
awake; and most all say it is "good for
their nerves.
say, young gentlemen, that these reasons
are ali humbupo h.u.m.b.u-g-only that and
nothing more. The real reason, with most
of 'em, is because they like to smoke,-and
if they can afford il. and it doesn't hurt 'em,
that is the best reason know of.
Digestion. as of course YOU know, is the
rroooss by which tho stomach changes food
into blood and flesh, bone and muscle Good
digestion is at the bottom OF good health
Remember that, and never abuse your stom
achs. Now, if tobacco was needful to good
digestion, God would most likely have made
it grow where he started men, wouldn't he :?
W eii, ne uluil u me woilu 90. alons mien,
until after Columbus discovered America /;
for it is a native of this country. And they
had a GOOD deal better stomachs in those
DAYS than we have nov-to saw nothing of
the better smells
Bnt INV hearers 7 will give Won another
raason yat for saving tbat fohocco ien,t nec.
essarv to GOOD DIGESTION.
LOOK AT THE LADIES'
See how fresh and beautiful is their color
how round and plump and handsome they
are how well-fed and nourished they seem
That couldn't be so unless their digestion
was good. And vet none of them smoke
There are thin ones. of course, but take
them together and the women look a good
deal better than the men do-especially the
1"'ohv''' inen ',ie nioh ,n"' uo,, ! '"roh,
deaI n,ore on;a, ,'arvos than ,ha mon Tho,
do: and Their mouths are cleaner 70 kiss
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'e"'oh snaii iiien'io" iooa'oo''N'0A'"s
WILL MAKE MEN SELFISH,
., ooro,aos of otbor neonle,s comfort and
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have seen the signs nm in the street cars anC
s,at;o,, roou,s ga lots Of other nlaces {" NJ
oI Un , :. Soi';n, ros;tireIv forbid
dan IbirL What a babit II 10 that make,
IL neooosor, 10 haSe sncb niles IN keen mer
decent and noIitei IF The comnanies woule
Iet thar tbe rnaior;tv Of smokers wonlC
nntf away ' in tha oars or botel narlors. o
mhlic wsit;ng,rooms-Tan dare sav eve,
:, iaot,ras "a oo,'oar,s ;s u Y,asn't forhid
dan Tha half 10 90 stronr and thew Low,
IL 90 mot ,hav do,,,t s,o,, 10 ,hint ~ any
thu ax"oat T. air o,,r opprnfort ,'r,ess the,
ara yarv great o.ntIen,en ;ndeed
AID ~ n1sLas mo th;nL Of orotbe
Mint A cigar ia
STRONGER THAN MAN
who loves it. Isn't that strange TO b.
, made slave of by a little twisted bit of ia