South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1882-10-06
Family Rights and Wrongs.
BY CHARITY SNOW.
TENDED Is SMOKER


York, the best of its in the Uni
ted States, if not in the world. 1t is
the place where a man. who has plen-
ty of money ia his pocket, goes for his
dinner. 1t was established by the
Deimonico brothers, Lorenzo and ST.
I'd, who have acquired distinguished
reputation by catering to the public
taste and wants. Both men have re-
Gently died. Both lives ended in
smoke, or in other words, both men
smoked themselves to death. Loren
70 would smoke from thirty TO forty
strong Havana cigars in day, and
Siro twice that number of cigarettes
IN the same time. Both men were
warned by eminent physicians that
death would be the result of such in
diligence. Both disregarded the warn
ing. Both dropped suddenly, and
both are nowin the grave The forego
ing extract is taken from prominent
Journal, and ia such Il sad and start
ling commentary on the power of the
tobacco habit, that | cannot refrain
irenning some thoughts or the subjec;
tor the benefit of our boys young
and old, who are always more or less
III the way of temptation. when to
bacco in all forms is sold in every city
and town in the country. 1t would
seem that all would take warning
from such sad cases, but it is curl.
Gus fact that tobacco users seldom are
affected by any statements, however
alarming, against its use. And a
large majority OF the Young think that
much ado Ia made about nothing. so.
IN the very face ofthcse startling facts
brought out by lecturers and by VIII
tiers, in the face of mothers or sis
ter's pleading and tears, nnd Il fathers
advice, (and happy is the boy whose
fathers advice and example tally in
spite OF all, they will deliberately and
with pains learn to use tobacco. The
perversity ofhuman nature isa strange
thing. What boy in his teens would
for moment endure the treatment
were his father TO thrust plug of to-
bacco before his face, and command
hIm TO smoke or chow? W hat open
and hot-headed rebellion would toll
low, especially if the mother upheld
and approved tao plan, and 80 back.
Ell up the authsrity OF the father?
Every sense OF honor ard justice the
! lad possessed woGll be armed, and
there would be hard fight before he
would yield, if ever. But let the
same boy know bow his friends de-
splse tobacco, and in nine cases ont of
ten he will take great pains TO learn
to use It. The reason | cai,not explain.
except TO refer 20 the old Adam and
Eve story of the forbidden fruit.
asked boy not long ago what
the object Of boys was in learning TO
smoke, and he said it was for the fun
OF 1T But fail to see where the fun
comes IN when party of boys get 10.
gether to learn to smoke. They don't
invite each other TO their homes,
where the par!or is lighted and warm
ed for their use, and where coffee and
cake are served by fond mothers and
sisters. Oh, no! not that. But you
will find them in some dccayed old
shop, or some low grocery store, that
nursery OF smokers, tilted upon the
counter, or mounted upon !, pile of
| boards IN The rear OF some ili.smeling
| clubhouse, somewhere, anywhere,
where they can be ont OF sight Of res.
pectabIe people Aud they call this
fun +! And yet acknowledge in the
same breath, like a lad | know, that
he wouldn't have bis mother know he
smoked for fifty dollars, not because
be feared punishment, but because he
knew it would Just break her heart.
On J shame on you. boys, TO blow
way that which is best and trncst in
you in a cloud Of tobacco smoke and
call it fun. These private rehcarsa!s
are lho first steps. The next is 10
become Il gentleman smoker which
dignity he attains as he walks or rides.
blowing the smoke from a cigar. oc,
casionally removing it from his lips
with q dcit movement, holding IL DIN.
gerly between the fore and middle
fingers. This he considers the height
OF elegance. Bah The use Is to be.
come the invetegate smoker. He no
longer affects tho cigar, but settles
down TO tic solid comfort as he will
tell you, OF the pipe. A merschaum
1t he IS rich man. n clay pipe if he
be poor one. lie smokes every.
where, ut home, IN the kitchen or the
parlOr, at his work. in the street. If
nc has great prosperity he smokes TO
celebrate the event Ifadversity. he
smokes to console himself. The last
stage is the aged smoker, whom none
can respect, i,ut to his Lowell is every
tobacco user in danger Of falling
Having in his old age lost all control
of his powers, he descends to DEPTHS
ofimpropriety which forbear 10 men.
ton, but OF which many have been
the unhappy witnesses. IN fact. in
seeing him, one is more impressed
with the existence of tobacco than the