South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1882-10-06

chaii tane tue Otler, ana II IN all GOOD
conscience and right reason you think
your side OF the argument the best,
Why then, you must gang your ain
gait though / shali he unspeakably
sorry, but do me the pleasure first TO
read this with heart open to convic-
ton, and purpose TO take the right, il
you are indeed convinced. Perhaps
you may say, What do you know Il,
bout it. any way? You are n woman.
You never used tobacco. How do
you know so much abont that in which
you have bad no experienced Very
true. have had no personal expe-
rcnce OF Its effects, neither have / had
the use OF liquors and poisons. But
nevertheless, I need not to use them
myself TO know that liquor intoxicates
aud poison kills. In one sense we
women are greater sufferers from the
use OF tobacco than our male friends.
for they have all the comforts, what
ever that may be, while we have all
The discomfort and, modification. -
And because we are pure III this thing
Is one reason why we have your love
and esteem, for there is no boy or
youth but has his lady friends, who
are dearer to him than those of bis
own sex. There may be older or
younger, but they take very warm
place in his heart. lie values their
opinion; he appreciates their friend.
ship; be wishes TO stand high in their
good graces, and because this is so,
therefore | write. For know, young
friends, that the habit of using tobac-
co IN any form, lowers and degrades
You to certain degree, in the eyes of
those whose good opinion you value most
Perhaps, yoa can never know the
sorrow 1t gives your best friends 10
know that you are a slave to this hab-
1t. Almost every true woman is so
unseIfish that her own personal annoy
ance in the matter is as nothing to
the thought that those who are dear
to her, for whom she would bear and
suffer much, have adopted low stan.
dard OF morals. | heard lady say
not long since, that she was told of the
death OF good man, Suddenly cut
down in the prime and vigor of man
hood by accident. The same day she
was also odd OF n young friend who
had lately learned to smoke. She
said 81 did not feel half the horror
10 know that good man had gone to
his rest and his reward, with his work
worthily done, as TO know that a young
man OF promise had TINS early in life
weighted himself with habit, which
will be life long injury to him, and
sorrow to his friends 2" Yet neither
party was q very intimate friend. but
such was her hatred Of tobacco that
she thus felt. The expense of the
habit Is a consideration. Every one
should learn in youth to make good
use of his money, whether he have
much or little. His success in life
depends greatly upon this. The little
spent daily for tobacco, in life time,
makes a sum which might serve a
worthy purpose. MANY little makes
mickle.'
Do a little honest figuring here,
boys. Multiply the sum You puff. "a
way daily in smoke By the number OF
days III year, then by the number of
years you hope to live, and that will
be good many for we all love life.
Now that you have performed this
little example in multiplication. see II
there is not some use to which you
can put this money which will give
you more pleasure aud profit, which
Will benefit instead OF injuring you,
physically, mentally and morally
Invest the same sum yearly in books
and papers, or mechanical or farming
implements. or Injuries. even, those
which arc harmless. Or allow your.
self the luxury OF being generous,
there is always ample scope for that,
and henevolence is q great educator
and cnlarger of the best ard nobiest
in man. Ii is injurious TO the health.
| think nearly all medical men are
united in pronOuncing tobacco q poi,
son, slow but sure | quote from a
reliable source where it is classed with
other pOisons, as NIX vOmica, hon
bane, opium, oil OF vitriol, copperas.
etc. Tobacco il a narcotic poison of
a bitter, acrid taste, containing an os-
sentaI oil of "a violently destructive
nature To such an extent has is
uso de;oriortied the race, in ono Of
the most powerful European coun.
tries. that 1t is against the law Of the
land for boys under n certain age to
use it. What q pity that it ia not q
world wide law that none should use
IT. Were this so, VIC should have
vastly superior races OF people than
now. 1t induces heart disease aud
paralysis, aud most of other disoas-
es. IL woakcus the will power. Com.
paratively few who once form the
habit ever give IL up. They tell You
they cannot They may wish TO.
they may SEQ the evil of It, bat they
have no power 10 resist. Some few
indeed, fight n fearful battle viii,