The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1883-04-06
Gemperante q olumA.
A SHORT SERMON ON TOBACCO.
BY AN EX CHEWLR
CoNDUCTED BY HE v. G.. i. U.

exceedingly small in itself, being cast into
the ground, grew and became a great plant
and spread its leaves rank and broad. And
it come to pass, III the course Of time, that
the sons of men looked upon it and some Of
them thought it beautiful to look upon, and
much to be desired to make lad, look bi:
and manly, so they put forth their hands
and did gather and chew thereof; anl some
it made sick and ot&crs to cxpectorlte most
filthily. And it further clmc to pass that
those who chcwcd it became weak aud filthy
and unmanly, and found that they were en-
slavcd, and could not cease from chewing it.
And the mouths Of all that were cn>lvri
became unclIan and they wc:c sciz ii with
violent splitting, and they did eject even
in the house of the Lord Of Hosts, and the
saints Of the Most High were Great di,>
turbcd thereby. And in the cpursa Of time
it came to pass that the Old ladies' snuff
it, and they were taken su i.n!y with iS,
in consequence thereof, and they did sn.czc
and sncczc, inSomch that their cyrS We're
filled with tears and they did look exceed -
iusly funny. Aud yet others foolshly
wrought the leaves thereof into rolls aud Il Il
set fire to one end thereof, aud did try t.
look very grave and simple while the smoke
Of their torment aSccudcd forever ana ever
And the cultivation thereof became a great
and mighty business in tn. earth Merchant
men waXcd rich by the commerce thereof
And it came to pass that some Of tho saints
OF the Most High dchlcd themselves with it,
till even the poor that could not buy shoes.
nor bread, nor books for their little ones
spent their money for it. Aud the Lord
was greatly displcascd thcrcwi. h, and said
"Whcrcof this, waste aud why do your
little ones lack bread and shoes aud books
and good religious papers ? Turn now
your fields into corh and wheat, aud put the
evil thing from yo;:, and be separate, and
dcti'c not yourselves any more, and will
bless you and cause my face to shine upon
YOU" But with one accord they all cx-
claimed eve cannot cease fro. chewing,
shutting, smoking aud lu'?in,, for we are
slaves And the Lord was solrly di,plaaS-
cd with His people on account of this thing.
DIR. Juric, prominent physician Of vi
cnna tells of two complete cures of dipsomp>
MA effected by him in IN extraordinary
manner. One of the cases WAS that Of an
habitual drunkard, who was picked ont Of
the gutter by the police, and was handed
over to the doctors treatment in the "C"r--
rcction Hospital" for a period of fourteen
days. The doctor at once ordered that
every article of food or drink gwen him
should receive Il liberal aldition of whishcv
Of 4 not over refined quality. Water, milk
soup, meat and vegetables were all trc ted
in this way, and whi,kry was even infused
into the air that he hrcathrl through Satu-
ration Of the walls, floors and bed linz. At
irst the man pruclim"l himself highly Sat>
!siicd with his treatment; and SAID he would
always like to have such 4 sensible phyoi~
elan. The second day, however, he began
30 feel nausea, the third dny he vom,rd im-
mcdiatcly after eating, and thereafter not a
meal was taken that Was not followed by
vomiting From day to day hr cXprrirn-
ced increasing t,rmcnt and finally begged
pitcously for relief. The result was that at
the end of two weeks, though much reduced