Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1884-03-31
Temperance.
HOW SHALL WE DEAL WITH
THE TOBACCO EVIL?

where and every time make this fact
prominent, namely, that the use of
tobacco in any form is the first step
towards life of drunkenness. Not
that all men who use tobacco use
alcohol, but the instances are very,
very rare, to find man who is hab-
itual drunkard who did not commence
his life of dissipation by using tobac-
co. This must be thoroughly i'm
pressed upon the minds of the boys,
and little boys too. remember one
bright little boy who refused to sign
the triple pledge because, he said,
when he got little bigger, he want
ed to smoke because his pa did. Now
i am aware that it is delicate task
to teach child that anything his
father does is wrong, and it becomes
us to be cautious at that point. But
If we are persistent with our instruc-
tions, showing them the effects of to-
bacco on the brain, on the heart, and
in fact on the whole human system,
they will most likely turn home mis-
sionarIes and teach these same truths
to their parents with better success
perhaps, than we could hope to have
ourselves. -
Then give them financial argu-
ment against tobacco. Boys will
almost always listen when you talk
about money. Many boys at ten
years of age are spending ten cents
a day for cigarettes. Now compute
this sum for eleven years, and see
their eyes glisten. Ten cents day
for one year would be $3.50, and
this sum placed in the bank at seven
per cent for ten years, would be
S2,555, a nice little sum for young
man twenty-one years old to COM
mence business with. Then contrast
this young man with one who for
eleven years has been burning up his
money and wrecking his health in the
use of this poison. A child will re-
member such teaching and it will
make an in press.
This should be followed up by les
sons on tobacco, introduced into our
public schools. This should be done
at once, on q small scale, provided
the teachers concur, by following the
example of Prof. William Stephens,
of Philadelphia, who prepared and
had printed a short statement of the
physical and mental disorders pro-
duced in children by tobacco, and has
pasted it on the inside of every text
book used in his school. He makes
the startling statement that of the
$4,000 pupils in that city large ma
iority use tobacco, and that the hab-
it has increased to an alarming eX-
tent since the cigarette was Instituted
Another missile / would advise tc
be hurled at this giant evil is our OWL
loathing and disgust for this detest
able habit. Let us each become {
picket guard ever on duty. IRE
prove, rebuke, exhort" these tobacco
consumers, whenever and wherever {
suitable opportunity presents.
1t is a fact not to be ignored tina
mankind as whole are not AYERS
to the good opinion of the opposit
sex, therefore / would urge that W
seek to utilize this advantage. [ re
alize that am here treading on del
icate ground, and would say to m
co-laborers in this cause for humanity
if your father, husband or son is &C
dicted to the tobacco habit, yours
task requiring the graces of pr
thence and perseverance. Nothin
is gained by being cross, fretful,
impatient, but by persuasive arg
ment and your evident aversion
make the tobacco user feel constant
that by this practice he justly meri
your displeasure, which should be il
centive enough to break off hab
so harmful to himself and disgustir
to others.
Next as we go from our home
this ever-present nuisance meets
ON the street, in the stores, at t
railroad station, on the cars, in t
hacks-in fact everywhere. Now
is in onr power, and it is our duty
professed reformers, in all the
places, respectfully and kindly, /
decidedly, to express our disgust
this wholesale pollution of the PIT
air of heaven. Such remonstrant
may call forth words of contempt
derision, but they will have an effe
and this will be seen in the grad1
cleaning of such public places.
fact, it is already seen. Public op
ion is being aroused. Only a f
days since / read of man in n
York city who was fined $50 beca
he persisted in carrying his cigar 81
in street car. Surely this is in
vance of the time when a man co
smoke his cigar in a crowded on
bus and in the presence, too, of
dy, of which fact l have a vivid
membrance.
Another place where our disapr
baton and disgust of this nuisa
should be made to fall with weigh
on our fairgrounds. We, as Uni
are making commendable efforrs
keep these festivals free from
contamination of rum. Why not
clude tOhaccO2 OF fine two evils