The Dawson journal., 1886-03-25
PETEY AND JAKEY.
Springtield's Two Baby Boys That
Smoke the Strongest Cigars with
Pleasure.

" OHou Oity' 6Gey Is uVe
and Jakey is three years old, and
they are famous on account of
their smoking habits. A short
account of Petey's smoking was
published two or three years ago,
but now that Jakey has come and
Joined him the Cincinnati Com
mercial-Gaz tells more about
this pair of kids.
The constitution and nervous
system of these two boys seem to
be as imperyious to the evil effects
OF nicotine as salamander to fire.
Not only do they smoke the
strongest cigars with the greatest
relish, but they chew the strong
est tobacco as we'll. Their father
is immensely proud of their ac-
complishment, and supplies them
with all the cigars and tobacco
they want. Their accomplishments
is worth a great deal to him in a
business way, since many curious
persons are attracted to the saloon
to see the boys, and when there
spend considerable money for
drinks and cigars. Petey toddles
into the drug stores and cigar
shops about town, and there is
hardly q merchant in the business
but what will hand him cigar
every time he comes in.
On Sundays Mr.. Spangenber-
ger drives out in the afternoon ac-
companied by his entire family.
AS be and his four boys all smoke,
and the two infants puff away like
veritable charcoal factories, the
coming of this unique family
turnout is heralded by wreaths Of
smoke, and scents the air like a
portable cigar shop.
The origin Of the habit seems
to have been as follows: When
Petey was an infant in the arms,
fourteen months Of age, cigar
was once given him il fun by one
of the customers Of the saloon.
Instead of growing deadly sick
and dropping it, the little fellow
clutched it with his baby fingers
and seemed to enjoy it, as he
smoked it to the very end.
From the first cigar his taste
for smoking commenced, and from
that day the child cried for cigars
as an ordinary child cries for can
dy. The taste seemed to take
such terrific hold of his baby ap-
petite that he was soon smoking
all the time, one cigar after an
other, until he reached the
appalling number of fifteen cigars
per day. Nothing else would sat
isfy him, and he cried bitterly un-
less he got his daily supply of ci-
gars. Though the parents could
see no evil effects from the use of
the weed, they grew alarmed, and
called in q physician, who made a
complete examination of the boys
state of health, and all the organs
of his body, and, finding 10 evil
effects from the use of tobacco,
told the parents that the habit
would do no harm.'
Reassured by this statement
the parents allowed free reign to
their child's appetite and he has
been habitual smoker from that
day to this. Pipes, cigars, cigar
cites, chewing tobacco and every
thing of smokable or chewing
nature were eagerly consumed.
Now that he is older he smokes
fewer cigars, but smokes slower
and seems to enjoy it more.
81 shall have to send him to
school soon," said the father, 'and
/ hardly know what to do IN re-
gard to his smoking and chewing;
he will want to smoke and chew
constantly in school," His little
brother Jakey, now three years
old, commenced the habit almost
as early, and is as indefatigable a
smoker as his brother. He some
times tries to smoke the huge
German pipe belonging to his ia
ther, an1 is forced to climb on a
chair, and let the pipe hang down
| like a cistern pole, to enable him
to reach the mouth-piece. Neith-
er of the boys were ever made
sick or nauseated by tobacco, and