The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1888-08-11

And Then, Putting Further Hygtcnic
Advice Into Practice, lie Almost
starvcs Himself TO Death.

table 10 his yls-a-yis, who was contentedly
washing his dinner down with coplous
drsugbts OF clsret 'sMy dear fellow, don't
you know that when you pour alcoholic
LIQUORS into your stomach along with your
food that you hinder digestion and thereby
prepare yourself for dyspepsia and certain
mlseryin
"Why, always thought little wine aided
Digestion" said the startled man, setting
down his glass before he had more than
taken asip Of the ruby liquid. s'You know
that st. Paul says Take little wine for the
stomach's sake You remember that don't
youi''
But you must also remember that St
Paul knew nothing Of the atmospheric prop.
critics Of alcohol. You put things Into
alcohol that you wish 70 preserve from decay.
Well, no matter how small q percentage OF
alcohol Is mixed With the food, II tends 10
resist the action OF the digestive fluids Don't
you sect"
The other fellow did see after awhile, and
the consequences was that after the converse
ton had progressed awhile he showed the
glass back and drank no moro wine that day.
Being a candid sort OF a man he was will
lug 10 acknowledge when he was In the
wrong, and Ms he was also rather interested
In hygiene, he fell an easy victim 10 the
arguments OF another friend, who met him
In saloon and caught him In the act OF
taking nip OF old rye with apollinarIs on
the aide.
'You oughtn't to be drinking such stuff as
that said this friend OF the speclous tongue,
who had stepped ia for glass Of buttermIlk
''Wby, this Is good whisky" responded the
young man nmenable TO reason, with some
surprise. This Is no barrel-house stun.
This Is Decent whisky"
Don't make any difference was the
shoulder-hitting reply. IT'S only question
Of more or less nure poison. pl tell you
what You're young man and haven't got
the habit fixed You'll XIII yourself with
drink II you keep IT,"
why, don't take drink OF whIsky more
than once in a week." protested the young
inan amenablc 10 reason.
t'Well, but you VIII IL you keep ON per-
sisted he with the speclous tongue. ''And
you're just that high-struug, nervous, Intel
lectual temperament that whisky wfit play the
old Harry with. Every time you take drink
OF whisky you blunt your moral nature and
set up au irritation OF the nerves I'm the ALI
mentary canal that can only be allayed By an-
other dose. Quit II, won't your
IL believe you're right" said the young
man, much moved by the argument Aud he
did Now he was n man who did what he
said he would and he added another 10 his
list OF trlumphs over self.
As he parted from tho young lady upon
whom be calls twice and sometimes seven
times week, he drew a ''paper pipe" from
his pocket and struck match on the sacred
stone doorstep over which 'the sweetest girl
In town. passes every day.
~ wish you would stop smoking those
cigarettes, Charley said the sweetest
girl"
''whyi Is the smoke offensive to YOUR
''Not a all But Charley, they are SO hurt
full"
Nonsense. look at me. Am Liable to
drop into the grave, judging from my APP
pearnnccfn
ION, but It's so dangerous. LOOT, heren
and the sweetest girl'' hshed out clipping
from newspaper which told how the creosote
from the paper would kill horse la three
seconds. and that inhaling the nicotine
causes paresis, rheumatism, artlcular calculi,
cigarette O. e,n blind stagRers consumption,
and cardiac irritsbility; also causes the toe
nails 20 drop Oft. aud make the smoker sway
backed.
The way that Charley was horror-striclScn
does not express the situation. He threw
away not only the cigarette he had lighted.
| but the pack he had Ia his pocke, and regis
tered solemn oath never TO touch the nasty
little things again. The cigarettes were
/ found next day by newsboy, whose cup OF
Joy stopped over like lagar beer Sign when
lie saw them, and who never letuDtill lac had
consumed the whole pack and was ut DEATHS
door from nausAc.
IL wonder what Il is makes mo feel so ncr-
vous." said he 10 n friend day or two after
ward. II feel so hdgety aud Pm SO deIress.
! ed and ilstless that can't do my work with
1 half the interest that used TO have"
| YOU'RE smoking too much," said another
| wise friend that Charley had. You'd better
throw away that cigar aud never touch anoth-
| er one.n
500 you think cigars are injurousln
"Why, certainly they are. What's the
i effect OF tObacco IL acts as dcpressant;
| pulls ,ou down: makes you feel as though
| YOU didn't care whether you lived or died.
! IL YOU take enough OF H. the REFRESHING
effect Is so marked that you feel sick at your
stomach. You remember the trst time you
\ smoked, doa't youi Well, YOU ought To
know whether a thing that affects normal
system that way Is good thing or not"
| "Well but 10 isn't dangerous, Ia itP'
oh, no. II isn't dangerous," said this
! guide. philosopher and friend, With keen sar.
casn. 1T isn't dangerous, unless you call
having your tongue cut out for nicorinc eau
Ger dangerous Gen. Grant would be alive
to-day II IL hadn't been FOR his smoking SO
| much"
.But don't smoke much"
Don't smoke at all. You've got a strong
will aud can quit II you want 20, and that's
1 something that lots OF people can't doh
THIS was all true. SO Charley quit smoking
| cigars About this time lie incidentally learn
ed that bcer-drlnking caused fatty degener-
alton OF the liver, indigestion, dyspepsia. kid.
ney troubles, and induced mrlanchola and
/ suicidal mania. What II he, being az nerv-
Gus, bigh-strung temperament should dcyel-
op molancholla aud suicidal mnnlaf Tie
thought was horror Away, away with the
maddeulng suit. He dldnit yet away With Il,
though. lilo just quit drinking beer. The
! credit side OF bis moral ledger was being adj
ded 10 daily. The next entry was made after
be had talk with hls physician about some
nervous headachs that had been developing
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